| | | | 1. Streamlining of Operational Support Services and e-mail Correspondence: The designated staff members for specific assignments along with e-mail IDs have been identified with a view to stream-line operation support services to the Chapters, Student Branches and Members. The important e-mail IDs include the following: Conference related correspondence
(Mr. Pasha, Mumbai, conference.services@csi-india.org), Student Conventions (Mr. Yogendra, Chennai, student.conventions@csi-india.org), Membership Services other than Students and Institutional-Academic (Ms. Rashmi, Mumbai,
member.services@csi-india.org) Student and Institutional (Academic) Membership Services (Mr. Mythreyan, Chennai student.membership@csi-india.org), HQ Help Desk Services
(Ms. Sonali, Mumbai, helpdesk@csi-india.org)
2. Membership Fee Revision: As discussed and approved by the ExecCom and National Council Meetings held during CSI2010, the membership fee for all categories of members will be revised wef 1st April 2011. The revised member fee is available at our CSI website. It is our earnest appeal to the CSI Chapters, Student Branches and the individual/institutional members for immediate renewal of the membership and enrollment of new members taking benefit of this grace period till 31st March 2011. President and Membership Committee appeal to the CSI members for volunteering their services in the membership renewal and enrollment of new members. The designated full-time staff may be approved for any assistance at Mumbai (member.services@csi-india.org) for membership of all catergories other than students and institutional (academic) members and Chennai (student.membership@csi-india.org) for students and institutional members. The members at the Chapters and Student Branches may prepare action plans for the proposed CSI’s Out Reach Programmes (6 major sectors namely - Business, Industry, Govt., Academic, Research and Consultancy). The volunteers will be provided the necessary supporting CSI multimedia presentation/PPT slides/brochures and possibly list of potential organizations’ contact details which could be of help. The partial expenses incurred by the chapters and student branches will be born by the HQ on a similar pattern followed for sharing membership fee. The individual members volunteering for membership renewal and enrollment of new members will be considered for appropriate reward. The members may send their suggestions/inputs on how to enhance the membership value and benefits keeping in view of globalized scenario. A suggested approach for the professional development of chapters and members is available at CSI wesite:
3. Call for Research Proposals, Case Studies, Technical Papers and Articles: The Chapters, Student Branches and Members at large are requested to submit the Research Proposals and Case studies involving development/deployment of ICT in socially relevant sectors and especially catering to the needs of unrepresented geographical areas and segments of society, including how far CSI Programmes have helped and/or can help promote further growth of ICT. The proposals may also include surveys to assess the reach and effectiveness of CSI programmes including membership development. The innovative and path-breaking proposals from CSI member faculty and students will be considered for financial assistance as per guidelines applicable for CSI minor research grants. The research work and case studies will also be considered for publications in CSI periodicals and proposed Research Digests. The proposals may please send to csi.research@csi-india.org with cc director.edu@csi-india.org. The members may be encouraged to send their technical papers and artciples for considering to the respective CSI periodicals namely, csic@csi-india.org (CSI Communications), csi.journal@csi-india.org (the Journal of CSI), csi.adhyayan@csi-india.org (CSI Adhyayan) and csi.enewsletter@csi-india.org (CSI eNewsletter). The best contributions in each categories will be considered for recognition and suitable reward.
4. Call for Volunteers for Strengthening Special Interest Groups: The CSI Special Interest Groups are formed by the domain experts in the emerging technological fields and/or socially relevant IT applications meeting CSI objectives and national priorities. The CSI SIGs will be governed by the CSI SIG Coordinaton Committee at the national level. A designated SIG Chairperson will be an special invitee to the ExecCom meetings. An Operational framework and a set of generic guidelines have been arrived at (published in this issue of CSIC and available on CSI website). It is essential from the CSI SIGs to reach out to experts within CSI and beyond. On the other hand, it is in the interest of our CSI members to join and work as volunteers with the CSI SIGs of their choice. It is highly desirable that the CSI SIGs to utilize the infrastructural support of the CSI Chapters, Student Branches and Member Institutions across India as well draw strength from and associate with the programmes/activities of CSI Divisions and its partner professional societies and organizations at national/international level organizations. The Further details and guidance can be obtained by writing to vp@csi-india.org
For further details, please visit: http://www.csi-india.org/web/csi/volunteers
5. Request for Proposals from the CSI Chapters for Hosting/Organizing CSI Regional, Divisional and SIG Events in 2011-12: Apart from the flagship event the CSI Annual Convention, the RVPs/Divisional Chairpersons/SIG Chairpersons Divisions/SIGs have been organizing various events with a view to cater to the region/domain-specific needs of members. In order to prepare the CSI Calendar of events for 2011-12 and ensure that these events do not substantially overlap in their organizational process and expected outcomes, the Chapters and other organization entities are requested to send their
proposals of events planned in 2011-12 by e-mail
to conference.services@csi-india.org with cc to the RVP/Divisional Chair/SIG Chair concerned
6. Call for Participation in the 27th CSI NSC, Request for Proposals for Hosting Student Conventions in 2011-12 and Call for Nominations of Student Coordinators: The Chapters and Student Branches across India are requested to encourage the students to participate in the 27th National Student Convention, 9-12 March 2011 at ITM Gwalior. They are also requested to send the proposals for hosting and organizing National/Regional/State Student Conventions in 2011-12. The proposals of vibrant CSI Student Branches may be submitted by e-mail to student.conventions@csi-india.org with cc to the National/Regional/State Student Coordinator concerned. The CSI members are also requested to volunteer their services as Regional/State Student Coordinators. The nominations (in the prescribe template) can be submitted to director.edu@csi-india.org with cc to secretary@csi-india.org. The Chapters and Student Branches are requested to offer their views and suggestions on the proposed special services to CSI student branches.
Prof. H R Vishwakarma
Hon. Secretary, Computer Society of India
E-mail: secretary@csi-india.org
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