• Dr. M. Sudhakar, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Earth Sciences Dr. Sudhakar touched upon several issues in his key note address to the participants. Such as: • Environmentalism in Hindu mythology. Its significance as stated in the Vedas, the Vedanta’s, the Puranas, the Upanishads, the Dharmashastras and other scholarly works.
• He talked of the significance of Guru through all our shastras and why we should look up to our gurus.
• He spoke of the wind and solar energy sector in Rajasthan.
• Dr. Sudhakar ended his talk by saying about the data usage by teachers in classroom teaching for the welfare of mankind. Data in its various forms and usage was a gift of the 21st century.

Dr. P. Nag

• Dr. M Sudhakar, Advisor, Ministry of Earth Sciences.
• Dr. P. Nag, Director National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization, Chairman, Capacity Building Committee, Natural Resources Data Management System (DST).
• Shri Suresh Kumar, Deputy Director, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
• Dr. Smita Sengupta, Professor, IIT Mumbai.
• Dr. K. B. Rath, Principal, Regional Institute of Education, Ajmer, Rajasthan.
• Dr. S. Palria, Prof. Department of Environmental Studies, Maharishi Dayanand University, Ajmer, Rajasthan.
• Dr. N. Prasad, Treasurer, LIGHTS.
• Smt. Shreya Dalwadi, Architect-Town Planner, Vadodra, Gujarat.
• Smt. Alice Garg, Founder Secretary, Bal Rashmi Society, Jaipur.
• Dr. S. Srinivasan, Medical Practitioner, Apollo, New Delhi.
• Dr. K.B. Garg, Professor (Emeritus), Department of Physics, Rajasthan University.
• Prof. (Dr.) Saraswati Raju, CSRD, JNU, New Delhi.
• Mrs. Sulagna Chattopadhyay, President, LIGHTS; Editor, Geography n You.

No. of teachers trained- 55
No. of students/others- 40

• 1 Bag
• 1 Folder
• Itinerary of “National Level Data Users’ Seminar”.
• Handbook I- GIS and GPS
• Handbook II- Disaster Management and Issues related to Women and Children.
• Handbook III- Renewable Energy
• DVD comprising- 1. GIS manual, 2. QGIS programme, 3. The 3 handbooks, 4. A mapping book published by DST.
• Akshay Urja, G n Y and Bhugol Aur Aap Magazines.
• Calendars
• Feedback Forms
• Participation Certificates duly signed by Chairman, Capacity Building Committee, NRDMS, DST, Govt. of India
• Relieving Certificate duly signed by the Convenor.

Sh. Rajesh C Mathur, Vice-Chairman, ESRI India.

(tentative) Prof. Rajat Moona.

Dr. Prithvish Nag Vice Chancellor, MG Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi; Fmr Surveyor General, Survey of India
Dr. Bhoop Singh, Head NRDMS, NSDI and NATMO, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Dr. V K Dadhwal, Director, NRSA, Hyderabad
Dr. Swarna Subba Rao, Surveyor General of India
Dr. Saibal Dasgupta, Director General, Forest Survey of India
Dr. Gautam Misra, Director, SAC, Ahmedabad (tentative)
Dr. M Anji Reddy, Directorate of Research and Development, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, JNTU, Hyderabad
Dr. P S Roy, Former Director, CSSTEAP and IIRS, Dehradun
Dr. D Sarkar, Former Director, NBSSLUP
Dr. P K Champati Ray, Group Head Geosciences & Disaster Management Studies, IIRS, Dehradun
Dr. M S Nathawat, Professor, IGNOU Dr. Subhan Khan, Fmr Chief Scientist, CSIR-NISTADS
Prof. B S Mipun, Professor, Geography Department, NEHU
Dr. J R Sharma, Brahma Prakash Professor, RRSC (W), Jodhpur
Sh. S Sridhar, President and CEO, NIIT GIS (tentative)
Dr. G P Obi Reddy, Sr Scientist & In- charge, GIS Section,NBSS&LUP, Nagpur

Day 1

Session 1: Understanding attribute and spatial information systems

• Limitation of statistics
• Working with multiple aspects
• New derivatives and knowledge creation

Session 2: Applications of spatial data

• Business opportunities and services
• Career opportunities and need to diversity
• Areas of new development

Day 2

Session 3: Information convergence

• GIS and grassroot outreach
• Change in special perspectives
• 3D data mapping

Session 4: New Course content

How curriculum can support

• Basic of GIS
• Basic of remote sensing
• Basic of GPS
• Basic of mapping