Program schedule for: December 13, 2008 (Saturday) December 14, 2008 (Sunday) December 15, 2008 (Monday) December 16, 2008 (Tuesday) These videos can be downloaded and watched within the campus LAN only. Access from outside campus will be made available at a later point in time after the copyright are put in. Please DO NOT SAVE or DISTRIBUTE these videos as the copyright belongs to the Centenary Conference, IISc. Note: Videos of the sessions are available in three formats depending on the location of your access.       Hi  indicates a high resolution (high bit rate) version that you would view on the campus LAN,       Lo  indicates a very low resolution version, typically for access from your home using your broadband connection and       Au  indicates an audio only coverage of the session that can be accessed from anywhere. How to play in VLC Click Here. December 13, 2008 (Saturday)  Date  Time  Program  Speakers  13/12/08  0900  Commencement  of Registration of  Delegates  13/12/08  0915 - 0945  Inauguration of Alumni Events  Release of the Book Memoirs authored by Professor G. Padmanaban, Former Director, IISc Hi    Lo    Au     13/12/08  0945 - 1300  Alumni Events Hi    Lo    Au     13/12/08  1500 - 1700  Inauguration  and Welcome  Function Hi    Lo    Au    Professor N. Balakrishnan, Conference Chair (Welcome Address) Professor P. Balaram, Director, IISc Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Chairman, IISc Council Dr. J. J. Irani, Director, Tata Sons Release of two Books by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India                              . Secret Lives                              . IISc: A Botanist's Delight Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Inaugural Address) Professor C.N.R. Rao, National Research Professor (Presidential Address) Professor M.L. Munjal, Conference Co-Chair (Vote of Thanks)  13/12/08  1800 - 1930 Hindustani Santoor  Recital    Pandit Shivkumar Sharma December 14, 2008 (Sunday)  Date  Time  Program  Speaker  14/12/08  0900 - 1100  Conference Keynote Talks  Session Chair: Professor Pankaj Chandra,  Director, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Hi    Lo    Au     Mr. S Ramadorai  Session Chair: Dr. Srikumar Banerjee,  Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai Hi    Lo    Au     Professor Subra Suresh  14/12/08  1100 - 1230  Release of the IISc Stamp and Special Address by His Excellency  Shri. Mohammad Hamid Ansari,  Vice President of India Hi    Lo    Au     14/12/08  1130 - 1300  Panel Session 1  Chair: Professor Goverdhan Mehta  India - A Knowledge Power:  Opportunities and Challenges Hi    Lo    Au     Panelists: Dr. Vijay Chandru Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala Dr. Gretchen Kalonji Dr. Manju Sharma Professor K R Sreenivasan Dr. K Toyama  14/12/08  1415 - 1715 Interdisciplinary Workshops  (in parallel) Micro and Nano Technologies Part 1    Hi    Lo    Au    Part 2    Hi    Lo    Au    Part 3    Hi    Lo    Au    Energy and Materials   Hi    Lo    Au    Integrative Biology Part 1    Hi    Lo    Au    Part 2    Hi    Lo    Au    Part 3    Hi    Lo    Au    Earth and Climate Sciences    Hi    Lo    Au    Complex Systems and Networks    Hi    Lo    Au     14/12/08  1800 - 1930  Public Lecture  Session Chair: Professor R. Narasimha,  Former Director, NAL and NIAS Hi    Lo    Au     Professor Martin Rees  Session Chair: Professor M.S. Ananth,  Director, IIT Madras Part 1     Hi    Lo    Au    Part 2     Hi    Lo    Au     Mr. Nandan Nilekani    2030 - 2200  Cultural Programme  IISc Music Club Hi    Lo    Au      December 15, 2008 (Monday)  Session Co-Sponsored by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi  Date  Time  Program  Speaker  15/12/08  0900 - 1100  Conference Keynote Talks  Session Chair: Professor Obaid Siddiqi,  Distinguished Professor,  National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore Hi    Lo    Au     Professor Sydney Brenner  Session Chair: Dr. U.R. Rao,  Former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation Hi    Lo    Au     Professor Arcot Ramachandran  15/12/08  1130 - 1300  Panel Session 2  Chair: Professor J. Srinivasan   Climate Change: An Indian perspective Hi    Lo    Au    Professor Dilip Ahuja Professor Timothy Fridtjof Flannery Professor Madhav Gadgil Ms. Sunita Narain Professor Anand Patwardhan Mr. Shyam Saran  15/12/08  1415 - 1715 Divisional Workshops  (in parallel) Biological Sciences Part 1     Hi    Lo    Au    Part 2     Hi    Lo    Au    Part 3     Hi    Lo    Au    Chemical Sciences     Hi    Lo    Au    Electrical Sciences Part 1     Hi    Lo    Au    Part 2     Hi    Lo    Au    Part 3     Hi    Lo    Au    Mechanical Sciences     Part 1 Hi    Lo    Au        Part 2 Hi    Lo    Au        Part 3 Hi    Lo    Au    Mathematical & Physical Sciences    Hi    Lo    Au     15/12/08  1800 - 1900  Public Lecture  Session Chair: Professor H.P. Khincha,  Vice Chancellor, Visveswaraya Technological University Hi    Lo    Au     Dr. Sam Pitroda  15/12/08  1930 - 2100  Bharatanatyam Dance Recital  by Ms. Malavika Sarukkai   December 16, 2008 (Tuesday)  Date  Time  Program  Speaker  16/12/08  0900 - 1100  Conference Keynote Talks  Session Chair: Professor G. Padmanaban,                             Former Director, IISc Hi    Lo    Au     Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw  Session Chair: Dr. Kris Gopalakrishnan,  CEO and MD, Infosys Technologies Hi    Lo    Au     Professor Eric Maskin  16/12/08  1130 - 1300  Panel Session 3  Chair:Professor N. Balakrishnan  Rediscovering IISc for the 21st Century Hi    Lo    Au    Dr. D Balasubramanian Dr. M K Bhan Professor S. K. Brahmachari Dr. R. Chidambaram Sri M. Natarajan Professor T. Ramasami Professor Raj Reddy Professor S. Thorat  16/12/08  1415 - 1545  IISc: Past, Present, and Future  Coordinators: Professor M.L. Munjal  and Professor S. Chandrasekaran Hi    Lo    Au     Participants:  Professor C.N.R. Rao  Professor G. Padmanaban  Professor Goverdhan Mehta  Professor A. Sreedharan  Professor M. Vijayan  Professor P. Balaram  Professor N. Balakrishnan  16/12/08  1545 - 1630  Conference Valedictory Part 1    Hi    Lo    Au    Part 2    Hi    Lo    Au