Past Events

Events which have already happened.

Seminar on Software Patents and the Commons (Lecture Hall, India International Centre Annexe, New Delhi, from Sep 01, 2010 10:00 AM to Sep 01, 2010 06:00 PM)

A seminar on Software Patents and Commons is being held on 1 September, 2010 in Delhi. It is jointly organised by CIS, Knowledge of Commons and the Software Freedom Law Centre. The event is sponsored by Red Hat. Pranesh Prakesh will speak on Arguments against Software Patents in India.

No UID till Complete Transparency, Accountability and People's Participation: A Public Campaign (Constitution Club Auditorium, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, from Aug 25, 2010 02:30 PM to Aug 25, 2010 05:30 PM)

An interactive meeting on UID's lack of a feasibility study, cost involved and dangers of abuse is being held in New Delhi at the Constitution Club Auditorium, Rafi Marg on 25 August, 2010. The meeting is jointly organised by INSAF, PEACE, Citizens' Action Forum, People's Union for Civil Liberties - Karnataka, Slum Janandolana - Karnataka, Alternate Law Forum, The Centre for Internet and Society and concerned individuals.

Digital Activism and Online Advocacy: Experiences from the Tibetan Freedom Movement – A Talk by Shibayan Raha (from Aug 09, 2010 06:00 PM to Aug 09, 2010 07:30 PM)

A talk on the role of digital activism, online advocacy and use of social media in the Tibetan freedom struggle by Shibayan Raha at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore on 9 August, 2010.

Locating Gender Politics in the New Techno-Industrial Complex: A Lecture by Dr. Lisa McLaughlin (CIS, Bangalore, from Jul 23, 2010 04:00 PM to Jul 23, 2010 06:00 PM)

The Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), IT for Change and the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) are hosting a lecture by Dr. Lisa McLaughlin, Associate Professor in Media Studies and Women's Studies, Miami University, Ohio, USA at CIS, Bangalore on 23 July, 2010.

From Archive to Application (and Back): A Workshop with Pad.ma (CIS, Bangalore, from Jul 17, 2010 09:30 AM to Jul 18, 2010 05:30 PM)

The first workshop Open House and Participation will be held on Friday, 16th July at 6.30 p.m at 1, Shanti Road, Bangalore. This will be followed by weekend workshops at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore on 17 and 18 July, 2010.

The Internet, Culture, and Society - Looking at Past, Present, and Future Worldwide (CIS, Bangalore, from Jul 09, 2010 05:00 PM to Jul 09, 2010 07:00 PM)

It is now well known that with 4.5 billion mobile phone owners in the world and increased Internet penetration, global cultures and communities have experienced shifts in their economic, political, and social well-being due to the digital revolution. As a scholar and consultant who works worldwide, Prof Ramesh Srinivasan will illustrate how new media technologies have been used creatively to enable political movements in Kyrgyzstan, literacy and educational reform in India, and economic development across the developing world. In addition to this, he will discuss some of digital culture's biggest challenges, including considering how the Web can start to empower different types of cultural perspectives and knowledges. The talk will be live streamed.

Digital humanities: How social sciences may benefit from the digital revolution? (Centre for Contemporary Studies, from Jul 09, 2010 03:30 PM to Jul 09, 2010 06:00 PM)

Centre for Contemporary Studies in collaboration with the Centre for Internet and Society presents a talk on Digital Humanities by Dominique Boullier, Professor at Sciences Po Paris on 9 July, 2010 at the Centre for Contemporary Studies.

Consilience 2010 (Taj Residency, MG Road, Bangalore, from May 29, 2010 08:00 AM to May 30, 2010 05:00 PM)

The National Law School of India University, Bangalore is hosting a conference on May 29 and 30 at the Taj Residency in Bangalore.

Rick van Amersfoort to give a public lecture on his work at CIS on May 15 (CIS, Bangalore, from May 15, 2010 05:00 PM to May 15, 2010 07:00 PM)

Rick van Amersfoort, researcher based in Amsterdam will describe his work at Buro Jansen & Janssen, in the Netherlands and Europe.

Public Event: Exploring Maps for Making Change (Centre for Internet and Society, No. 194, 2nd 'C' Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560 071, from Apr 28, 2010 04:00 PM to Apr 28, 2010 07:30 PM)

The Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with Tactical Tech, would like to invite you to 'A Conversation on Maps for Making Change - Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India', at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore.

Third Maps for Making Change Workshop: Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India (Visthar, Bangalore, from Apr 26, 2010 10:00 AM to Apr 29, 2010 02:00 AM)

The third and final workshop in the Maps for Making Change project will take place at Visthar, in Bangalore, from 26 until 28 April. During this workshop, participants will fine-tune and polish their maps; explore ways to connect with broader movements and disseminate their maps among target audiences; and reflect on their own experiences so as to distill learnings that can help us decide where to go from here. While participation in the workshop is closed, the workshop will end with a public event at the CIS office on 28 April, from 4 pm onwards, open to everybody (more information to follow soon). If you, too, share our interest in mapping for social change, then do join us there.

CI Global Meeting on A2K (Holiday Villa Hotel in Subang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Apr 21, 2010 08:30 AM to Apr 22, 2010 05:45 PM)

CIS is a co-sponsor of the Consumers International Meeting on A2K

Unique Identity (UID) Project: A Debate on Fundamental Rights (Queens Road, Bangalore, from Apr 16, 2010 02:30 PM to Apr 16, 2010 06:00 PM)

A half day workshop on unique identity number and fundamental rights is being held on Friday, 16 April, 2010 at the Institute of Agricultural Technologists in Bangalore. The event is being co-organised by Citizen Action Forum, People's Union for Civil Liberties - Karnataka, Slum Janandolana – Karnataka, Alternative Law Forum and the Centre for Internet and Society.

The First IJLT-CIS Lecture Series on Jurisdictional Issues in Cyberspace (National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, from Apr 03, 2010 08:30 AM to Apr 03, 2010 05:15 PM)

The IJLT-CIS Lecture Series will be held at the National Law School of India University in Bangalore on 3 April, 2010.

Critical Point of View: WikiWars II (Public Library, Amsterdam, from Mar 26, 2010 09:30 AM to Mar 27, 2010 05:30 PM)

The Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore), in collaboration with the Institute of Network Cultures (Amsterdam) is hosting the second Critical Point of View (WikiWars) conference in Amsterdam on March 26 and 27, 2010. In this two day event that seeks to engage with different aspects of Wikipedia across different disciplines and practices, we invite students, researchers, Wikipedians and interested stakeholders to come and join us at WikiWars.

Mozilla DevDay 2010, Bangalore (National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Campus Bangalore 560 012, from Feb 27, 2010 09:30 AM to Feb 27, 2010 05:30 PM)

Mozilla, Mahiti & The Centre for Internet and Society are joining hands to organize an informal developer-oriented conference in Bangalore on Saturday February 27, 2010.

Community Informatics: Successfully Applying Information and Communications Technologies as a Support to Local Economic and Social Development (CIS, Bangalore, from Feb 25, 2010 05:00 PM to Feb 25, 2010 07:00 PM)

Dr. Gurstein will present a talk on the current state of development in Community Informatics and facilitate a broader discussion on community based ICTs for local development and community empowerment as are currently applied in India and worldwide.

The Cultural Politics of Neo-Pentecostalism in India (CIS, Bangalore, from Feb 24, 2010 05:00 PM to Feb 24, 2010 07:00 PM)

Talk by Pradip Ninan Thomas

Campaigners for Inclusion to Organise Awareness Raising Event at Kolkata International Book Fair on February 6 (Kolkata, from Feb 06, 2010 02:00 PM to Feb 06, 2010 05:00 PM)

Campaigners for Inclusion is organising an awareness raising event on Right to Read at the Kolkata International Book Fair on February 6, 2010.

No Software Patents: Meetup at CIS on February 6 (The Centre for Internet and Society - Cunningham Road, Bangalore, from Feb 06, 2010 10:30 AM to Feb 06, 2010 01:00 PM)

Our team at CIS India thanks you for opposing software patents in India by signing the petition. If you stay in Bangalore, we invite you to a meetup on the topic of Software Patents, this Saturday (Feb 6th). We will have a few subject matter experts amongst us too.