খুঁজি আমি পথের আশেপাশে দৃশ্য অদৃশ্য// আমি যে সেই পথিক!!!!!!

Introduction Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Dhaka, a subsidiary organ of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is mandated by OIC to develop human resources of the Member States in the fields of engineering, technology and technical education. The objectives of the IUT include imparting technical knowledge at various levels, upgrading skills, conducting research and sharing specialized technical expertise among the member states of the OIC. The Road Map for the Development of Socio Economic and Scientific Issues adopted after the Third Extraordinary Summit of OIC recommends the closing of the digital gap. This is also one of the important activities of the 10 year Action Plan. Course Objectives Over the last few years, IUT has offered several short courses and workshops on different topics on computing technologies. Based on the necessity of further requirements, CIT Dept. is going to offer a three-day long international workshop on "Video Streaming & Medical Informatics”. Keeping in view the latest trend of the field, this workshop will enable one to focus on new research direction. Course Outline The workshop consists of lectures and practice sessions in the Computer Science and Information Technology (CIT) Department of IUT. Major course outlines of this Short Course: • Image & video Compression • Compressed domain Analysis • Video Streaming • Medical Informatics &Telemedicine Participants Faculty members of various universities including IUT along with post-graduate students and professionals are expected to join to acquire some latest academic & research knowledge in the field. Medium of Instruction The medium of instruction for the workshop will be English. Venue and Climate The workshop will be held in the premises of IUT campus at Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh; about 30 km north of Dhaka city centre (Latitude 23043’ N and Longitude: 90025’ E) and 11 km away from the Zia International Airport on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. Bangladesh is a beautiful country with meandering rivers and canals adding to the scenic beauty. It has mighty rivers, royal Bengal tigers and a rich cultural heritage. The weather during November is generally mild and fare and the temperature ranges from 19 to 300C. Additional information on the IUT campus is available at the website http://www.iutoicdhaka. edu. Registration The participant will have to register for the workshop on 8:30 A.M. of 22nd February 2010 at the Board Room, Administrative Building, IUT. Registration fee for the workshop is Tk. 2,000/= (Two Thousand) for participants. Nominations The participants shall fill in the prescribed Application Form (attached), also Nominations by appropriate authority of the applicants willing to participate should be sent to the workshop organising secretary latest by the 15th February 2010. Early application is encouraged Resource Persons Key Speaker Prof. Dr. Jayanta Mukhopadhyay B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D. IIT, Kharagpur, India