Welcome note and Outlining the Objectives
 Jocelyne Josiah, Communications Advisor, UNESCO, New  Delhi

 Creating conducive environment

• Lead session - reviewing the next steps after the formulation of the National Community Radio Policy. This session will reflect on the bottlenecks. What lessons does it teach us? The issues concerning the regulatory frameworks, the spectrum issues, and operationalising the Community Radio Licensing for NGOs. Where are we since since the policy was formulated over eight months ago?
• The panel discussion will bring together the respective depatments which are involved in clearances for NGOs. It will also point out suggestions on a way forward.
• e.g. How can a national think tank help to create a supportive environment, and what are the roles of agencies (government and international support/aid agencies) to make full use of the opportunities and overcoming the challenges to the Community Radio movement? How do we take forward the recommendations from the February 2007 conference organised by UNESCO and MIB?

 Chairperson: Ms. Asha Swarup, Secretary, Ministry of Information &  Broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi.

 Moderator: Ms. Surekha Subarwal, Regional Communications  Advisor (SA), UNDP, New Delhi

 -Shri Arvind Kumar, Director (BP&L), Ministry of Information and  Broadcasting  (MI&B), Government of India, New Delhi
 -Shri D. Singaravelu, Dy.Wireless Advisor WPC, Department of  Telecommunications,  MoCIT –  The Spectrum Issues and on  Convergence between Wimax and  Community Radio
 Presentation

 -Shri. Shankar N. Goswami, CEO and Managing Director, Media Lab  Asia, Ministry of Information and Communications  Technology,  Government of India, New Delhi
 -Shri R. Sreedher, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media  Centre for Asia (CEMCA), Commonwealth of Learning (CoL), New  Delhi
 Presentation

 International Community Radio experiences

•  Community Radio is not a new concept globally, and there are a number of interesting experiences the world over. Indian stakeholders will have a chance to learn about various models and operating issues.This session will bring practitioners from neighbouring countries and other region’s experts to share their stories.

 Chair: Ms. Supriya Mukherji, Programme Communications Officer,  UNICEF, New Delhi

 - Revi Sterling, Researcher, ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado  (Currently with Microsoft Research Labs, India),“Out of the margins:  lessons from Africa on including women in Community Radio”
 Biodata            Abstract            Presentation

 -Sri Lanka: Dhanushi Senanayake, Practical Action; “Bringing back  missing link in community radios – voices of community”
 Biodata            Abstract            Presentation

 -Nepal: Sudhamshu Dahal and Arul Aram, “CR as a peace builder in  Nepal”
 Abstract            Full Paper            Presentation

 -Bangladesh: AHM Bazlur Rehman and Golam Nabi Jewel, BNNRC,  Dhaka (On Behalf, Shahiduddin Akabar, Katylst, Bangladesh)
 Biodata             Full Paper

 -USA: Debbie Winsten, “Making local voices count”
 Biodata            Abstract            Full Paper

 -Afghanistan: Raman Nanda, "Experineces of setting up CRS in  Afghanistan with focus of Content"
 Biodata            Presentation

 Interactive Demonstration Workshop on Low Cost Solutions for CR
 The highly interactive session will begin with a live demonstration of low  cost  solution by NOMAD, Mumbai. The participants interested in  setting up  CR stations and projects will have an opportunity to ask  questions, share  their experiences and learn the answers to cost, installation and technical  matters.
 Facilitator: NOMAD India Network (Michelle Chawla and Hemant Babu) and UNESCO (Seema  Nair and N. Ramakrishnan)
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 This session will also provide opportunities for other practitioners to  share their experiences with innovative solutions they have adopted  or learnt about.

 Campus Community Radio
 This session will bring together experiences of campus community radio and  its role in the social development space. What are the possibilities of  linkages with the HR and capacity building needs in the community radio  movement? How do we open up the Campus radio infrastructure to the  community that it represents?
 Chair:  Shri R. Sreedher, Director, Commonwealth Educational Media  Centre for Asia (CEMCA), Commonwealth of Learning (CoL), New Delhi
 Biodata

 -Saima Saeed, Lecturer, CCMG, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi  “Community  Radio:  Policies, power and possibilities”
 Biodata            Abstract            Full Paper            Presentation

 -K. Thangaraj, Kongu FM, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu “Perspectives,  problems and   progress of rural community radio”
 Biodata            Abstract            Full Paper            Presentation

 -S. A. Patil, Director, IARI, “Dharwad - India’s First FarmersRadio  Station”
 Biodata             Presentation

 -Pankaj Athawale, Head FM Community Radio, University of  Mumbai   “Identity crisis of CR and its solutions”
 Biodata             Abstract

 Knowledge Sharing and Learning from experience (1)
 This session will be for sharing experiences from across the country  including action research, ensuring community participation, strategies  fordeveloping  appropriate content generation, and learning about  technological and  infrastructural considerations.
 -Binod C. Agrawal, Director, Taleem Foundation, Gujarat – “Early  experiments on  community broadbasting: PREAL research  Project,  and  CR for women”
 Biodata            Abstract           Full Paper             Presentation            

 -P. Krishnamurthy, Lead, Kalanjiam Community Radio, Dhan  Foundation, Tamil  Nadu,  “Building Communities through media”
 Biodata            Abstract            Full Paper            Presentation

 -Venu Arora and N Ramakrishnan, Directors of Projects, Ideosync Media  Combine, NCR, New Delhi “Sustainaing  Participation in CR initiatives"
Biodata Venu      Biodata N Ramakrishnan       Abstract        Presentation

 -HO Srivastava, President, World Development Foundation “CR for  education,  farming and livelhood generation – challenges before  exisiting CR  initiatives”
 Biodata            Abstract        Full Paper          Presentation    

 -Snehasis Sur, Sr. Journalist, Doordarshan, (Hony.Secretary, Centre  for  Media Research and Development Studies), Kolkata “Making a  successful  community radio in India”
 Biodata             Abstract         Full Paper         Presentation

 -Ashish Bhatnagar, Broadcast Engineer (Hon. Secretary of Broadcast  Engineering Society, India) All India Radio, New Delhi “CRS in India –  Infrastructure and Technology  Considerations”
 Biodata             Abstract         Full Paper         Presentation

 Community radios in CSC and CMC: Community Ownership and  Sustainability questions – A Panel Discussion
 What are the linkages between CSC programme and CR space opening  up? How do we ensure that the actual ownership and access of the  community  radio license is truly owned by the community and what are  the differentways  to ensure sustainability of the community radio  stations?  How long can we  sustain CR stations on donor support and  aid? How can we  engage the local  traders and development agency  programmes to advertise  for Community  Radio? Why is self-regulation  required?
 Lead Panellists:  Resource Panellists:
 Ms. Supriya Mukherji, Programme Communications Officer, UNICEF,  New Delhi
 Presentation
 -Arvind kumar, Director (BP&L) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MI&B), GOI, New Delhi
 -Amol Goje, Director & CEO, VIIT, Pune – “ICT in agriculture –  experiences of  CSC-  CR pilots”
 Biodata             Abstract         Presentation

 -Ashish Sen, Voices and Vice President, AMARC, Bangalore -  “Experiences from  Namma Dhwani CMC programme, and ideas  for  CSC-CR linkages”
 Biodata             Presentation    
 
-Parminder Jeet Singh, Executive Director, IT for Change, Bangalore  “Community  radio: An examination of its discourse, policy and  practice”
 Biodata             Abstract

 -Anwar Sadath, Director, Akshaya Project, Malappuram, Kerala –  “Participatory Content  Development”
 Biodata           Presentation

 Community Radio and MDGs: Knowledge Resources and Building a  Community  of Practice (CoP) and sharing best practices
 What are the limitations of generating audio content? How can new  entrants  to the CR space learn and access ideas, scripts, and story lines  to build on  content, and localise them? How do we ensure that the  content  is community  owned? Where are the knowledge resources?

• Chief Guest: Smt. Zohra Chatterji, IAS, Jt Secy (Broadcasting), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi

 Facilitator: Sajan Venniyoor, ICTD CoP Facilitator, Solutions  Exchange,  UNDP/UNESCO, New Delhi

 -Bento Dsouza, Ahemdnagar, Radio Bee, Station Manager & Trainer  for  CR Internships, "Audio narration of the Parable of the Bee's Hive  Radio  Station "
 Biodata            Abstract            Full Paper           Presentation

 -Geeta Malhotra, Head(ICT Advocacy, Grassroots Communications and  Capacity Building) One World South Asia, New Delhi – “Role of Youth  in localising  MDGs:  emerging technologies for people centric  development –  convergence of  traditional and new media”
 Biodata             Abstract            Full Paper

 -Syed Kazi, Research Scholar, JNU, New Delhi, “Community Radio  Initiatives  in India: Challenges at the Grassroots”
 Biodata             Abstract            Full Paper            Presentation

 -Smita Panday, IAS(P), LBSNAA, Mussoorie, "Community Radio Initiative: Bridging the Information Gap"
 Biodata             Abstract           Presentation

 Poster Presentation

• Poster presentation is an important session at the Community Radio eINDIA2007 providing a great opportunity for authors to present papers at the conference hall while meeting with interested attendees for in-depth technical discussions for the entire two days.

 -Nehul Jagdish Kumar, Journalist, Mumbai-“A new revolution in  communication”
 Biodata             Abstract            Full Paper

 -Veronica Peris, Independent Researcher, New Delhi-“Information  Sharing  and Capacity Building” (Circulated Paper)
Biodata             Abstract            Full Paper