<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Chandra Shekhar Balachandran</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:balachandran@tiigs.org">balachandran@tiigs.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, May 26, 2014 at 7:28 AM<br>Subject: {blrtreeproject} [TIIGS NGYS 2014] Invitation to the first National Geography Youth Summit - 2014<br>To: "<a href="mailto:bangaloretreeproject@googlegroups.com">bangaloretreeproject@googlegroups.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:bangaloretreeproject@googlegroups.com">bangaloretreeproject@googlegroups.com</a>><br>
<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">The Indian Institute of Geographical Studies (TIIGS) is conducting a first-of-its-kind event: the <b>National Geography Youth Summit - 2014 (NGYS-2014)</b>, 9-11 June 2014, at the Army Public School, K. Kamaraj Road, Bangalore. <br>
<br>The theme of the Summit is <b>Envisioning Geography Education for 21st Century India.<br><br></b></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">We aim to bring together school teachers, students of class 9 and above, and parents to do two important things:<br>
</span></font></div><ol><li><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><b>Showcase and raise awareness</b>
about the discipline of geography, what geographers do, what careers
are possible in geography, and why geography education is important for
the 21st century India.</span></font></li><li><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><b>Get inputs </b>in
the form of ideas, concerns, and perceptions about geography
education's current status, what changes are needed to meet the needs of
our youth going into the future, and how to achieve those. We seek
these inputs from as many stakeholders as possible, including teachers,
students, parents, and others concerned with geography education. </span></font></li></ol><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><font size="4">So, if you are a school teache</font>r of geography and EVS, a school student, or a parent, this event is a must for you! <br>
<br></div><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">We will have workshops, panel discussions, and scholarly paper presentations. <br><br></div><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">
NGYS-2014 is being organized by a group of energetic, enthusiastic young
undergraduate geographers from the Department of Geography, S P
College, Pune. Also involved in it are professional geographers and
other academics.<font size="4"><br>
</font></div><ul><li><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><b>Registration fee</b>: Rs. 1,300 for all three days or any part thereof. Payable in cash at the venue. </span></font></li><li><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><b>Registration timings:</b> 9am to noon, Sunday, 8 June 2014; 8am-9am, Monday - Wednesday, 9-11 June.</span></font></li>
<li><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><b>Conference timings:</b> 9am-5pm daily.</span></font></li><li><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><b>Included in the conference fees:</b> Access to conference sessions and workshops, conference kit, lunch & snacks, participation certificate<div style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large;display:inline">
(certificate will be issued <b>only</b> at the conclusion of the Summit)</div>.</span></font></li></ul><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"></span></font></div>
<font size="4">For more information, please visit <b><a href="http://tiigs.org/ngys/" target="_blank">http://tiigs.org/ngys/</a></b> or call <b>Mr Pratik</b> at (+91) 91566 72791(9am – 9pm)</font></div><div><div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><font size="4"><br><font style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">Sincerely,<br><br>Chandra Shekhar Balachandran, PhD</font><br>
Founder & Director<br>The Indian Institute of Geographical Studies <br>(a project of The Dharani Trust, Bangalore)<br><a href="http://tiigs.org/" target="_blank">http://tiigs.org</a><br>
<b>Mobile:</b> +91 98867 79900<br>
<i><b style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></b></i><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Join us for the ...</span><i><b style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></b></i><b style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><a href="http://tiigs.org/ngys" target="_blank">National Geography Youth Summit: Bangalore, 9-11 June 2014</a></b><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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