Annual Convention 2005 27 July, 2005 Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center

Chief Guest : Professor Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed Hon'ble President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

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Programme

10:00-12:15		Inaugural Session
10:00	:	Guests to take their seats
11:00	:	Arrival of the Hon'ble President
11:02	:	Recitation from the Holy Qur'an
11:04	:	Welcome address by the Secretary General
11:10	:	Address by the Special Guests
11:30	:	Prize distribution to the winners of the Programming contest
11:35	:	Awarding of BCS Medallion
11:40	:	Awarding of Honorary BCS Fellowship to the Hon'ble President
11:45	:	Presentation of Crests to the Hon'ble President & Special Guests
11:55	:	Address by the BCS President, Professor Dr. Aminul Hoque
12:05	:	Vote of thanks by the BCS Vice President Fin. & Admin.) Md. Nazrul Islam, ndc
12:10	:	Address by the Hon'ble Chief Guest Professor Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed Hon'ble President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
12:15	:	Break
12:30-17:00		Technical Session
12:30	:	Presentation of ICT Papers
13:30	:	Lunch and Prayer Break
14:00	:	Presentation of ICT Papers
16:00	:	Discussion and Recommendations
17:00	:	Tea Break
19:00-21:00		AGM

Theme :

Widen ICT Net .... Broaden Knowledge-based Society
At the eve of the new millennium people living in developing countries like Bangladesh face unprecedented challenges of their growth and overall development brought on by the global economy, political changes, environmental degradation, and demographic pressure. It is the irony of the fact that growing gap (digital divide) between the world's have and have-nots is today more appropriately reflected in the gap between the people with access to information and those without. Information more than ever becoming a priceless commodity. Knowledge-based network bridges the gap between the communities and the development professionals so that useful knowledge is shared and channeled to develop best management practice and provide practical decision support. Thus theme of the Convention was selected and deliberations were centered to stimulate discussion on knowledge-based networking approach. The corner stone of this approach is global access and local sharing of information and human resources, enrichment of the information during steps and an efficient mechanism for collective learning and sharing of knowledge between nations, communities, and individuals through bridging of gap between user and sources of information. This is also the main principle of the ICT policy of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.