INVITATION : RTI Seminar at LUCKNOW

INVITATION : RTI Seminar at LUCKNOW
Action Group for Right to Information cordially invites you to participate in the
Two day NATIONAL SEMINAR & WORKSHOP on people’s right to information
on Nov. 22 & 23, 2008 TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

VENUE : NBRI Auditorium, Sikandar Bagh, Ashok Marg, Lucknow.
Presided by : Mr. Justice Kamleshwar Nath (Retd.)
President Transparency International, UP Chapter

Chief Guest : Mr. Wajahat Habibullah
Hon’ble Chief Information Commissioner
Central Information Commission,New Delhi

Experts : Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Senior Advocate Supreme Court of India
Dr. Sandeep Pandey
Afzal Ansari, President CSHR
Prof. Balraj Chauhan, Director RML National Law University
Shri C.B. Pandey, Senior Advocate High Court
Dr. Niraj Kumar (Author of Treatise on RTI ACT,2005}
Shri Divya Jyoti, Advocate High Court, Delhi (RTI Specialist)
Shri Vaibhav, RTI Activist, Delhi
Shri Manish Sisodia, RTI Activist

TOPICS
(i) An overview of the implementation and administration of the RTI Act.
(ii) Performance of Central and State Information Commissioner.
(iii) Media & RTI
(iv) Open public hearing
(v) Role of public Information Officers Problems & Solutions
(vi) Workshop : How to use RTI Act. (Specially Sec. 6 & 7 of the ACT)

NOTE : Please send your confirmation so that we can make your stay arrangement at Lucknow.
Contact person: Izhar Ansari
Mob. : 09935382406, 09415763426, 0522-2325607
E-mail : rtiactiongroup@gmail.com, rti.lucknow@rediffmail.com,
PROGRAMME
Day One : Saturday, November 22, 2008
NBRI Auditorium, Sikandar Bagh, Ashok Marg, Lucknow
Inaugural Session 10.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Lunch : 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
1st Business Session 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
2nd Business Session 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. (Open public hearing)
Tea Break 6.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Cultural Programme 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Dinner 8.30 p.m.
Day Two : Sunday, November 23, 2008
NBRI Auditorium, Sikandar Bagh,, Ashok Marg, Lucknow
1st Session : 9.30 to 12.30
2nd Session : 12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Lunch : 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Valedictory Session : 2.30 p.m to 5.30.
Tea 5.30 p.m.

Pl. Confirm your programme. If any organisation wishes to SPONSOR any event they are cordially welcome. For Sponsorship details kindly contact:
IZHAR AHMAD ANSARI, Convener
Mob. : 09935382406, 09415763426, 0522-2325607
E-mail : rtiactiongroup@gmail.com, rti.lucknow@rediffmail.com
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Dr. NIRAJ KUMAR
C-4/8, RIVER BANK COLONY
LUCKNOW-226 018, INDIA
Mob: + 91 9415787095