TED India, Nov 4-7, 09, Mysore

TED, the definitive conference on Technology, Entertainment and Design will be held in India for the first time, at the Infosys Campus at Mysore, from November 4th to 7th 2009. The conference brings together innovative thinkers from all walks of life, with speakers including economists, designers, entrepreneurs, technologists, TV producers, journalists, politicians, musicians, scientists — an eclectic group of people brought together to discuss and create “ideas worth spreading”.

TED is an expensive affair, and while the US event costs $6000 to attend, entry to the Indian event will be priced at $2400. At the same time, 100 fellows will be allowed to participate for free. The TED India fellowship applications will open on April 20th. 80 of the 100 fellows will be Indian. There’s also a non-profit/NGO rate of $1400, and some sponsor fees. The talks are curated, and there’s no marketing or pitching; this is a conference about ideas worth spreading, and speakers are given 18 minutes.

10 Great Ideas to change the World in 50 years

In this event IIT Bombay invites you to submit your ideas that you believe will change the world in next 50 years. The winner will get prize worth Rs. 50 lakhs sponsored by Godrej.

Last date of Idea submission: 31. 5.09

Grand final: August 1st week

Organiser: IIT Bombay & Godrej

Global Easy Water Products Pvt. Ltd.

Global Easy Water Products Pvt. Ltd. (GEWP) established in 2004 is a for profit company registered under Indian Companies Act 1956. GEWP is an authorised seller and distributor of the KB(Krishak Bandhu) brand of micro irrigation products developed by IDEI, Delhi. GEWP sources micro irrigation equipments from local manufactures, and sells the same using network of supply chain which includes dealers/distributors and retailers. GEWP’s strategy is to leverage rural market forces. The company sources from local manufacturers, uses a network of independent retail dealers, and builds expertise in local technicians to ensure the final product reaches the smallholder farmer.
KB brand drip irrigation laterals are useful for the crops like-vegetables, cotton, sugarcane and horticulture. KB micro sprinklers are suitable for close spacing crops like onion, ginger, garlic and fodder. These systems are very easy to install and maintenance also is very easy. Thousands of farmers are using KB drip & sprinklers in various crops across India & abroad

YouthActionNet® Global Fellowship Program 09

A program of the International Youth Foundation, YouthActionNet® seeks to develop a new generation of socially conscious global citizens who create positive change in their communities, their countries, and the world. Each year, 20 exceptional young social entrepreneurs are selected as YouthActionNet® Global Fellows following a competitive application process.

Indicorps Fellowship

The Indicorps fellowship is a profound personal experience and an opportunity to understand participatory development through intense voluntary service. The structured program encourages participants to leave their comfort zones, place others' interests before their own, test their own potential to affect change, explore their relationship with India, and understand what it means to lead by committing themselves to innovative grassroots projects. Indicorps believes that giving one's time and energy, without any attachment to the outcome, regardless of the circumstances, is an unparalleled personal experience in service. At the same time, the fellowship is a chance for fellows to address their own identity, recognize their personal boundaries, and understand how to produce change in their environment(s). The fellowship is deeply rewarding, a transformational and challenging personal journey, and part of Indicorps’ collective experiment for change.

The 5th Young Indians National Summit 09, 14-15 Feb, Hyderabad

It is the young now who have the most vital role in paradigm shifting, be it micro finance, pre-primary and primary education, health care, sustainable agriculture, and self-governance. A vocal and participative young India can help to build a vibrant economy, strong government, and common cultural identity. The choices need to be made today for India to "March Forward" to the goal post of India @ 75 and beyond and this Summit is a wake up call for all of us who desire for a better India of tomorrow.

Make your choice NOW!

CEO Forum 09, 4th Feb, Delhi

It is the most popular feature of DSDS. The CEO Forum will focus on the theme ‘Climate Change: perspective from the change makers in business’. It will review issues and address the challenges businesses are likely to face due to climate change. Focus will be on ‘how’ and ‘why’ green is good. Business opportunities in the emerging scenario will be examined. Action on energy efficiency, introduction of clean technologies, finance, insurance, changes in business lifestyles, and host of other unexplored areas will be discussed in this forum.

Dalai Lama speech on Peace

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit the Madras University on 21 January from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The University is expected to officially invite 15 members to represent each college in the city. The Tibetan Students who are studying in different colleges in and around Chennai are also expected to turn out.

E4SI Fellowship 09

'Engineers for Social Impact' is a unique fellowship program that connects top engineering talent to credible social enterprises driving market-based solutions to development in India. It serves a dual need: matching talented students with worthy social enterprises and increasing awareness of for-profit approaches to development.

Conference on Providing access for Sustainable Development

The conference aims to explore the broad areas where social entrepreneurs could make a difference, by creating effective mechanism to make the resources accessible to those in need. The Conference will aim to provide a platform to leading NGOs to put forth their point of view and network, liaison & collaborate and promote social entrepreneurship among students and the community.

Organizers: XLRI Jamshedpur

Date: 31st Jan to 1st Feb 09

Genesis 09 - a Social Entrepreneurship B-Plan Competetion

Genesis is a social entrepreneurship competition that aims at bringing about a confluence of students, entrepreneurs, NGOs, innovators, incubators, corporates and financers and creating a holistic platform for the initiation and development of exemplary social enterprise models.Spread over 3 - 4 months, the contest provides a stage for those interested in the social entrepreneurship field to:

Come up with innovations and business ideas that can bring about radical improvements, catering to specific problems faced by the society.
Get your ideas reviewed by experienced VCs, incubators and successful social entrepreneurs, refine and fine-tune business-plans and models.
Find like-minded people on the forum and build up a strong team, collaborate with mentors and financers.
Face the stumbling blocks on the path to enterprise development through strong backing and guidance by our associate organizations.

The competition is open to all students and working professionals (including NGOs) who have ideas that are innovative, feasible and can benefit society. The only restriction is that 50% of the registered members of every team that enters this competition should be students.

Organizers: IIT Madras, Chennai

Starting Date: 10th Jan 09

Duration: 3-4 months

Community Health Learning Program (CHLP) 09

What is the content of the Community Health Learning Programme?

• Orientation to concepts of community health and the health situation in India through interactive sessions.
• Understanding of field reality through placements in selected health and development programmes in India under guidance of mentors.
• Skill based training depending on intern’s capacities and needs.

Organizers: Community Health Cell, Bangalore

Starting date: May 09

Duration: 9 months

No of Vacancies: 8

Globalisation on the global poor: C. K. Prahalad

Solution for some of the problems of the World

Innovation for Clean Drinking Water