WCS - India Progam sponsored workshop on Media and Tiger Conservation
(Invitation and Agenda for the three day residential workshop)
Sensitising the Media on conserving the Tigers and its habitat in Tamil Nadu
Wildlife Conservation Society - India Program
sponsored workshop for
Media students of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
organised by Eco Club, PSG CAS and Arulagam, Coimbatore.
Inauguration
(All are invited)
Sangamam Hall, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore - 641 014.
( College is located diagonally opposite to Arvind Eye Hospital in Avinashi road. To its left is Government Polytechnic College(GPT) and right is SITRA bus stop. Sangamam hall is in the Administrative block of the College, just behind Saraswathi Temple. Coimbatore Airport is just behind our College).
February 25 (Friday), 2011, 10 AM
Stage program
10.oo AM: - Prayer
10.02- 10.05 AM: Welcome address - Dr.K.M.Chinnadorai, Principal in charge, PSG College of Arts and Science.
10.05- 10.15 AM: Brief report on the WCS India program project in Tamil Nadu - Dr.Rajah Jayapal, Conservation Scientist, WCS - India Program, Bangalore.
10.15 -10.25 AM: Releasing of SAVE TIGERS posters designed by participants and Special address: Shri. G.Rangasamy, Managing Trustee, PSG Institutions, Coimbatore.
10.25 - 10.50 AM: Keynote address: Ravi Chellam, Country Director, WCS - India Program.
10.50 - 10.52 AM: Vote of thanks - C.R.Jayaprakash, Assistant Professor and Project Coordinator. PSG CAS.
Tea Break - 10.52 AM - 11.10 AM.
SESSION ONE
(For participants and invitees only)
11.10AM - 12.40 PM: Wildlife Photography v/s Conservation Photography - Dr.R.Tolstoy, MBBS, MD., Associate Professor, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore - 641 004.
1.00 PM -1. 45 PM : LUNCH AT COLLEGE HOSTEL MESS.
SESSION TWO
(Registered Participants only. Registration completed on Fberuary 15, 2011)
1.50 PM - 3.05 PM: MYTHS, MEDIA AND WILDLIFE REPORTING - Mr. Mohammed Ali, The Nature Trust, Mettupalayam.
3.20: Participants leave to Anamalai Tiger Reserve, next to Pollachi, by road.
5.45 PM - Check in at Bison Valley & Dormitory, Top Slip, Anamalai Tiger Reserve.
7.15 PM: Screening of Wildlife Documentary, The Truth About the Tigers in the presence of its producer Shekar Dattatri.
8.15 PM: Dinner followed by discussion.
DAY TWO
(Registered Participants only)
6.30 AM - Small trek to Kariyan Shola, Anamalai Tiger Reserve.
9.15: Breakfast at Forest Department Canteen, Top Slip, ATR.
10.00 AM: Shekar Dattatri, Wildlife Film Maker, Chennai on Documentary Film making
11.15: Tea Break
11.30: Ravi Chellam - Country Director - WCS India Program on Tiger Conservation.
1.30 PM - Lunch at Forest Department Canteen, Top Slip, ATR.
2.15 PM: Shekar Dattatri on Rehabilitation for human dwellers in forests.
4.00 - 6 PM: Safari to Parambikulam Tiger Reserve by vehicle.
8 PM: Dinner at Forest Department Canteen, Top Slip, ATR.
DAY THREE
(Registered Participants only)
6.30 AM: Trek at Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (Decidious - Shola forest).
9.00 - 9.30 AM: Breakfast at Canteen in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
10. 00 AM: K.Vijayanandan, IFS, Wildlife Warden, Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Kerala talks on Managing Tiger Reserve, Sustainable Eco tourism.
10.40 AM: Back to Anamalai Tiger Reserve.
11.15 AM to 12.45 PM: Dr.Rajah Jayapal on Importance of Tigers in Forest eco system.
1.30 PM - Lunch at Forest Department Canteen, Top Slip, ATR.
2.15 PM - 3.45 PM: Short Presentations, Discussions with Thangaraj Panneer Selvam, Forest Range Officer, Ullandy, ATR, K.Mohanraj, Founder - Save Coimbatore Wetlands, S.Bharathidasan, Secretary, Arulagam, C.R.Jayaprakash, Eco Club, PSG CAS.
3.45 - 4.00 PM: Feed back session followed by Tea.
4.30: Leaving ATR and reaching Coimbatore Railway station by 7 PM.
Sahana.C said,
February 22, 2011 @ 7:07 am
I feel very happy in receiving this invitation. I am very much excited regarding the workshop.This invitation itself shows how the workshop is going to be.
Thank you sir for inviting to the workshop.
Sahana.C, MSc Science & Technology Communication, Anna University, Chennai.
Jayaprakash said,
February 22, 2011 @ 7:11 am
Thank You Sahana. I wish to receive comments and suggestions from other participants too so that in the next two days I can make plans to serve you better.
C.R.Jayaprakash.
M.Muthusaravanavel said,
February 22, 2011 @ 11:28 pm
thank u sir..
Sabyasachi Biswas said,
February 23, 2011 @ 10:32 am
How can we register for this??
Sabyasachi Biswas,
Final Year BA Mass Communication
Amrita School of Communication
Dr. Arunkumar said,
February 23, 2011 @ 3:59 pm
Hello Dr. JP,
Wished that i was there but this is a fabulous week fro me on the family side so i cant prioritize anything else for this week. How i will be missing it is really leaving a vacuum already in me. The most cherished and the most important topic of the hour is on in our home town how can i miss it? Well with all humbleness i wish the program a great success. Hope there is Part - 2 of it. Will request some representative from WWS -”the force for nature”. Congrats for the program already being a success.
Regards
Arun
Chandrasekar, Hyderabad said,
February 23, 2011 @ 10:23 pm
Dear JP, as I am now posted in Hyderabad, you’ll understand that its not possible to come at short notice. I wish all the best for the workshop. I am also very happy to note of your assistance to Arulagam to prepare a presentation and in general. Let this grow and continue to sustain conservation movement—Chandrasekar, Banker.
Marcus Sherman said,
February 23, 2011 @ 11:06 pm
Sorry I cannot attend the event,
but I have spent several days at Top slip and Parambiculam and know it will be rewarding for the participants. I had a couple of exciting close encounters with Gaur there.
I would like to remind you to include some discussion and promotion of the new wildlife sanctuary and proposed tiger reserve;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathyamangalam_Wildllife_Sanctuary
This is a critical link in the Moyar River valley wildlife corridor connecting the Western and Eastern Ghats.
Its increased protection is vital to the largest contiguous and interbreeding populations of both Bengal Tigers and Indian Elephants in India.
Your discussion and promotion of this proposed tiger reserve will go a long way in helping the future of these populations.
Shwetha, Anna University, Chennai said,
February 24, 2011 @ 6:19 am
Respected Sir,
Thankyou for all the updates. Really looking forward to attend this workshop.
Vijayraghavan said,
February 24, 2011 @ 6:19 pm
Hello Jayprakash
Wonderful receiving your invitation Wish this was known to me sooner.I am now in Chennai and cannot travel immediately to Coimbatore. Hopefully I should be able to attend your other events in due course.I know I will be missing a lot, and for this I feel very disappointed.
I wish the workshop all success and hope the participants can gain sufficient inspiration and knowledge to make a meaning difference to Wild Life in India
Regards
Vijayraghavan
Dr.M. Gunasekaran, Save Coimbatore Wetlands. said,
February 24, 2011 @ 10:46 pm
Thank You JP. Wish you all the best
Er.R.Ilangovan said,
February 26, 2011 @ 8:31 pm
Hai CRJ,
Well. best wishes. I also thought to participate.Due to my continuous meeting i failed to join in the camp. Best wishes to one and all participating in the trekking
Harikumar said,
February 28, 2011 @ 6:10 pm
Dear Jayaprakash
Thank you very much for the Invitation.
It was a new experience for me and more informative.