Ministry of  Science, Research and Technology

Regional Information Center for Science & Technology

 

Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC)

First Day: Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008

 

9:00 – 10:30     Inaugural Ceremony

 

               -    Introducing Remarks by Dr. M. Kabganian, Chairman of the Organization

                 Committee

-   Statement by His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (ISESCO)

-  Statement by His Excellency, Mr. Yasushi Adachi , Elsevier

-  Statement by His Excellency, Dr. M.R. Mokhber, Secretary, Supreme Council for Culture Revolution, I.R. of Iran

-  Statement by His Excellency, Dr. Lankarani, Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education

-  Opening Speech by His Excellency Dr. Zahedi, Minister of Science, Research and Technology

 

10:30 – 11:00    Break

 

11:00 – 11:15    First Plenary Session:

 

Chairman: Dr. Mansour Kabganian, Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology, IRI

    -    Appointment of the Seminar Officials:

   -    Chairman of Plenary Session

   -    Rapportuer

 

11:15 – 12:30    Second Plenary Session:

- ISESCO and Its Role in Islamic Countries for Science and Research Development

       Speaker: Dr. A. Sadri, Director of ISESCO Regional Office, Tehran, Iran.

-  Why Evaluation: ISC a New Dimension in Indexing

             Speaker: Prof. J. Mehrad, President of RICeST

 

12:30 – 14:30     Break for Prayer and Lunch

 

14:30 – 15:00      Third Plenary Session:

- Islamic countries Contribution to World Scientific Production: Strengths and Weaknesses

              Speaker: Dr. H. Alizadeh, Director of Research Affairs, RICeST

 

15:00 – 16:00    First Panel Discussion on Islamic Journal Citation Reports:

        Speaker: Dr. M. R. Ghane, Vice-President, RICeST

 

Members of Panel:

Prof. J. Mehrad, President of RICeST

 (One representative from OIC region)

(One representative from OIC region)

 

16:00 – 16:30    Break

 

16:30 – 17:15    Second Panel Discussion on Islamic Science Citation Index:

                           Speaker: A. Gazni, Chairman of the Department of Islamic World Science Citation Center

 

                              Members of Panel:

                                                   -  Prof. F.Bakhtiari-nejad, Director of Research Affairs, Ministry of Science, Reasearch and

                                                       Technology                       

                                                  -  Dr. G.R. Karimi, National secretary Director of ISESCO, I.R. of IRAN

                                                   -  (One representative from OIC region)

 

 

Second Day: Sunday, Dec.21, 2008

 

9:00 – 9:45        Third Panel Discussion on Islamic Essential Science Indicator:

       Speaker: Mrs. F. Rahimi, Department of Islamic World Science Citation Center, RICeST

 

Members of Panel:

Dr. O. Fatemi , President of IRANDOC

Prof. J. Mehrad, President of RICeST

 (One representative from OIC region)

 

9:45 – 10:15      Fourth Panel Discussion on Islamic Current Contents

                            Speaker: A. Gazni, Chairman of the Department of Islamic World Science Citation Center, RICeST

 

Members of Panel:

Dr. J. Mehrad, President of RICeST

(One representative from OIC region)

(One representative from OIC region)

 

10:15 – 10:45     Break

 

10:45 – 11:30     Fourth Plenary Session:

                              - ISC Citation Report

               Speaker: Mrs. M. Binesh, Department of Islamic World Science Citation Center, RICeST

                              - ISC Online Journal Submission Software

   Speaker: Eng. F. Rasti, and S. Mir Haghjoo, Department of System Design & Operations, RICeST

 

 

11:30 – 12:00      Fifth Plenary Session on ISC Current Awareness Services

                               Speaker: A. Gazni, Chairman of the Department of Islamic World Science Citation Center, RICeST

 

12:00 – 14:00      Break

 

14:00 – 15:30      Fifth Panel Discussion on Acquisition of Scientific Journals to Index in   ISC: Methods and Procedures

                               Speaker: (One representative from OIC region)

                               Speaker: (One representative from OIC region)

                               Speaker: (One representative from OIC region)

                               Speaker: (One representative from OIC region)

                               Speaker: (One representative from OIC region)

                        

                               Members of Panel:

Representative of Islamic Countries

Representative of Islamic Countries

Representative of Islamic Countries

 

15:30 – 15:45    Sixth Plenary Session:

 

Chairman: Dr. Mansour Kabganian, Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology, IRI

 

Assigning of Focal Points and introducing them to ISC Headquarters for preparing scientific journals in

 national languages and implementation of ISC in Islamic countries

 

15:45 – 16:00     Closing Session:

 

                            Chairman: Dr. Mansour Kabganian