BAISHAKHI EVENT 2005

Human Process Laboratories from April 27 to May 1, 2005, at Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur

Basic Laboratory on Human Processes (BLHP) - 5 days

Objective: To enable the participant to

become aware of his/her patterns of behaviour and its impact on others;

improve his/her effectiveness in interpersonal interactions and derive greater satisfaction from them;

recognise feelings, diagnose needs and improve his/her ability to deal with conflict; and

discover his/her potential to live life meaning fully and effectively.

For Whom: The Laboratory is meant for any person interested in developing his/her personal and interpersonal competence. Personnel, HRD and training professionals, executives in different functional areas, students, doctors, lawyers and other professionals who work with people, faculty in Management, psychology, sociology and social work, university and school teachers and persons in rural development, voluntary and social service organisations are some of the people who typically attend this programme.

Advanced Laboratory on Human Processes (ALHP) - 5 days

Objective: To enable the participant to

enhance learning and experimentation initiated by him/her in the Basic Laboratory on Human Processes;

develop greater awareness of behavioural processes associated with his/her life and work on dilemmas faced in the context of perceived realities; and

practise skills of observation of human processes and interventions.

For Whom: Individuals who have participated in a Basic Laboratory in Human Processes or its equivalent (L-Group/Human Relations programmes in laboratory mode, etc.)

Programme Details

Dates: April 27 to May 1, 2005

Venue: MDP Centre, Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur

Facilitators: Facilitators for all the Human Process Laboratories will be drawn from the Professional Members of the Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science. Co-facilitators may include Interns and other participants in the advanced Phases of the Society's Professional Development Programme.

Fee:

Corporate (AC single room) : Rs. 13,000/=

Corporate (AC twin-sharing room) : Rs. 10,500/=

NGOs/Educational Institutes/Self-sponsored (AC twin-sharing room) : Rs. 5,500/=

The programme is residential. Fee includes participation in the Laboratory, morning tea, breakfast, mid-morning tea/coffee, lunch, mid-afternoon tea/coffee, dinner, and room accommodation. All other expenses incurred by the participant would be to his/her own account, and would have to be settled directly before departure.

Applications: Applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Last date: April 17, 2005. Please note that your application will be registered and confirmed by us only on receipt of your application form with programme fees in full. Your early response would help us plan the event better. Any cancellation after the confirmation of applications will entail a deduction of 25% of the programme fee towards administrative costs incurred by us. Cheques/DDs should be drawn in favour of "Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science, Calcutta Region" payable on Kolkata.

Timings: The Laboratories will commence at 9.30 am on April 27, and close on May 1 at 5.00 pm. Participants may choose to arrive at XLRI MDP Residence in the evening of April 26.

CAUTION: A person who has experienced continuous mental stress or has been under psychiatric treatment or has a history of mental disorders, or has had a coronary or heart attack(s), must not be nominated to or join the BLHP and ALHP Laboratories. ISABS will not be responsible for any of such problems’ developed during or after participation in any ISABS Laboratory. It is implicit that each participant joins the Laboratory with informed voluntary consent and owns responsibility for his or her own health.


All nominations and cheques may be sent to:

Ms. Shakila Ahmed
Joint Dean of Programmes, ISABS Kolkata Region
C/o Thermax India Ltd.
Azimganj House,
7, Camac Street, 5th Floor
Kolkata 700017
Tel: (033) 22826711 / 22826712
Email: sahmed@thermaxindia.com

or

Ms. Chandrima Banerjee
Joint Dean of Programmes, ISABS Kolkata Region
C/o Exide Industries Ltd.
59E, Chowringhee Road
Kolkata 700020
Tel: (033) 228332150 / 2151/ 2171/ 2186
Email: chandrima@exide.co.in

For more details, contact either of the above or :

Sanjib Basu
Regional Representative, ISABS Kolkata Region
1A, Lee Road
Kolkata 700020
Telephone: (033) 22470018
Email: basus@sify.com

SO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ?

Thought you might want to join us that know everything.

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only! fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almond is a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age!
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds.
Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left(palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language, which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious.
"There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself
……………Now you know everything :-):-)

Weekend Lab

With great pleasure we would like to inform you about our forthcoming ISABS, Kolkata Region Weekend Laboratory at Dhyan Ashram, Kolkata. Since quite some time we were discussing, during our monthly meetings, about the possibilities of organising such a short duration lab and many of us were very keen to join such a lab. Finally, we have been able to organise this lab for our members.

Dates : 1st April 2005 (late evening ) to 3rd April 2005 (evening). This is a residential event.

Venue : Dhyan Ashram, Diamond Harbour Road (to the left beyond IIM Calcutta, Joka).

Timing : Participants are requested to arrive at Dhyanashram by 7.00 p.m. on 1st April. Dinner will be served at around 8 p.m. but not after 8.30 p.m.! We will have a preliminary session from 9 to 10.30 p.m.

The lab will commence at 9.30 am on 2nd April and close at 6 p.m. on 3rd April.

Objective : The objective of this Weekend Lab is for participants to explore personal locations within a group setting in a 2 day facilitated, largely unstructured setting.

For Whom : Existing members of ISABS Kolkata Region, preferably but not necessarily with BLHP experience.

Facilitator : Ms. Sukhvinder Sircar, Professional Member of ISABS.

Fee : Rs. 500/- per participant. This includes participation fee, accommodation (on a twin sharing basis) and food.

This will give us an opportunity to continue our journey of self exploration. Would request all of you to kindly join the lab. Needless to say, the success of this effort will depend on the extent of our participation. Let us all come together and make it a meaningful learning experience!

Please confirm your participation to either of us by March 24, latest.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Warm regards

Shakila & Chandrima
Joint Dean of Programmes
ISABS, Kolkata Region

Contact :

Ms. Shakila Ahmed
Tel: (033) 22826711 / 22826712, 9831404513
Email: sahmed@thermaxindia.com
Or
Ms. Chandrima Banerjee
Tel: (033) 22832186/ 22832150 /2151/2171
Email: chandrima@cal.exide.co.in