Impact Lecture Series

Cell

Institution's Innovation Council Cell

Name of The Programme

Impact Lecture Series

Venue

Suren Das College, Hajo, Assam

Date

2021-09-26

Major Objectives

Session 1 Report

The Session 1 of the Impact Lecture Series was organized by the IIC, Suren Das College, Hajo, Assam on 26^th September 2021 and Dr Pranjal Phukan was invited as the resource person for two sessions. Dr. Phukan delivered two lectures on the following topics:

Topic 1: Intellectual Property Rights in Entertainment Industry

Topic 2: Protection of Geographical Indications (GI) with special focus on North East Region of India.

The lectures were highly informative and both students, as well as faculties, actively participated in the online lecture series.  The speaker, Dr Pranjal Phukan, an eminent and experienced industry professional delivered quite an informative lecture on IPR in the first talk. He discussed how IPR could be used to safeguard one's talent related to composition, music, artistry etc. Overall he delivered a fruitful lecture on the use of IPR in the entertainment industry.

 

In the following half, he delivered a talk on “Protection of Geographical Indications (GI) with special focus on North East Region of India”. This lecture too was highly informative and relevant. The speaker gave information on Geographical Indications and how people or classes of society can apply for the same. Dr Phukan also threw light on how the local people of Hajo can apply for GI on the basis of their region speciality, which is the bell metal industry. Overall he passed on valuable information to the students and faculties through his deliberations.

Session 2 Report

 The Session 2 of the Impact Lecture Series was organized by the IIC, Suren Das College, Hajo, Assam on 24^th October 2021. For this session, two eminent personalities namely Er. Dulal Choudhury and Dr Ranjit Barman were invited as the resource persons.  The topic of the session was:

Topic: Role of 'Science & Innovation' in Entrepreneurship Development

The lectures were highly informative and students, as well as faculty, actively participated in the online lecture series.  The first speaker, Er. Dulal Choudhury, Consultant cum Motivator, School of Agro & Rural Technology, IIT, Guwahati talked about the “Role of Innovation in Entrepreneurship Development”. The speaker delivered quite an informative lecture on entrepreneurship amongst the students. The students were highly motivated by his talk. He also talked about budding entrepreneurs of the region as well as the scope of entrepreneurship development in our locality. Overall he delivered a fruitful lecture.

 

The second lecture was delivered by Dr. Ranjit Barman, Former Head, Science & Technology Division, Assam Science Technology & Environment Council, Assam on the “Role of Science in Entrepreneurship Development”.  The lecture focused on how science has evolved over the years and how it is still evolving. His talk motivated the students to take up new science projects and work collectively to solve societal problems through a scientific approach. Overall the session was highly encouraging and enriching and all the students, as well as faculties, were benefitted. 

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