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Knowledge Diffusion Network
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I filled out the form. What happens next?
We contact you in two days and let you know if we can organize your talk. In some cases, we are unable to arrange a talk for you, i.g. your trip coincides with holidays or exam time in Iran. If we decide to organize your talk, we will confirm your host and ask you to send us the abstract of your talk, your biography and your preferred days for the presentation. After we get these information, we connect you with the local organizer to arrange other details.
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Can I present my talk in English?
If you know how to speak Persian, we suggest that you present your talk in Persian. The audience, many of them undergraduate students, would learn more from your talk, if you present it in Persian. Your presentation slides can be prepared in English though.
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Can you organize a one-day workshop for me instead of a one-hour talk?
Yes, however organizing a workshop requires more arrangements and therefore you should contact us well in advance. We also expect you to have a Ph.D. degree, preferably be a faculty member.
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In what fields, do you organize seminars?
Our expertise is in Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics. However, we have organized seminars in other fields too. If your research area is not in the above fields, contact us directly to see what we can do for you.
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Who are the audience of my talk? How general should my talk be?
It depends. You should check that with the local organizer. However, if we are organizing your talk in a university, your audience will likely include many undergraduate students. Therefore we suggest your talk to be very general. A presentation you have prepared for a conference is not usually suitable for your talk in Iran.
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Is there a video-projector in the lecture hall?
Yes, unless we inform you otherwise.
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Do you pay for my flight to Iran?
No, we do not have financial resources to pay for your flight.
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Visiting Lecturer Program (1)
Title : Particle Diagnostics in Twin-Wire-Arc Spraying System
Speaker : Amirhossein Pourmousa, M.Sc.
PhD Candidate
Center for Advanced Coating Technologies
University of Toronto
Time : Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at 2:30PM
Location : Hamkaf 1, Jahad Building, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran
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Visiting Lecturer Program (2)
Title : An Introduction to Quantum Error Correction and Fault-Tolerant Quantum
Computation
Speaker : Alireza Shabani,
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Physics, University of Toronto
Time : Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 at 4:00PM
Location Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran
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Speaker : Siamak Mohamadi
Ph.D. , Paris-Sud University, France
ATI Technologies Inc., Toronto, Canada
Title : Self-Timed Design
Time : Tuesday, Aug 17, 2004 at 12:00PM
Location Room 420, Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran
Abstract : more…
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Physics Today, Vol 57
The Iranian government has committed 150 billion rials (roughly $17.5 million) for a telescope, an observatory, and a training program, all part of a plan to build up the country?Ĵs astronomy base. Iran wants to collaborate internationally and to become internationally competitive in astronomy, says the University of Michigan?Ĵs Carl Akerlof, an adviser to the Iranian project. ?ĺFor a government that is usually characterized as wary of foreigners, that?Ĵs an important development.?Ĺ
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Physics Today, Vol 57
In permitting one scholarly publisher?��s activities, the Treasury Department seems to have muddied the dispute over freedom of the press and, in addition, has warned against collaborations between US scientists and their colleagues in sanctioned countries.
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In an article published this week in Nature magazine, the scientific impact of nations has been compared among 31 countries that in total generate 98 percent of the world?Ĵs scientific papers. Among the listed countries, Iran ranks 30th, just above the country of Luxemburg with population 460,000. Iran produced 4813 papers in the period of 1997-2001, which is 0.13 percent of the world?Ĵs total production. In terms of citations, Iran shows even a poorer track record. Articles published by Iranian authors recieved only 0.06 percent of total citations. Even though the numbers are very low compared to the other countries on the list, Iran has shown rapid growth in recent years. The number of papers generated in Iran increased by more than 100 percent from the period of 1993-1997 to 1997-2001
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Email address:
Farzaneh Ghassemi
Communication Coordinator
farzaneh.ghassemi@knowdiff.net
or
info@knowdiff.net
Mailing address:
Yaser Kerachian
57 Queen Street North, #1305
Kitchener, On, N2H 6T7
Canada
or
Reza Ejtehadi
Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology
Azadi Ave.
Tehran, Iran
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Upcoming Conferences
10th Conference on Fluid Dynamics
Oct 31-Nov 2, 2006
Yazd, Iran
Second IPM International Workshop on Plasma Dynamics
Dec 18-22, 2006
Tehran, Iran
13th Iranian Conference on Optics & Photonics
Feb 6-8, 2007
Tehran, Iran
The 8th Conference on Condensed Matter and 2nd Conference on Vacuum
Feb 14-15, 2007
Mashhad, Iran
Past Conferences
The Annual Physics Conference of Iran
Aug 28-31, 2006
Shahroud, Iran
IPM School & Conference on Lepton and Hadron Physics
May 15 - 20, 2006
Tehran, Iran
13th Spring Theoretical Physics Conference
May 3-5, 2006
Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Tehran, Iran
IPM String School and Workshop
April 10 - 19, 2006
Tehran - Iran
Astronomical Data Reduction & Analysis
Jan 15-29, 2006
Iran
10th Conference on Physics Education in Iran
Nov 15-17, 2005
Rasht, Iran
Summer School on the Phenomenological Aspects of the Elementary Particle Physics
Sep 5-8, 2005
Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics (IPM), Tehran, Iran
1st Inernational Workshop on Photonic Crystals
August 30-Sep 1, 2005
Mashhad, Iran
The Annual Physics Conference of Iran
August 29-Sep 1, 2005
Khoramabad, Iran
11th annual IASBS meeting on condensed matter physics
May 26-27, 2005
Zanjan, Iran
12th Spring Theoretical Physics Conference
May 11-12, 2005
Tehran, Iran
9th Conference on Fluid Dynamics
Mar 7-9, 2005
Shiraz, Iran
Fifteenth Iranian Conference on Optics and Photonics
Feb 2-3, 2005
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
The 7th Conference on Condenced Matter Physics
Jan 25-26, 2005
Tehran, Iran
IPM String School and Workshop
January 5-14, 2005
Qeshm Island, Iran
Fifth National Symposium on Cosmology
Dec 2, 2004
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
The International College on Optics of Liquid Crystal & Polymers (OLCP 2004)
September 4-10,2004 (Shahrivar 14-20, 1383)
Tabriz, Iran
Annual Physics Conference of Iran
University of Water and Electricity Industry (Shahid Abbaspour)
August 23-26, 2004 (Shahrivar 2-5, 1383)
Tehran, Iran
Workshop on Quantum Computing
Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics (IPM)
August 1-5, 2004
Tehran, Iran
Statistical Physics of Complex Fluids STATPHYS22 Satellite Meeting
June 27-July 1, 2004
Zanjan, Iran
International Summer School on Soft and Biological Matter
June 5-25, 2004
Zanjan, Iran
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Upcoming Conferences
The First Internatioanl Marketing Management Conference
Sep 4-5, 2006
Tehran, Iran
The 2nd National Conference on Logistics & Supply Chain
Nov 20-21, 2006
Tehran, Iran
3rd International Project Management Conference
Feb 20-21, 2007
Tehran, Iran
Urban Planinng & Management
Feb 21-21
Mashad, Iran
Past Conferences
Future studies, technology and vision of development
May 24-26, 2006
Tehran, Iran
Second International Project Management Conference
Feb 28-Mar 1, 2006
Tehran-Iran
Third International Management Conference
Dec 20-22, 2005
Tehran - Iran
Electronic Business and Electronic Commerce Research Conference
Dec 13-14, 2005
Tehran, Iran
International Physical Asset Management Conference
August 15-18, 2005
Tehran, Iran
First International Project Management conference
Mar 2-5, 2005
Tehran, Iran
2nd Iranian conference on Science and Technology Parks and Incubators
March 1-3, 2005
Mashad, Iran
Seminar on Science and Technology Policy of the Nation
Feb 16, 2005
Tehran, Iran
The First Iranian National Conference On Logistics & Supply Chain
Feb 14-15, 2005
Tehran, Iran
The first International Conference on Airtransport Industries Management
Jan 19-20, 2005
Kish Island, Iran
The First International Conference of Information & Communication Technology Management
Dec 29, 2004
Tehran, Iran
International Management Conference
Dec 21-23, 2004
Tehran, Iran
The Second National Conference on Value Engineering
Dec 1-2, 2004
Tehran, Iran
The 3rd Biannual Conference on Economics of Iran
Dec 1-2, 2004
Tarbiat Modares Univeristy, Tehran, Iran
Conference on Knowledge and Technology Development
Nov 16-18, 2004
Tehran, Iran
First national conference on e-Business
Oct 10-11, 2004
Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
The Conference of Geohazards, Natural Disasters and Methods of Confronting with Them
Sep 27-29, 2004
Tabriz, Iran
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* List of Mathematics conferences and gatherings in Iranian Mathematical Society website
Upcoming Conferences
37 Annual Iranian Mathematics Conference (AIMC)
Sep 2-5, 2006
Tabriz, Iran
Ordinary differential equations & inverse ordinary differential equations problem
Nov 27, 2006
Qazvin, Iran
Past Conferences
International Workshop on Noncommutative Geometry
Sep 11-22, 2005
IPM, Tehran, Iran
36 Annual Iranian Mathematics Conference (AIMC)
Sep 10-13, Yazd, Iran
The 9th International Conference on Algebraic Hyperstructures and Its Applications (AHA 2005)
Sep 1-7, 2005
Babolsar, Iran
School on Grobner Bases and Applications
July 9-22, 2005
Zanjan, Iran
IPM - POLYTECHNIQUE - WPI Workshop on Bioinformatics and Biomathematics
Apr 11-21, 2005
Tehran, Iran
15th Seminar on Mathematical Analysis & Its Applications
Mar 9-10, 2005
Zahedan, Iran
35th Annual Conference in Mathematics
Jan 22-26, 2005
Ahvaz, Iran
Third Seminar on linear Algebra and its Applications & Operator Inequalities Workshop
Dec 25-29, 2004
Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran
International Workshop on Nonlinear PDEs
Dec 5-16, 2004
IPM, Tehran, Iran
14th Seminar on Mathematical Analysis & Its Applications
Feb 4 & 5, 2004
Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Upcoming Conferences
IPM International Symposium on Fundamentals of Software Engineering (FSEN 07)
Apr 17-19, 2007
School of Computer Science, IPM, Tehran, Iran
Past Conferences
11th International CSI Computer Conference
January 24-26, 2006
School of Computer Science, IPM, Tehran, Iran
International Workshop on Foundations of Software Engineering (FSEN 2005)
Oct 1-3, 2005
IPM, Tehran, Iran
The 2nd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Technology (IKT2005)
May 24-26, 2005
Tehran, Iran
10th Annual Computer Society of Iran Computer Conference
February 15-17, 2005
Tehran, Iran
Workshop on Quantum Computing
August 1-5, 2004
IPM, Tehran, Iran
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Upcoming Conferences
4th Iranian Conference on Machine Vision and Image Processing
Feb 14-15, 2007
Mashhad, Iran
15th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2007)
May 15-17, 2007
Tehran, Iran
Past Conferences
Student Conference on Electrical Engineering
Sep 4-6, 2006
Tehran, Iran
14th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering
May 16-18, 2006
Tehran, Iran
20th International Power System Conference (PSC2005)
Nov 14 - 16 , 2005
Tehran, Iran
International Symposium on Telecommunications
Sep 10-12, 2005
Shiraz, Iran
13th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering
May 10-12, 2005
Zanjan, Iran
10th Conference on Electric Power Distribution Network
May 4-5, 2005
Tabriz, Iran
3rd Machine Vision and Image Processing Conference
Feb 23-24, 2005
Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
The First National Seminar on Planning Strategy of Transition to 2.5 and 3rd Generation of Mobile Phones Technology in Iran
Dec 20, 2004
Tehran, Iran
19th International Power System Conference (PSC2004)
Nov 21 - 25 , 2004
Tehran, Iran
Broadband Communications & DVB Seminar
Oct 13-14, 2004
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
The First Virtual Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Oct 11-13, 2004
Shiraz, Iran
5th Iranian Conference on Fuzzy Systems
Sep 7-9, 2004
Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran
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2005 team
2004 team
2005 team
Board of Directors
- Reza Ejtehadi, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Yaser Kerachian, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Mohammad Ali Safari, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Mehdi Yahyanejad, MIT, Cambridge, United States
- Ali Zuashkiani, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Supporting Team
- Hassan Amiri, University of Texas at Austin, United States
- Massoud Babaei-Zadeh, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Laila Bahreinian, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Siavosh Benabbas, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Mohammad Farjood, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Armin Nourbakhsh, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Saman Moghimi, Sharif University of Thechnology, Tehran, Iran
- Javad Omidi, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
- Majid Saeedi, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Katayoun Salamati, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Hessam Salavati, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Davoud Saljoughi, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Mir Shahram Safari, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
- Mehrdad Shamsi, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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2004 team
Board of Directors
- Sanli Ebrahimi Poor Faez, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Reza Ejtehadi, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Ehsan Foroughi, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Yaser Kerachian, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Mohammad Ali Safari, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Mehdi Yahyanejad, MIT, Cambridge, United States
- Ali Zuashkiani, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Supporting Team
- Massoud Babaei-Zadeh, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Mahshid Fardadai, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Rouzbeh Gerami, UCLA, Los Angeles, Unites States
- Mahdi Lotfinezhad, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Farhad Mazlumi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Saman Moghimi, Sharif University of Thechnology, Tehran, Iran
- Mohamad Morovati, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Resources
Online courses, guides
Articles
Articles about Science and Technology
Organizations
Organizations related to Science and Technology Policy in Iran
Scientific Societies in Iran
Resources
Rahyaft
Science Policy Quarterly is Published by the National Research Council of IRAN
MITOPENCOURSEWARE
MIT free course materials
Math Course Materials
From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
World Lecture Hall
University of Texas directory of free online courses
Articles
New Reforms in the Management of the University: Transition from Centralized to Decentralized (University-Based Management) in Iran(PDF)
Y Mehralizadeh, Faculty of Education & Psychology, University of Shahid Chamran, Khozestan, Ahvaz, Iran
Higher Education Policy, 2005, 18, (67���82)
Report on Science in Post-Revolutionary Iran-Part I: Emergence of a Scientific Community?(PDF)
Farhad Khosrokhavar, with contibutions from Shapour Etemad and Masoud Mehrabi
Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies, (Summer 2004), 13(2), 209-224
The scientific impact of nations
Compares 31 nations that are producing 98 percent of scientific papers in the world.
Middle Eastern Nations Making Their Mark
Compares scientific production of Middle Eastern countries (except Israel and Turkey)
Promoting Science and Technology for Development (PDF file)
Why science is useful for development.
Science and Development Network
Covering brain drain
Science, Math and Technology Education
World Bank
What Is the Role of Science in Developing Countries?
article by Jose Goldemberg published in Science
Scientific Diasporas: A New Approach to the Brain Drain
Presented by J. B. Meyer in World Conference on Science
Comparing Science and Technology among countries (PDF file)
source Worldbank
Organizations
Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
The National Research Council of IRAN
Center for International Research & Collaboration (ISMO)
National Research Institute for Science Policy
Ministry of Science and Technology, Iran
United Nation Volunteers (UNV) TOKTEN program
Scientific Societies in Iran
For the full list of scientific societies, click here
Society of Chemical Engineers
Iranian Physical Society
Iran Strategic Management Society
Iranian Association for Energy Economics
Iranian Mathematical Society
Computer Society of Iran
Iranian Statistical Society
Iranian Society for Biomedical Engineering
Iranian Society of Physiology and Pharmacology (IRSPP)
Informatics Society of Iran
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If you are planning to go to Iran, you might consider giving a talk there as well.
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