Workshop: Reference Management with Mendeley – Aug 24, 2013 – Event Report

Workshop: Reference Management with Mendeley – Aug 24, 2013 – Event Report

Did you know that you could organize your references neatly in folders, remove duplicate references, set up alerts to specific folders wherein you store your references, generate a bibliography with just one click! This was our first full-fledged workshop on Reference Management and we had 16 registrations. So here is a pre-during-post workshop report for you! Pre- Workshop (@ QMed office) - 7 pm, Friday ( 23rd Aug) We are giving final touches to the presentation. It's been two days we are working on it - creating content, refining the presentation techniques, adding elements that will make the learning and delivery…
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You are a Not for Profit Organization. Why do you need to charge so much for your workshops?

You are a Not for Profit Organization. Why do you need to charge so much for your workshops?

You are a Not for Profit Organization. Why do you need to charge so much for your workshops? This was a question that I got from a faculty member when I delivered my lecture at the TNMC (Nair Hospital), Mumbai on the 14th of August (This question came, when I gave details of our forthcoming workshop on Aug 24) It is reasonably often that I get asked this question. We also get related questions like "What do you do on a regular basis in the office?", "What do you do with the money you raise?" and more... A simple answer…
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Lecture: TNMC (BYL Nair Hospital). Event – Research Methodology Workshop for Faculty. Aug 14, 2013

Lecture: TNMC (BYL Nair Hospital). Event – Research Methodology Workshop for Faculty. Aug 14, 2013

Research Methodology workshops are being held pretty regularly in medical colleges. The Topiwala National Medical College, TNMC for short holds their share every year, both for PGs and for the faculty. I have been a regular invitee as a speaker for the last few years. This year, something was different. More about that soon. The hall had approximately 100 participants. While there were registered participants, the college had allowed other faculty and students to attend specific lectures they were interested in. The lecture duration was for 35 minutes (where I usually need about 70) but it only means less interactivity…
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