{"id":3939,"date":"2025-06-19T23:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/?page_id=3939"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T07:33:55","slug":"workshops-and-panels-nrs25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/workshops-and-panels-nrs25\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops and Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Professional Button-Style Navigation Menu --><\/p>\n<nav style=\"background-color: #003366; padding: 15px 0; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; text-align: center;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;\">\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/nrs25\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/about-nrs25\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/call-for-contributions-nrs25\">Call for Contributions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/registration-nrs25\">Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/important-dates-nrs25\">Important Dates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/program-nrs25\">Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/ws-senior-citizen-edu\/\">Senior Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/workshops-and-panels-nrs25\">Workshops &amp; Panels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/speakers-nrs25\">Speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/publication-nrs25\">Publication<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/venue-and-access-nrs25\">Venue &amp; Access<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/contact-nrs25\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"menu-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/faq-nrs25\">FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<p><!-- Inline CSS Styling --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .menu-button {\n    background-color: #ffffff;\n    color: #003366;\n    padding: 10px 18px;\n    border-radius: 5px;\n    text-decoration: none;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    display: inline-block;\n    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .menu-button:hover {\n    background-color: #005A9C;\n    color: #ffffff;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  @media (max-width: 768px) {\n    .menu-button {\n      padding: 8px 14px;\n      font-size: 0.95em;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n<p><!-- Workshops & Panels Page --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 40px 20px; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: #003366; font-size: 2.4em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Workshops &amp; Panels \u2013 NILIS Research Symposium 2025<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"border: 0; height: 3px; width: 60px; background-color: #005a9c; margin: 0 auto 30px auto;\" \/>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\">The NILIS Research Symposium 2025 will include a variety of <strong>workshops,<\/strong> <strong>webinars, panel discussions<\/strong>, and <strong>interactive sessions<\/strong> that explore key areas related to the symposium theme:<br \/>\n<em>\u201cInnovative Libraries, Inclusive Communities: Building Bridges on the Digitalization Roadmap.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\">These sessions are expected to cover topics such as:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 1.05em; padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n<li>Digital literacy and community empowerment<\/li>\n<li>Emerging technologies in libraries (e.g., AI, AR\/VR)<\/li>\n<li>Inclusive information practices<\/li>\n<li>Innovations in education, librarianship, and knowledge management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.1em; background-color: #f2f6fa; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #005A9C; border-radius: 4px;\">\ud83d\udce3 <strong>Full details of the workshops and panels will be announced soon.<\/strong><br \/>\nSessions will be held from <strong>01st October to 31st October 2025<\/strong>. The final schedule will include workshop titles, speakers, and audience information.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 40px; color: #003366; font-size: 1.5em;\">\u2709\ufe0f Call for Workshop and Panel Proposals<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"352\">If you are interested in conducting a <strong data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"118\">workshop<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"140\">panel discussion<\/strong>, or <strong data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"171\">pre-conference webinar<\/strong>, we warmly invite you to submit a proposal through the official submission form. Proposed activities may be <strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"319\">fee-based or offered free of charge<\/strong>, subject to review and approval.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"574\">NILIS will provide the <strong data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"386\">venue<\/strong> for in-person events and, if required, a <strong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"441\">Zoom link<\/strong> for online sessions. All members of the organizing team are required to <strong data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"539\">register individually<\/strong> for the symposium as participants.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"759\">A formal <strong data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"622\">Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)<\/strong> outlining roles, responsibilities, and terms of collaboration will be signed between NILIS and the organizing party prior to the event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.05em;\">Proposals must be submitted by <strong>31 August 2025<\/strong> and should align with the symposium theme.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #005a9c; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; transition: background-color 0.3s ease;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/i28NYSFSoMVCqTbVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit Proposal<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.95em; color: #555;\">Please check back for updates. Registered participants will also receive notifications of confirmed workshops and panels via email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home About Call for Contributions Registration Important Dates Program Senior Training Workshops &amp; Panels Speakers Publication Venue &amp; Access Contact FAQs \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Workshops &amp; Panels \u2013 NILIS Research Symposium 2025 The NILIS Research Symposium 2025 will include a variety of workshops, webinars, panel discussions, and interactive sessions that explore key areas related to the symposium [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3939"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4264,"href":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3939\/revisions\/4264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}