USA and the LTWA. There were six teachers and they taught Cosmology, Life Science and various teaching methods. 20th - 31st January 2009 - The second Science
Leadership Institute workshop was held at Central University of Tibetan Studies Sarnath Varanasi, in which twenty eight monks participated. It was taught by five teachers. The LTWA appreciates the hospitality extended by the Director and the staff during our stay there. 4th May - 16th May 2009 - The third Science Leadership Institute workshop was held at Bon Menriling Monastery, Solan. Thirty monks from various monasteries and three teachers participated in this workshop. for more information log on to: http://scienceformonks.org
18th May - 20th June 2009 - The second Emory Tibet Science Initiative workshop was held at Sarah in which, a total of ninety monks and nuns from twenty three different monasteries and nunneries participated. A total of fifteen teachers taught on various subjects like Philosophy, Maths, Physics, Life Science and Neuro Science. 10th - 12th November 2008 - The second Science
Terminology Seminar was held at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. In this seminar, fifteen scholars were invited from various institutions, namely: Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute, TCV, Institute of Buddhist Dialectics and Education Department.
Works in Progress
1. Working on the translation of B. Alan Wallace’s book “Hidden Dimension” which is in its final stages of completion. 2. Working on the translation of Victor Mansfield’s book “Towards the Union of Love and Knowledge” which is almost complete. This Year’s Publications
1. Three Science Newsletters 2. Science Journal No.11 3. Science Journal No.12 Other Services
All the articles that were presented by the distinguished speakers during the International Science and Buddhism Conference, at the Central University of Tibetan studies, Sarnath, Varanasi, were translated by the staffs of this department. 2 ADMINISTRATION
Governing Body
Personnel
Three staff members were recruited in various departments while one staff member resigned. There are four vacant posts that have not yet been filled because of paucity of adequate budgetary need to meet the expenses.
Science Exposition:
Fiscal Budget
22nd - 24th June 2009 - The first ever Science Exposition by the monks was held at Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala. The monks were from the Science Leadership Institute programme.
The LTWA is chiefly dependent on annual funding from the Government of India for meeting both recurring and non-recurring expenditures. It is indeed the lifeline of the LTWA, without which it could not survive. The institution received a total annual grant of Rs. 5,500,000 (five million five hundred thousand). The rest of the fiscal budgetary expenses were met from donations and income generated from the sales of publications and hostel rents.
October 2008 - Central University of Tibetan Studies
- Sarnath Varanasi held a three-week workshop on Physics - Cosmology, during which our staff member Karma Thupten was invited as the translator.
December 2008 - Central University of Tibetan Studies
-Sarnath Varanasi held a Science and Buddhism International Conference. The entire Science Department was invited for this conference.
5th - 10th January 2009 - The workshop on Astronomy
was held and organised by the Central University of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi, during which our staff member Karma Thupten was invited as the translator.
Xeon machine with windows 2003 server. b. Free edition of AVG Antivirus version 8.5, installed on all compatible LTWA computers and updates are made available twice a week. The update files are available at the computer section and can be acquired through the chat service. c. Time to time assistance regarding AC Power, UPS and computer maintenance was provided to Norshing and Chol-Sum History Documentation projects. d. Twenty five illustrations for a children’s book “A Treasury of Fables” proposed by the Director was completed this year. e. Three days SLIM workshop was conducted. f. The IPCop firewall system installed at the Library was upgraded from 1.4 to 1.4.11. The entire computer system at the Library has internet facility with a daily usage limit of 5 to 50 MB depending on their requirements sanctioned by the Administration Office. g. DNS security system was also introduced to maintain a more productive, faster and safer use of the internet facility.
Maintenance
No major maintenance work was executed. Computer & Information Services
During the fiscal year three Governing Body meetings were held. Important matters pertaining to the developments of the institution were discussed and resolved. Executive Committee
The LTWA Executive Committee had four meetings to assess the over-all development of the institution. Important matters were discussed and resolved. Acknowledgement
The LTWA expresses its deepest sense of indebtedness and venerated gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama for His constant support and guidance. We also record our profound gratitude and thankfulness to the Government of India for its unremitting financial support and guidance. We are also indeed thankful for those institutions and individuals who have come forward to support us in our endeavours.
a. Troubleshooting, maintenance, Data backup and Computer system update at the Institute were carried out promptly. The Manuscript and Foreign language Library server was upgraded to an Intel
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The LTWA gratefully acknowledges the Polish Embassy, Delhi for loaning a Zeutschel OS 12000 state of the art scanning machine. The scanner will be used primarily for scanning old and rare manuscripts, thangkas, maps, and large-format documents. It will be ready for public use after the completion of the new annexe building. Specifications Description:
Maximum resolution:
overhead tabletop scanner for books, newspapers, and large-format documents (certificates, drawings, maps, thangkas)
100–600 ppi
Scan area:
Scan speed: 1 sec./300 ppi in gray scale, 4 sec./300 ppi in color
635 x 460 mm (>DIN A2)
Scanner interface:
Book cradle: maximum book thickness 100 mm, optional bookcradle with glassplate (scanning with or without glass plate) Auto focus approx. 50 mm Scan mode: OS 12000 C: 36-bit color, 12-bit grayscale, 1-bit b&w OS 12000 G: 12-bit grayscale, 1-bit b&w
Firewire Data display: all standard formats, e.g. Tiff uncompressed, TIFF G4, JPEG, JP2, Multipage Tiff, PDF, BNMP, PCS Dimensions: (w x d x h) 950 mm x 890 mm x 1,250 mm Work space: (w x d) 700 mm x 720
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LTWA ▪ 2008 - 2009 ▪ Newsletter
The new scanning machine