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Date & Day |
1400 1730 Focal Theme & Science Programme for the
Country
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January 3, 2010
Sunday |
1130 - 1300
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Science
& Technology challenges of 21st Century
National Perspective
Chair: Dr G
Madhavan Nair
Speakers: Dr K Kasturirangan
Dr M S Swaminathan
Dr Anil Kakodkar
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1400 1545
1600 -
1730
1730-1900
|
Science Programme for the Country
Chair: M A
Baby, Hon. Minister for Education, G O K
Co-ordinator:
Kamal K Dwivedi, Advisor, International Division, DST
Speakers: Secretary, Dept of Science and Technology
Secretary, Dept of Space
Secretary, Dept of Bio Technology
Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Secretary, Dept of Atomic Energy
Director General, DRDO
Director General, CSIR
Director General, ICMR /Secretary, Dept
of Health Research
ISCA
Memorial Lectures
Public Lecture
Chair: Prof
M G K Menon
Speakers: Prof C N R Rao
Prof Roger Tsien, Nobel Laureate
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97th Indian Science Congress
(January 3-7, 2010)
Kariavattom Campus, University of Kerala,
Thiruvananthapuram
|
Date & Day |
0900 1300 Space Summit, Childrens Science Congress,
Plenary: Food and Agriculture
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January 4, 2010
Monday |
0900 1300
0900 1300
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Space Summit
Chair: Dr K
Radhakrishnan
Speakers: Prof U R Rao
Dr. John C Mather, NASA
Dr. Lars Parhm
Dr. C G Krishnadas Nair
Dr. Marc Pircher, CNES
Mr S. Ramakrishnan
Plenary: Food and Nutritional Security
Chair: Dr M
S Swaminathan
Speakers: Dr V Prakash, CFTRI
Dr Umesh Kapil
Dr Rakesh Tuli
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|
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1400 1700
1730-1900
1130 1700 |
Childrens Science Congress Inauguration
by Dr A P J
Abdul Kalam
Public Lecture
Chair: Dr S
K Brahmachari, Director General, CSIR
Speakers: Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
Dr. R A Mashelkar
Vigyan
Sancharak Sammelan
Co-ordinator:
Smt AS Padmavathy
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97th Indian Science Congress
(January 3-7, 2010)
Kariavattom Campus, University of Kerala,
Thiruvananthapuram
|
Date & Day |
0900 1300 Plenary Health and Weather,
Climate & Environment
|
|
January 5, 2010
Tuesday |
0900-1300 |
Current Issues on Biomedical Research Studies
Chair:
Dr.Irving Zucker
Co-chair: Dr
Devi Prasad Shetty / Dr S S Parmar
Welcome:
Prof.R.Ramamurthi
Speakers:
Dr.H.David Wilson
Dr.Gary Sieck
Dr.Krishna Agrawal
Dr.Harish Panth
Followed by Panel discussion along with
Dr O N Paramasivan, Dr Krishna Dronamraju
and Dr PR Sudhakaran
Coordinated
by: Dr.T.K.Bose
|
|
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0900-1300
1730 1900
1130 -1700
|
Weather, Climate & Environment
Chair: Roddam
Narasimha
Speakers:
Dr.Shailesh Naik
Dr Sulochana Gadgil
Dr J V Singh
Dr. Radhika Ramachandran
Public Lecture
Chair: Dr R
Chidambaram
R D Birla
Memorial Award Lecture: Prof M G K Menon
Public
Lecture:
Mr Nandan
Nilekani
Vigyan
Sancharak Sammelan
Co-ordinator:
Smt AS Padmavathy
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97th Indian Science Congress
(January 3-7, 2010)
Kariavattom Campus, University of Kerala,
Thiruvananthapuram
|
Date & Day |
0900 1300 Plenary Bio
Technology, Nano Technology and Education
|
|
January 6, 2010
Wednesday |
0900-1300
|
Plenary Bio
Technology
Chair: Dr G
M Nair, U O K
Speakers: Dr Ajay Parida (MSSRF)
Dr Krishna Dronamraju, Texas
Dr S N Rao, Dept of Bio technology, G O I
Dr. Sameer Bhattacharya, V B U,
Shantiniketan
Dr Geetha Bali, Karnataka State Women Uni.
Prof S P Niranjan, Mysore University
|
|
|
0900
1300
0900 1300
|
Nano materials &
Technology
Chair: Dr G
Sundararajan, Director, ARCI, Hyderabad
Co-ordinator: Dr. K.N.Ninan, Emeritus Professor,IIST
Speakers:
Prof. D Bahadur -
Prof. V Ramgopal Rao- Nano Electro Mechanical Sensor Systems
for Applications in Healthcare, Agriculture & Security
Prof. Sundara Ramaprabhu- Energy related applications of nano materials: An overview
Prof. Ashwini Agarwal - Nano technology in Textile - Current Prospective and Challenges
Dr. Shanti Nair - Developments in Nano health
Dr. Swaminathan Sethuraman - Applications of Nano medicine: An Indian perspective
Dr. George Thomas
NIIST, Trivandrum
University Meet
Chair: Prof.
S P Thyagarajan ,Pro Chancellor
Sri Ramachandra
University Chennai
Co-chair: Dr B
Ekbal, Former VC, UOK
Session
Coordinator : Prof . P R Sudhakaran, UoK
Speakers:
Prof. S P Thyagarajan
Prof. P T
Manoharan, Former VC, Madras
University
Prof .V N R Pillai,VC, IGNOU, New Delhi
Prof. K Kannan,VC, Central Univ. of
Nagaland
Dr B Ekbal, Former VC, UOK
Prof .Helga Nowotny, Vice President
European Research Council, Belgium
Prof.Carlo Rizzuto, Chair,
European
Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure, European Commission , Belgium
Dr .K Radhakrishnan, Director, SCTIMST,
TVM
Panel
Discussion:
Frontiers
of Science & Technology of 21st century
Chairman : Dr
Gangan Prathap, Director,NISCAIR
New Delhi
Co-Chair : Prof. R Ramamurthy, Former V
C,
S V University
Panel Members:
Prof.
A Jayakrishnan,VC, UoK Dr Githa Bali,VC
KSWU,Bijapur,Karnataka
Dr P Dhar, Editor-in Chief, System&
Synthetic Biology Journal
Prof. S P Thyagarajan
Prof .V N R
Pillai
Prof. K Kannan,
Dr B Ekbal
Prof .Helga Nowotny
Prof.Carlo Rizzuto
Dr .K Radhakrishnan
Dr.Suresh
Das,Director, NIIST Trivandrum
Rapporteur:
Radhika Nair, Content Editor
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97th Indian Science Congress
(January 3-7, 2010)
Kariavattom Campus, University of Kerala,
Thiruvananthapuram
|
Date & Day |
0900 1300
Plenary Biodiversity, Energy
and
Information Technology
|
|
January 7, 2010
Thursday |
0900-1300
|
Plenary Biodiversity & Sustainable
Development
Chair: Dr.
M S Swaminathan
Co-Chair:
Dr R S Paroda
Convener:
Dr P L Gautam
Speakers: Dr Sujata Arora
Dr A K Ghosh
Dr S Nagarajan
Dr S Balasubramanian
Prof Madhav Gadgil
Prof Anil Gupta
Dr S Subramaniyan
Dr Ashish Kothari
Dr P L Gautam
|
|
|
0900
1300
|
Plenary
Energy
Chair: Dr.
Anil Kakodkar
Co-ordinator:
Dr S K Chopra
Speakers: Dr. S Banerji
H S Brahma
R S Sharma
P S Bhattacharya
S K Chopra
Vijay Sharma
|
|
|
0900 1300 |
Plenary
Information Technology
Chair: Shri Ajay Kumar, Principal Secretary, IT, Govt of Kerala and
Director, Institute of Mangement in Government
Co-ordinator:
Shri S.Gopakumar, Group Director, CNG, VSSC
Speakers:
Dr. P Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita University, Coimbatore
Dr S V Ingale, Dept.
of Mathematics, Ahmadnagar
Prof L M Patnaik,
Director, DIAT, Pune
Sri G.Vijayaraghavan, Member Planning Board,
Kerala
Sri. Goldi Misra, CDAC,
Pune
Sri Vineet Kumar, Crompton Greaves
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