Preparations on full swing for Indian Science Congress

Updated on: Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Hectic preparations are underway for the 99th Indian Science Congress to be held here from January 3 to 7, 2012.

To take stock of the preparations, meetings of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) Executive Committee and ISCA Council were held at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), where the mega event is slated to be held.

The high-level ISCA committee, led by Prof Geetha Bali, General President and Dr T Ramasami, Secretary in the department of science and technology as the Prime Ministers nominee, also held a series of meetings with KIIT officials.

During the four-day stock taking deliberations held last week, they were highly satisfied with the preparations, KIIT sources said.

Selection of the awardees for the Young Scientists Programme, instituted by ISCA, was also done on the occasion. The annual award, which is conferred during the session of Indian Science Congress, felicitates young scientists and researchers below the age of 32.

For the 99th Indian Science Congress, panel of experts selected 14 young scientists for the award after evaluating their research work and presentations.

The five-day scientific event, organized by KIIT in collaboration with NISER, is expected to be attended by over 18,000 delegates from India and abroad, including 20 Nobel Laureates, sources said.

The Congress would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who would visit again on the concluding day to take over as the president of the next Science Congress. For the first time, Children Science Congress and Women Science Congress would be held simultaneously with 99th ISC.

Preparations on full swing for Indian Science Congress

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