The 22nd session of the Kerala Science Congress will be held at the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, from January 28 to 31, 2010. The special theme for the Science Congress is ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Development: A National Perspective.’The technical sessions of the congress will be led by experts in various fields, executive vice-president of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) Dr. E.P. Yesodharan and Principal Scientific Officer Dr. V. Ajith Prabhu told a press conference here on Thursday.Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan is scheduled to inaugurate the congress on January 28.The four-day event includes presentation of research papers, invited talks, presentations by experts on the focal theme, poster presentations and presentations by the State-level winners of the Children Science Congress. More than 500 scientific research papers are expected to be presented and discussed in the meet.
The contributed papers in the Science Congress will be grouped under 11 different subject areas, namely agricultural, fisheries and veterinary Sciences, biotechnology, chemical sciences and technology, earth system science & geo-informatics, engineering science, information technology and computer science, environmental science including forestry and wildlife, health science, life science, and physical science. The Young Scientist Award will be given to the best paper in each of the 11 subject areas to encourage young scientific talent. The national-level winners of the Children Science Congress will be felicitated and given an opportunity to present their project works before the scientific forum.
There will be three memorial lectures in honour of eminent scientists, namely P.T. Bhaskara Panicker, P.K. Gopalakrishnan and P.R. Pisharoty.The Congress will also showcase various institutions and their achievements. The last date for submission of extended abstracts is November 30.Dr. Yesodharan is the president of the 22nd Kerala Science Congress and Prof. (Dr.) R.V.G. Menon, the chairman of the organising committee. Dr. Ajit Prabhu V is the convener of the Science Congress Committee and Dr. K.V. Sankaran, Director, KFRI, is the general convener of the organising committee. The event is cosponsored by the Union Department of Science and Technology.Details on the 22nd Kerala Science Congress will be available on the web site www.ksc.kerala.gov.in
The Hindu, 30th October 2009
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