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Executive Secretary Treasurer Regional Science Congress Meet, January 23 & 24, 2014 Asst. Executive Secretary Members of the Executive Committee 1. Dr. (Mrs.) Vijay Laxmi Saxena Kanpur Organized by 2. Smt. Kumkum Swarup Kanpur ISCA, Pondicherry Chapter & 3. Prof. Gangadhar 4. Dr. Achyuta Samanta Department of Ocean Studies & Marine Biology 5. Prof. Ranjit K.Verma Bodh Gaya , Andaman 6. Prof. Sunil Prakash Trivedi 7. Prof. D. Narayana Rao 8. Prof. S.S. Katiyar Kanpur 9. Dr. Abhaya Kumar Naik Bhubaneswar 10. Dr. Manju Tembhre 11. Dr. Praveer Asthana (DST) New 12. Dr. Naresh Batha CONVENER CO-ORDINATOR 13. Dr. Meena Sharma Organizing Committee ISCA Regional Meet ISCA Regional Meet 1. Dr. V. Amouda, Convener, ISCA Pondicherry Chapter Centre for Bioinformatics Dept., of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology 2. Dr. P.M. Mohan, Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Port Blair Pondicherry University Pondicherry University Port Blair – 744 112 3. Dr. A. Dinakara Rao, Science Communicator, ISCA Pondicherry Chapter Puducherry – 605014 Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 4. Mr. M. Sundara Mohan, Treasurer, ISCA Pondicherry Chapter Mobile: 94425 80071/ 98421 24318 Contact No: 03192-262317, +91-9434283292 5. Dr. N. Ramanujam, Department of Disaster Mangement, Port Blair 6. Dr. R. Mohanraju, Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Port Blair 7. Dr. Jayant Kumar Mishra, Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Port Blair Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) ISCA Regional Meet Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) owes its origin to the foresight and initiative of two British The objective of a two day special event is to provide opportunity to the scientific community to express Indian Chemists, namely Professor J.L. Simonsen and Professor P.S. Mac Mohan. their views on the theme and interact with the students to inspire them. The scientific programme The first meeting of the Congress was held from January 15 to 17, 1914 at the premises of the Asiatic includes a national symposium on the focal theme by distinguished and eminent scientists and oral/poster Society, Calcutta. The Association was formed with the following objectives: presentation by delegates, an exhibition on the focal theme by school children from rural areas, a photo (I) to advance and promote the cause of Science in India exhibition on “One hundred one years of science in India towards rural development. (II) to hold an annual congress at a suitable place in India (III) to publish proceedings, journals, transactions, etc., and Focal Theme : Innovations & Advances in Science & Technology (IV) to popularize Science The Science and Technology advances made in the country should reach the young student community so that they are motivated to do higher studies and research in Science and Technology. The young students There are now fourteen sections namely Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Animal, Veterinary and should understand that the innovations in Science and Technology should reach the common man in our Fishery Sciences, Anthropological and Behavioural Sciences(including Archaeology and Psychology & country. Educational Sciences), Chemical Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Information and Communication Science & Technology (including Computer Sciences), Material In addition, a modern trend in Science and Technology has started an interdisciplinary integrative studies Sciences, Mathematical Sciences(including Statistics), Medical Sciences(including Physiology), New and research collaborations. The recent trends encourage the initiatives towards research collaborations Biology (including Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology and Biotechnology), Physical Sciences within the departments in an institution and collaborations among different institutions. To bring a and Plant Sciences. change in our orientation, people in traditional disciplines must learn to develop interdisciplinary research tools and technologies. ISCA, Pondicherry Chapter The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) is a premier scientific organization of India with the The key objectives of ISCA are to bring the scientific perspective, out of every individual mind to promote primary objectives of advancing and promoting the scientific knowledge throughout the region. The the Science. The Regional Science Congress meet will be a platform to discuss the above said theme and ISCA-Pondicherry Chapter was formed last year and its mandate is to have scientific outreach advanced technology in this region. This will help us to develop a strong developed nation. programmes for various sections of the society, especially focusing on school and college students. The aim is to encourage the school and college students to have better awareness in Science and the latest The ISCA Pondicherry Chapter is proposed to conduct regional meet in Port Blair. No such programme developments in research to fulfill their thrust in Science. was conducted in this region. This programme will be first of its kind and will be a great opportunity for the To bring out the talents of school and college students competitions like science fair, quiz and elocution students and scientists of Port Blair. along with special invited talks by eminent scientists will be conducted every year. Thrust Areas Pondicherry University Marine Sciences, Earth Sciences, Microbiology, Marine Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Biodiversity Pondicherry University is a Central University in Puducherry, founded in 1985 by Government of India. The University is a collegiate university with a jurisdiction spread over the Union Territories of Venue Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It has 35,000 students in its 87 affiliated Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM) is an affiliated college of Pondicherry University, Port colleges including 27,000 students in the distance education mode. The current strength of students Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. studying on-campus stands at 6500. Participants Andaman Islands College students from Science discipline in Port Blair can participate in this event. The Principal of the The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, located in the (east of the Indian mainland college is requested to send the name list of the interested students by post or e- mail to Prof. P.M. Mohan. geographically), is a splendid tropical island outpost, belonging to India but closer to south east Asia. The selection will be restricted if strength is more. The last date to send the list is 11.01.2014. Andaman and Nicobar Islands is group of 572 islands and near deserted islets (small islands), covered with lush forests and endless varieties of exotic flora and fauna. Incredible corals and marine life, crystal clear water and mangrove-lined creeks lure travelers to these picturesque islands. 86% of lands are still covered Address for Correspondence by dense forests. It is known as one of the best tourist destinations of India. Even with tourist Dr. P. M. Mohan infrastructure developments, these islands still remain virgin in the sense of unpolluted natural beauty and Dr. V. Amouda unexplored marine life. Convener Coordinator, ISCA Regional Meet ISCA Pondicherry Chapter Professor & Head Ocean Studies & Marine Biology, Pondicherry University Centre for Bioinformatics Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology The Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology was initially started as a Centre of Ocean and Pondicherry University School of Life Sciences Island Studies in the year 2000, and later it was upgraded to a Department in 2004 with a major funding Puducherry – 605014 Brookshabad Campus from UGC. This Department has its own campus, located at Port Blair, the picturesque capital of the Mobile: 94425 80071/ 98421 24318 Port Blair – 744 112 Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Email: [email protected] Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India Contact No: 03192-262317; +91-9434283292 Email: [email protected]