REGISTRATION FORM ABOUT VARANASI (BENARAS) "Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks

INDO-GERMAN WORKSHOP twice as old as all of them put together"- Mark Twain (American writer) The eternal city Varanasi (Benaras) is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in ON India and also a place for tourist attraction and situated at the bank of sacred river Recent Applications of Carbohydrates in Ganga. Varanasi has been a centre of learning for Indian culture, music, science, Chemistry and Biology (RACCB-2017) and technology. The city is a symbol of Hindu renaissance. Varanasi is also known

as Kashi and Banaras, but its present name is a restoration of an ancient name Feb 14-16, 2017 meaning the city between two rivers- the Varuna and Assi. For pious Hindus, the city INDO-GERMAN WORKSHOP Department of Chemistry, IIT (BHU) has always been a special place. Lord Buddha first preached his sermons of Varanasi, India enlightenment at Sarnath situated only at a distance of 15 km from Varanasi. The ON climate at Varanasi during February will generally be pleasant. The temperature will & Recent Applications of Carbohydrates in Department of Biomolecular Systems be around 17-28°C. Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces ABOUT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (BHU) VARANASI AND THE Chemistry and Biology (RACCB-2017) Berlin, Germany DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY: The Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi owes Feb 14-16, 2017 Name ______its existence to the far-sighted vision and relentless efforts of its founder Bharat Designation ______Ratna, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. The Department of Chemistry IIT BHU, Varanasi, India Affiliation ______was established in the year of 1985 and currently constitutes 16 faculty members Address ______who are highly qualified, trained and dedicated in teaching. In addition, the ______E-mail ______department is also providing an excellent research platform to the students in Telephone ______various thrust areas of chemistry. The Department has produced about 100 Ph.D. and published over 1000 research papers in leading International and National Please tick: Journals. Research programs in the department have been supported by DST, Contributing a paper & abstract enclosed  CSIR, BRNS, UGC and AICTE, India. Registration fee (DD) is sent herewith  Registration fee will be sent before due date  ABOUT MPG, MPIKG AND DEPARTMENT OF BIO-MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, Arrangement for accommodation is requested  GERMANY Particulars about accommodation The Max Planck Society is Germany's most successful research organization. Since ______Details of fee: its establishment in 1948, no fewer than 18 Nobel laureates have emerged from the Name of the Bank: ______ranks of its scientists, putting it on a par with the best and most prestigious research DD number and date: ______institutions worldwide. The more than 15,000 publications each year in internationally renowned scientific journals are proof of the outstanding research work conducted at Max Planck Institutes – and many of those articles are among the most-cited Signature with date: publications in the relevant field. Organized by TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION The Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG) was founded in 1992. Department of Chemistry Accommodation facility within the campus will be available on special and early Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India request. The participants are encouraged to make their own travel and Research in Colloid and Interface Science is widely covered by the following accommodation arrangements. Varanasi city is well connected by air and rail Departments: Biomaterials, Biomolecular Systems, Colloid Chemistry and Theory & & from New Delhi and other major cities. IIT (Banaras Hindu University) is around Bio-Systems. Department of Biomolecular Systems 25 km away from the Varanasi (Babatpur) airport and 6 km from the Varanasi The Department of Bio-molecular systems (BMS) is mainly focused on elucidating Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces railway station. Varanasi has a wide choice of good hotels and fairly good- Berlin, Germany budget luxury hotels in the range of Rs.1500 - 3000 (US$ 50-200). Delegates the role of complex oligosaccharides involved in a host of biological processes of from outside India are advised to contact Dr. J. Kandasamy for medical relevance by employing molecular tools created by synthetic chemistry. accommodation and visa information. BMS is currently consisting of approximately 85 scientists from 18 different countries with diverse scientific backgrounds. The main focus of BMS is synthetic *See these links for the accommodation http://www.diamondhotel.co.in, carbohydrate chemistry, structural glycobiology, glycomics, glycoproteomics, http://www.thegatewayhotels.com/gangesvaranasi. biomimetics, glycoimmunology and carbohydrate vaccines development. http://newhotelbroadway.co.in/

PATRONS STRUCTURE AND SCOPE OF THE WORK SHOP PROF. RAJEEV SANGAL, (Director, IIT, BHU) ABSTRACT FORMAT PROF. G. C. TRIPATHI, (Chairman, BOG IIT- BHU &Vice Chancellor, BHU) Authors wishing to present a paper at the workshop are requested to submit an INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE abstract of not more than 300 words. The abstract should be in English and Prof. Peter H Seeberger, Director, MPIKG, Germany conform to the following format: Title: Times New Roman 14 (Bold). Author (s) Prof. K. N. Ganesh, Director, IISER Pune, India Prof. Chitra Mandal, IICB Kolkata, India Name, affiliation, email and Text: Times New Roman 12 (presenting author's name Prof. S. Chandrasekaran, IISc Bangalore, India should be underlined). Please give a margin of 3 cm on top and bottom and 2.5 cm Prof. Timor Baasov,Technion, Israel on left and right side of each page. Example of References: For a journal: 1). Prof. Dilip D. Dhavale, Pune University, India L.H.Gerow, J.E.Smith, M.W.Davis; Sep.Sci.Tech., 16, 519 (1981). For a book: 2). Prof. N. Jayaraman, IISc Bangalore, India D. Suriyachat and P.A. Distin; "Zirconium Solvent Extraction with Cyanex Prof. Daniel Werz, TU Braunschweig, Germany 923",Solvent Extraction in the Process Industries (Eds D.H. Logsdail and M.J. Dr. Micha Friedman, Tel Aviv Univ., Israel Slater); Elsevier Applied Science, London,1,265(1993). For more details visit Prof. Dillip Kumar Chand, IIT Madras, India http://www.iitbhu.ac.in/raas_2016/ Prof. Indrapal Singh Aidhen, IIT Madras, India Carbohydrates are one of the most challenging classes of biomolecules in terms of Prof. S. Baskaran, IIT Madras, India synthesis, structure, and biological implications. The main goal of this workshop is to Dr. Santosh Gharpure, IIT Bombay, India REGISTRATION FEE bring together a diverse group of scientists who work in the broad area of Prof. P. K. Jain, Dean (R&D), IIT BHU, India Glycoscience and provide them a multi-disciplinary forum for the presentation and Prof. G V S Sastry, Dean (AA), IIT BHU, India The registration fee includes conference kit, refreshments and lunch during the deliberations of the newest ideas and emerging concepts in the entire carbohydrate Prof. A. K. Muhkerjee Dean (SA), IIT BHU, India conference. After the acceptance of abstract, Registration fee can be paid through sciences with the special emphasis on Recent Developments in Carbohydrate Prof. P.C. Pandey, IIT BHU, India crossed Demand Draft favouring “RACCB-2017”, payable at Varanasi. Address to Synthesis and Biomedical Applications. Several experts who actively engaged in the Prof. D. S. Pandey, BHU carbohydrate research are being invited from India and Germany to highlight the Prof. Rajiv Prakash, IITBHU, India send the DD: Dr. J. Kandasamy, Convener and Secretary, RACCB-2017, current opportunities and challengers in the following topics, Prof. M. K. Natarajan (German studies), BHU, India Department of Chemistry, IIT (BHU), Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh. Payment can also be made through internet banking using the details given below: The Major Focus of the Workshop Dr. S.C.Tripathi (BARC, Mumbai) Dr. R. P. Tripathi (CDRI, Lucknow) Account Name: RACCB-2017  Carbohydrate Synthesis Prof. R. P. Singh (IISER Pune) Account No.: 35818215737  Chemical Biology of Carbohydrates  Synthesis and Applications of Glycoconjugates Bank: State Bank of India LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Branch name: Institute of Technology (BHU) and Branch Code: 011445  Development of tools for Carbohydrate analysis Chairperson: Prof. R. B. Rastogi, (Head, Dep. of Chem., IIT- BHU)  Carbohydrate-based drugs, vaccines, Diagnostic tools, etc. Convener and Secretary: Dr. Jeyakumar Kandasamy, (Dep. of Chem., IIT- BHU) IFSC code: SBIN0011445 and MICR Code: 221002036  Plant Oligosaccharides and structural elucidation Co-conveners: Dr. V. Srivastava (Chem. IIT BHU) and Dr. V. K. Tiwari (Institute of Science, BHU)  Carbohydrate-based Polymers and Materials for Biomedical applications Jt. Secretary: Dr. V. Ganesan, (Institute of Science, BHU) I Before Dec 15, 2016 After Dec 15, 2016  Carbohydrates as starting materials, ligands and organocatalysts in Organic Treasurer: Prof. Dhanesh Tiwary, (Dep. of Chem., IIT-BHU) Indian Foreigner Indian Foreigner Synthesis Jt.treasurers: Prof. M. A. Quraishi (IIT BHU) and Dr. S. Krishnamoorthi (Institute of Science, BHU) Rs. USD($) Rs. USD($)  Carbohydrate based sensors Students & Postdocs 2000 150 2500 200 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MEMBERS Prof. A.K. Muhkerjee, Prof. S.H. Hasan, Prof. M.M Singh, Prof. P.C. Pandey, Prof. R. Ghose, The Workshop will consist of Key note addresses, Invited talks and Poster Faculty & Scientists 3000 250 3500 400 Prof. Y.C. Sharma, Prof. K.D. Mandal, Dr. S. Singh, Dr. M. Malviya, Prof. P. Maiti, Dr. Sairam presentations. One of the sessions may be allotted for oral presentation based on (BHU), Dr. Senthil Raja (BHU),Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Prof. Biswajit Ray, Dr Ashutosh Gupta (UP the abstracts and time availability. Others & Industries 6000 400 8000 500 College, Varanasi).

LANGUAGE: The official language of the workshop is English VENUE: Senate Hall, Swatantrata Bhavan, BHU, Varanasi, India ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Dr. J. Kandasamy, Convener and Secretary, RAAS-2016 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Department of Chemistry, IIT (BHU), Varanasi-221005 EXHIBITION The organizing committee has pleasure of requesting your participation in the Email: [email protected] & Cell: +917071528804 Workshop at beautiful campus of Banaras Hindu University located in oldest spiritual Prof. Peter H. Seeberger (For German Participants) An exhibition of analytical instruments, accessories, scientific books, journals, etc. Director, MPIKG, Berlin, Germany City of the Ganges. Kindly submit your abstracts dealing with any of the topics will be organized during the workshop. Organizations interested in participating in mentioned in the structure and scope of the workshop. There are some best poster Email: [email protected] awards for the postdocs and research students. Local organizing committee will make Dr. V. K. Tiwari, Co-Convener, the exhibition may avail the facility on payment of Rs.40,000/- in advance. Around its best efforts to ensure your participation in the workshop and memorable stay with Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, BHU Varanasi-221005 10-15 minutes will be provided for presentation during the workshop. Email: [email protected] & Cell: +919451896061 best local hospitality. This workshop will provide you the ideal forum to stimulate Advertisements (multicolour) will be published in the proceedings of the workshop ideas and establish collaborations as well as to initiate fruitful discussions on the most Dr. V. Ganesan, Jt-Secretary, diverse topics of glycoscience. Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, BHU Varanasi-221005 as per the tariffs given below: Email: [email protected] & Cell: +919452072138

The abstract should be submitted by e-mail to: [email protected] before Nov 30, Location Tariff Location Tariff 2016. Acceptance of abstracts will be notified by Dec 05, 2016. IMPORTANT DATES Back Cover Rs.15,000 Front Inside Cover Rs.12,000 SOCIAL PROGRAM Subject to the decision of majority of delegates a half-day a local tour may be ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: NOVEMBER 30, 2016 Back inside cover Rs.10,000 Full Page Rs. 8,000 arranged on Feb.17, 2017. ACCEPTANCE DECLARATION: DECEMBER 05, 2016

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