RESOURCE PERSONS WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? PG & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ADVANCED ZOOLOGY Resource Persons will include top Invited Scientists from Universities & Research AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Ecologists, Environmental Scientists, Biologists, Marine Scientists, Research Scholars in the Institutions, and Experts from Zoological Survey of India. field of Life Sciences, Conservation Scientists & Interested Candidates. LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF FRONTIER ENERGY (LIFE) DR KAILASH CHANDRA DR N. ELANGESWARAN Loyola College, Chennai. Director Former Director of Pasteur Institute of India REGISTRATION FEE FOR PARTICIPANTS Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Former Director of BCG Vaccine Lab Kolkata- 700 053. West Bengal, India. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in collaboration with (Directorate General of Health Services) Participants Registration without Registration with ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ZSI), KOLKATA PROF. DR. K. MURUGAN Chennai Port – 600 001, Tamil Nadu, India. Vice Chancellor Accommodation Accommodation person Jointly organize Thiruvalluvar University DR K. THANGARAJ per person Vellore-632 115. Tamil Nadu, India. Senior Principal Scientist Centre For Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB - CSIR), Faculty / Scientists / Officials Rs 750/- Rs 2000/- DR J.R.B. ALFRED Hyderabad, Telangana -500 007, India. Vice President-Nature, Environment & Wildlife Society Former Director-Zoological Survey of India DR G. UMAPATHY Research Scholars Rs 500/- Rs 1000/- Kolkata-700 045, West Bengal, India. Principal Scientist & Project Leader Laboratory for the conservation of Endangred Species

DR K. SANKAR CSIR - Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology Note: Director, SACON, Coimbatore-641 108, Tamil Nadu, India. Hyderabad, India. Registration is fee payable by DD only, drawn in favour of “The Principal, Loyola DR CHANDISHR BALLAL DR S. VINCENT College,” at Chennai. Director Dean of Research National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources Loyola College, Chennai-600 034, Tamil Nadu, India. Bengaluru-560 024 DR R. SUNDARARAJ, The registration fee includes entrance to the workshop, certificate, kits, coffee/tea Karnataka, India. Scientist ‘G’ & Head, and lunch for two days. PROF. A. P. DASH Forest and Wood Protection Division, Vice Chancellor IWST, Bangalore - 560 003, Karnataka State, India. POSTER PRESENTATION Central University of Tamilnadu DR M. SRINIVASAN Thiruvarur–610 101, Tamilnadu, India Professor, Director & Dean We also invite abstracts for poster presentation. The poster will be displayed DR P. JAMBULINGAM Centre for Advanced Study in Marine Biology on board 120 x 120 cm. During the poster session, a committee appointed by Director Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu - 608 502 Vector Control Research Centre DR S. PRABAKARAN the organizers will judge all posters and the best five posters will be awarded Puducherry – 605 006 Scientist ‘D’ with certificate and memento. DR R. RAMESH Freshwater Biology Regional Centre Director Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Hyderabad, India. KEY DATES National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management REV DR S. MARIA PACKIAM, S.J. [NCSCM], Anna University Campus, Chennai. India Deputy Director November 20, 2018 Early Registration opens for Participation SHRI. T. RABIKUMAR, IFS Entomology Research Institute (ERI) & LIFE Secretary - National Biodiversity Authority Asst Professor November 25, 2018 New Abstract Submission for Poster Presentation MoEF & CC Dept of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology. Loyola College, Chennai-600 034, Tamil Nadu, India. Govt of India January 20, 2019 Registration for Poster Presentation - Deadline Chennai-600 113. Tamil Nadu, India January 25, 2019 Registration Fee - Deadline for Participation SEMINAR DURATION AND VENUE February, 11 & 12, 2019 Seminar Dates The Two-Day National Level Seminar will be held in Viscom Preview Theatre, Loyola College, Chennai, India on February 11 and 12, 2019. CORRESPONDENCE Convener & Organizing Secretary PARTICIPANTS Rev. Dr S. Maria Packiam, SJ Rev. Dr S. Maria Packiam, SJ A total of around 300 participants will be selected to attend the National Seminar. Based on Convener & Organizing Secretary Assistant Professor Dept of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology Assistant Professor their registration, the organizing committee may help in arranging accommodation for the Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India. DEPARTMENT OF ADVANCED ZOOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY participants. Tel.: 91-44-28175332 I Mobile: +91-9445803415 I E-mail : [email protected] Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034, Tamil Nadu ABOUT ORGANIZING INSTITUTES This knowledge is based on interrelated and interdisciplinary fields which enhance the EXECUTIVE MEMBERS conservation of biological diversity in the earth. Mr A. Amalraj Dr M. Raja Dr Vijayakumar Ms Mary Dorothy Anitha Sebastian Dr. M. F. Valan LOYOLA COLLEGE Due to habitat loss and fragmentation, over-exploitation, co-extinction and other man-made Dr S. John William Dr S. Vincent Mrs. V. Jelin Dr S. John Mary Loyola College, Chennai, established in 1925 is a Jesuit institution. UGC has activities, the Earth is facing a loss of biodiversity at rapid rates. It is an important duty to apply Dr M.C. John Milton Dr V. Raja Dr M. Victor Antony Raj elevated Loyola College to the most coveted status of “College of Excellence” for the eco-friendly strategies to create awareness, and involve people with regard to the conservation Dr K. Thresia Mathews Dr J. MerlineShyla Dr M. George Johnson period of 2014-2019. In 2017, Loyola College has secured 2nd Rank under NIRF, Ministry of of biodiversity. Dr V. Pushpa Rani Dr M. Jaccob Dr Jaquline Chinna Rani Human Resource and Development, Government of India. Obtaining wisdom, knowledge In this context, the PG & Research Department of Advanced Zoology & LIFE Loyola College, ADVISORY COMMITTEE and attaining enlightenment are the fundamental tenets of the education imparted in Chennai is jointly organizing a Two-day National Seminar on “Taxonomy, Biodiversity and DR KAILASH CHANDRA SHRI. T. RABIKUMAR, IFS this college. Conservation”in collaboration with Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata on February 11and Director Secretary - National Biodiversity Authority Zoological Survey of India MoEF & CC PG & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF ADVANCED ZOOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY 12, 2019 in Viscom Preview Theatre, Loyola College, Chennai-600 34, Tamil Nadu, India. Kolkata- 700 053. Govt of India West Bengal, India. Chennai-600 113. Tamil Nadu. India The Department of Natural Science was started in the year 1948. A full-fledged OBJECTIVES DR J.R.B. ALFRED DR T. BALASUBRAMANIAN Department of Zoology was started in 1957 offering B.Sc. Zoology. It is highly notable that Vice President-Nature, Environment & Wildlife Society Vice Chancellor,  To create an ecological consciousness and culture that conserve biological diversity at Dr T. N. Ananthakrishnan, an Eminent Zoologist served as Head of Department of Zoology, Former Director-Zoological Survey of India Chettinad Health City University, national and international levels. Kolkata-700 045, West Bengal, India. Kelambakkam, Kanchipuram Dist., loyola College until 1968. The Department is enriched with specialized facilities. Tamil Nadu-603 103, India.  To promote collaboration in order to protect biological resources from the ill-effects caused DR CHANDISHR BALLAL Director LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF FRONTIER ENERGY (LIFE) by industrialization, over-population, urbanization and self-centredness. National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR) DR D.J. BAGYARAJ Bengaluru-560 024 INSA Honorary Scientist and Chairman,  To provide a multidisciplinary platform that promotes the status, conservation and LIFE is an Interdisciplinary, Borderless and Collaborative Research Institute in Loyola College, Karnataka, India. Centre for Natural Biological Resources and sustainable utilization of biodiversity. Community Development, Bengaluru – 560 024. India Chennai. The thrust areas are: Energy, Environment, Bioethics,Material Science, Awareness DR P. JAMBULINGAM DR M. ANANDARAJ Education to Students and the Masses.  To enhance the young minds and hearts to become ecologists, taxonomists by delivering the Director Vector Control Research Centre Chief Editor, Indian Phytopathology information on the rich biodiversed heritage of the earth and linking between taxonomy Former Director, IISR, Kozhikode & IIHR, Bangalore ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ZSI), KOLKATA Puducherry – 605 006 and biodiversity conservation. Former Chairman, R & D Committee, st DR N. ELANGESWARAN International Pepper Community, Jakarta, Indonesia Zoological Survey of India, since its establishment on 1 July, 1916 is a premier organization Former Director of Pasteur Institute of India Thanisandra, Bangalore – 560 077, Karnataka, India. in zoological research and studies. It was established to promote survey, exploration SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS Former Director of BCG Vaccine Lab Ministry of Health & Family Welfare DR R. SUNDARARAJ  Relevance of taxonomy for biodiversity and research of the fauna in the country. It has its genesis in the establishment of the  Plant and Animal Biodiversity Chennai – 600 001, Tamil Nadu, India. Scientist ‘G’ & Head, Forest and Wood Protection Division, Zoological Section of the Indian Museum at Calcutta in 1875. The activities ofthe conservation  Marine & Forest Biodiversity DR K. THANGARAJ IWST, Bangalore - 560 003 ZSI are coordinated by the Conservation and Survey Division in the Ministry of  Biodiversity crisis - (Man-made activities) Senior Principal Scientist  Biodiversity for Health Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB - CSIR), DR T.J. PANDIAN Environment and Forests, Government of India. It has maintained its primary taxonomic  Legal polices and guidelines for protecting Hyderabad, Telangana -500 007, India. National Professor  Inter-linkage between Taxonomy research, survey and documentation of Indian fauna. Presently, ZSI Kolkata is headed by a biodiversity and promoting taxonomy Centre for Excellence in Genomic Sciences and Biodiversity PROF. DR K. MURUGAN School of Biological Sciences reputed scientist Dr Kailash Chandra. Vice Chancellor Madurai Kamaraj University, PATRONS CHAIRPERSONS Thiruvalluvar University Madurai – 625 021, Tamil Nadu, India. THEME Vellore-632 115 DR BONAM RAMANUJAM Rev. Fr A. M. Jayapathy Francis SJ Dr Kailash Chandra Tamil Nadu, India. Principal Scientist The UN General Assembly declared the period 2011-2020 as “United Nations Decade Rector, Loyola Institutions, Chennai Director, Zoological Survey of India, DR K. SANKAR National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects on Biodiversity” to promote the implementation of a strategic plan on biodiversity Ministry of Environment, (Erstwhile PDBC), ICAR Rev. Dr D. Selvanayakam, SJ Forest and Climate Change, Govt of India, Kolkata Director, SACON, and its overall vision of living in harmony with nature. India is one of the twelve mega Secretary & Correspondent, Loyola College, Chennai Coimbatore-641 108, Tamil Nadu, India. Bangalore-560 024, Karnataka, India. biodiversity in the world. It has only 2.4% of the land area in the world. However, it has 8.1% Rev. Dr John Pragasam, SJ DR M. SRINIVASAN Rev. Dr F. Andrew, SJ Director, LIFE, Loyola College, Chennai PROF. A. P. DASH Professor, Director & Dean of the global species diversity. Principal, Loyola College, Chennai Vice Chancellor Centre for Advanced Study in Marine Biology Central University of Tamil Nadu Dr J.M.V. Kalaiarasi Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu - 608 502 Taxonomy and Systematics provide the foundation for studying the biodiversity. The CONVENER & ORGANIZING SECRETARY Head, Dept of Advanced Zoology & Biotech. Thiruvarur–610 101, Tamil Nadu, India Loyola College, Chennai DR G. UMAPATHY current field will enhance people with quantitative and analytical skills in computing, Rev. Dr S. Maria Packiam, SJ DR RAMESH RAMACHANDRAN Principal Scientist & Project Leader morphological and molecular techniques in systematics, taxonomy and biodiversity research. Assistant Professor, Dept of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology Director Laboratory for the conservation of Endangred Species Deputy Director, ERI & LIFE, Loyola College, Chennai National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management CSIR - Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology Anna University Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Hyderabad, India