Early Times Report
JAMMU ,Sept. 6: To review the arrangements for the 101st Indian Science Congress, a high level meeting of the co-ordination committee of the mega event was held today.
Prof Mohan Paul Singh Ishar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu, presided over the meeting. Prof. R.C. Sobti, general president, Indian Science Congress Association and vice-chancellor, Baba Sahib Ambedkar University, Lucknow along with Er. V.M. Trehan, Prof I.J.S Bansal and Prof. Ashok Sexana visited the University today to review the arrangements and gave details of aims and objectives of organizing the Indian Science Congress.
Giving the details of the Indian Science Congress, Prof. Sobti said that Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister and President, ISCA will inaugurate the mega event and more than 10,000 scientist from all over the world are likely to participate and present papers in the five-day long event.
The meeting attended by the conveners of the various committees organised for the said event discussed in detail the main activities of the event comprising of inaugural ceremony, Women Science Congress, Children Science Congress, Science Exhibition, Science Communicators Meet, Book Exhibition, Valedictory Function, and decisions regarding setting up of media center for daily briefing, issuing of special bulletin and special interview reservation counters for booking of rail, air and bus tickets, cyber café, temporary mobile network center etc.
were also taken. Issues related to boarding and lodging of the guests, registrations for the event were also discussed and it was decided that around 7,000 delegates will be accommodated in Jammu and 3,000 at Katra.
It was also announced that the next meeting for holding of ISCA council/executive body meeting and interaction with sectional heads of the event will be held on October 4 this year. Prof. Sobti sought co-operation and whole-hearted support from all the conveners to make it the memorable event.
For making the Science Congress a grand success, Prof. Sobti called for synergy, symbiosis and symphysis which he coined it as 3's mantra for success. He further said that the event is going to be inter -state where the presence of VIPs comprising of Chief Minister and Governor of Punjab and Governor of Uttar Pardesh will be witnessed in the inaugural function while the Vice-President Shri Hamid Ansari will be present in the valedictory function. Among others present in the meeting were Prof. Manoj Dhar ,Registrar, University of Jammu , Prof. Naresh Padha & Prof. Meena Sharma local secretaries of the event, conveners of the various committees , Jai Kumar Sharma, special secretary to the Vice Chancellor, Jitender Khajuria joint registrar.
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