Published On:Friday, June 27, 2014
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Alappuzha to host 27th Kerala Science Congress
Thiruvananthapuram: The 27th edition of the annual Kerala Science Congress organised by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) will be held in Alappuzha from January 28 to 31 in 2015.
Dr Tessy Thomas, project Director, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will be the chairperson of the event, organised in association with National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC).
KSCSTE Executive Vice President Prof V N Rajasekharan Pillai, who is also the Ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Department of Science and Technology of the state government will be the president of the Congress.
‘Traditional industries’ has been chosen as the focal theme of the Science Congress in the backdrop of traditional industrial base of Alappuzha. Being a coastal district of Kerala, it is historically known as the ‘Venice of East’ and is famous for its coir industry.
Nearly 2,000 delegates comprising scientists and young researchers are expected to take part in the Congress. The four-day event will have sessions including lectures, focal theme deliberations and the Children’s Science Congress.
Deliberation on several hundreds of research papers from various fields of science and technology will set a major platform for resourceful interaction among scientists, researchers and students from all over the state.
