All you wanted to know about Indian Science Congress 2013

Indian Science Congress 2013 is being organized at Kolkata (Calcutta) starting from January 3 to January 7. The 5 Day Mega-event would be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherje at Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata. We have compiled all the relevant details of Indian Science Congress 2013 for an easy reference.

Theme

The Focal theme of Indian Science Congress is Science for shaping the future of India. The lofty goal of the centenary session of the Indian Science Congress during 3rd -7th January 2013 is to make many good things happen in the country through science for shaping the future of India.

Brochure

The Brochure for the events and session at Indian Science Congress can be downloaded here. These session aim at galvanizing the scientific machinery to deliver new values to the country through science.

List of Events

The list of Events with Timeline and Schedule at Indian Science Congress 2013 can be downloaded here. 

Dates

Inauguration: January 3, 2013

Valediction: January 7, 2013

Participants

The Participation at  Indian Science Congress 2013  is expected to be around 15000, including  six Nobel laureates and 60 scientists from abroad.

Delegates

The Nobel laureates attending the Science Congress include Scottish economist James Alexander Mirrlees, chemists Ei-ichi Negishi of Japan and Taiwanese Yuan T. Lee, Indian-born American and British structural biologist Venkatraman “Venki” Ramakrishnan. Environmentalist Rajendra Kumar Pachauri will also be present. Another celebrity participant will be 2007 Able Prize winner S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York.

Venue & Location

Inauguration Venue: Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata

The Location for various sessions are Pandals  at Salt Lake Stadium. Apart from this, several Sessions would be organized at Calcutta University Tech Campus, Techno India University Campus, Bose Institute and Heritage Institute of Technology.

Awards

Young Scientists Awards would be presented to various Students in 14 different categories based on their work and paper presented. These awards carry a sum of Rs.25,000/- besides a certificate of merit. The list of Awardees for 2013 can be downloaded here.

Official Websites

Indian Science Congress 2013 
Indian Science Congress Association