Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 6: To review the arrangements for 101st Indian Science Congress, a high level meeting of the Co-ordination Committee of the mega event was held here today.
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 attended the meeting, which was presided over by JU Vice-Chancellor Prof M P S Ishar.
Giving details, Prof Sobti said that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh 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 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.
The meet 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 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 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 and Prof Meena Sharma Local Secretaries of the event, Conveners of the Various Committees, Jai Kumar Sharma, Special Secretary to the VC and Dr Jitender Khajuria, Joint Registrar.
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