Thursday, 30 October 2014

Engineers’ Conclave-2014 to be held in Bangalore

Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are organising a mega event titled “Engineers’ Conclave- 2014” (EC-2014) from October 30, 2014 to November 01, 2014 at the J N Tata Auditorium in the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. The objective of this event is to provide a platform to all Professional Engineers/Scientists of the country to address some of the major engineering challenges relevant to society as well as the country and to suggest suitable engineering solutions.

  Dr K Radhakrishnan, Chairman, ISRO/Secretary, Department of Space is the Chair and Dr Baldev Raj, President, INAE/Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, is the co-chair of Engineers’ Conclave-2014.

  EC-2014 will be inaugurated by Prof U R Rao, Chairman, PRL Council and Former Chairman, ISRO/Space Commission.

  This Conclave will have two themes, namely, “Emerging Space Applications” and “Technologies for the Hill Regions”. The Conclave will have a two anda half day conference with inaugural and valedictory sessions, plenary talks and well structured panel discussions.

    Technical Sessions in the “Emerging Space Applications” theme will have 15 invited talks by experts from various organisations including ISRO and will cover:

             1. Energy and Infrastructure
             2. Weather and Climate
             3.  Natural Resources Monitoring, Management and e-Governance
             4. Early Warning Systems
             5. Communication and Navigation

   Technical Sessions in the “Emerging Space Applications” theme will have 16 invited talks by experts from various organisations including ISRO and will cover:
1. Mountain Weather      
2. Gravity Flows and  Associated Hazards
3.  Communications for Hazardous conditions in the Hill regions
4.  Earthquake and Avalanche Hazards in Himalayan Regions and Its  Mitigation
5.   Snow Cover, Water management and Energy in the Hill regions

The Valedictory Session will be Chaired by Dr. K Kasturirangan, Chairman, Knowledge Commission, Government of Karnataka and Former Chairman ISRO/Space Commission. The outcome of EC-2014 will form the recommendations to various organisations involved in the related activities in the country.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in

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