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On the occasion of the festival of France in India “Bonjour India!” organized by the Embassy of France in India, The Centre for Sustainable Technology, IISc, Bangalore, the Centre de Sciences Humaines, New-Delhi and the French Institute of Pondicherry, both Research Units of the CNRS, France are organizing a two day workshop followed by a one day conference.
INDO-FRENCH WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANITIES- A Tryst with Sustainable Development
January 27, 28 and 29, 2010 at IISc Bangalore with the support of AFD, CNRS INEE, ADEME, IDDRI and INRA
The broad aim of this Workshop cum Conference is to create dialogue between sciences, social sciences and engineering/technology on major issues related to Environment and Sustainable development in order to carry out common research activities between teams from both countries.
The two day workshop will bring together academics and practitioners from various institutions of both countries. It will have seven focused sessions on 27th and 28th Jan 2010 that include:
1 - Biodiversity: Mitigation, adaptation and conservation in the context of current climate change.
2 - Climate change: Understanding climate variability and climate change and its impact on the environment.
3 - Water resources: How to manage scarcity and degradation of the resource.
4 - Agriculture and rural development: Food security and sustainable rural development.
5 - Waste management: Development of green industry and recycling of wastes.
6 - Towards a post-carbon society (1): Energy efficiency and alternative energy: the new global challenge.
7 - Towards a post-carbon society (2): Sustainability, habitat efficiency and green buildings
The third day, on the 29th, a consolidation of these seven sessions will form the basis of interaction in
a larger and well attended conference in the presence of highly reputed scholars from both countries.
Venue:
Days 1 & 2 (27th and 28th January 2010): Mini Auditorium, JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore
Day 3 (29th January 2010): JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore
One Day Conference Program (29th January 2010)
0900-1015: Summations by Chairmen and Co-Chairmen of 1 to 3 Sessions
1015 -1045: Coffee Break
1045-1230: Summations by Chairmen and Co-Chairmen of 4 to 7 Sessions
1230-1300: Concluding Remarks
1300-1400: Lunch
1400-1430: Plenary Lecture 1
1430-1500: Plenary Lecture 2
1500-1530: Coffee Break
1530-1600: Plenary Lecture 3
1600-1630: Plenary Lecture 4
1630-1645: Vote of Thanks
Two Day-Workshop Program (27th and 28th January 2010)
Day one
0830-0900 - Registration
0900-0930 - Inaugural session
0930-1000 - Coffee Break
1000-1200 - Technical Session -1
1200-1300 - Technical Session -2
1300-1400 - Lunch
1400-1500 - Technical Session -2 (contd)
1500-1530 - Coffee Break
1530-1730 - Technical Session 3
1900 - Dinner
Day two
0900-1100 - Technical Session 4
1100-1130 - Coffee Break
1130-1330 - Technical Session 5
1330-1430 - Lunch
1430-1630 - Technical Session 6
1630-1700 – Tea
1700-1900 – Technical Session 7
Contact:
Mr. Thierry BOISSEAUX
Attaché for Science and Technology – Bangalore
Embassy of France in India.
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Professor Sudhakar M. Rao
Chairman, Centre for Sustainable Technologies
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012
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