Thursday, January 17, 2013

100th Indian Science Congress

Taylor & Francis India participated in 100th Indian Science Congress held at University of Calcutta, Kolkata from 3 Jan - 7 Jan 2013. Annual Session of Indian Science Congress has emerged as a major national event and also one of the most prestigious and biggest event of India. The theme selected for the centenary session was “Science for shaping the future of India” which was attended by scientists, academicians and students from across various part of the country. It was a big showcase of our Taylor & Francis Group brand where we displayed our newly published titles in the areas of Pure & Applied sciences like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering and Social Sciences which further highlighted the standards and the quality of our publishing thus perfectly fitting with the growing research and need for quality academic books in Science & technology and social sciences.

The historic 100th ISC was inaugurated by Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India (Also the General President 100th ISC), Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt. of West Bengal, Hon’ble Governor, State of West Bengal and number of distinguished dignitaries on the dias and thousands of 100th ISC delegates at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata on 3rd January 2013.

This was followed by inauguration of the PoI Expo by Shri S. Jaipal Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, GoI. The dignitaries spent considerable time from their busy schedule in the expo and were impressed with the splendid efforts put in by all the exhibitors for the promotion of Science & Technology. 

Spread over an area of approx 12000 sqm, the expo witnessed participation from over 150 organizations from various sectors like R&D Institutes, Academic Institutes, Universities, Innovators, Defence Organizations, Ministries, Government Departments, State Governments, PSU’s, Corporate, International, BFSI etc. The 100th ISC was extensively covered by both national and local electronic and print media. 

Finally on the last day of the event we were presented with a beautiful momento and also a certificate of participation. 








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