Microbial Diversity and Plant Health: 8th National Symposium

Welcome to the information section for the 8th National Symposium on Microbial Diversity and Plant Health, due to be held on November 29-30, 2007 at the Department of Plant Pathology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Mohanpour, Nadia - 741252 (West Bengal).

Background Information

During the last decade, food production in India is on the decline and food, nutrition and environmental security in this country is at stake. One of the major causes of this decline is the resurgence of pests and diseases. More than 30% of annual crop loss is due to obnoxious microbes. Management of these pests has become of paramount importance to achieve food security.

Rapid progress in biotechnology, recently indicate the immense potential of the microbes for pests and disease management, production of vaccine, drugs, forest management and several industrial processes particularly food processing, dairy, mining etc.

Microbes in India is still little understood. Their immense diversity and potential needs to be scientifically assessed for the improvement of crop, forest, soil, environment, human and livestock health. A fresh look into this diversity is also necessary under the influence of recent global climatic changes.

This National Symposium is being convened to share our knowledge of Microbial Diversity, and to study it's potential use in plant, animal, human and environmental health.

Themes for Discussion

Registration Charges for Participants

	Before 30th Sept. 07	After 30th Sept. 07
Participants	Rs. 800/-	Rs. 1,200/-
Students	Rs. 400/-	Rs. 600/-

Tariff for Accomodation

If required, accomodation will be arranged in nearby hotels of the Symposium venue, on receiving the accomodation form duly filled in along with the charges latest by 30th September, 2007.

Accomodation Type	Rate per night per head
Guest House (Non-AC)	Rs. 250/-
Guest House (AC)	Rs. 450/-
General Hotel	Rs. 350/-
Deluxe Hotel	Rs. 500/-

Services Provided

The registered participants will be provided with the following services:

Guidelines for Abstract and Paper Submission

Abstract of the deliberation not exceeding 250 words must be submitted along with the Registration Form and Fee. The format of the abstract will be Title (all Caps), Author's name and address (all Caps), and matter. Abstract of the presented papers will be published in the Journal of Mycopathological Research on payment of Rs. 100 as printing charges.

The last date for receiving the abstract and the full paper is September 30th, 2007.

Registration Form and Application Procedure

In order to register for participation in the forum, the registration fees, as indicated above must be paid in advance by Demand Draft payable at Kalyani, only , and must be drawn in favour of National Seminar on Microbial Diversity & Plant Health on one of the following banks:

If you are applying for accommodation, you would need to pay the designated tarriff as indicated above. The application forms (for registration as well as for accommodation, if needed) can be acquired from the Indian Mycological Society Office.