National & International Symposia Information

Seminars and Symposia are held annually at the society Head Quarters or at any one of the other places to provide a platform for the young scientists to hear the delebration made by eminent scientists and to discuss with them their individual problem. Young scientists are also allowed to deliver their work.
IMS has conducted 12 National Symposia and 2 International Symposia uptil now.

Past Symposia Organized by the Society

Mentioned below is a brief outline of some of the major National and International Symposia organized by the Society in chronological order.

• 1st National Symposium (on Silver Jubilee Celebration) on "Recent advances in Mycology and Plant Pathology".
  22-23 September, 1979
  Kennedy Hall, Institute of Jute Technology Kolkata - 700019
• 2nd National Symposium on "Interaction of Plant Pathogen in the host"
  25-26 February, 1983
  Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700019.
• 3rd National Symposium on "Tropical Mycology in the 21st Century"
  8-10 February, 2001
  Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700019.
• 4th National Symposium on "Frontier Studies in Microbes and Host Microbes Interaction"
  2-3 February, 2002.
  Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700019.
• 5th National Symposium on "Current Trends in Research on Microorganisms"
  15-16 February, 2003
  Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700019.
• 6th National Symposium on "Microorganisms in Relation to Agriculture Forestry and Industry"
  20th March, 2004.
  Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700019.
• 7th National Symposium (in collaboration with Dept. of Life Sciences, Manipur, University of Manipur) on "Ecology and Sustainable Development"
  25-26 March, 2004.
  Dept. of Life Sciences, University of Manipur.
• Inaugural Programme of Golden Jubilee (1954-2004)
  17th Sept., 2004
  Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700019.
• 8th National Symposium (in collaboration with Dept. of Pathology, O.U.A.T., Bhubaneswar) on "Perspective of Plant Disease Management in 21st Century"
  1st October, 2004
  O.U.A.T., Bhubaneswar.
• 1st International Symposium (Golden Jubilee Celebration) on "Agriculturally important Microorganisms Conservation, Utilization, Bioremediation and Ecological significance"
  23-25 February, 2006
  The Golden Park, 13 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata - 700071.
• 9th National Symposium (in collaboration with Dept. of PLant Pathology, B.C.K.V., Mohanpur, Nadia, W.B.) on "Microbial Diversity and Plant Health"
  29-30 Nov., 2007.
  Farmer's Training Center (Lake Hall), B.C.K.V., Kalyani, Nadia, W.B.
• 10th National Symposium
  03-05 December, 2009
  Department of Botany, University of Calcutta
• 11th National Symposium
  2-4, February, 2012
  Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Taraknath Palith Siskha Prangan,
• 2nd International Symposium - IMSS 2014
  20-22nd, February, 2014
  Science City, J.B.Halden Avenue, Kolkata-700046
• 12th National Symposium on Microbial Diversity and its impact
  18-19, February, 2016
  Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Taraunath Palit Sikha Prangan, 35, B.C. Road, Kolkata 700019
• International Symposium on Microbes, Nature and Society, organized by India Mycological Society, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, in collaboration with Department of Botany, University of Calcutta,
  February 6-8, 2020
  Science City, Kolkata