President’s Message OFFICE BEARERS 2017 President Dr Ashim Das MBBS,MD,DNB,FRCPath Professor of Histopathology PGIMER, Chandigarh Email: [email protected]M: 09872223744 Vice-President Dr. (Col) Deepak Ku. Mishra Senior Consultant (Haematology & Mol. Genetics) Director, Dept.of Laboratory Sciences, TATA Medical Centre, New Town, Kolkata - 700 156, West Bengal, India Ph.:+91 3366057754 Mob: 09831132365 E-mail : [email protected][email protected]Honorary Secretary Dr. Sharada Rane Senior Associate Professor Department of Pathology BJ Medical College, Pune-411001 Mobile: 09422081682 Email: [email protected]Joint Secretary IAPM HQ Dr. Kanakalata Dei MD, Retd. Professor of Pathology Cuttack, Odisha Mobile: 09437030403 Email: [email protected]Treasurer Prof. Dilip Ramrakhiani Professor, Department of Pathology SMS Medical College Jaipur - 302004 Email: [email protected]Editor-in-Chief Dr. Vatsala Mishra MD,FICPath,MAMS,MNASc Prof. & Head, Dept. of Pathology MLN Medical College, Allahabad-211001, U.P., India. Email: [email protected]Vol. 66 No. 02 April - May 2017 Web : www.iapm.org.in It is almost 5 months since the present executive took over executive committee, I must congratulate Dr. Asaranti Kar for being elected as a Joint secretary of IAPM. Welcome to family of IAPM executive. This will be a real boost for us as she can concentrate on chapter activities. In our previous communication, we stressed on the improved activities of the state chapters of IAPM. The honorary secretary has contacted several chapter executive for this purpose. I hope with the help of joint secretary, we will be able to do this exercise more vigorously. There is also a need to think about conducting many workshops based on glass slides at the level of state chapter as it will be difficult to implement in the annual conference of IAPM. We request all the experts of different fields of the states should help the chapters in conducting these workshops by providing technical and academic help. We have already uploaded a tentative programme in the web site of IAPM and APCON 2017. Prof. Siddharth Duttagupta has put several hours of his valuable time in preparing this programme. The present executive along with an academic committee helped Dr. Duttagupta in making this tentative programme. As the medical council of India has given a lot of importance on the research methodology, we have introduced a couple of sessions on the first day of APCON 2017 in the student corner. If it is successful, we may think of expanding this programme in future. The general body in APCON 2016 has also requested to form a specialty advisory group who can help the executive committee in the preparation of APCON programme. The present executive will form the modality in forming this group in near future. I request all the members of IAPM to participate in the APCON 2017 in large number to make the conference a great success academically.
Vice-PresidentDr. (Col) Deepak Ku. MishraSenior Consultant(Haematology & Mol. Genetics)Director, Dept.ofLaboratory Sciences,TATA Medical Centre, New Town,Kolkata - 700 156, West Bengal, IndiaPh.:+91 3366057754Mob: 09831132365E-mail : [email protected]@tmckolkata.com
Honorary SecretaryDr. Sharada RaneSenior Associate ProfessorDepartment of PathologyBJ Medical College, Pune-411001Mobile: 09422081682Email: [email protected]
Joint Secretary IAPM HQDr. Kanakalata DeiMD, Retd. Professor of PathologyCuttack, OdishaMobile: 09437030403Email: [email protected]
TreasurerProf. Dilip RamrakhianiProfessor, Department of PathologySMS Medical CollegeJaipur - 302004Email: [email protected]
Editor-in-ChiefDr. Vatsala MishraMD,FICPath,MAMS,MNAScProf. & Head, Dept. of PathologyMLN Medical College,Allahabad-211001, U.P., India.Email: [email protected]
Vol. 66 No. 02 April - May 2017 Web : www.iapm.org.in
It is almost 5 months since the present executive took over executivecommittee, I must congratulate Dr. Asaranti Kar for being elected as a Jointsecretary of IAPM. Welcome to family of IAPM executive. This will be a realboost for us as she can concentrate on chapter activities. In our previouscommunication, we stressed on the improved activities of the state chapters ofIAPM. The honorary secretary has contacted several chapter executive for thispurpose. I hope with the help of joint secretary, we will be able to do thisexercise more vigorously. There is also a need to think about conducting manyworkshops based on glass slides at the level of state chapter as it will be difficultto implement in the annual conference of IAPM. We request all the experts ofdifferent fields of the states should help the chapters in conducting theseworkshops by providing technical and academic help.
We have already uploaded a tentative programme in the web site of IAPMand APCON 2017. Prof. Siddharth Duttagupta has put several hours of hisvaluable time in preparing this programme. The present executive along with anacademic committee helped Dr. Duttagupta in making this tentative programme.As the medical council of India has given a lot of importance on the researchmethodology, we have introduced a couple of sessions on the first day ofAPCON 2017 in the student corner. If it is successful, we may think of expandingthis programme in future. The general body in APCON 2016 has also requestedto form a specialty advisory group who can help the executive committee in thepreparation of APCON programme. The present executive will form the modalityin forming this group in near future. I request all the members of IAPM toparticipate in the APCON 2017 in large number to make the conference a greatsuccess academically.
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HONARARY SECRETARY’S REPORT
Dear FriendsBy now you must have received Jan-
March issue of the IAPM news bulletinand tentative programme of APCON 2017which is put up on website.
As you all know as soon as I tookover as secretary, I had to conductelections for the post of joint secretary,IAPM. The honorary secretary’s office isgradually becoming a store house of undelivered bulletins.I know for sure, many members who have moved placeshave not officially asked us to change their addresses andthe ballots papers and news bulletins are returning back.
I congratulate Dr Asaranti Kar, elected as jointsecretary, IAPM and will be happy to have her as myassociate
As I mentioned in previous news letter, I have startedworking on members data base update vigourously. It ismy duty to inform you about the steps I have taken tillnow. I segregated data state wise and sent to all respectivestate chairpersons, prepared list of addresses and phonenumbers from returned ballot paper envelopes, collectingdata from last conference delegates list, prepared list fromundelivered ballot papers & contacted other pathologistsfrom city and nearby for help and personal contacts. HereI like to give special thanks to chapter chairpersons forhelping me in upgradation.
I would earnestly request all life members, those whodid not get ballot papers, those are in transferable jobsespecially from defence forces, please ensure that theIAPM has your correct current correspondence addressby informing the honorary secretary, the honorary treasurerand Editor-in-Chief by email only. Your email address andmobile number also would be very helpful in electronicvoting in future. Following link to be used for change ofaddress.
Since the year 2003, a lot of discussions occurred inEC and GBMs regarding simplification of membershipprocess and website revamp. So to take that challengefurther, I had discussions with various website companies.Finally after negotiations, agreeable proposal from SobeitTechnology was received. I am extremely thankful toexecutive council members for showing faith in me andapproving the proposal on EC email group. I am veryglad to announce, online IAPM membership processwith online payment facility has come into realityfrom 16th May 2017. Its benchmark in IAPM history. I,appeal to all my seniors, Heads of departments in Medicalcolleges, practising pathologists and friends to urgepostgraduates to become members as they enter residencyprogramme and also spread word amongst colleagues.
In future, updation frequency of web-site by web-master will be more. Finally I propose to make the IAPMelection process through online–voting in my tenure afterdue approval by EC & GB. I am trying my level besttowards it and I need wholehearted support from all of youto achieve this Goal. Still there is lot more to do relatedto website.
The organising committee of the 66th APCON-2017Conference under the dynamic leadership of Prof. ReeniMalik is working hard to make the conference a memorable,academic as well as social experience for you. After yearsthe conference is being hosted within the environs of amedical college and I am sure that will add additionalacademic fervor to this conference.
The IAPM Elections for the year 2018 has beenannounced and the last date for receiving nominations is31st August 2017.
With Best WishesYours Sincerely
Dr Sharada Rane“Join hands in membership drive”
ONLINE IAPM MEMBERSHIP WITH ONLINE PAYMENT OPEN ON 16TH MAY 2017
Request for change of corresponding address following link to be used.http://iapm.org.in/UpdateAddress.aspx
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Joint Secretary Message
Dear friends,Best wishes and greetings. I am
honoured and humbled that you havebestowed faith in me. With your trust, Ipromise to work tirelessly for theimprovement of our association andaddress the challenges we are facing. Iwill be working in conjuction with theesteemed office bearers of IAPM and together we willmove ahead. One of the issues being the less participationof state chapters of our association. So far after takingcharge, I have received report of activities of five statechapters which are very active and enthusiastic. But it'sunfortunate that we are not receiving the same responseand participation from other chapters so far. So, I take thisopportunity to request all chapters to come forward andtake initiatives towards the academic activities round theyear which will be beneficial for both budding and bloomingpathologists of their states. I invite your suggestions inthis regard which can enrich our association.
Jai IAPM.
BIO-DATA
Dr. Asaranti Kar, MD AssociateProfessor, Pathology, SCB MedicalCollege, CuttackMBBS- MKCG Medical College,Berhampur-1989, MD-SCB MedicalCollege, Cuttack-1993.Lecturer at SCB Medical College, Cuttackin 1995-2009 ,Assistant Professor at SCBMedical College, Cuttack-2009-2012, Associate professorsince-2012Posts held-Secretary, Odisha chapter of IAC-2016-18Joint Secretary, IAPM HQ-2011-16.Convenor of Pathologists’ Club of Odisha-2004 -continuiingMember and resource person, Medical educationcommittee, MCI Basic Course Workshop, MCI OBSERVER,MEU, MCILife member-IAPM, IAC, IMA, WDF, IAGO,Indian association of hematology & blood transfusionField of interest -Gynecological pathology, Autopsy,Medical education.Felicitated for outstanding work in “Screening ofcervical cancer in female sex workers of urban slumsof Bhubaneswar” by “Women Doctors Forum”.Organizing capacity-Jt. Organizing Secy-CYTOCON-2012Organizing Secy-10th HQCME-2014, 11th HQCME-2015,12th HQCME-2016,13th HQCME-2017Faculty and/or Moderator in symposia/seminar-Invited faculty & oral presentation-International cytologycongress, 2016- Yokohama,Oral presentation-FIGOCongress, 2015-CanadaInvited faculty-International CME, 2013-GoaInvited faculty-APCONs-in Slide seminar-2007,Gayaprasadmemorial symposium-2008, symposium onmedical education-2009,UshaHardas microbiology symposium-2015,CYTOCONs-In 2010,2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 OdishaAPCON, 2016Moderator-Slide seminar in APCON, 2011 & 2013,Anantnarayan Microbiology symposium in 2014,Odisha APCON slide seminar in 2015,Invited to moderate Gayaprasad memorial symposium inAPCON,2017Publications and editorial experience-Associate editor-Text book on “Do’s & don’ts in OBGYNPractice”Edtorial Board member and peer reviewer- IJPM,Peer Reviewer- Actacytologica, American J of Case ReportsEditor of Orissa Journal of Pathologists and Microbiologists-2008-10 & HQCME proceedings since 2010. She has 42international publications and 31 National and 41 statepublications. She has contributed chapters in text books.An invited resource person in many National andInternational Conferences and CMEs.
REPORT OF CHAPTER ACTIVITIES OF IAPM:
1. Karnatak Chapter- The 43rd Annual Conference ofKarnataka Chapter of Indian Association of Pathologistsand Microbiologists was organized by the Dept of Pathology,SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad(Karnataka) from 26th to 28th August 2016.The number ofregistered delegates was 425. Besides there were otheracademic activities held by the chapter like-
a. 6th National Hands on Workshop on the diagnosis ofHirschsprung Disease and Allied Disorders, 11th August2016. St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore. b.The third slide seminar of 2016 was hosted by Apollohospitals, Bengaluru on 8th October 2016. The moderatorswere - Dr Swarna Shivakumar & Dr. Ramya P. Slide seminarwas conducted at Apollo hospital, Level III training hall.
c. IX Annual State Level KCIAPM UndergraduatePathology Quiz Quiz was held on 5th November 2016, inJSS Medical College, Mysore at Sri Rajendra Auditorium.A total of 36 teams with 2 students in each team from 17medical colleges participated in the preliminary round. Sixteams qualified for the final round. d. The Tumkurpathologists association, a zonal branch of KCIAPM hadarranged a talk on 9th of October 2016. Dr. Santhosh.K.V, consultant Pathologist, RV Metropolis, Bangalorewas the guest speaker. e.KCIAPM Interactive slide seminarwas held on 18th Feb, 2017 conducted by Anand Diagnostic
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Laboratory, Bangalore. f.CME on Multidisciplinary Approachto Head & Neck Cancers in association with KCIAPM &MERT" was conducted on 4th March 2017 at SDUMCKOLAR. g.KCIAPM 2nd slide seminar was hosted byR.V.Metropolis Lab on 16th April.
2. Kerala Chapter: a.76th Kerala Chapter meet washeld at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuramon February 13th 2016. Dr Kavitha Ravi, AssociateProfessor of Pathology, GMC Thiruvananthapuram, wasthe Organising Secretary. A slide seminar on Head andNeck Lesions was conducted, moderated by Dr PremaNS, Additional Professor, Department of Pathology, GMCThiruvananthapuram. New Office Bearers of the chapterwere elected- Dr Krishna Balachandran Nair (Chairperson)and Dr Prathap Mohan (Secretary and Treasurer).
b. 77th Kerala Chapter meet was held at MOSC MedicalCollege, Kolenchery, on August 13th 2016. Dr Latha KAbraham, Professor of Pathology, MOSC Medical College,was the Organising Secretary. Dr Prabhalakshmy,Associate Professor of Pathology, GMC Kottayam,moderated the slide seminar on Haematology.
c. The 78th Kerala Chapter meet was held at GovernmentMedical College, Kozhikode, on February 11th. 2017. Dr GRajan, Additional Professor of Pathology, GMC, Kozhikode,was the Organising Secretary. The slide seminar on SoftTissue tumours and tumour-like lesions was moderated byDr K Rajeevan, Professor of Pathology, GMC, Kozhikode.
d. A commemoration meeting for Dr M A Aleykutty (Shepassed away on 10.09.16) was held on 22.09.16.She hadremained HOD, Pathology & Principal, GMCThiruvananthapuram and former DMET, Government ofKerala, founder member of the IAPM Kerala chapterandit's chairperson from 1983 to 1986, Treasurer of the APCON1982.
e. The 9th National CME, on Predictive Oncology andMolecular Pathology (POMP 2017) was held in GMC,Kozhikode, from 11th to 13th ,February 2017. TheOrganizing Committee was led by Dr K P Aravindan(Organizing Chairman) and Dr Sathi P P (OrganizingSecretary).
f. The first Lifetime Achievement Award of the KeralaChapter was presented to Dr Balaraman Nair M, in afunction held at GMC, Thiruvananthapuram, on April 7th,2017.
3. Maharastra Chapter: Maharashtra chapter of IAPMheaded by Dr A T Deshmukh organized it's yearlyconference MAPCON2016 between 23rd-25th Septemberat D Y Patil University ,Navi Mumbai. Besides there was
Mid year teaching CME on "Mysteries of Female GenitalSystem Pathology" between 29-30th April at Armed ForcesMedical College, Pune under the able leadership of DrReena Bharadwaj. Total 305 delegates attended the same.
4. Odisha Chapter: 44th Annual Conference of IAPMOdisha Chapter "ODISHA APCON - 16" was held at IGH,Rourkela on 11.09.2016 successfully organized by Dr SSatpathy& her team. Prof DP Mishra, was the ChairpersonIAPM Odisha Chapter. Dr SK Behera, Hony ChapterSecretary and Dr S Satpathy, Organizing Secretary. A pre-conference GI Pathology CME-cum-Slide Seminar was heldon 10th September, moderated by Prof Siddhartha DattaGupta and Dr Prasenjit Das as the resource persons. Thesame was attended by 148 participants. The pre-launchsession was the CME on "Pathology and diagnosticapproach to various non-neoplastic lesions of the entire GIsystem". The post lunch session was an interactive slideseminar with discussion of slides on GIT lesions.
On 11.09.16, Prof. S. Datta Gupta gave the orationon "Celiac disease". The next session was an interestingslide seminar on "Gestational Trophoblastic Lesions"moderated by Dr AsarantiKar of SCB MC, Cuttack. Besidesthere were Free & Award Paper & Poster presentationsessions. In business meeting, Prof Kanak Lata Dei wasnominated for the post of Joint Secretary (Headquarter) forthe period 2017 - 19. Prof Kanak Lata Dash was selectedas the Chairperson, Prof DebahutiMohapatraas the HonyChapter Secretary ,ProfAtulKrushnaMohantyas ChapterTreasurer and Dr Amit Adhya was selected as ChapterEditor of the Odisha Chapter IAPM.
5. West Bengal Chapter: Annual General Body Meetingof West Bengal chapter of IAPMwas held in January 2016at IPGMER, Kolkata. During the year, Prof. Keya Basu,wasChairperson, Prof. Ranu Sarkar was Secretary, Dr. PalashMandal was Joint Secretary and Prof. Anjali
Photo of Odisha chapter inaugurationby President Prof. S. Datta Gupta.
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Bandyopadhyaywas Treasurer. XXIVth Annual StateConference 2016 was organized at NRS Medical Collegewith preconference Dr. R.N.Ghosh memorial CME on17.9.2016 and conference on 18.9.2016. Prof M.K.Choudhuriwas Organizing Chairperson and OrganizingSecretary was Prof. Ranu Sarkar. Dr. Siddhartha DattaGupta, President IAPM, was the guest speaker anddelivered the prestigious Dr SN De Memorial Oration onHepatopathology. Approximately 350 delegates participatedin the conference.Now, Prof. Anup Roy is acting as theChairperson, Dr. Anjali Bandyopadhyay as the Secretary,Dr. Palash Mandal as the Joint Secretary and Prof.DebasishGuha is the Treasurer.
Besides there were other activities like-a.,TheInternational CME on Surgical Pathology was arrangedunder the aegis of ICP and AIPNA,USA jointly with TataMedical Centre from 27th to 29th January 2017. Membersalso participated in a CME on "Glomerulonephritis"organized by Indian Society of Nephrology ,East Zone.b.Monthly scientific meetings were organized in differentGovernment Medical Colleges and private institutions likeMedicaSuperspeciality Hospital, Ramkrishna MissionSevaPratisthan& Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences,IPGMER, Kolkata and others.
6. Chhattisgarh Chapter:
a. CAPCON -2016 (IAPM CG chapter annual conference)was held at Bilaspur, with fantastic arrangement byorganizing committee of Department of Pathology, CIMSBilaspur. Oration in the name of Association of Pathologist& Hematologist, Bhilai- Durg was presented by Dr.AshitavaMondal from Calcutta.
b. 4th Hematology update was organized at Bhilai (C.G.)on 11th Sep 2016. This event was graced by Dr. M.B.Agarwal, Hematologist & Hemato-onchologist, BombayHospital institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai and Dr. K.Gayathri, Consultant Pathologist, Lifeline Tapadia DiagnosticCentre, Hyderabad.
c. CME cum Workshop was organized in Bone marrowaspiration and biopsy interpretation on 2nd April 2017 atDepartment of Pathology, Govt. medical college,Rajnandgaon (C.G.).
d. World Blood Donor Day was celebrated on 14th June2016 and this included:
1. Organization of Voluntary donation camp at JLNH &RC, Bhilai.
2. Big exhibition at Nehru art gallery, Civic Centre, Bhilai.
IAPM INVITATIONS FOR 20171. Invitation for Executive Committee of IAPM on 8th
December 2017
All Executive Council members (all elected office bearersof IAPM, past presidents of IAPM and state chapterchairpersons)are cordially invited to attend the ExecutiveCommittee meeting. They are all requested to forward pointsfor inclusion in the agenda before 15th November 2017.
2. Invitation for General Body Meeting of IAPM on 9th
December 2017
All the honorable IAPM members are cordially invited toattend the Genera Body meeting of our association inlarge numbers.Kindly plan to participate actively in differentdiscussions for which you are requested to provide mattersthat may be included in the agenda. Please write or emailto the honorary secretary before 15th November 2017 sothat the final agenda will be circulated to the executivecouncil members at the venue.
7. Rajasthan Chapter :CME on 03.03.2017 Topic "An Update on DiagnosticApproach to Intraoral Lesions “ Organised by Departmentof Pathology SMS Medical College and Jaipur Associationof Pathologist. Speakers were-Dr. Asitava Mondal, Dr. SunitaAgarwal, Dr. Ajay Yadav, Dr. Meenu Bagarhatta, Dr. MohnishGrover, Dr. Shashank Nath Singh. Total delegates were170 and 2 credit hours were accredited for this CME.
3. Big rally participated by nursing, doctors & socialworkers of Bhilai.
4. Arranged a Programme& lecture and felicitated regularVoluntary donors through Thallasaemia /Sickle cellanemia / Hemophilic Children.
5. Distribution of awareness pamphlets and displayedhoardings and posters in city.
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APCON 2017 AT GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AT BHOPAL SCIENTIFICPROGRAMME
6TH DECEMBER 2017
Pre - Conference Workshop
WORKSHOP 1 - "APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTELEUKEMIA"
Date - 6th December, Wednesday 2017
Venue - Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
Coordinator - Dr. Tejinder Singh, New Delhi
WORKSHOP 2 - "IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISRY -TECHNIQUE AND INTERPRETATION"
Coordinators - Dr. Anita Borges and Dr. Sumeet Gujral,Mumbai
PRE-CONFERENCE CME
"ROLE OF IHC IN RESOLVING DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMAIN HEAD AND NECK TUMOURS"
It would cover many different tumors like thyroid, salivary,oral, laryngeal, sinonasal etc.
Date - 6th December, Wednesday 2017
Venue - Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal. .
Coordinator - Dr. Shubhada Kane, Mumbai
3. All the state chapter chairpersons are requested tosend in their annual report to the joint secretary forpublication in news letter.Not more than two high-resolutionpictures arepermissible.
IAPM ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 20181. Proposals are invited for APCON-2018 Conferenceby email on or before 1st November 2017 for the following:
1. Gaya Prasad Memorial Pathology Symposium
2. Twelve to sixteen parallel CMEs (in all sub-branchesof pathology including Slide Seminars, Symposia,Lab.Medicine, IHC, molecular pathology and pathologyeducation)
3. Online Quiz moderator
The moderator should have been a life-member ofthe IAPM for at least ten years. The moderator should putforward NO more than two proposals. The topic chosenshould not have figured in the programs of the past fiveAPCONs and they should be contemporary and of currentimportance. The selection of the moderator should be based
on the person’s experience, past work and/or publicationsin that field of the suggested topic. As a principle, to givewide scope to members from all over the country, proposingmembers should not have moderated any session in theAPCON in the past two years. On receipt of theproposals,the Secretary IAPM shall circulate the same tothe members of Executive Committee. The matter shall bediscussed in the Executive Committee meeting before beingpresented to the General Body. The topics shall be finallyselected only after approval by the General Body. If thetopics are not received on the stipulated time, topics (whichhave not figured in the programs of the past five APCONs)will be selected during the General Body Meeting.
2. GUEST LECTURES : Members are requested topropose names of overseas faculty for guest lectures duringAPCON-2018.Distinguished overseas Indian faculty maybe preferred/approached for gracing the 2018 conference,since often there is no financial implications on the societyfor such invitations. The local hospitality will be provided tothe guest faculty.Suggested names may be forwarded by1st Nov. 2017.
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8TH DECEMBER 20178.30 am to 9.30 am: Parallel Breakfast Sessions
1: Students corner ( Hall A )
2: Research Methodology (For 1st Yr.PG) ( Hall B )
Topic :How to present a paper and Data
Speaker :Professor Pallab Roy
3 : Research Methodolgy(For 3rd Yr PG) (Hall C )
Topic : Career options after PG
Speaker : Dr D.N. Lanjewar
4: Topic : Basic molecular biology for pathologist ( Hall D)
Speaker : Professor K.P. Aravindan
9.30 am to 10.30 am: Dr BK Aikat Oration: Prof AshimDas
10.45 pm to 12.15 pm: Plenary paper session:
Dr KC Basu Malick & Best paper Award session
12.15 pm to 1.00 pm: Inauguration of APCON
1.00 pm to 2.00 pm: Poster viewing and Lunch
2.00 pm to 3.30 pm: Parallel CMEs /Symposia/Slideseminar
