SECOND CIRCULAR

1st National Genetics Congress on

Genetics for Sustainable Food, Health and Nutrition Security December 14-16, 2018

ICAR-lndian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

Congress in Brief

Date

December 14-16, 2018

Venue Dr. B. P. Pal Auditorium, ICAR-lndian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New

Delhi 110012

The Congress will have eight technical sessions. Each session will be of one hour thirty

minutes duration comprising one Lead lecture followed by two Invited and two Contributory presentations. A brief discussion will follow each talk.

Important Dates

Registration

Early Registration Opens

Early Registration Closes

Late Registration Closes

Abstract Abstract Submission Opens

Abstract Submission Closes

Notification regarding Oral I Poster Presentation

Contact Persons

Organizing Secretary: Nagendra K. Singh

August1,2018

November 10, 2018

December 1, 2018

July 15, 2018

October 15, 2018

October30,2018

Mobile: 9911268915, E-mail: nksingh4@gmail.com, ngc2018.isgpb@gmail.com

Co-organizing Secretaries:

Sanjay Singh

Ph.: 011-23843437, Mob. 9013902774; 9990076860; E-mail: secretaryisgpb@gmail.com

Akshay Talukdar

Mob.: 9810879176; E-mail: akshay.talukdar1@gmail.com

Registration Fees

Early Registration Late Registration On the spot Registration (Before Nov. 10, 2018) (Up to Dec. 1, 2018)

ISGPB Member ' 50001- ' 60001- ' 70001-Non-Member, ISGPB ' 6000/­

Student I RA I SRF ' 3000/­

Accompanying person ' 30001-

Corporate delegates '80001-

'7000/­

,4000/­

,40001-

, 10000/-

' 80001-, 50001-

, 5000/­

, 12000/-

Invitation

Genetics has witnessed an era of innovations and discoveries during the last two decades,

which has created new tools offering immense opportunities to improve crops, livestock,

fishes and microbes, and to manage hitherto intractable plant, human and animal ailments.

The application of artificial intelligence to analyze the vast amount of genomics and

phenomics data that are being generated is providing rare insights into the genetic basis of

complex traits. The success of genetically improved organisms on enhancing farmers'

income and welfare has explicitly projected the impact of the science of Genetics. While

these successes are timely, they are still relevant to address the emerging challenges of

food, health and nutritional security in the wake of the burgeoning population projected to be

9. 7 billion by 2050. For sustaining and continuing the legacy of success, renewed emphasis

is needed in the science of Genetics and allied fields to utilize power of new technologies,

and also to address concerns about their inappropriate uses.

In view of the above, the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB) is

organizing the 1at National Genetics Congress (NGC) with the theme "Genetics for

Sustainable Food, Health and Nutrition Security" from December 14-16, 2018 at New Delhi.

Through this event, the Society is attempting to bring together Indian geneticists working

with different organisms including miaobes, plants, animals, fishes and human beings on a

single platfonn to review the recent advances in various spheres of Genetics and create a

roadmap so that the it can be utilized tor addressing future challenges of the country.

Further, the Congress will provide an opportunity to young scientists, researchers, students

to participate and present their works and ideas. The implications of modem genetic

technologies to sharing and use of our genetic resources, genetic pronllng, data sharing etc.

will also be discussed, which can help in formulating guidelines for our national policies in

these areas. Through these interactions, we hope to chalk out a programme for judicious

application of modem and conventional genetic tools and technologies for accelerated

improvement of crops, animals and fishes, and for securing and sustaining the health of our

citizens.

The overall programme has been arranged in various sessions to cover diverse areas of

Genetics and provide ample scope for participation and deliberations by researchers

working in different spheres of the science of Genetics. The Organizing Committee of the

NGC cordially invite all researchers and scholars to participate in this Congress and

contribute in furthering the science of Genetics and help formulating policies and

programmes for the application of genetic technologies to ensure sustainable food

production and secure environmental and human health in India.

Scientific Programme and Technical Sessions

Session I: Genetic resource management and use • Genetic diversity, domestication and evolution • Wide hybridization and genetic enhancement • ADele mining/gene discovery • Strategies for conservation • Tissue culture, micropropagation

Session II: Genetics and breeding for climate resilience • Abiotic stress tolerance • Biotic stress tolerance • Ecology and adaptation • Epigenetics

Session Ill: Breeding for input use efficiency and nutritional enhancement • Input Use Efficiency • Biofortifice.tion • Bioavailablllty • Nulrigenomics • Food, feed end fodder quality

Session N: Advanced genetic tools for enhancing breeding efficiency • Genomics, molecular markers and their application • Gene/QTL discoveries and genomic selection • Mutagenesis and functional genomics • Animal cioning • Vaccines and diagnostics • Cytogenetics and chromosome engineering • Doubled haploids

Session V: Application of bioinformatics and statistical tools in genetics

• Statistical and biometrical techniques • New computational tools and big data analysis • Analysis of gene networks • Population genetics

Session VI: Genetic engineering • Transgenics • Genome editing • Promoters and gene regulation • Functional validation of genes

Session VII: Ethics, IPR and regulatlons for use of genes/genetic resources • Patenting, registration and breeders' and farmers' rights • DNA fingerprinting and parental identity analysis • Bio-safety regulations • DNA sequence data base and ethical issues

Session VIII: Genetics education • Developing teaching tools • Creating public awareness • Skin development and training

Registration

Duly filled in Registration Form (endosed with this circular) along with the registration tee should be sent to the Secretary, ISGPB (ngc2018.isgpb@gmail.com) on or before 1511 November, 2018. The fee should be paid only through an Ne payee Demand Draft or Multi-city Cheque drawn in favour of the ISGPB-National Genetics Congress-2018, payable at New Delhi. On-line payment can also be made as per details given in the Registration Form. If paid online, detail particular of transaction should be send to the Secretary, ISGPB (ngc2018.isgpb@gmail.com) for verification.

Submission of Abstracts

Soft copy of the abstracts in the above-mentioned theme areas must reach the Chairman, Publication Committee through e-mail (editorisgpb@gmail.com or ngc2018.isgpb@gmail.com) latest by 15111 October, 2018. The Publication Committee will scrutinize and select the abstracts for inclusion in the Book of Abstracts, for which at least one of the authors should be registered for the Congress on or before November 10, 2018. Guidelines for Abstract Preparation • The abstract should be simple and brief. It should be completed within 250 words. • It should include Title, Name, Affiliation and Addresses of all authors, E-mail address of

the corresponding author and the main text • Text should be typed in single space in Times New Roman font. Size of fonts for different

heads should be as follows: Trtte: 14-point bold; Names of authors: 12-point bold; Affiliation (name of the Institute/University/Organization): 11-point; Address: 10-point. and the Main text: 12-point.

• Name of the presenter should be undertined and name of corresponding author to be indicated with an asterisk (*).

Posters The Posters should be brief, self-explanatory and informative. Besides text, figure, table, etc. it should also contain name and affiliation of the authors. Fonts of the posters should be readable from a distance of at least 1.50m. The size of the poster should be such that it can fit well in the poster panel of 90 cm x 120 cm (width x height).

Oral Presentation

Each technical session will have two oral presentations. Paper(s) for oral presentation will be selected from among the abstracts contributed on before 151tl October, 2018.

Contributory Papers The artides of the Lead and Invited lectures and Oral presentations would be published in

a special issue of the Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (Indian J. Genet). The complete paper should not exceed 10 pages of A4 size typed in the format of the Journal. Soft copy of the papers should reach the Chairman, Publication Committee through e-mail (edltorisgpb@gmail .com or ngc2018.isgpb@gmail.com) within 15 days of receiving communication of selection. Current JCR impact factor of the journal is 0.409.

Awards

Best Poster Award

Displayed posters will be evaluated for awarding Best Poster presentation.

Facllltles Avallable

Projection Facilities

LCD projectors will be available for oral presentation. The presentations should be in the Microsoft Power Point format (ppt) or any other compatible format.

Poster Presentation Boards

Poster presentation boards that can accommodate 90 x 120 cm posters wlll be provided at

the Congress venue.

Accommodation, Travel and Local Logistics

For accommodation, please contact Secretary, ISGPB or Chairman, Acoommodation Com­mittee as per the contact details given below.

Name

Dr. Sanjay Singh

Dr. C. Bharadwaj

Weather at Delhl

E-mail

secretaryisgpb@gmail.com

drchbharadwaj@gmail.com

Mobile No.

9990076860

999941 7476

The weather of Delhi in the month of December remains pleasant with the temperature ranging from 15-28°C. However, mild woolen garments will make the stay more comfort­able.

Reaching IARI, New Delhi

New Delhi is well connected by road, rail and air with all the major cities of India. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (locally known as Pusa Institute) is located in the western part of Delhi. Nearest railway stations are: New Delhi (6 km), Sarai Rohilla (5km), Delhi (1 Okm), Anand Vihar (25km) and Hazrat Nizamuddin (20km). Nearby bus stations are: ISBT, Kashmiri gate ( 1 Okm) and ISBT Anand Vihar (25km). IARI campus Is about 15km away from the Indira Gandhi lntematlonal Airport. Metro rail services from 6.00 AM till 11.00 PM are also available. Nearest metro stations of the Blue Line are: Patel Nagar and Rajendra Place. Taxi and Auto-rickshaw services are readily available on hire from each disembarking point to the Pusa institute.

Society's Meeting

The 72rtd Annual General Body Meeting of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding will be held in a special session after Presidential Address on 15th Dec, 2018 at 7.00 PM.

Natlonal Organizing Committee

Chief Patron Patron(s)

Advisors

Chairman Co-Chairman Organizing Secretary

Co-Organizing Secretaries

: MS Swaminathan : VL Chopra, HK Jain, GS Khush, RS Paroda, Mangla Rai,

NK Bhan, K Vijay Raghavan, PL Gautam, Manju Sharma,

S Ayyappan, M Mahadevappa, CD Mayee

: Raju Barwale, Purvi Mehta-Bhatt, Sameer Brahmchari, KM Bujarbaruah, SK Datta, BS Dhlllon, KS Gill, MV Gupta,

PK Gupta, G Kalloo, Sushil Kumar, SC Lakhotia,

ML Madan, SA Patil, Deepak Pental, SR Sree Rangasamy, KV Prabhu, KV Peter, B. Sharma, RP Sharma, SK Sharma,

BO Singh, Sudhir K Sopory, EA Siddiq, Akhilesh Tyagi, RNK Vamzai, SK Vasal, MP Yadav

: RBSingh : HS Gupta : Nagendra K Singh

: Sanjay Singh, Akshay Talukdar

Members of Organizing Committee

DK Agarwal, A Bandyopadhyay, SR Bhat, Vani Brahmchari, OS Brar, R Chandra Babu, JS

Chauhan, Shailaja Hittalmani, JK Jena, AK Joshi, Sanjay Kumar, WS Lakra, Kuldeep Lal,

GS Nanda, KK Narayanan, MP Pandey, AD Pathak, KML Pathak, BM Prasanna, Akshay

Pradhan, Gaya Prasad, Sujay Rakshit. JC Rana, Rajvir S Rathi, P Raghav Reddy, PM

Salimath, JS Sandhu, RN Sarma, Bidyut K Sarmah, TR Sharma, lmran Siddiqui, Anand K

Singh, GP Singh, Ram K Singh, RK Singh, RM Singh, Ravi P Singh, RRB Singh, AK Singh,

BN Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Ashok K Singh, SK Singh, Ramesh Sonti, RK Varshney, K

Veluthambi, Usha Vljayraghavan, KP Viswanatha, C Vlswanathan, OP Yadav, DK Yadava

Executive Council of ISGPB for 2018-2019

President Vice-Presidents Secretary Editor Treasurer Councilors

: T Mahapatra : HK Chaudhary, Tara Satyavathi : Sanjay Singh : SMSTomar : RKSharma : Sharad liwari {Central Zone)

RN Sanna (Eastern Zone) ON Singh (Mid-Eastern Zone) Sanjay Kumar Singh (Northern Zone)

TE Nagaraja (Southern Zone)

MP Deshmukh (Western Zone)

1• National Genetics Congress Genetics for Sustainable Food, Health and Nutrition Security

December 14-16, 2018

(Last date for submission of registration form: December 1, 2018)

Registration Form

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Signature

Dr. Nagendra K. Singh, Organizing Secretary, A Block, F-2, First Floor, NASC Complex, D.P.S. Marg, IARI P.O., Pusa Campus, New Delhl 110012. Email: ngc2018.isgpb@gmail.com

For online payment of registration fee, following bank details may be used.

Account holder : ISGPB-NATIONAL GENETICS CONGRESS-2018 Name of Bank : Syndicate Bank, National Agricultural Science Cantre, D.P.S. Marg, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012 Current Ale No.: 91531010001220 IFSC code : SYNB0009153; SWIFT Code: SYNBINBB019; MICR Code: 110025175