5th India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019, to be held at Kolkata

GUWAHATI: The 5th India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019, an annual event organized jointly by science & technology-related ministries and departments of the Government of India and Vijnana Bharati (Vibha), is going to be held at Bisva Bangla Convention Centre and Science City in Kolkata from November 5-8. The theme of this year’s festival is RISEN India — Research, Innovation, and Science Empowering the Nation.

The festival will host more than 28 different events during this period. For school students, a students’ science village has been planned at 11SF 2019 where more than 2,500 school students from all over the nation have been invited. Under the Pradhan Mantri Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, every Member of Parliament has been asked to nominate five students each along with their teacher from their constituency for the village. In six different houses named after our scientists, these students would be engaged in several science-fun activities and interact with scientists and technocrats, a press release said.

Young Scientists’ Conference is another big event in terms of variety and number of participants where 1,500 young scientists and researchers are expected to interact with various subject matter experts of international repute, and also, get a chance to present their posters and papers.

The special role of women scientists and entrepreneurs in shaping the scientific growth trajectory will be another highlight of this festival. The program aspires to develop new entrepreneurship and explore new vistas of opportunities in the field of science and technology among women. Approximately 700 women scientist entrepreneurs will attend the event, the release said. Other events of the festival are an Agricultural Scientists’ Meet, Assistive Technologies Conclave and Expo for Divyangjan, face-to-face meet with new frontiers in science, global Indian scientists’ & technocrats’ meet, International Science Film Festival of India, etc.

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