Curtains will go up on the 24th Kerala Science Congress (KSC) at the Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam, on January 29 with a technical presentation on the special theme ‘‘Climate change: Plantation crops and spices of Kerala.''
The congress will be a forum for productive exchange of state-of-the-art scientific research across different disciplines leading to wider understanding of new concepts and collaborations, said V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, executive vice-president, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment (KSCSTE) and president, 24th Kerala Science Congress.
The presentations on the special theme will be held during the forenoon session on the opening day. Experts will lead discussions on host of issues related to how spices and plantation crops can be adapted to the projected changes in weather patterns, temperature, and rainfall driven by climate change.
Technical sessions
Technical sessions have been scheduled across the three-day event, organised by the KSCSTE in association with the Rubber Board.
Researchers, policy-makers, industry leaders, teachers, and students from across the State are expected to hold deliberations on cutting edge areas in science and technology.
K.M. Chandrasekhar, Vice-Chairman, State Planning Board, Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, and science commentator S. Sivadas are scheduled to deliver memorial lectures at the Congress.
Renowned agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan will be among a host of eminent scientists who will address the delegates.
The congress is co-sponsored by the Science and Technology Department, Government of Kerala, the Department of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
While climate change forms a special theme at the KSC, there will be a wide range of subjects discussed at various technical sessions. Researchers will present scientific papers on a dozen different subject areas, including agriculture, biotechnology, chemical, physical and life sciences, environment, engineering, geo-informatics, and information technology.
A Science Expo, organised as part of the congress, began on Saturday afternoon at the Mammen Mappillai Hall.
Leading figures from the media and the scientific community will join a panel discussion on Science Communication and Journalism on the opening day of the KSC. The KSC will also provide a platform for young researchers to interact with experienced scientists. State-level winners of the National Children's Science Congress will be felicitated and given a forum to present their scientific papers.
The organisers have also instituted Young Scientist Awards for the best papers in various subject areas presented at the KSC. About 800 delegates are expected to participate in the event.
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