DAE-BRNS

National Laser Symposium – 2003

 

(NLS-2003)

 

December 22-24, 2003

 

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

 

 

The National Laser Symposium 2003 (NLS-2003) will be jointly organized by Centre for Advanced Technology (CAT), Indore, and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur at the above stated venue and dates. The NLS – 2003 is being sponsored by the Department of Atomic Energy – Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (DAE-BRNS). The objectives of this meet are to provide a forum for professional interaction and dissemination of information on recent developments in the frontline areas of lasers and related topics amongst the researchers, teachers and students active in the field. To meet these objectives deliberations of the symposium will include plenary talks on state of the art, invited and contributed presentations by leading experts and young researchers and thesis presentations. Indian Laser Association (ILA) will organize short tutorial courses preceding the symposium. It will also organize a technical exhibition and hold its general body meeting during this symposium.

 

 

Topics to be covered in the Technical Sessions


National Advisory   cum   Organising Committee
Scientific Committee
Local Organising Committee (IIT KGP)

Information about preparation of manuscript / thesis presentation

Registration / Booking of accommodation form (.doc)

Registration / Booking of accommodation form (fillable pdf form)

 

Courses by ILA on 21.12.2003 at symposium venue

Notice of ILA General Body Meeting during NLS-03

 

List of Invited Speakers  / talks

Technical Programme  Schedule

Poster Presentation Schedule

Thesis Presentation : List of Theses

 

Accommodation Information

 

Venue

The symposium will be held at  IIT Kharagpur. Situated about 120km west of Kolkata, Kharagpur can be reached in about 2.5hrs from the Howrah railway station of Kolkata by train.  Kharagpur is also connected by direct train services to most major cities of the country. The institute is located at about 5km from Kharagpur railway station.  The nearest airport is NSB Airport, Kolkata.

 

Kharagpur in December

The weather during December will be cool with lowest temperature 10+30C and highest temperature 25+30C. For more details about IIT Kharagpur visit http://www.iitkgp.ernet.in/

 

Accommodation

Accommodation will be arranged mostly in Guest House. Tariffs range between Rs.100/- to 200/- per day on twin sharing basis and Rs. 300/- for single occupancy. For student participants, accommodation may be arranged in student hostels.

 

Financial Assistance

Financial assistance towards travel by train (Sleeper class) through shortest route and local hospitality will be provided to a limited number of deserving students for whom the sponsoring institution is unable to pay.

 

Registration fee and Intimation of Participation

Category                                                               Fee

I           Student                                                                         Rs. 150/-

II          Delegates from educational

            Institutes & Govt. organizations                                     Rs. 450/-

III        Delegates from public sector

            Undertakings & Industries                                             Rs. 750/-

 

Registration fee is payable as DD favoring NLS-2003 (National Laser Symposium - 2003) payable at IIT, Kharagpur . The DD along with the Registration/Booking of accommodation form (html) should reach the Co-Convener at IIT, Kharagpur (address given on back side of registration form) latest by October 31, 2003.

 

Proceedings

The proceedings of the symposium will be made available to the participants during the symposium.

 

Presentation facilities

Arrangements will be made for projecting 35 mm slides, transparencies and electronic projections. For each poster presentation, 1m x 1m area will be provided.

 

 

For details and enquiry, please contact:

 

Dr. A.K. Nath , Convener NLS - 2003       or          Dr. K S Bartwal, Secretary, NLS-2003  

Head, ICL Section, B Block,                                      Laser Materials Division, E Block

Centre for Advanced Technology,                              Centre for Advanced Technology,

PO. CAT, Indore - 452 013                                      PO. CAT, Indore - 452 013

Tel: 0731-2488385 Fax: 0731-2488380                   Tel: 0731-2488656 Fax:0731-2488650

Email aknath@rrcat.gov.in                                          Email bartwal@rrcat.gov.in

 

 

For accommodation and local arrangements, please contact:

 

Dr. P.K. Datta, Co-convener, NLS - 2003       or      Dr. S K Ray, Co-Secretary, NLS-2003

Assistant Professor,                                                    Associate Professor,

Dept. Physics & Meteorology,                                    Dept. Physics & Meteorology,

IIT, Kharagpur-721 302,                                            IIT, Kharagpur-721 302,

Tel: 03222- 283860 (O) 283861, 220168(R)             Tel: 03222-283838(O) 283839(R).

Email pkdatta@phy.iitkgp.ernet.in                               Email:physkr@phy.iitkgp.ernet.in

 

 

LAST DATE FOR

THE SUBMISSION OF CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND THESIS ABSTRACTS

TO THE SECRETARY

AT CAT, INDORE:

SEPTEMBER 15,  2003

 

 

LAST DATE FOR

REGISTRATION AND BOOKING OF ACCOMODATION

WITH THE CO-CONVENER

AT IIT, KHARAGPUR:

OCTOBER  31,  2003

 

 

Last updated on December 11, 2003