Indian Science Congress at Capital

Trivandrum did host the Indian Science Congress in 2010. This is the first time the city hosts the Science congress and the second time in the history of Kerala. The 97th Indian Science Congress, was held from January 3 to 7, 2010 at Kariavattom campus of the University of Kerala. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the University of Kerala are hosting the science congress.The Indian Science Congress was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on January 3, 2010.
About 2,000 scientific and technical papers were presented during the 97th Indian Science Congress (ISC 2010) that concluded Thursday in the green campus of Kerala University here.
About 7,000 delegates, including 2,000 students from across the country, participated in the five-day mega event, held for the first time in this picturesque coastal city and for the second time in the southern state after two decades at Kochi in 1990.
Organised by the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), with the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Kerala University as co-hosts, the focal theme of the mega event was 'Science and Technology Challenges of 21st century - National Perspective'.
Former scientist-president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, distinguished scientists M.G.K Menon and C.N.R. Rao and Nobel laureates Roger Tsien and John Cromwell Mather from the US made presentations.
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