IC-STEMS 2016
conference theme
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) for Environmental and Social Sustainability
conference tOPICS
♦ Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, & Sustainability
♦ Sustainable Development ♦ Climate change
♦ Pollution Control ♦ Health & Safety
♦ Industrial Safety Engineering ♦ Biomass Conversions
♦ Environmental Health ♦ Air, Soil, Water, Food, Health
♦ Biology or Biodiversity ♦ Microbiology ♦ Pharmacy
♦ Floriculture & Horticulture ♦ Agriculture ♦ Ecology
♦ Bio-Technology ♦ Bio-informatics ♦ Genetic Engineering
♦ Bio-remediation ♦ Waste Utilization & Treatment
♦ Catalysis ♦ Renewable Energy ♦ Solar Energy
♦ Fuel or Petrochemical Engineering ♦ Cryogenic Engineering
♦ Nuclear Engineering ♦ Nanotechnology
♦ Matter, Materials & Metallurgy ♦ Mining
♦ Smart & Functional Materials
♦ Composite Materials for Decentralized Energy Distribution,
Conservation, etc.
♦ Green Chemistry & Sustainable Chemical Processes
♦ Plastic Technology or Polymers ♦ Biodegradable Materials
♦ Ozone ♦ N2O abatement ♦ Green House Gases
♦ Construction, Sustainable & Energy Efficient Habitat
♦ Adsorption & gas storage materials
♦ Natural & Synthetic Products or Processes
♦ Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
♦ Earth and Environmental Sciences ♦ Geology
♦ Geo-informatics ♦ Marine Engineering
♦ Industrial Environmental Engineering and Management
♦ Life Cycle Assessment ♦ Statistics ♦ Computation
♦ Public Health, Medicine, Life Science & Bio-medicines
♦ Mechanical, Electric, Electronics & InformationTechnology
♦ Mechanotronics ♦ Robotics / Artificial Intelligence
♦ Management, e-Commerce & Socio-Economic Sustainability
♦ Education, Pedagogy and use of ICT in Education & Library
♦ STEMS related public policy, Legislation, Laws &
regulations, and practice
♦ STEMS research, consultancy & other extension activities
IMPORTANT DEADLINE - conference registration
♦ Payment of Registration Fees 15 February 2016
♦ Late payment of Registration Fees 29 February 2016
♦ Spot Registration (only if places available)
IMPORTANT DATES - call for papers
♦ Abstract Submission for Speakers by 29 February 2016
♦ Research Paper Submission Deadline
♦ Notifying corresponding authors about their paper acceptance or rejection on or before 05 March 2016
Please write your research paper in the given Manuscript Template
Please indicate in your cover letter that the submitted paper is 100% original and has not been published previously and is not currently submitted to any other journal and will not be submitted elsewhere before a final decision is made by the editors of this proceedings.
To submit a manuscript or research paper to the conference proceedings (with ISBN), there are two different options:
[1]. please go to the EasyChair online portal SUBMISSION page at
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icstems2016
or
[2]. simply send your manuscripts to stemsconference@gmail.com
registration fees **
The Third Indian National Conference
on
“Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Sustainability (STEMS)”
STEM for Environmental & Social Sustainability
12 - 13 March 2016
Venue: NRI Yaatri Niwaas Assembly Hall,
The Gurudwara Area, Nanded, India
Organized by
Razak Institution of
Skills, Education and Research (RISER)
ABOUT the conference on “stems”
RISER organizes a series of national conferences on the "Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Sustainability (STEMS).” The theme for the second 2016 STEMS Conference is "STEM for Environmental & Social Sustainability."
ABOUT the RISER
RISER stands for Razak Institution of Skills, Education and Research. RISER is a registered charity in India; registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
• To develop the interest of young researchers for undertaking studies and research in the frontiers of science, technology, engineering, mathematics for sustainability.
• To give an opportunity to participants for understanding the new developments through invited talks by eminent scientists and technologists.
• To provide a platform for multidisciplinary communication, networking and intensify collaborations between scientists, policy makers and industries
• To deliberate on the recent developments and trends in “Sustainability and the use of STEM for Sustainability.”
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS WITH ISBN
Accepted research papers from oral/poster presentations, invited talks and industrial presentations will be published in the form of proceedings (with International Standard Book Number-ISBN) and will be made available to all the delegates / participants.
Certificates will be issued to the attendees and the presenters.
HIGHLIGHTS
♦ Sustainability – an all encompassing phenomenon and the fundamental occupational concern ?
♦ The first and the one n only conference series of its kind
♦ RISER on “No-Profit-No-Loss basis” brings together like-minded people on a common platform to discuss the importance of sustainability and also to reflect on “how ? and why ?” to make people give priority to STEM subjects in the planning and execution of their sustainable agenda
♦ The conference provides a national forum for high-level discussions to researchers, academicians, industrial personnel, professionals and policy makers interested in the latest developments in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and sustainability (STEMS).
♦ Most of the talks at the conference are chosen from the submitted abstracts.
Paper submission deadline: 15 January 2016
♦ The conference theme focuses on the state of the art theoretical and methodological developments as well as on recent applications of STEM, in fields as diverse as climate, environment, ecology, chemistry, health, medicine, physics, materials science, polymers, etc for overall sustainable development or sustainability.
♦ It offers national, interdisciplinary, and scholarly brain-storming discussions on environmental, socio-economic and STEM based sustainability endeavours of human beings.
♦ It strives to inculcate a new sustainability approach of looking at things around us.
about the venue
Nanded, located on the banks of Godavari river, is a city in Marathwada division of the Maharashtra State of India.
Nanded has been a major place for Sikh pilgrimage, Hazur Sahib Nanded is the second holiest site in Sikhism next only to Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) of Amritsir.
Nanded (acronym NED; fondly known as Hazur Sahib Nanded) is one of the division of South Central Railways. It is well connected by railways and is located between Mudkhed (Junction) and Purna (Junction).
Nanded's airport, the Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport is typically served by regularly scheduled seasonal flights to Mumbai and Delhi. The other nearest airports are Aurangabad (Maharashtra) and Hyderabad (Telangana). The city of Nanded is rapidly becoming an educational hub of the region.
The historical importance
http://nanded.nic.in/htmldocs/htmldocs/historicalimportance.html
Tourist Attractions
Link to the Previous National Conference on STEMS
(Theme: STEM for Sustainability: A New Approach & Attitude)
04 - 05 October 2015 at Pune, India
https://sites.google.com/site/stemsconference2015/
Delivering Impact through STEMS: The Imperative
This is the POSITION PAPER by the Conference Convener and Executive Editor of the PIC-STEMS
* Registration fees is non-refundable and includes conference kit, lunch every day & tea (two times a day).
** Delegates from the drought-hit areas of Maharashtra are given 25% discounted registration
♦ The author(s) will bear an additional INR 1000
as printing charge per research paper published
Only the accepted research papers will be published in the proceedings (with ISBN).
♦ An additional late fee of INR 500 will be charged
if registered after 29 February 2016
♦ Accommodation charges should be borne by the
participants. Committee members can help delegates find
accommodation.
The program will be selected from the abstracts by the committee made up of researchers from the prestigious institutes and universities.
about the ORGANIZERS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE CONFERENCE
♦ Chief Patron: Isak R. Shaikh
♦ Patrons:
Rajjak M. Shaikh
Ahmedbee R. Shaikh
Sarang Punjeyya Swami
Maidabee Nanhesahab
Jarina M. Shaikh
♦ Chief Advisory Committee
Pravin Ingole (KIER, South Korea)
Alamgir A. Shaikh (Poona College, Pune, India)
Afzal Husain (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman)
Parveen R. Shaikh (Gramin Polytechnic, India)
♦ Local Organizing Committee for the third Indian National Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Sustainability ( IC-STEMS 2016 )
Honorary Chairman: Rajjak M. Shaikh
Convener: Isak R. Shaikh
Secretary: Parveen R. Shaikh
Treasurer: Jarina M. Shaikh
Members: Sarfaraz F. Khan
Volunteers: Devrao Patil
Shankar M. Kandhare
Karim Pathan