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In recent times, sensors and actuators have woven themselves into the very fabric of modern technology, thanks to the quantum leap of smart materials and systems, MEMS and NEMS and the emerging geo-political challenges, such as, the burgeoning security threat across the globe. In addition to their niches in aerospace, defense, automobiles, structural health monitoring, agriculture, food and healthcare, industrial and environmental monitoring, sensors and actuators are the key components of advanced technologies like robotics and mechatronics. Also the breakthroughs in the synthesis and understanding of nano-materials and CNTs have led to the advancement of tailored sensors, e-noses and actuators and all these portend a phenomenal growth of sensors and actuators.

Incidentally, CGCRI has been presently celebrating its Diamond Jubilee year and at the same time the DST-CSIR sponsored “Sensor Hub, Kolkata” has also started functioning, where along with CGCRI, at present, Jadavpur University, Calcutta University, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (formerly Bengal Engineering & Science University) and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Kolkata have joined hands to develop, fabricate and test electronic nose, biosensors and MEMS-based sensors for food, agriculture and environmental applications. Hence, it is high time to bring researchers, academicians, entrepreneurs and students on the same platform for sharing their views, encouraging debate and propagating novel ideas so that through the synergy of science and technology, a tangible outcome fructifies at the end of the day .

Theme

Topics• Physical sensors

• Chemical sensors

• Bio-sensors

• Materials engineering of sensors, fabrication and packaging of devices

• Micro-sensors/MEMS/E-noses

Back outside page ` 25,000.00

Back/Front inside page ` 20,000.00

Coloured page ` 15,000.00

Black and white page ` 10,000.00

Call for PapersResearch papers on the above mentioned topics are invited for poster and oral presentation and best paper awards from both the categories will be instituted. Extended abstracts within 250 words including figures (up to two) and references, if any, may be submitted as word (.doc) files as per the guidelines given in the conference webpage (www.cgcri.res.in/ncsa-2011). The abstracts should be mailed to . The accepted abstracts will be published in the abstract book, which will be made available during the conference.

ncsa_11@cgcri.res.in

The registration form can be downloaded from the website: ww.cgcri.res.in/ncsa-2011

Delegates from industry ` 3000.00

Delegates from academic institution and laboratories ` 2000.00

Students/accompanied persons ` 1000.00

The registration fee will cover registration materials, lunch and tea on both the days and dinner on the first day evening. The demand draft should be drawn in favor of NCSA-11 and payable at State Bank of India, Jadavpur University Branch, Kolkata 700032 (code 00093)

Registration fee :

Registration

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• Smart materials and systems

• Piezoelectric, Magnetostrictive, shape memory and other actuators

• Multiferroics

Abstract submission deadline

Abstract acceptance Visit website

Pre-registration deadline(Accommodation will be confirmed for pre-registered candidates)

31 January, 2011

15 February, 2011

Important Dates

Delegates requiring accommodation during the conference are requested to fill in the accommodation format in the registration form which can be downloaded form the website. Accommodation will be provided in CSIR guest house, other guest houses and hostels. Limited accommodation in the students’ hostels may be possible for student participants. All requests for accommodation must accompany demand drafts of required amounts drawn in favor of NCSA-11 and payable at State Bank of India, Jadavpur University Branch, Kolkata 700032 (code 00093).

Accommodation

The Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) is situated opposite Jadavpur Police Station at the junction of the Raja S.C.Mullick Road and Prince Anwar Shah Road of Jadavpur area in the southern part of Kolkata city . The Institute is around 22 km from the airport and about half that distance from Howrah and Sealdah railway stations. The nearest metro rail connection is available at the nearby Rabindra Sarobar metro station that provides a fast and easy connectivity with the central and northern parts of the city.

How to reach CGCRI

Stall (1m x 2m) 15,000.00

Stall (1m x 3 m) ` 20,000.00

The demand draft should be drawn in favor of NCSA-11 and payable at State Bank of India, Jadavpur University Branch, Kolkata 700032 (code 00093).

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Patrons

Mr Basudeb Banerjee, Chairman-Tea Board

Dr Srikumar Banerjee, Chairman-AEC,Secretary-DAE

Dr Maharaj Kishan Bhan, Secretary-DBT

Prof Samir K Brahmachari, DG-CSIR,Secretary-DSIR

Mr Rajan T Joseph, DG-CDAC

Dr T Ramasami, Secretary-DST

Dr V K Saraswat, DG-DRDO, SA-DM

Mr Shashi Kant Sharma, Secretary-DIT

Advisory Committee

Prof S Asokan IISc, BangaloreProf R K Bhandari VECC, KolkataDr R Bhattacharya DST, New DelhiProf Kankan Bhattacharya IACS, Kolkata Prof R C Budhani NPL, New Delhi Mr Gyanesh Chowdhury Vikram India LtdProf Pradip Narayan Ghosh JU, Kolkata Mr Surajit Ghosh Consultant, KolkataProf E S R Gopal DST, New DelhiProf S Gopalakrishnan IISc, BangaloreDr Pawan Kapur CSIO, ChandigarhProf S B Krupanidhi IISc, BangaloreDr H S Maiti CSIR, New DelhiCol A K Nath CDAC, KolkataProf Om Parkash ITBHU, VaranasiProf Ajoy Kumar Roy IIEST, ShibpurProf A Roychoudhury SNBNCBS, KolkataDr G S Samathanam DST, New Delhi Prof K Sankaran Anna Univ., ChennaiProf D D Sarma IISc, BangaloreDr Chandra Sekhar CEERI, PilaniDr A R Upadhya NAL, BangaloreDr K Vijayaraju ADA, Bangalore

Prof I Manna Chair CGCRIDr D K Bhattacharya Co-Chair CGCRIProf H Saha Co-Chair IIESTDr A Sen Convener CGCRIMr K Dasgupta Co-Convener CGCRIDr Debdulal Saha Treasurer CGCRIProf Rajib Bandyopadhay Member JUDr Sibdas Bandyopadhay Member CGCRIProf Nil Ratan Bandyopadhay Member IIESTDr Nabarun Bhattacharya Member CDACDr S K Bhadra Member CGCRIMr P K Chakraborty Member CGCRIMr S S Chourasia Member Stesalit LtdDr Jayati Das Member JUProf Samit Roy Member IIT KgpDr Chirosree Roychoudhury Member IIESTProf Priyabrata Sarkar Member CUDr Shrabanee Sen Member CGCRIDr Suchitra Sen Member CGCRI

Local Organizing Committee

Address for Correspondence :Dr A. Sen, Convener, NCSA-11,Sensor & Actuator DivisionCentral Glass & Ceramic Research InstituteKolkata 700032, IndiaTel. (033) 2473 3496/69/76/77, 2483 8079/82Cell 9874579736, Fax (033) 2473 0957E-mail asen@cgcri.res.in, ncsa_11@cgcri.res.in

Mr K. Dasgupta, Co-convener, NCSA-11 Fibre Optics & Photonics Division Central Glass & Ceramic Research InstituteKolkata 700032, IndiaTel. (033) 2473 3496/69/76/77, 2483 8079/82Cell 9836728726, Fax (033) 2473 0957E-mail kamal@cgcri.res.in, ncsa_11@cgcri.res.in