MADRAS – 1ST NATIONAL RAPSDD CONVENTION 2009 – IIT

MADRAS – 1ST NATIONAL RAPSDD CONVENTION 2009 – IIT
MADRAS – 1ST NATIONAL RAPSDD CONVENTION 2009 – IIT

Introduction: The 5th DAE-BRNS National Symposium on Pulsed Laser Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructured Materials (PLD-2009) will be organized during December 2-4, 2009 at IIT Madras, Chennai. This meet will be organized jointly by Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai. This topical meeting is in continuation of the series of biennial symposia, which was started at RRCAT, Indore in 2001. The subsequent meets were held at the University of Pune, Pune in 2003, S. V. University, Tirupati in 2005 and Saurashtra University, Rajkot in 2007. Scientists, technologists and young scholars pursuing research in the pertinent thematic domain are invited to submit abstracts of their recent findings or developments and participate in the symposium.

Venue: The symposium will be held in department of Physics, IIT Madras campus. The information of the auditorium/conference hall will be updated soon. The IITM campus is located in the city of Chennai, previously known as Madras. It is a residential institution with self contained campus of about 600 acres located in a beautiful wooded land with flora and fauna. The IITM campus is at a distance of 12 km from the airport and 15 km from the city railway station.
Abstract Submission: Researchers, professionals, young scientists and scholars are encouraged to submit one page abstract of their recent results from the research work related to Pulsed Laser Deposition and similar methodologies. The abstract may be submitted through an attachment to an email addressed to Secretary, Scientific Program Committee, PLD-2009 at the following email id: pld2009@rrcat.gov.in with a copy to pmisra@rrcat.gov.in. Alternatively, a hard copy of the abstract along with it’s electronic version in floppy/CD can be sent to the Secretary, Technical Program Committee at the following address directly by post. However the electronic submission is the preferred mode. The technical program committee will make final decision about whether your abstract will be accepted as oral or poster presentations.

Registration: Submission of an abstract does not automatically insure registration for the conference. Authors are required to register for the conference. Participants can register for the conference by sending the dually filled registration form in enclosed format (Registration Form) to Convener Organizing committee by post at the following address. Participants can also remit the registration fee (as per below details) in advance by sending a DD in favor of “PLD2009″ payable at SBI, IIT campus, Chennai along with the registration form. The last date for receiving the conference registration along with the registration fee is Nov 2, 2009. Please note that registration at the time and venue of the conference is also possible. However in that case the prior intimation about the participation and accommodation through the registration form is mandatory.

Important Deadlines:
Abstract Submission : September 28, 2009
Notification of acceptance : October 15, 2009
Intimation of participation/Registration : November 2, 2009
Conference Dates: 2nd to 4th, December 2009

Contact:
L. M. Kukreja
R & D Block-B, RRCAT,
Indore-452013

Email: kukreja(AT)rrcat.gov.in

Contact Numbers: 0731-2488385, Fax-0731-2488380

Source: http://www.pld2009.in/