20th All India Conference of Heads of Science Museums / Centres

Theme: 'Opportunities & Challenges in Science Centres in the Digital Era'

13.02.2025 (night) to 16.02.2025 (night): Arrival and stay at Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi

14.02.2025

INAUGURAL SESSION

Venue: Hotel BNR Chanakya

(10:30 AM to 11:35 AM)

09:30 AM to 10:30 AM	Registration
10:30 AM to 10:40 AM	Lighting of the Lamp ceremony and Felicitation of dignitaries.
10:40 AM to 10:50 AM	Welcome address by Prof. Tapan Kumar Shandilya, Vice Chancellor, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi.
10:50 AM to 11:00 AM	Introductory speech by Shri Rahul Kumar Purwar, Principal Secretary, Department of Higher and Technical Education, Govt. of Jharkhand.
11:00 AM to 11:10 AM	Address by Shri A. D. Choudhury, Director General, National Council of Science Museums.
11:10 AM to 11:20 AM	Remembrance ceremony of Late Shaik Jeelani Saheb, Former Curator, Regional Science Centre, Ranchi.
11:20 AM to 11:30 AM	Keynote address by Chief Guest Shri Sudivya Kumar, Hon’ble Minister, Department of Higher & Technical Education, Department of Urban Development & Housing and Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of Jharkhand.
11:30 AM to 11:35 AM	Vote of Thanks by Shri Sayyed Riyaz Ahemad, Under Secretary, Department of Higher and Technical Education, Govt. of Jharkhand.
11:35 AM to 12:00 Noon: Tea Break
12:00 Noon to 12:20 PM	Plenary lecture by Shri A. D. Choudhury, Director General, National Council of Science Museums.

14.02.2025

Technical Session I

Venue: Hotel BNR Chanakya

(12:20 PM to 02:10 PM)

Co-chairs: Shri Samarendra Kumar, Dy. Director General, National Council of Science Museums & Dr. Vrajesh Parikh, General Manager, Gujarat Council of Science City, Ahmedabad.

12:20 PM to 12:40 PM	Presentation by Shri Inavamsi Enaganti, Director, Param Science Centre.
12:40 PM to 01:00 PM	Presentation by Shri Umesh Kumar Rustagi, Director, NSC Mumbai
01:00 PM to 01:20 PM	Presentation by Shri C. D Mungyak, Director cum Member Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Science & Technology.
01:20 PM to 01:40 PM	Presentation by Dr. Rajesh Grover, Director, Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab.
01:40 PM to 02:00 PM	Presentation by Shri Vijay Shanker Sharma, Director, NSC Guwahati.
02:00 PM to 02:10 PM	Discussion
02:10 PM to 02:50 PM: Lunch Break
02:50 PM to 05:30 PM	Visit to Regional Science Centre, Ranchi.
05:30 PM to 06:00 PM	Departure from Regional Science Centre, Ranchi for Hotel BNR Chanakya.
06:00 PM to 06:30 PM : Tea Break
06:30 PM to 08:00 PM	Cultural Program (Venue: Hotel BNR Chanakya)
08:00 PM onwards	Dinner (Venue: Hotel BNR Chanakya).

15.02.2025

Technical Session II

Venue: Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi

(09:30 AM to 11:40 AM)

Co-chairs: Shri Anurag Kumar, Director, Science City, Kolkata & Shri H. Lalsawmliana, Chief Scientific Officer, Mizoram Science Centre, Aizawl.

Time	Presentation by
09:00 AM - 09:20 AM	Shri Pramod Grover, Director, NSC Delhi
09:20 AM - 09:40 AM	Shri Manas Bagchi, Director, CRTL, Kolkata
09:40 AM - 10:00 AM	Shri Gunanka DB (IFS), Project Director, Shillong Science Centre, Shillong
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM	Shri Saket Singh Kaurav, Project Coordinator & Curator-E, Regional Science Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM	Shri Subha Sankar Ghosh, Curator-E, Science City, Kolkata
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM	Shri Shatadal Ghosh, Curator-D, CRTL, Kolkata
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM	Dr. Piyush Joshi, SSO/In-charge, Regional Science Centre, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM	Discussion
11:40 AM - 12:00 Noon: Tea Break

15.02.2025

Technical Session III (Exhibitors Presentation)

Venue: Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi

(12:00 Noon to 01:30 PM)

Chairs: Shri Rajib Nath, Director (Hqrs.), National Council of Science Museums.

Time	Event
12:00 Noon - 12:20 PM	Presentation by India STEM Foundation
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM	Presentation by Knownsense Studios
12:40 PM - 01:00 PM	Presentation by InfoVision
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM	Presentation by Orbit Animate Pvt. Ltd.
01:20 PM - 01:30 PM	Discussion
01:30 PM to 02:30 PM: Lunch Break
02:30 PM - 05:30 PM	Visit to Patratu Valley for Sight-Seeing
05:30 PM - 07:30 PM	Cultural Program at Patratu Valley
07:30 PM - 08:30 PM	Dinner at Patratu Valley
08:30 PM onwards	Departure from Patratu Valley to Ranchi

16.02.2025

Technical Session IV

Venue: Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi

(09:30 AM to 11:50 AM)

Co-chairs: Shri K. Sajoo Bhaskaran, Director, Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore & Shri T.D. Kom, Curator, Manipur Science Centre, Manipur.

Time	Presentation by
09:30 AM - 09:50 AM	Shri Vikramjeet Singh Arora, Curator-in-charge, Birla Education Trust Technology & Art Training Centre, Rajasthan
09:50 AM - 10:10 AM	Shri Niranjan Gupta, Curator-E, National Council of Science Museums
10:10 AM to 10:30 AM	Presentation by Shri Soumen Ghosh, Curator-E, Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata.
10:30 AM to 10:50 AM	Presentation by Shri Cyril K Babu, Curator-E, Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore.
10:50 AM to 11:10 AM	Presentation by Dr. B B Gurung, Curator, Kalimpong Science Centre, West Bengal.
11:10 AM to 11:30 AM	Presentation by Shri Sanman Subba, Assistant Director, Sikkim Science Centre, Sikkim.
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM	Discussion
11:50 AM to 12:15 PM: Lunch Break

16.02.2025

Valedictory Session

Venue: Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi

(12:15 PM to 01:10 PM)

Time	Event
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM	Key takeaways from the Conference
12:45 PM - 01:05 PM	Adoption of Resolution of 20th Annual Conference of Heads of Science Museums/Centres and remarks by Shri A. D. Choudhury, Director General, National Council of Science Museums.
01:05 PM - 01:10 PM	Vote of Thanks
01:10 PM to 02:00 PM: Lunch
Departure