Theme: Opportunities & Challenges in Science Centres in the Digital Era’ at Ranchi, Jharkhand
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 to11:35 PM)
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 Shri Tapan Kumar Shandilya, Vice Chancellor, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi.
10:50 AM to 11:00 AM : Welcome address 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, Kolkata.
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 : Theme Address by Shri A. D. Choudhury, Director General, NCSM
Technical Sessions
Venue: Hotel BNR Chanakya
Technical Session I
(12:20 PM to 02:10 PM)
Co-chairs: Shri Samarendra Kumar, DDG, NCSM & Shri Gunanka DB (IFS), Project Director, Shillong Science Centre.
12:20 PM to 12:40 PM : Presentation by Shri Inavamsi Enaganti, Director, Param Science Experience Centre.
12:40 Noon to 01:00 PM : Presentation by Shri Umesh Kumar Rustagi, Director, NSC Mumbai.
01:00 PM to 01:20 PM : Presentation by Shri Vijay Shanker Sharma, Director, NSC Guwahati.
01:20 PM to 01:40 PM : Presentation by Shri C. D Mungyak, Director cum Member Secretary, Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Science & Technology.
01:40 PM to 02:00 PM : Presentation by Shri Pramod Grover, Director, NSC Delhi.
02:00 PM to 02:10 PM : Discussion
Lunch Break
Venue: Hotel BNR Chanakya
(02:10 PM to 02:50 PM)
02:50 PM to 05:30 PM : Visit to Regional Science Centre, Ranchi & inauguration of Science Playground Gallery.
05:30 PM to 06:30 PM : Departure from Regional Science Centre, Ranchi to 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 Umesh Kumar Rustagi, Director, NSC Mumbai & Shri Er. H. Lalsawmliana, Chief Scientific Officer, Directorate of Science & Technology, Govt. of Mizoram.
09:30 AM to 09:50 AM : Presentation by Shri Manas Bagchi, Director, CRTL, Kolkata.
09:50 AM to 10:10 AM : Presentation by Dr. Rajesh Grover, Director, Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab.
10:10 AM to 10:30 AM : Presentation by Shri Subha Sankar Ghosh, Curator-E, Science City, Kolkata.
10:30 AM to 10:50 AM : Presentation by Shri Saket Singh Kaurav, Project - Coordinator & Curator-E, Regional Science Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
10:50 AM to 11:10 AM : Presentation by Shri Gunanka DB (IFS), Project Director, Shillong Science Centre, Shillong.
11:10 AM to 11:30 AM : Presentation by Dr. Piyush Joshi, SSO/In-charge, Regional Science Centre, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
11:30 AM to 11:40 AM : Discussion
11:40 AM to 12:00 Noon : Tea Break
Technical Session III (Exhibitors Presentation)
Venue: Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi
(12:00 Noon to 01:30 PM)
Chair: Shri Rajib Nath, Director (Hqrs.), National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata.
12:00 Noon to 12:20 PM : Presentation by India STEM Foundation.
12:20 PM to 12:40 PM : Presentation by Knownsense Studio.
12:40 PM to 01:00 PM : Presentation by InfoVision.
01:00 PM to 01:20 PM : Presentation by Orbit Animate Pvt. Ltd.
01:20 PM to 01:30 PM : Discussion
Lunch Break
Venue: Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi
(01:30 PM to 02:30 PM)
02:30 PM onwards : Visit to Patratu Valley.
08:00 PM onwards : Dinner (Venue: Patratu Valley)
16.02.2025
Technical Session IV
Venue: Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi
(09:30 AM to 11:50 AM)
Co-chairs: Shri Vijaya Shanker Sharma, NSC Guwahati & Dr. Piyush Joshi, SSO/In-charge, Regional Science Centre, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
09:30 AM to 09:50 AM : Presentation by Shri Niranjan Gupta, Curator-E, NCSM.
09:50 AM to 10:10 AM : Presentation by Shri Vikramjeet Singh Arora, Curator-in-charge, Birla Education Trust Technology & Art Training Centre, Pilani, Rajasthan.
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, Bengaluru.
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 : Tea Break
VALEDICTORY SESSION
Venue: Hotel Radisson Blu, Ranchi
(12:15 PM to 1:10 PM)
12:15 PM to 12:45 PM : Key takeaways from the Conference
12:45 PM to 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, NCSM.
01:05 PM to 01:10 PM : Vote of Thanks by Dr. Namita Singh, Registrar, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi.
Lunch
(01:10 PM to 02:00 PM)
Departure
