Dr Ashok K. Saxena, General Secretary (outstation), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) announced that Chennai would be the venue of the next Congress and ISCA would have a woman General President in 2011-12. The finalized recommendations of the 97th Congress would be forwarded to the Ministry of Science and Technology for discussion in the Parliament, he added.

At the outset, Dr. Saxena summarized the history of the Indian Science Congress Association under whose aegis the Indian Science Congress (ISC) is organized. The first meeting of the Congress was held in Calcutta during January1914 when 105 scientists participated and 35 papers were presented in six sections. Now, nearly a century later, around 5000 delegates attended the 97th ISC with about 2000 papers presented in 14 sections. Today, ISCA has over 17000 life members. During the 97th Congress, over 1000 delegates registered themselves as life members, he added.

Dr. Saxena stated during Meet the Press that he was happy over the outcome of the 97th Congress. He t h a n k f u l l y acknowledged the contributions from various quarters including the Government of Kerala, ISRO and University of Kerala towards the successful conduct of the Congress.

Source : Press Information Bureau
Date : January 07, 2010