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Conference Focus

Environmental Sustainability

* Natural resource Management

* Environmental Impact Assessment

* Climate Change - Carbon Credits – Who Benefits?

* Disaster Management

* Participatory Technology Development

* Energy Security and Sustainability

* Biodiversity Protection - Needs, Wants and Demands

* Shared Stewardship Towards Nature - Present and Future

Environment and Society

* Alternate Livelihoods and Social Security

* Equity, Gender, Racism, Religion and Social Justice

* Ecological Heritage and Traditional Wisdom

* Tourism - Promotion and Protection

* Domains of Responsibility - Government, NGOs, Corporate and Individuals

* Environmental Economics and Consumerism

* Arts,Literature and Creativity as a Resource for Sustainability

Education for Sustainability

* Environmental Education and Community

* Sustainability Auditing

* Holistic Education - Reform and Strategy for Sustainability

* Students as Effective Stewards of Sustainable Communities

* Bioethics

* Public Knowledge - Role of Media and Government

Objectives* Inventory of our natural resources at national and global levels,identifying means of sustainable development

and fostering sustainable consumption.

* To obtain information on best practices, integrating the use of science, technology, and ethical principles to

balance risks and benefits

* Strengthening the spirit of stewardship among participants for environmental harmony

* Recommending guidelines for re-orienting education and policy initiatives to address sustainability

Registration Fee

National Participants

S.No.

Category Indian

Early Bird Registratio

n before 31-10-2011

Late Registration

before 15-12-2011

I Participant Teacher/Scientist 2000 3000

II Participant Students/Research Scholar/ Intern

1500

2000

III Accompanied guest Teacher/Scientist/ Students/Research Scholar/Intern

1500

1000

1750

1250

IV Sponsored 3000 4000

V One day participant Teachers/Scientist 650 1000

VI One day participant Students/Research Scholar/Intern

500

650

Programme

Inauguration

Key note address—Vision and Wisdom - The Critical Role of Higher Education in Achieving

Sustainability- Robin Gottfried- Director

Center for Religion and the Environment and Professor of Economics

Sewanee: The University of the South 735 University Avenue

Sewanee,, United States

Plenary Session

1. Topic - Science and Environment

Dr. Michael Brett Crowther - Editor, International Journal of Environmental

Studies, France

2. Topic - "Crying wolf - the role of precautionary science in environmental

decision making in developing countries".

Prof. Reginald Victor, Dean of Research, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

3. Topic - Rolling the tide of costal resource Management with Academies

Dr. Hilconida P. Calumpong Director, Institute of Environmental and Marine

Sciences, Silliman University, Philippines.

4. Topic - "Ecological management of agriculture in 21st century India ¯ sustainability,

rice production, and southern India".

Dr.Anantanarayanan Raman, Charles Sturt University & E H Graham Centre

for Agricultural Innovation, PO BOX 883, ORANGE, NSW 2800, AUSTRALIA

5. Topic - "Eco Feminism : The Convergence of Ecology and Feminism"

Dr. Vandhana Shiva, Environmental activist, and eco feminist, A-60,HauzKhas,NewDelhi,110016 India

6. Topic - Shared stewardship towards nature- present & future

Prof. Peter Vijyakovic,Head of the Department of Geographical & Life

Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK.

Panel Discussion

Dr. Reginald Victor- CHAIRPERSON,

Professor and Dean of Research, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

' WAY FORWARD TO SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT'

©ENVIRONMENT AND ETHICS-DR.DARRYL MACER

©OUR PLANET AND THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT : IS SCIENCE CRYING OUT IN THE

WILDERNESS - P. DAYANANDAN, Retd. Prof. MCC, Chennai

©ENVIRONMENT AND POLICY©TRADITIONAL &CONTEMPORARY ISSUES –DR.MANJUSHA MISRA Asst. Professor

(Architecture) School of Planning and Architecture -Bhopal

Valedictory Session

''Our Common Future in a Climate Changing World" Dr (Ms) Nafisa Goga D'Souza, Convener, Indian Network on Ethics and Climate Change (INECC)

Guidelines for Abstracts

ªThe submitted abstracts will be screened by a selection committee

ªInformation regarding acceptance of papers for oral/poster presentation and the schedule will be

sent to the presenting author

ªFor details refer websites: www.ladydoakcollege.edu.in or www.ladydoak.org

Important Dates

Submission of abstracts for paper presentation : Extended upto

st 31 Oct. 2011

Notification to the authors : Extended upto

th 15 Nov. 2011

st Submission of abstracts for poster presentation : 1 Nov. 2011

th Notification to authors : 30 Nov. 2011

Submission of full length manuscripts for

thselected papers : 15 Dec. 2011

st Early bird registration : 31 Oct. 2011

th Late registration : 15 Dec. 2011

Other Useful Information

1. Selected papers from the oral & poster presentations will be published as a special issue of the

International Journal of Environmental Studies (IJES).

2. Travel support to be given to a few young Research Scholars/ Students

Research Scholars/Students are defined as those who are :

a) enrolled in a college/university for Ph.D. or M.Phil degree from any discipline.

b) below 35 years of age.

c) one of the authors of a Research Paper.

Hence, Research Scholars / Students will need to provide proof of support of their status along with their registration form. Also, they may have to produce original documents, if required.

3. For Accommodation, Field Trip, Hospitality, Travel, and Registration, refer website.

Registration Form (Please do not alter)

a) This form should be sent by e-mail to

b) The form can be downloaded from the websites given

Name (Mr. /Miss / Mrs. /Dr) -

Designation & Department -

Institution / Organization -

Address for communication -

E-mail ID -

(All future communications will be

made through e-mail for rapid processing)

Telephone / Fax No. -

Participator / Presentator -

Title of the paper -

Details of the registration fees paid -

Mode of payment (Draft should be issued in the name of Treasurer KWEA, payable at Madurai, India)

Name & Address of the bank -

Draft number and date of issue -st(The Draft should reach the concerned persons, latest by 31 October 2011)

Accompanying persons, if any, state -

Drafts must be posted to the Organizing Secretary, Lady Doak College, Madurai – 625002,

Tamil Nadu, South India.

ldcinc2012@yahoo.com

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Chairperson Dr. A. Mercy Pushpalatha Principal & Secretary, Lady Doak College

Organising Secretaries:

Dr. R. Gunaseeli, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Botany, former Vice-Principal, LDC

Dr. Jayamathy Grace Frank, Prof. & Head Dept. of History, VIce-Principal, LDC

Treasurer Dr. Beulah J.M. Rajkumar, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Physics, Bursar, LDC

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1. Dr. P. Gunasekaran Prof. & Head, Dept. of Genetics, Madurai Kamaraj University

2. Dr. A.K. Kumaraguru Prof. & Head, Dept. of Environment Studies, MKU

3. Dr. George Michael Former Vice Chancellor, NEHU, Shillong.

4. Dr. Anandavalli Mahadevan Prof. & Head, Dept. of Future Studies, MKU

5. Dr. Nirmala Jeyaraj Former Principal, Lady Doak College, Madurai

6. Mr. B.T.Bangera Managing Director Hi-Tech Arai Ltd, Madurai

7. Dr. V. Dhulasi Birundha Co-ordinator, School of Economics, MKU

8. Dr. R. Venkataraman Retired Professor, Dept. of History, MKU

9. Mr. D.T. Reji Chandra Director, DATA,Madurai.

10. Dr. Daniel Anandraj Programme Manager, PWDS, Tamilnadu, Madurai

NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1. Dr. K. Muthuchelian Vice Chancellor, Periyar University Salem

2. Dr. G.J. Samathanam Advisor & Head, DST New Delhi

3. Dr. T. Madhan Mohan Advisor, DBT New Delhi

4. Dr. S. Vincent Member Secretary, TNSCST Chennai

5. Dr. Vandana Shiva Environmentalist New Delhi

6. Dr. Aruna Gnanadason Former Staff, World Council of Churches, Geneve Chennai

7. Dr. Brij Gopal Former Professor, JNU New Delhi

8. Dr. Lawrence Surendra University of Mysore Mysore

9. Mr. Theodore Baskaran Retd. Post Master General Bangalore

10.Ms. Nirmala Karunan Green Peace, India Bangalore

11.Dr. Priya Rao Director R&D , Pelican Biotech & Chemical Labs Pvt. Ltd.Kerala

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1. Dr. Reginald Victor Sultan Qaboos University Oman

2. Dr. Mohammed Hassan Former Executive Director, TWAS Italy

3. Dr. Anantanarayanan Raman Charles Sturt University &

E H Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation Australia

4. Dr. Darryl Macer UNESCO, Bankok Thailand

5. Dr. Wangari Mathai Green Belt Movement UK

6. Dr. Hilconida P. Calumpong Silliman University Philippines

7. Prof. Arun M. Dharmarajan University of Western Australia Australia

8. Prof. Peter Vijyakovic Canterbury Christ Church University UK

9. Dr. Dilafruz Williams Portland State University USA

10.Dr Michael Brett-Crowther Editor, International Journal of Environmental Studies France

Address for all correspondence and further information:

Organising Secretaries

91 9894844861/9894257407/9003958132/ e-mail : ldcinc2012@yahoo.com