24th Kerala Science Congress from 29-31 January 2012

Date and Venue: Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam during 29-31 January 2012.

Special Theme and Objective: The special theme for the 24th Kerala Science Congress is “Climate Change and Plantation Crops & Spices of Kerala”. The special theme will specifically consider the challenges and opportunities of climate change with particular thrust on its implications on Plantation Crops and Spices. The impact of climate change in the form of climate variability like floods and droughts could adversely affect spices and plantation crops to a large extent and thus there is an urgent need to adapt crop management, crop improvement and crop protection strategies in tune with projected climate change scenarios so as to mitigate the ill effects of weather aberrations and sustain their production in ensuing decades.

Website: http://www.ksc.kerala.gov.in

International conference on Climate Change, Forest Resource and Environment- ICCFRE-2011

Date and Venue: 9 to 11 December 2011, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Objective: The conference includes various aspects like climate change-causes and consequences, forest resources, wild life, biodiversity conservation, environmental management, green technology and waste management. The conference in organized by University of Kerala.

Website: http://www.neaindia.org/iccfre2011/br1.htm

International Conference on Environment, Genes, Health and Diseases (EGHD)

Date and Venue: 9 to 11 December 2011, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Objective: The conference is a multidisciplinary one that brings together experts in all areas of Genetics and Clinical research and provides a platform to share recent ground breaking discoveries and to facilitate new research partnership.

Website: http://www.eghd2011.webs.com/