CONGRESS THEME PRESENTATION FORMAT


Plenary Lectures:

World renowned scientists, policy makers and administrators will be invited to deliver special lectures on the topics related to food production and policy, farming systems research, climate change, conservation agriculture, energy, environment, biotechnology, input use efficiency etc. They would present overview of the various symposia of the congress. Speakers will be requested to provide 3-4 pages write-up of their talk along with brief biodata for inclusion in the Pre-Congress Proceedings. Plenary lectures will be 40-50 minutes duration. Full length papers will be published in the Post-Congress Proceedings or Indian Journal of Agronomy.


Invited Lead Lectures:

These would offer an insight into the various Congress symposia. Technical Committees constituted for each symposium will identify 5-6 speakers. A Lecture of each speaker will be of 15-20 minutes followed by discussion. Lead speakers of the symposium will be requested to provide 3-4 pages extended summaries of their talk and brief biodata for inclusion in the Pre-Congress Proceedings. Full length papers will be published in Indian Journal of Agronomy.


Contributory papers:

This would provide an opportunity for oral presentation of research papers received/submitted for poster presentation. Limited number of papers will be selected by the committee for presentation based on importance of subject matter and its relevance to the sub-themes of the Congress and speakers will be informed well in advance for making the presentation. The presentation will be for 5-7 minutes.


Poster Presentations :

All the delegates will get an opportunity to present their contributory research papers through poster presentation. Poster presentation will be arranged symposium-wise. This would provide an opportunity to the participants to present their work in a more informal manner with personalized interaction with other participants. Material for fixing the posters will be provided by the organizers. Guidelines for poster preparation are given separately in the circular.


Exhibition, Advertisement and Sponsor presentations:

Limited sponsor presentations will be arranged to provide an opportunity to sponsors to share their views and experiences with the delegates.


Extended Summary:

Delegates will submit extended summary of their research paper before the last date for receipt of extended summary. These extended summaries will be scrutinized and published in Pre-Congress Proceedings. Guidelines for preparation of extended summary are given separately in the circular. Delegates are requested to adhere to guidelines while preparing the extended summary. Extended summary not prepared according to guidelines will not be accepted for publication.


Special Publication:

Organizers are making efforts to bring special publications on the occasion of congress to give comprehensive coverage to the theme of the Congress.