National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Materials and Processing Technologies” September 26-28, 2013 Bangalore, India

National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Materials and Processing Technologies” September 26-28, 2013 Bangalore, India

Seminar
 
The seminar brings together experts from industry, government, defence, academia, research and end users to examine and discuss new advances in manufacturing sciences and technology that would have maximum impact on end-user industry, such as, Aerospace, Automobile, Power sector, etc. In the present global economic scenario, advances in manufacturing sciences and technology are expected to contribute significantly to global economic revival and its sustainability. Keeping this in mind as well as the interest of researchers and the industry, the Bangalore Chapter of IIM is organizing a two-day seminar and one day Techmart session entitled “Emerging Trends in Materials and Processing Technologies". This seminar provides a forum, wherein researchers, metallurgical industry representatives, equipment manufacturers and end-users can meet and discover current trends and future opportunities in the manufacturing sciences & technology.

Objectives:

• To provide a forum to facilitate interaction between the R&D and industry experts together with the captains of industry and metallurgical equipment manufacturers.

• To disseminate current state of art practices and learn about the future trends in the industry which would make it complete in the future.

• To identify potential research and opportunity areas for researchers and industry.

• To learn about how the Indian companies are standing up to the global challenges of future.

•  To network for better future benefits.

IIM-BC also invites manufacturers and technology providers to make presentations about their equipment, processes and capabilities to a large gathering of leaders and decision makers of the Indian industry, senior executives from PSUs, Government factories, Defence establishments, R&D Establishments and Entrepreneurs from all over India who a re p o t e n t i a l t a ke r s o f t h e t e c h n o l o g y a n d exhibits. Interested manufacturers should mail to iimbangalorechapter@gmail.com

Invited talks would be given by eminent professionals and experts in the fields. Further, there would be one session each dedicated to :
1. Emerging Materials and Technologies
2. Modern Heat Treatment practices
3. Advances in Ceramic Materials
A special poster session is being organised exclusively for students for which papers are invited.

Who should participate?
From professional organizations - Engineers, Scientists and Researchers from R&D organizations, Defence establishments, Research laboratories and Industry. From academic institutions: Researchers, Faculty members and Students. Entrepreneurs, Engineers and Managers of Industrial Enterprises.

Organiser
The Indian Institute of Metals - Bangalore Chapter (IIM-BC)
The Indian Institute of Metals was conceived in 1945 and currently the membership exceeds Ten Thousand with Fifty Two chapters across the country. Most of the nation's outstanding metallurgists and materials engineers have been associated with IIM in various capacities. The Bangalore Chapter– located in the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is one of the leading Chapters of IIM. The Department of Materials Engineering, IISc, is in close association with IIM Bangalore Chapter in all its technical activities supporting metallurgists’ fraternity. Meeting its endeavour IIM-BC organizes many events like Workshops, Seminars including the prestigious Professor Brahm Prakash Memorial and Diamond Jubilee Lectures. It provides a platform for dissemination of knowledge and support to the industries. Further, it provides a bridge between academia and industry. Complementing its efforts, ASM International Bangalore Chapter and Indian Ceramic Society Bangalore Chapter have joined hands with IIM in this event.

Co-sponsor
ASM International is a worldwide society that has served Materials Science and Technology for almost 100 years with chapters all over the world with a commitment to learning and education, emerging technologies and connecting the global materials community. ASM Bangalore Chapter believes in serving professionals and managers by providing High quality material information, education and training, networking opportunities and professional development resources in cost-effective and user-friendly formats.

Co-sponsor
The Indian Ceramic Society Bangalore Chapter
The Indian Ceramic Society (InCerS), a non-profit organization, was established in 1928 with the blessings and active support of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, the main architect for establishing the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. During these eighty-five years of its existence, the InCerS has grown from strength to strength under the guidance, patronage and leadership of several leading educationists, scientists, technologists and industrialists of the country who served the society in different capacities. The InCerS provides members, subscribers with access to periodicals & books, meetings & expositions, technical information.

Seminar Organizing Committee:
Prof. Govind S. Gupta, Dept. of Materials Engineering, IISc
Prof. Kamanio Chattopadhyay, President-Elect, IIM
Dr. Suryasarathi Bose, Dept. of Materials Engineering, IISc. (Convener)
Prof. Vikram Jayaram, Dept. of Materials Engineering, IISc
Prof. S. Subramanian, Dept. of Materials Engineering, IISc
Prof. Satyam Suwas, Dept. of Materials Engineering, IISc
Dr. Chandan Srivastava, Dept. of Materials Engineering, IISc
Dr. B. Ashok, ADA
Mr. V. Babu Sathian, M/s Process Pumps (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. A. Selvaraj, AGM, HAL
Dr. R. Raghavendra Bhat, HAL (F&F)
Mr. Rahul Masurekar, ASM International
Mr. S. Venkataramana Bhat, ASM International
Mr. L.M. Kota, ASM International
Dr. U.S. Mallikarjun, Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Prof. E. S. Dwarakadasa, Karnataka Hybrid Micro Devices Limited
Dr. P. Raghothama Rao, S.J.C. Institute of Technology
Dr. H. Sundaramurthy, M/s. Fenfe Metallurgicals
Mr. T. Ravi Kumar, M/s.Trinity NDT Engineers
Mr. R. Shiva Kumar, M/s.Trinity NDT Engineers

Techmart Sessions
A limited number of 30 minute sessions are available on nominal chargeable basis for manufacturers to make product presentations on 28th September 2013. This is a rare opportunity for manufacturers to make presentations about their equipments, processes and capabilities to a large gathering of leaders and decision makers of the Indian industry, senior executives from PSUs, Government factories, Defence establishments, R&D Establishments and Entrepreneurs from all over India. Interested manufacturers should mail to : The opportunity of presentation is for a limited number of
manufacturers purely on a FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED basis.

For any queries, please contact:
The Convener – MetEx India 2013 Seminar
Indian Institute of Metals, Bangalore Chapter,
C/o. Dept. of Materials Engineering,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore- 560012
Phone (O): +91-80-22933407; Mobile: 9964973180
E-mail : iimbangalorechapter@gmail.com