Organizing Committee

Plenary/Keynote/Lead/Invited Speakers

Plenary/Keynote/Lead/Invited Speakers

Programme

Technical Programme 

THEMATIC SESSIONS

Registration Details

The details of the registration fee are given below. The online Registration at the conference website is mandatory for the participating delegates (https://conference.ipsdis.org/national/lucknow).

*Equivalent to the prevailing exchange rate of Indian currency

**Students/Research scholars/Research Associates in Education Institutions should submit an eligibility document duly endorsed by the Head of the Department accompanied by a photocopy of the ID Card.

***Group registration of more than five delegates from same institutions will get concession in registration fee

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Registration can also be made via UPI/internet banking using the following details:

Abstract Details

Submission of abstract for oral/poster presentation

Abstract (250-300 words excluding, title, name, and affiliation) for the conference should be submitted through online mode only (https://conference.ipsdis.org/national/lucknow). Please contact the organizing secretary (Email: ipsannconf2024@gmail.com) if you don't receive confirmation about the receipt of your abstract within 10 days. The Scientific Programme Committee reserves the right to edit/reject any abstracts if required. Abstract(s) will be printed only after receiving the registration fee. A maximum of two abstracts by each participant will be accepted as first author. Please underline and bold the presenter's name and mention the presenting author's email ID.

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Important Note: In case, the acknowledgement of registration and submission of abstract(s) are not received through mail, please check the SPAM folder of the mail. The acceptance of the abstract can also be downloaded from the online portal of the conference website after login using ID & Password created by the delegates. 

Guidelines for poster preparation

Poster preparation: The title card at the top should include in addition to title (in capitals), name(s) of the author(s) and their affiliation. The text of the poster may be divided into abstract, introduction/background mentioning objective, methodology, results and summary/ conclusions.

Size: The size of the poster should be 1.50 m (height) and 0.90 m width (5ft height x 3ft width). In Microsoft PowerPoint, you could set the size as follows: Go to Design tab, then Slide Size followed by Page Setup. (Alternatively, you could use the template provided by IPS; see the attachment).

Font size: The lettering for the title should be 72 points in bold capital while that of name of the authors in 60 points and affiliation in 40 points italics. The headings (for example, Abstract, introduction/background, methodology, results, and summary/conclusion) should be in 50 points bold Sentence case. All the text in the body should be minimum 35 points normal. Table headings and figure legends should be 28 points.

Representation Style: Participants should not use more text rather they should use graphs, tables, charts, images to make their posters more interactive and attractive.

Figure: Figure or photos or schematic diagrams should be of good quality (at least 300 dpi).

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About the Venue

ABOUT THE ICAR-IISR, LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH

The Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR), Lucknow was established in 1952 by the erstwhile Indian Central Sugarcane Committee for conducting research on fundamental and applied aspects of sugarcane culture as well as to coordinate the research work done on this crop in different states of the country. The Government of India took over the institute from the Indian Central Sugarcane Committee on 1st January, 1954. On April 1, 1969, it was transferred to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi along with other central agricultural research institutes.

HOW TO REACH THE ICAR-IISR, LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH

The Institute is situated 4.8 km from Lucknow railway station (Charbagh), 8 km from Alambagh bus station, and 12 km from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Lucknow at Rai Bareli Road (26.56ºN and 80.52ºE) at 111 m above mean sea level. Distance from New Delhi is about 500 km and well connected to all major cities of the country.

CLIMATE

The climate of the location is subtropical semi-arid. The summer season, spanning from mid-March to mid June, is hot and dry with mercury exceeding 40ºC quite frequently in the recent past. The winter season starts from mid-November and is extremely chill with the mercury touching about 1ºC at times. The long-term average minimum temperature for November, December, January, and February are 11.5, 7.3, 7.0, and 9.7ºC.

Hotels

 HOTEL DETAILS

*Tariff of rooms will be Rs 2500/- on bulk booking

**10 to 40 per cent Discount (Condition apply)

#Tariff + 12 per cent GST (In all hotels) **A New Hotel & will start 1st October onwards (good choice)

## Royal residences conserved and converted into heritage hotels.

Tours

Visa

Sponsorship

A world class exhibition will be held concurrently in the conference sessions, showcasing the latest advances and techniques in the science of Plant Pathology. Conference provides an excellent platform to our industry partners to capitalize on their exposure to research scientists, teachers, extension professionals, students, private consultants, technicians, agricultural field representatives, and pest management personnels. The Organizing Committee has developed a range of sponsorship opportunities to suit your marketing goals and maximize delegate exposure.

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Bank details: 

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For further details, please contact: 

Dr. R. Viswanathan, Organizing President & Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow – 226002, Uttar Pradesh, India; Mobile: 9442543875

Dr. Dinesh Singh, Organizing Secretary & Project Coordinator, AICRP on Sugarcane, ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow – 226002, Uttar Pradesh, India; Mobile: 9452655352; Email: ipsannconf2024@gmail.com

Local Organizing Committee

IPS Executive Council

Co-Organizers

Important Announcements

APS Travel Sponsorship for Ph.D. Students

APS Travel Sponsorship for students has been instituted by the IPS. The purpose of this award is to encourage Plant Pathology students pursuing a doctoral degree in India, who are members of IPS, to attend the American Phytopathological Society (APS) Annual Meeting or other APS approved meetings, if deemed appropriate by the IPS and APS Foundation Board. The award has been established with contributions from plant pathologists of Indian origin. Students will compete at the zonal and national level competitions in India and the awardee will be selected from the top-ranking student presenters at the national level competitions.

The terms and conditions for participating in APS meeting are as follows:

1. The fund will be reimbursed to the awardee directly by APS for return airfare from India to the meeting venue, accommodation and incidentals.
2. The awardee is expected to bear the cost of meeting registration.
3. There will be no financial liability to the IPS.
4. All the contestants/recipients should be members of the Society during the year of the presentation.
5. The contestants will have to submit a brief biodata, certificate furnishing the age and proof of pursuing Ph.D. (First to Third year only) alongwith a short note (not exceeding one page) stating how participation in the APS meeting will help in the achievement of their professional goals.
6. The award will be given to the best paper presented in the Annual Meeting of APS.
7. The awards will be judged by a committee appointed for the purpose and their decision will be final.
8. The award will be given only to the Ph.D. student presenting the paper.
9. The time allocated for the presentation of the paper is 15 minutes.
10. In-service candidates are not eligible for this APS travel award.

Prof. M.J. Narasimhan Merit Academic Award

The Zonal Chapter should organize a contest among the zonal members during the Zonal Chapter's Meeting for preliminary selection of contestants. Only two names from each Zonal Chapter will be recommended by Zonal President for the final contest to be held during Annual Meeting of the Society. The age limit for the contestant would be 35 years. The selected contestant will provide an abstract upto 250 words alongwith brief biodata to the Secretary, Indian Phytopathological Society through Zonal President by January 31, 2024. The Society will award a medal to award recipient and Commendation Certificate to other contestants. Society will publish the paper of awardee in Indian Phytopathology. The award recipient must submit full-length paper (as per IPS guidelines) for its publication in the journal Indian Phytopathology. There is no restriction of the age of co-author, if any. The paper should be submitted online (https://www.editorialmanager.com/ippj/default1.aspx). Prof. M.J. Narasimhan Merit Academic Award contest shall be organized during Annual Meeting of the Society. The contestants have to furnish the following certificate: