Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology

Conference Deadlines
31st March 2009 - Last date for registration has been extended up to 30th April 2009.
Registration Forms( Click here to Register online), Bookings for preconference tours and mid-conference? excursions, Hotel Reservations
Submission of Abstracts
Please allow adequate time for airmail to be received
You can also register and pay online.( Click here to Register online). E-mail registration can be accepted but filled up registration form along with all fee remittances must be received before 15th April 2009

30th June 2009 Submission of full papers
21st July to 26th July
Preconference tours
Participants in these tours must arrive at Chennai on 20th July 2009
27th July to 30th July 2009
Conference dates
Participants should arrive on 26th July 2009 and depart on 30th July 2009

Mailing Address
Dr V Sivasubramanian
Secretary, ICABRU 2009
Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology
52A, AK Block, 7th main Road
Annanagar, Chennai 600040
India Ph: 91 9444003960; 91 9381487310

Email: [email protected]

Invitation
Dear Colleague,
I have great pleasure in inviting you to participate in the International Conference on Algal Biomass, Resources and Utilization, to be held from 27th July 2009 to 30th July 2009 at Chennai. I extend to you a most hearty welcome.
This second and final announcement regarding the conference and the form of registration will be available also in the website of Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology (http://www.geocities.com/krishalg). If extra registration form is required it may be downloaded from the website. You can also register and pay online. ( Click here to Register online)
If you need any further information or clarification, kindly do contact the Secretary of the Conference, whose address is provided in the preceding page.
With kind regards and best wishes

V Krishnamurthy
Chairman
Organizing Committee

Organizing Committee
Chairman: ? Prof V Krishnamurthy, KIA, Chennai
Secretary: Dr V Sivasubramanian, VIAT, Chennai
Convener: Dr Priscilla Jebakumar, Stella Maris College, Chennai

International Members:
Dr N T Chellappa, Natal, Brazil
Dr M Ohno, Japan
Dr Roberto de Philippis, Venice, Italy
Dr A K S K Prasad, Tallahassee, USA
Dr Mustafa Shameel, Karachi, Pakistan
National members:
Dr S P Adhikari, Bhubaneswar
Prof N Anand, Chennai
Dr P Anantharaman, Parangipettai
Prof T Balasubramanian, Parangipettai
Dr M Baluswami, Chennai
Dr Beula Vijayakumar, Chennai
Dr S Bharathan, Chennai
Dr S Bharathi Sethumadhavan, Chennai
Dr S Chandra, Chennai
Dr K Easwaran, Vellore
Dr N Jeeji Bai, Chennai
Dr N Kaliaperumal, Bangalore
Dr L Kannan, Vellore
Dr B D Kaushik, Delhi
Dr M V N Panikkar, Kollam
Dr G Rani, Chennai
Prof R Rengasamy, Chennai
Dr D Sahoo, Delhi
Dr M Sakthivel, Chennai
Dr V Sobha, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr Pushpa Srivastava, Jaipur
Dr K Subbaramaiah, Nellore
Dr G Subramanian, Tiruchirappalli
Dr V V Subramanian, Chennai
Prof M Umamaheswara Rao, Visakapatnam
Prof Vidyavati, Warangal
Dr M D Vijaya Parthasarathy, Chennai

Scientific Programme
Plenary Lectures
There are five plenary lectures during the symposium and these will be by invited speakers.
Paper contributions
Papers are invited from participants on subjects covered by the following topics:

All contributions should be in English.
Posters
There will be a session devoted ? exclusively for exhibition of posters. Posters can be on any topic pertinent to the conference and shall be of size 100 cm x 70 cm.
Exhibition
The organizers are making all efforts to organize an exhibition of the research on production and applications of algae and their biomass. This will be open on all days of the conference from 9.00 Hrs to 17.00 Hrs

Time schedule
The programme and time schedule of the conference is represented in the chart included in this circular. Participants may kindly note that the conference opens with registration from 8.00 Hrs on 27.7.2009 and the closing session will begin at 16.30 Hrs on 30.7.2009
About Chennai
Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the capital city of Tamilnadu State, is the gateway to South India and a major industrial and commercial centre, well linked by air, rail and road besides having a major sea port. The city developed from a small fishing village into a major township with the establishment of Fort St George by the British East India Company and now it is a sprawling metropolis having an area of 172 Sq KM with a population of about six million.
The city of Chennai is a great academic centre being home to the 150 year old University of Madras and more recently established Anna University and a number of institutions of high repute. The city also has a number of medical and technical institutions, the chief among them being Madras Medical College, Stanley Medical College, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute beside the Tamilnadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
The more than 150 year old Presidency College and University of Madras have produced Nobel Laureates C V Raman and S Chandrasekhar. Chennai has also the unique distinction of being the hometown of? Prof M O P Iyengar, the Father of Indian Phycology.
There are a number of places of tourist attractions in and around the city: Fort St George, Santhome Basilica, St Thomas Mount, Kapaleeswarar Temple, Sri Parthsarathy Swamy temple, Theosophical Society, Government Museum, National Art Gallery, all situated within the city. Places like Mahabalipuram ( Mamallapuram or Seven Pagodas), crocodile Park, Kanchipuram, the Bird Sanctuary at Vedanthangal and the Arignar Anna Zoological Gardens are situated at short distances from the city and are worth a visit.
There are also a number of resorts and amusement parks just at city limits on the East Coast Road, catering to the amusement of ? ? children as well as adults.
The Tamilnadu Tourism Department offers a number of conducted tours at nominal prices.
The Venue
The venue of the symposium is Stella Maris College, a reputed educational institution affiliated to the University of Madras situated in the heart of the city. The college, started in a modest way on 15th August 1947 celebrated its diamond jubilee in 2007 and is now the leading institution of higher learning for women. The college now runs 13 undergraduate and 12 graduate courses with research facilities in five of the graduate schools. Of these the Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology has a high reputation for teaching and research.
The ICABRU ? 2009 is being hosted by Stella Maris College in their St Francis Hall and Helene de Chappotin Centre which will provide the conference hall, poster session area and the exhibition area.( Click here for location map of Stella Maris College)
Registration Click here to Register online
All intending participants are requested to fill in the enclosed registration form in all details and return the same so as to reach the Secretary of Conference on or before 31st March 2009. You can also Register and pay online. ( Click here to Register online). The registration form should be accompanied by the registration fees and other prescribed fees.
Registration fees
Participants US $ 150.00 INR 1500.00
Graduate students US $ 75.00 INR 750.00
(not having faculty positions)
Accompanying Persons US $ 75.00 INR 750.00

Preconference tour
The cost of preconference tours will be US $ 150.00 or INR 6000.00, which should be remitted along with registration fees and ? accommodation charges.
Mode of remittance of fees (Click here to Register online)
All remittances should be in the form of a demand draft and made payable to Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology. Our bankers are Indian Overseas Bank, Mahalingapuram Branch, Chennai 600034 ( S B Acc No. 19395; Swift code: IOBAIN BB 001). The draft can be on Indian Overseas bank or any other bank located in Chennai.
Arrival at Chennai
Chennai is well connected by air, having both an international and a domestic airport. There are some direct flights to Chennai from some European and American cities, from cities in East Asia and from Australia via Singapore. All metropolitan cities and some other major cities in India are connected by air to Chennai.
The city of Chennai is connected to all parts of India by the Indian railways. There are two rail terminals, Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore. Most trains from Northern India arrive at Chennai Central while most trains from the South arrive at Chennai Egmore.
Road transport by excellent bus services are available from all southern cities and towns and a few important cities from outside Tamilnadu.
Hotel accommodation( Click here to Register online)
There are a number of hotels to suit all purses in Chennai. The following is a list of hotels with facilities available and tariff and participants are advised to choose any one of them. The organizers of the conference will make the necessary reservations in these hotels, if accommodation charges are remitted by date line. Economy budget hotels are also available. Kindly contact the Secretary Dr V Sivasubramanian for more details.

Standard Room Single Occupancy INR 5500.00
Double Occupancy INR 6500.00
Executive Room Single Occupancy INR 6500.00
Double Occupancy INR 8000.00
Club Room Single Occupancy INR 8000.00
Double Occupancy INR 9500.00
Tax at 12.5 % of rate, extra.
Rates inclusive of breakfast

Executive Room Single Occupancy INR 4500.00
Double Occupancy INR 5500.00
Superior Room Single Occupancy INR 5500.00
Double Occupancy INR 6500.00
Tax at 12.5 % extra
Rates inclusive of buffet breakfast

Double bed room A/C INR 2000.00
Deluxe Room INR 2500.00
Inclusive of tax
Rates do not include breakfast
Restaurant with Vegetarian cuisine only

Standard Double Bed room A/C INR 1800.00
Standard Double Bed room Non A/C INR 1500.00
Extra bed A/C INR 300.00
Extra Bed Non A/C INR 200.00
Taxes at prevailing rate extra. Rates do not include breakfast
Multi cuisine Vegetarian Restaurant attached
Participants are requested to study the details given above and give their preference of the hotel and type of accommodation required in the Registration form.Economy budget hotels are also available. Kindly contact the Secretary Dr V Sivasubramanian for more details.
Pre- Conference tours
Arrangements are made for two pre-conference tours and participants may join either one of them on payment of US $ 150.00 or INR 6000.00.
Tour I: Boergesens South Indian Coasts
From 21.07.2009 to 26.07.2009
This tour involves travel from Chennai to Rameswaram by rail. With Rameswaram as base, marine algal study of neighbouring areas will be arranged. It would be possible to see the coralformation in the sea. From Rameswaram, a luxury bus will take the participants along the coastal road to Tuticorin and Kanyakumari, regions where Boergesen made most of his collections. From Kanyakumari, the bus will take the participants to Madurai, an interesting and historical temple city. From there, the party will return to Chennai by rail.
Tour II: Kodaikanal and neighbourhood in the Pulney Hills
From 21.07.2009 to 26.07.2009
This tour will be of interest to those who would like to study freshwater algae from a hill station, Kodaikanal. Travel will be by rail from Chennai to Madurai and by bus from Madurai to Kodaikanal, a popular summer resort. At Kodaikanal, it will be possible to visit several water falls, the Kodai lake and another freshwater lake, about 10 miles from ? Kodaikanal, the Berijam Lake. On 25th July, the party will return to Madurai and from there to Chennai by rail.
Participants may kindly indicate if they like to join one of the pre-conference tours, in the appropriate column in the Registration form.

Mid- Conference excursions
Participants can opt to join one of these mid-conference excursions which will be made simultaneously on 29.07.2009.? Choice of mid-conference excursion may be indicated in the Registration Form. No fees are payable for these excursions
Mid-Conference excursion

Mamallapuram is reached from city of Chennai by the beautiful East Coast Road and is 60 Km from the city. This place was the site of an ancient seaport built by Narasimha Pallava which dates back to 7th century A.D.
Mamallapuram is full of monuments hewn out of solid rock and the most important of these are 1. The Pandava Rathas 2. Shore temple 3. bas-relief of Arjunas Penance 4. Mahihasura mardhini cave and 5. Various mandapams hewn out of rocks. The sea has been making inroads into this area and as a result, to save the shore temple, groin walls have been erected during the last few decades. A short distance from Mamallapuram is Kovalam where marine algae abound on a few clusters of rock and it will be possible to collect specimens from this area.

Kamabakkam, ( lat. 79 55 Lang. 13 35), a forest covered hill is situated 10 Km away from Varadayaphalem, a village in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, approximately 100 Km away from Chennai on the Chennai to Tirupathi roadway. There is a perennial freshwater stream which hosts a wide range of aquatic flora and fauna. The stream starts from a water fall which is situated deep into the forest. Water from the falls rapidly flows down as a hill stream. The bottom of the stream is usually rocky or covered with boulders and stones and sandy bottom occurs rarely at one or two places.
Submerged rocks and boulders are the substrates for many algae which grow attached to them. The notable algae include Rivularia, Chaetophora elegans, Draparnaldiopsis krishnamurthyi, Spirogyra sp., Temnogametum, desmids, Batrachospermum sp., etc.

Pulicat lake is the largest stretch of backwater in the east coast of Tamilnadu, about 60 Km North of Chennai. It lies mainly in the state of Andhra Pradesh with a little portion in Tamilnadu 13 24 and 13 47 N latitude and 3 to 11 miles broad with a total area of about 178 square miles. Its drainage area is about 1700 square miles. In the middle of he upper part of the lake there are three islands, namely, Sriharikota, Venadu and Irakam. The lake is connected with the Bay of Bengal through a deep opening, about half a mile broad and situated a mile north of Pulicat light house. The lake is subjected to limited tidal influence, the average difference between the high and low tide being one foot. The deepest portion is between Karimanal kuppam and Pulicat, with a water column of 18 to 30 feet. Several algae such as species of Enteromorpha, Chaetomorpha, Cladophora, Acetabularia, Hypnea, Gracilaria, Polysiphonia are collected from this lake besides a number of planktonic algae and sea grasses.
Accompanying persons
Accompanying persons are entitled to attend the opening and closing ceremonies and the conference dinner on the opening day. They are also welcome to join the mid-conference excursions and to view the conference exhibition. During other days, a half-day sight-seeing tours can be arranged from 9.00 Hrs to 12.30 Hrs. our volunteers will help in booking these tours
28th City sight-seeing Tour I 8.30 Hrs to 12.30 Hrs
30th City sight-seeing Tour II 9.00 Hrs to 12.30 Hrs
For the attention of Foreign Participants (Click here to Register online)
A valid passport and a visa are required to visit India. Visa may be obtained from the Indian Consulate in a city nearest to you.
If there is any difficulty in obtaining an Indian visa, kindly supply the following information on a plain paper and mail it along with the registration form. This will enable the organizers to get clearance from Government of India for issuance of conference visa.
Name:
Fathers/husbands Name:
Nationality:
Date of birth:
Place of birth:
Passport Number:
Date and place of issue of passport:
Date of expiry of passport:
Address:
The registration form, abstract and remittance in the form of demand draft and any other relevant document should be sent to the Conference Secretary, whose name and address are given below, so as to reach him on or before 31st March 2009. You can also Register and pay online. (Click here to Register online)
Dr V Sivasubramanian
Secretary, ICABRU 2009
Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology
52A, AK Block, 7th main Road
Annanagar
Chennai 600 040
India

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Response can also be sent by e-mail to [email protected]