National Conference on Science Education: Challenges of Quality

Mumbai, India - National Centre for Science Communicators in association with Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR Mumbai is organising a National Conference on Science Education. The conference is open to professionals from the fields of Education, Research and Science Communication.

National Centre for Science Communicators in association with Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR Mumbai is organising a National Conference on Science Education - Challenges of Quality
as a tribute to Prof. B.M.Udgaonkar, eminent scientist and educationist on the occasion of his 80th
Birthday on 14 September 2007.

The conference is open to professionals from the fields of Education, Research and Science
Communication. It will be held on 12 and 13 September 2007 at VG Kulkarni Auditorium at Homi Bhabha
Centre for Science Education. V.N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai 400088

The National Conference would cover areas to which Prof. Udgaonkar made significant contributions.

The Conference will have a felicitation function and three sessions that will focus on the following topics:

School Science Education – Universalisation with Quality

University Science and Technology

Science Dissemination

Aims & Objectives

To establish contacts among Science Communicators; all those who communicate science in different Indian languages from the print, radio and electronic media and bring them onto a common platform.
To promote science writing.
To disseminate information on the latest developments in Science.
To look into the common hurdles of Science Communication and how to overcome them.
Encouraging young Science Communicators and enhance their talents
Organizing conferences, workshops, seminars, courses, group discussions, debates etc. to achieve the above objectives.
Facilitating translation activities from one Indian language to another.
Liaison with media in order to Science writers to publish and communicate their work to varied communication media.

Contact Details
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS
VIDNYAN BHAVAN,
V.N.PURAV MARG,
SION-CHUNABHATTI,
MUMBAI 400022.
PHONE 91-22-5224714, 91-22-5226268,
FAX 91-22-5226268
E-Mail [email protected]

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From 12 Sep 2007
Until 13 Sep 2007
Mumbai, India
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