Third Bharatiya Vigyan Sammelan and Expo to open on Oct 11 at LPU
Lovely Professional University LPU
JALANDHAR: The third Bharatiya Vigyan Sammelan (BVS) and Expo 2012 will commence on October 11 at Lovely Professional University. BVS is to be organized jointly, for four days, by Vijnana Bharati along with LPU, Punjab Technical University and Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, and will last up to October 14. "The Sammelan will witness presence of large number of scientists, technocrats along with artisans and farmers, to discuss and disseminate knowledge, information for mutual benefit. The conference is expecting 2000 delegates from all over the country in which around 60 experts, in various fields, will impart expert lectures. The present challenges and development strategies for Punjab will be discussed in this conference," said LPU chancellor Ashok Mittal and BVS coordinator Jayakumar.
Mittal said,"For all the four days of BVS-EXPO, we have invited more than one lakh students from about 12,000 Senior Secondary Schools, Polytechnic Colleges and ITIs from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh and other parts of country. About 10,000 Principals and teachers are also expected to turn up at the Sammelan. For them and other onlookers; there will be 120 stalls. In three mammoth hangers, to exhibit the best of displays from ISRO, DRDO, DFO, Army, Governments of MP, HP, Punjab, Vijnana Bharati, PTU, Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, and LPU."
PTU Vice Chancellor Dr Rajneesh Arora said that to make the visits of students, teachers and others more purposeful and interesting, in addition to conference and science expo, many technical and Non-technical activities and games, under the title 'Infotainment Fiesta' would also be conducted for visiting students. "Students along with their teachers will learn, explore, participate and experience this mega event. For Teachers & Principals Workshops on leadership, e-learning and smart teaching will concentrate on leadership skills, usage of computers and internet for making teaching more effective," he added.
Meanwhile Jayakumar said that in addition, students wouldalso get opportunity to interact with Tessy Thomos of AGNI V fame and other renowned scientists. "Two sessions per day will be arranged in which visiting Scientists will interact with the students," he informed.
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