Call for Papers
05 January 2021
About ICONBIO & BEST2021
International E-Conference on Bioprospecting (ICONBIO)
&
5th International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST2021)
Sponsored by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India.
The Conference
The world of biotechnology has revolutionized the evolution. Life science research and biotechnology are delivering on better outcomes for health, the environment, and for industrial, agricultural and energy production. The recent and continuing advances in the life sciences are making a reality of the prediction that this will be the century of biotechnology. Capturing the economic, environmental, health and social benefits of biotechnology will challenge government policy, public information, law, education and the scientific and technological infrastructure, and will affect our societies and many aspects of our life as profoundly as information technologies have already done.
Bioprospecting can be defined as the systematic search for and development of new sources of chemical compounds, genes, micro-organisms, macro-organisms, and other valuable products from nature. It entails the search for economically valuable genetic and biochemical resources from nature. Bioprospecting is the process of discovery and commercialization of new products based on biological resources. These resources or compounds can be important for and useful in many fields, including pharmaceuticals, agriculture, bioremediation, and nanotechnology, among others. The concept of bioprospecting is of interest among the scientific community in order to invent new bio-based products. Though India is rich in biodiversity and has abundant bioresources more that 80% of medicinal plants and plant products are patented by other nations like US and British (WIPO report 2001), In order to overcome this unpalatable issues, India has launched Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Biological Diversity Rules, 2004 to regulate bioprospecting of Indian biological resources and associated traditional knowledge by others. The proposed National Conference on Bioprospecting and Biotechnology may showcase the various opportunities available in this field to the students, teachers and researchers. Technology and innovation has to be disseminated and shared with experts in same domain. Though lot and lots of researches are going on with day to day improvements, these knowledges should be disseminated to the learners and teachers.
In this context Arunai Engineering College proposes to organize 2 conferences International E-Conference on Bioprospecting sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi (ICONBIO) and 5th International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST2021). The conferences will serve as a plaform to the learning community to upgrade their knowledge in these fields. These conferences will raise awareness and prompt action in the promotion of regular reporting of progress made in various fields of Biotechnology. Also, a common forum will be created in social networking and web based platforms to create a relationship between senior scientists and budding researchers.
About The Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai, one of the most affluent and un-sploit locations with an exceptionally good quality of spiritual life. There is an antiquity if deep mysticism which is precedent, a popular parable, that people attain Mukthi by mere thought of this town, as there is a galaxy of temples and Ashrams, and 400 lingams in the eight mile circuit of this sacred hill. Tiruvannamalai providing a holistic environment, ideal for dedicated study with discipline, way from the hustle and bustle of the modern cities.
About The Institution
Arunai Engineering College (AEC), a Co-Educational institution was established in the year 1993. AEC is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai and approved by AICTE. AEC is certified with ISO 9001-2015 and accredited by NAAC.
About The Department
The World of Biotechnology has revolutionised the evolution. It has engulfed the field of Agriculture, Industry, Environmental and Health care. To explore the potential of this sun rise technology, the seed was sown in the year 2002.The seedling germinated as Anna Bio Research Foundation and is manured by dynamic enthusiastic faculties. The laboratories are equipped with Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Bioprocess, Downstream processing Instruments. It nourishes the student with analytical knowledge, hands on experience and soft skills. The department was ranked top ten among private institutions offering Biotechnology in India.
"ICONBIO" Conference Topics
Bioprospecting
Chemical Prospecting
Gene Prospecting
Biodiversity
Ecology and Environment
Molecular ecology
Microbial diversity
Intellectual Property Rights
Natural Products
Drug Discovery
Biosafety
Biopiracy
Bioethics
Marine Bioprospecting
Organic farming
Bio-Economy
Plant Biotechnology
Animal Biotechnology
Advanced Biomaterials
Bio Diversity
All fields of Life Sciences
Conference Topics
Bioenergy
Biofuels (2nd, 3rd and 4th Generation)
Biorefineries
Biomass Conversion Technologies
Bioenergy from Industrial Effluents
Enzyme Technologies for Biofuels
Co-generation and tri-generation
Economics and financing the bioenergy systems
Biofuel storage
Water Research
Photocatalysis based water treatment
Wastewater microbiology
Drinking water microbiology
Novel approaches for urban water management in developing countries
Environmental Biotechnology
Microbial conversion of inorganic compounds
Microbial ecology of biogas systems
Biological Treatment Processes
Bioremediation
Solid Waste Management
Environmental Monitoring & Biosensors
Biofertilizers & Biopesticides
Climate change
Carbon credit
Carbon neutral economy
Climatic and environmental issues
Carbon balance
Reduction of GHG
Energy saving
Governance for low carbon communities and infrastructure
Policy makers and the Public
Public and private involvement
Adaptation of technologies
Specific developments
Political and financial perspectives
Sustainable Technologies
Renewable energy systems
Smart cities
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things (IoT)
Other fields of Science, Engineering and Technology
Organizing Committee
Chief patron
Er .E.V.Kumaran, Vice Chairman
Organizing chair
Dr.R. Sathiyaseelan, Registrar
Honorary Chair
Dr. Ashok Pandey, IITR, Lucknow
Chairperson
Dr. L. Jayakumar
Conference Coordinator
Prof. R. Praveen Kumar, Head – Biotech
Advisory Team
Dr. S. Palani
Prof. J.Vinoth Arulraj
Dr. R.Selvaraj
Dr. K. Sakthivel
Prof. E. Raja Sathendra
Prof. B. Rubala
International advisory Committee
1. Prof. Christian Larroche, Universite Clermont Auvergne, France
2. Prof. Edgard Gnansounou, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
3. Dr. Eldon Rene, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands
4. Dr. Helene Carrere, National Institute of Agronomic Research, Narbonne, France
5. Prof. Huu Hao Ngo, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
6. Prof. Jonathan Wong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
7. Dr. Marc A. Rosen, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
8. Dr. Michael Sauer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
9. Prof. Raj Boopathy, Nichols University, USA
10. Dr. Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu, Swansea University, United Kingdom.
National advisory committee
1. Dr. G. Arthanareeswaran, NIT Trichy
2. Dr. Atya Kapley, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur
3. Dr. G Baskar, St. Josephs Engineering College, Chennai
4. Dr. B. Bharathiraja, Vel Tech High Tech Dr RR Dr SR Engineering College, Chennai
5. Prof. Datta Madamwar, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar
6. Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal
7. Dr. P. Gautham, Anna University, Chennai
8. Dr. A. Gnanamani, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai
9. Dr. P. Gunasekaran, VIT University, Bhopal
10. Prof. Indu Shekhar Thakur, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
11. Dr. C. Karthikeyan, Annamalai University, Chidambaram
12. Dr. Kashyap Kumar Dubey, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana
13. Dr. P. Mullai, Annamalai University, Chidambaram
14. Dr. Natesan Manickam, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow
15. Dr. PS Panesar, SL Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal
16. Dr. Priyangshu M Sarma, BT Technologies, Guwahati
17. Dr. Rajasekar Arulaiah, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore
18. Dr. Rupam Kataki, Tezpur University, Tezpur
19. Dr. S. Saravanamurugan, Center of Innovation and Applied Bioprocessing, Mohali
20. Dr. V Sivasubramanian, Vivekananda Institute of Algal Technology, Chennai
21. Prof. Sunil K Khare, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
22. Dr. Sunil Kumar, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur
23. Dr.. Sunita Varjani, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar
24. Dr. Suresh K Dubey, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
25. Dr. Thallada Bhaskar, CSIR- IIP, Dehradun
26. Dr. S. Venkata Mohan, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
In Association with
Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI)
International Bioprocessing Association (IBA)
Registration & Certification Details
Free registration
eCertificate and eProceedings will be sent to all participants who present the papers
Conference proceedings will be printed with ISBN number
For printed certificate participants need to pay Rs.500
Mode of Sessions
The Conference will be held online.
Contact Details
The Coordinator
IConBio & BEST2021
Arunai Engineering College
Tiruvannamalai – 606603
Tamilnadu, India
Phone : 04175 255101, +91 94887 73165, +91 79041 32315
Fax : +91 4175 237789
Mail : icbest2021@gmail.com