9th Annual Meeting 2024 (USA)

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Sci-ROI (Science and Research Opportunities in India) strives to serve as a gateway for early-career Indian STEM professionals abroad to transition back to India successfully. The annual meeting has been the flagship event of Sci-ROI for the last eight years, bringing together opportunities from various research fields and career avenues under one umbrella. We continue the tradition this year, with the 9th edition of the Annual Meeting .

 

 

 

 

The 9th  Annual Meeting will involve various organizations in India interacting with the attendees about the job opportunities available for them to offer.

The annual Meeting will also include lightning talks by participants who wish to show their work to experts to get feedback about tailoring their work to fit into the Indian scientific ecosystem, which will be useful to all attendees.

So make sure to register for the annual event so that you do not miss out on all these exciting programs! Registration is open now

Important Dates

EVENT

DATES

Registration Opens 13th July 2024
Early Bird registrations 25th August 2024
Last date to register for 1-on-1 interaction session with recruiters (USA) 25th August 2024
Last date to submit your abstract for lightning talks and poster presentation (USA) 1st September 2024

Last date registration (US and Europe)

8th September 2024

 

Some highlights:

  • Talk by plenary speakers who will share insights on research opportunities in India

  • Engaging panel discussions on a diverse range of leading topics

  • Networking sessions to connect with peers and professionals

  • One-on-One interaction session with recruiters from leading institutions in India (Register here)

  • Posters and lightning talks for you to show your research (Submit your abstract)

 

Schedule

Day 1 , September 14th

Time (CST) Session chair Session details Speakers talk time (min) discussion (min)
8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 – 9:30 AM Welcome address Dr. Aseem Ansari – 10 min, Volunteers – 10 min
9:30 – 10:00 AM Satvik DBT Dr. Sanjay Mishra 20 10 Online
10:00 – 11:15 AM Pracheta New faculty session Panel Discussion 15 60 Online
IISER, Berhampur Dr. Pravat Kumar Parida
IIT, Delhi Dr. Ritabrata Thakur
Ashoka University, Sonipat Dr. Dilip Kumar
TIFR, Hyderabad Dr. Anusha Shankar
Azim Premji University, Bangalore Dr. Antara Das
CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad Dr. Ishwariya Venkatesh
IIT,Roorkee Dr. Swastika Banerjee
11:15 – 11:45 AM Coffee break
11:45 – 12:45 PM Ruhit Institutional perspectives 1 –
IISc Dr. Usha Vijayraghavan 20 10
Shiv Nadar University Dr. Sanjeev Galande 20 10
12:45 – 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 – 3:30 PM Debolina Institutional perspectives 2
IIT Kanpur Dr. Amalendu Chandra 20 10
IIT Gandhinagar Dr. Sharad Gupta 20 10
IIT BHU Dr. Amit Patra/ Dr. Hiralal Pramanik/Dr. Rajnesh Tyagi 20 10
3:30 – 4:00 PM Lightning Talks
4:00 – 5:00 PM

 

5.00-5.15

Poster session + coffee

 

Commemorative Photograph

5:15 – 6:15 PM Aishwarya Institutional perspectives 3

CDFD

 

 

Dr. Ullas Kolthur

 

 

20

 

 

10

CSIR Dr. Jyoti Yadav 20 10
6:15 – 7:30 PM Nitin Panel discussion 1 Dr. Amalendu Chandra 90
Dr. Sharad Gupta
Dr. Amit Patra/ Dr. Hiralal Pramanik/Dr. Rajnesh Tyagi
Dr. Usha Vijayraghavan
7:30 PM onwards Dinner + networking

 

Day 2, September 15th

Time Session chair Session details Speakers talk time (min) discussion (min)
9:00 – 9:30 AM Ruhit M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Dr. Soumya Swaminathan 20 10 Online
9:30 – 9:45 AM Consul General of India, Atlanta Mr. Ramesh Babu Lakshmanan 15 Online
9:45 – 10:15 AM Former Adviser, DBT Dr. Meenakshi Munshi 20 10
10:15-11:15 AM Poulomi Institutional perspectives 4
SRM Dr. Rajiv Janardhanan 20 10
BITS-Pilani Dr. Soumyo Mukherji 20 10
11:15 – 11:45 AM Coffee break
11:45 – 12:45 PM Nitin Institutional perspectives 5
 

TIFR System

 

Shiv Nadar University

 

Dr. Ullas Kolthur

 

Dr. Sanjeev Galande

10

 

10

10

 

10

Amity University Dr. A. K. Singh 10  

10

 

12:45 – 1:15 PM Lightning Talks – 2 1min/talk 30

 

1:15 – 2:15 PM Lunch break
2:15 – 3:30 PM Networking + poster session
3:30 – 5:00 PM Nitin Panel Discussion 2 Dr. Sanjeev Galande 90
Dr. Jyoti Yadav
Dr Rajiv Janardhanan
Dr Soumyo Mukherji
Dr. Meenakshi Munshi
Dr. Ullas Kolthur
Dr. A. K. Singh
5:00 – 5:30 PM Concluding remarks
5:30 – 6:00 PM Informal coffee and meet with volunteers

 

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