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National Symposium on Microorganisms and their role in Plant and Human Affairs

The registration for the 9th National Symposium on Microorganisms and their role in Plant and Human Affairs to be held between December 3rd to December 5th, 2009 has started. The Symposium is being jointly organized by the Society and the Department of Botany, University of Calcutta.

The technical sessions will be covering the beneficial effects of fungi and other microbes for plant and human affairs as well as for understanding the harmful effects caused by the microbes to crops and human and their possible managements.

Detailed Information related to topic coverage is provided here.

Tenth S. N. Banerjee Memorial Lecture and Medal Award Ceremony

The President and the Executive Council request the pleasure of your company at the Tenth S. N. Banerjee memorial Lecture and Medal Award Ceremony to be held on Wednesday the 14th of January, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. in the Lecture Room, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata.

Dr. Roma Chakraverty, Retired Scientist, Bose Institute, Kolkata, has kindly agreed to deliver a Lecture on Fungi in Agricultural Environment.

Your presence is earnestly requested.

First Dr. T. S. Sadasivan Memorial Lecture

The President and the Executive Council request the pleasure of your company at the First Dr. T. S. Sadasivan Memorial Lecture to be held on Tuesday the 6th of January, 2009 at 2:30 P.M. in the Lecture Room, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata.

Dr. Partha Banerjee, Empire State College, New York, U.S.A., has kindly agreed to deliver a Lecture on Scope on Biology Research in 21st Century.

Your presence is earnestly requested.

Honorary Fellowship confered to Professor Arun K. Chatterjee

The President and the Executive Council are pleased to confer the Honorary Fellowship of the Indian Mycological Society (FIMS) to Professor Arun K. Chatterjee, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA, for his outstanding contributions in the field of Microbiology.

The ceremony will be held on Friday, 19th December, 2008 at 2:30 P.M. in the Lecture Room, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta. Your presence is earnestly requested.

Eighth E.J. Butler Memorial Lecture

The President and the Executive Council of the Indian Mycological Society request the pleasure of your company at the Eighth E.J. Butler Memorial Lecture to be held on Friday, 19th December, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. in the Lecture Room, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700 019.

Professor Arun K Chaterjee, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Misouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA has kindly agreed to deliver the lecture on Manipulation of the quorum sensing signaling system in the management of the soft-rotting disease.

Your presence is earnestly requested.