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Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the mission and objectives of the Society, or browse through some of the Journal publications

If you wish to become a member of the society, you can apply online here.

52nd Annual General Meeting

The President and the Members of the Executive Council of the Indian Mycological Society request the pleasure of your company at the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the Society to be held on 25th June, '08 at 2:30 P.M. in the Lecture room of the Department of Botany, University of Calcutta

Sad Demise of a Founder Member of our Society

This is for the information of all concerned that Dr. Dipak Kumar Gupta, a Founder Member of Indian Mycological Society passed away to his heavenly abode on Saturday, 29th March 2008, at the age of 76.

He was very closely associated with the society, and also served as the President of the Executive Council.

Research Journal Rating Upgraded

The Rating for the Journal of Mycopathological Research has been upgraded to 4.

The Rating has been done by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi. For more information, please refer to this page on the NAAS website.

The 9th Dr. S. N. Banerjee Memorial Lecture

The President and the Executive Council of the Indian Mycological Society request the pleasure of your company in the 9th Dr. S. N. Banerjee Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Dr. Asha Lata Chandra, Former Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, Kolkata 700054 on "Exploring Streptomycetes".

The Lecture will be held in the Lecture Room, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700019 on Monday, 14th January, 2008 at 3:00 P.M.

Other events scheduled for the day:

• Award of Dr. S. N. Banerjee Gold Medal
• Award of Dr. S. B. Chattopadhyay Gold Medal

National Symposium on Microbial Diversity and Plant Health [29-30 Nov, 2007]

The 8th National Symposium on Microbial Diversity and Plant Health will be held during November, 29-30, 2007 at the Department of Plant Pathology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Mohanpour, Nadia - 741252 (West Bengal). The Symposium is being jointly organized by the Indian Mycological Society and Department of Plant Pathology, BCKV, Mohanpur.

All the invited lectures and all other deliberations will be published in the subsequent issues of the official Journal of the Society, i.e., Journal of Mycopathological Research after peer reviewing by the referee.

The special theme will be Computer Applications in Plant Pathology. Detailed information related to registration, as well as topic coverage is provided here.

Special Notice: The deadline for abstract submissions for presentation during the Symposium have been extended to 30th September. (The earlier deadline was 15th September)

Society Membership Cards to be issued [August 1st, 2007]

In accordance with the decision to issue personal identity cards to each member of the Society, we request all current members to send the following as soon as possible:

• 2 copies of recent passport-size photos
• Date of Birth Information
• Blood Group Information
• Emergency Contact Details

The above needs to be sent to the Secretary of the Society, Dr. A. K. Manna.

Annual General Meeting [22nd June, 2007]

The President and the members of the Executive Council of the Indian Mycological Society request the pleasure of your company at the 51st Annual General Meeting of the Society, to be held on Friday, the 22nd of June, 2007, at 2: 30 PM, in the lecture room of the Department of Botany, University of Calcutta.

The following are the programmes that are scheduled for the day:

• Secretary's Report
• Treasurer's Report
• Draft Budget for 2007 - 2008
• Appointment of Auditor
• Result of the Election, 2007
• Tea Break
• Launching of website of Society
• Refreshment