International Symposium New-Dimensions in Agrometeorology for Sustainable Agriculture (PANTNAGAR, INDIA, 16-18 OCT, 2014) Association of Agrometeorologists, Anand, India ICAR IMD DST G.B. Pant Uni. of Agriculture & Tech., Pantnagar, India MOES WMO NABARD USAC UCOST ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Patron Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi Vice-Chancellor, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar International Advisory Board Dr M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, MSSRF, Chennai Dr Byong Lee, President, CAGM, Geneva Dr R. Steffenski, Chief, WMO AMP, Geneva Dr Shashi B. Verma, Ex Charles Bessey Professor, University of Nebraska, U.S.A. Dr Kees Stigter, Affiliated Professor, University of the Free State, South Africa Dr M.V.K. Sivakumar, Senior Consultant , World Bank, Nepal & Niger Dr A. Kumar, DDG (Edu.), ICAR, New Delhi Dr A.K. Sikka, DDG (NRM), ICAR, New Delhi Dr S.M. Virmani, Ex PS, ICRISAT Dr M.C. Varshneya, Ex VC, AAU, Anand, Gujarat Dr A.M. Shekh, VC, AAU, Anand, Gujarat Dr A.K. Singh, VC, RVSKVV, Gwalior, MP Dr J.S. Sandhu, Ag. Commissioner, New Delhi Dr V.K. Dadhwal, Director, NRSC, Hyderabad Dr Josef Eitzinger, Head, IM, Wien, Austria Dr Y.V.N. Krishna Murthy, Director, IIRS, Dehradun Prof. René Gommes, President, INSAM, Beijing, China Dr D. J. Molden, DG, ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal Dr John Elgy, ASTON University, UK Dr Christian Kurt Kersebaum, ZALF, GERMANY Dr S. Huda, Western Sydney Uni., Australia Dr J. S. Parihar, DD, RESA, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Dr P.K. Agarwal, IWMI, New Delhi Dr Akhilesh Gupta, Adviser DST, Delhi National Steering committee Dr L.S. Rathore, Director General of Meteorology, New Delhi - Chairman Dr V.U.M. Rao, FAAM Project Coordinator CRIDA, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Dr L.K. Dhaliwal, Director, School of CC & Agrometeorology, PAU Ludhiana Dr K.K. Singh, Head, Agromet Services, IMD, New Delhi Dr N.V.K. Chakravarty, Ex PS and Head, IARI, New Delhi Dr N. Chattopadhyay, DDGM, IMD, Pune, Dr S.S. Ray, Director, MNCFC, New Delhi Dr N.S. Murty, Dean PGS, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar Dr Ram Niwas, Head, AgMet, CCSHAU, Hisar Dr S.R. Patel, Dean, Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur Dr P. Sanjeeva Rao, Scientist G, DST, New Delhi Dr G. Kar, PS, WTCER, ICAR, Bhubneshwar Dr K. Ramachandran, PS, CRIDA,Hyderabad Dr L. Das, Head, Agrometeorology, BCKV, Mohanpur Dr Y.S. Ramakrisha, Dr.EAHRC Chair on NRM, Jorhat Dr Padmakar Tripathi, Head, AgMet, NDUA&T, Faizabad Dr N. Maragatham, Prof & Head, ARC, TNAU, Coimbatore Dr Jagadish Rane, Head, DDSM, NIASM, Baramati Dr. Ramana Rao, Chief Editor JAM, Hyderabad Dr R. S. Dwivedi, Ex GD, Land Resources, NRSC, Hyderabad Dr Rajereddy, Director Extension, ANGRAU, Hyderabad Dr M.B. Rajegouda, Professor Agrometeology, Registrar, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore Dr Vyas Pandey, Head, AgriMet, AAU, Gujarat Secretary AAM / Convener Dr A.S. Nain, Asso. Profesor., Agrometeorology, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Co-Convener Local Steering Committee Dr J. Kumar, Dean, Agriculture - Chairman Dr N.S. Murty, Dean, PGS Dr R.S. Raghuvanshi, Dean, Home Science Dr J.P. Singh, Director, Experiment Station Dr H.C. Sharma, Dean, Technology Dr I.J. Singh, Dean Fisheries Dr G.K. Singh, Dean, Veterinary Science Dr Y.P.S. Dabas, Director, Extension Education Dr Vir Singh, Director, Communication Dr Devendra Kumar, Dean, Agribusiness Dr Uma Melkania, Dean, CBSH Dr R.K. Singh, Co-Organizing Secretary Dr A.S. Nain, Organizing Secretary Scientific Coordinator- please refer to www.nasa2014.in ABOUT SYMPOSIUM Agriculture is the world's single largest employer and is probably the most weather dependent of all human activities. Agricultural planning and the use of agricultural technology need agrometeorological analyses. The growing interest in the possible impact of natural and human induced climate variability and long-term climate change on agriculture and forestry have created new demands for information from, and assessments by agrometeorologists. Advanced climate change risk assessments for agriculture and food security depend on robust and reliable modelling tools. Crop models plays a central role as they are at the core of any climate impact assessment for the agricultural sector. Thus, the need for reorienting and recasting meteorological information, fine tuning of climatic analysis and presentation in forms suitable for agricultural decision making has become more pressing. The advancement in geospatial technology however has provided a platform where high resolution geospatial data can be generated, analyzed and used in policy formation. The challenge in front of the agrometeorologists, agroecologists and environmentalists around the world is that more than ever before, there is a great need to more effectively integrate and deploy the skills developed in operational, experimental and theoretical aspects of agricultural meteorology and allied sciences to make production in systems of agriculture and forestry more reliable, more efficient and above all more equitable in the world at large. Major Themes Responding Climate Change through Managing Climatic Variability Micrometeorological Manipulation for Enhancing Agricultural Productivity  Advances in Biometeorology  New Tools and Techniques in Geospatial Technology for Agromet Applications  Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Agriculture Soil Health Management under Changing Environment Crop Modeling & Weather Forecasting Pest and Disease Interaction with Environment Meteorological Applications in Horticulture & Agroforestry Role of Meteorology in Disaster Risk Reduction Precision Farming and Agrometeorological Information Industrial Exhibition Exhibition of the variety of weather Instruments, automated systems, green house gas monitoring systems, remote sensing tools, GIS, GPS system is being arranged during symposium. A separate market place will be provided to the interested industrial partners on nominal sponsorship. For more detail, interested companies may directly contact with Dr A.S. Nain, Organizing Secretary at agrometeorology.pantvarsity@gmail.com, or nain_ajeet@hotmail.com. ABOUT ASSOCIATION Association of Agrometeorologists has been established in the year 1999 at Anand Agricultural University, Anand, India. It is untiringly pursuing Agrometeorological advancement in the country and providing inter-institutional platform for sharing innovative ideas. Association has instituted various awards to encourage research in Agrometeorology. Association is currently having more than 900 life members and many annual members. Association is regularly publishing Journal of Agrometeorology (NAAS Rating 6.15) and also supporting organization of seminar / symposium / workshop etc in the country. More information about Association may be found at www.agrimetassociation.org. ABOUT UNIVERSITY Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, which has the distinction of being the first Agriculture University of India, was established in 1960 based on the Land Grant Pattern of U.S.A. It was inaugurated by the 1st Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on 17th November, 1960. The University is better known as "Harbinger of Green Revolution” in India and has been honoured twice with the Best Institution Award by ICAR. In the year 2007-08, Government of India recognized the University as “Institution of Excellence” and allocated a special grant of Rs 50 crores. University has 6 different constituent colleges, Directorate of Experiment Station, Directorate of Extension Education and many on-campus and off-campus research stations. University is situated in the lush green and beautiful foothills of Himalayas. The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The weather is pleasant at Pantnagar during October with occasional light showers, which makes stay very comfortable and enjoyable. ABOUT COLLEGE College of Agriculture was established on 17th November 1960 and is the most prestigious constituent college of University. College is offering two graduate programes and 14 M.Sc and 11 PhD programmes through its 11 departments. College is equipped with many state of the art laboratories and facilities. College has played a key role in green revolution and has helped to develop more than 252 high yielding varieties and many technologies for different crops. Agriculture college at Pantnagar has laid foundation of modern agricultural education in country. ABOUT DEPARTMENT Department of Agrometeorology was established in the year 2000 and was given the mandate of carrying out research in the field of effect of weather on plants. The application of geospatial technology (RS, GIS, GPS) for the management of agricultural resources in most sustainable way was another important task that has been assigned to the department. Considering the expertise of the faculty in the Geospatial technology, ICAR has given a mega Niche Area of Excellence project on “Geo-informatics for Natural Resource Management and Precision Farming”. CALL FOR PAPERS Original research papers, covering one or more of the above themes are invited for presentations. Extended abstracts in English not exceeding 300 words may be submitted online through the website www.nasa2014.in or can be mailed directly to agrometeorology.pantvarsity@gmail.com. The Abstracts will be screened by the committee and the authors will be requested to submit full-length manuscripts (by 20th September 2014). Selected papers will be peer reviewed by the eminent referees and the successful full length paper will be published in the special issue of Journal of Agrometeorology (NAAS rating 6.15). Full length papers should be prepared in the format of Journal of Agrometeorology. Further details regarding editorial instructions for abstracts submission are also available on the website. Any further clarification may be obtained by sending an email to the Organizing Secretary agrometeorology.pantvarsity@gmail.com. AWARDS The presentation / posters will be evaluated by a jury of eminent scientists. Best presentation /posters will be awarded in the valedictory function of symposium on day three i.e. on 18th October 2014. HOW TO REACH PANTNAGAR? Pantnagar is about 250 kms from Delhi, 360 kms from Lucknow, 90 kms from Moradabad, 75 kms from Bareilly and 65 kms from Nainital by road. Two National Highways- NH 87 and Bareilly-Nainital highway touch the campus. Two railway stations of North Eastern Railways- Lalkuan (LKU) and Haldi Road (HLDD) are located near the campus at a distance of 4 km (east) and 2 km (west) respectively from administrative building. Persons coming from Delhi may board the Ranikhet Ex. (15013), Uttaranchal Sampark Kranti Ex. (15035), Anand Vihar Kathgodam Shatabdi Ex. 12040), persons coming from East side can catch the train Howrah Kathgodam Bagh Ex. (13019) or Kanpur Kathgodam Garibrath Ex. (12209) and persons coming from Dehradun can board the Dehradun Kathgodam Ex. (14120) and get down at Lalkuan Railway Station. The nearest airport is Pantnagar Airport at a distance of 0.5 km from University gate. University shuttle service, local rickshaws, auto rickshaws and matador vans connect various parts of the campus. ACCOMODATION Accommodation will be made available in University guest houses, hostels and hotels in the nearby city (Rudrapur or Haldwani). Prior request for the reservation of accommodation must reach the conference secretariat on the prescribed form. WEATHER AT PANTNAGAR During October, the weather at Pantnagar remains very pleasant with full of greenery. The monsoon recedes just at the end of September or early October. Winter at Pantnagar starts from late November. Pantnagar is located just at foothills of Great Himalaya and all regions surrounding Pantnagar, offer great picturesque view. IMPORTANT DATES Symposium dates : October 16-18, 2014 Abstract Submission : August 31, 2014 Intimation of acceptance of Abstracts : September, 05 2014 Submission of full-length papers : September 20, 2014 Registration : September 20, 2014 PAYMENT MODE The registration includes registration kit, abstract volume, working lunch and dinner and free transport from hotel/guest house to the symposium venue. Registration may be done online through the website www.nasa2014.in. The registration amount can be remitted online to account No. 4446000100051434 of Punjab National Bank, Pantnagar Branch, (IFSC code: PUNB0444600, MICR code: 263024252 and SWIFT code: PUNBINEEKAS). The online money depositors are advised to send a proof of money transfer along with name, address and contact details of the participant. Registration can also be done by sending the registration fee through a demand draft in favour of “Pantnagar Chapter, AAM, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar” payable at Pantnagar along with the completed registration form to the Organizing Secretary before the last date as mentioned above. Registration Fee Participant category Registration Fee (by Sept 20, 2014) AAM Members Rs. 2000 Non-Members Rs. 3000 Students Rs. 1500 Students (without scholarship) Rs. 1000 Foreign participants (Developed countries) $ 300 Foreign participants (Developing countries) Rs. 3000 *Note - Spot registration strictly with late fee also available. *Note - Rs 500 ($50 for foreign participants) would be charged extra, if registration is done after September 20, 2014. Address for Correspondence Organizing Secretary Dr A.S. Nain, Associate Professor, Department of Agrometeorology GBPUA&T, Pantnagar- 263145, US Nagar, Telfax: +91-5944-235021, Mo: +91-8475001125 Email: agrometeorology.pantvarsity@gmail.com nain_ajeet@hotmail.com Secretary, AAM Dr Vyas Pandey, Professor & Head, Agrometeorology, BA College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand – 388110, Gujarat, India Telfax: +91-2692-261426, Mo: +91-9879912357 Email- secretary.aam@gmail.com, pandey04@yahoo.com Co-Organizing Secretary Dr R.K. Singh, Professor & Head, Department of Agrometeorology GBPUA&T, Pantnagar- 263145, US Nagar, Telfax: +91-5944-235021, Mo: +91-9411142810 Email: rksingh19@rediffmail.com International Symposium On “New-Dimensions in Agrometeorology for Sustainable Agriculture (NASA-2014)” 16-18 October, 2014, Pantnagar Registration Form Registration without late fee: September 20, 2014. (Please register preferably online through the website www.nasa2014.in) Full Name ....................................................................................................................... Designation .................................................................................................................... Institution/Organization ................................................................................................. 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EXPLORE BEAUTY OF UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand is located at foothills of the Himalayan mountain ranges, it is largely a hilly State, having international boundaries with China (Tibet) in the north and Nepal in the east. On its north-west lies Himachal Pradesh, while on the south is Uttar Pradesh. It is rich in natural resources especially water and forests with many glaciers, rivers, dense forests and snow-clad mountain peaks. Char-dhams, the four most sacred and revered Hindu temples of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri are nestled in the mighty mountains. It’s truly God’s Land (Dev Bhoomi). DATES TO BE NOTICED Abstract Submission : August 31, 2014 Submission of full papers : September 20, 2014 Registration : September 20, 2014 FOR FURTHER DETAIL Log on to www.nasa2014.in Or send email to: nain_ajeet@hotmail.com, agrometeorology.pantvarsity@gmail.com
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