Orchid Final Circular 2013 - National Research Centre for Orchids ...

Chairman:
Convener-cum-Organizing Secretary:
Co-Convener:
Co-Organizing Secretary:
Treasurer:
National Advisory Committee
Chief Patron: Dr. S. Ayyappan, Secretary (DARE) & DG (ICAR)
Patron: Dr. N. K. Krishna Kumar, DDG (Hort.), ICAR, New Delhi
Chairperson: Padma Bhushan Dr. (Mrs). Manju Sharma, President, TOSI
Prof. S. N. Puri, Vice Chancellor, CAU, Manipur
Prof. D. P. Ray, Vice Chancellor , OUA&T, Odisha
Dr. K. M. Bujarbaruah, Vice Chancellor, AAU, Assam
Dr. Gorakh Singh, Horticulture Commissioner (GOI)
Dr. U. C. Srivastava, ADG (H-II), ICAR
Shri S. Pradhan, Secretary (Agriculture), Govt. of Sikkim
Dr. Paramjit Singh, Director, BSI, Kolkota
Dr. S. V. Ngachan, Director, ICAR, Barapani
Prof. A. K. Bhatnagar, New Delhi
Dr. P. Das, Bhubaneswar
Dr. A. N. Rao, Manipur
Shri U. C. Pradhan, Chairman, IUCN, Kalimpong
Transportation & Accommodation
Chairman : Dr. H. Kalita
Co-Chairman : Dr. N. K. Meena
Convener : Mr. Arvind Chauhan
Member :
Dr. R. Singh, Dr. L. R. Chatlod,
Dr.S. Babu, Mr. K. B. Basnett,
Mr. Gopal Dorjee, Mr. Boniface Lepcha,
Mr. Himal Pokhrel, Dr. Partha Das,
Mr. Sudeep Jain and Mr. Manoj Adhikari
Members:
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Prof. S. P. Vij, Prof. Emeritus, TOSI, Chandigarh
Dr. R. P. Medhi, NRC for Orchids, Pakyong
Prof. (Dr.) Promila Pathak, TOSI, Chandigarh
Dr. Ramgopal Devadas, NRC for Orchids, Pakyong
Dr. D. Barman, NRC for Orchids, Pakyong
Sub Committes
Souvenir/Abstract Screening
Chairman : Dr. D. Barman
Co-Chairman : Dr.S.Chakrabarti
Convener : Dr. Ramgopal Devadas
Member :
Dr.Rampal, Mr.Padam Subba and
Mr. Noni Gopal Debnath
Dr. R. C. Upadhyaya, New Delhi
Dr. S. N. Hegde, Karnataka
Dr. P. K. Rajeevan, Kerala
Shri S. Z. Lucksom, Gangtok
Dr. Navdeep Sekhar, Fairdkot
Dr. N. C. Talukdar, Director, IBSD, Imphal
Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Director, DFR
Dr. C. Satish Kumar, TBGRI
Dr. P. Hajra, Dehradun
Dr. Sarat Misra, Orissa
Shri Dilip K De, Mumbai
Poster Session
Chairman : Dr. A. K.Mohanty
Co-Chairman : Dr. Rampal
Convener :
Member :
Dr. M. Dayamma, Mr. Himal Pokhrel ,
Ms. Geetamani Chettri, Ms. Jaya Gogoi and
Ms. Parvati Khatiwara
ORCHIDS
2013
Final Circular
National Dialogue on Orchid Conservation & Sustainable
Development for Community Livelihood
March 8-9, 2013
Venue: Gangtok, Sikkim
Registration
Chairman : Dr. Rampal
Co-Chairman : Dr. N. Sailo
Member :
Mrs. Stella Sasa, Mrs. Sangita Lepcha,
Ms. Anushree Gogoi, Dr. Papri Pal,
Ms. Shantilata Pattnayak, Ms. Jaya Gogoi,
Ms. Parvati Khatiwara and
Ms. Tirtha Chettri
Technical Programme
Chairman : Dr. L.C.De
Co-Chairman : Dr. Ramgopal Devadas
Convener : Mr. Noni Gopal Debnath
Member :
Mr. Boniface Lepcha, Ms. Shantilata
Pattnayak and Ms. Geetamani Chettri
Contact Addresses
Transportation & Accommodation : Dr. N.K. Meena, (M) : +91 - 9474357313
Email : narottammeena@gmail.com,
Souvenir/Abstract : Dr. Ramgopal Devadas, (M) : +91 - 9425315545
Email : r.devdas@gmail.com,
Poster Session : Dr. Rampal, (M) : +91 - 8967254114,
Email : rampal_nrco@yahoo.com,
Exhibition
Chairman : Dr. R.P. Pant
Co-Chairman : Dr. M. Chakraborti
Convener : Dr. N.K. Meena
Member :
Dr. Ashok Kumar, Mr. Manoj Adhikari, Mr.
Ajay Bhusal, Mr.Gopal Brahmin, Mr. Sudeep
Jain, Ms. Anushree Gogoi
Registration : Dr. N. Sailo, (M) : +91 - 9002179495
Email : ngura.sailo@in.com,
Technical Programme : Dr. Ramgopal Devadas,
(M) : +91 - 9425315545, Email : r.devdas@gmail.com,
Exhibition : Dr. R. P. Pant, (M) : +91 - 9474057205
Email : rajendrappant@gmail.com,
Organized by : NRC for Orchids, ICAR, Pakyong
Department of Agriculture
and Co-operation
Government of India
In-collaboration with : TOSI, Chandigarh

Background
The orchids are adored for their long lasting, attractive and highly colorful flowers, having played an important role in the development of
international trade in cut flowers and potted plants. The ease with which they respond to the development of commercially significant hybrid
genotypes has added further to their agility in the trade. Orchid cultivation has become a lucrative business in several countries including
Thailand, Holland, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Kenya and Sri Lanka. The orchids are also rich in phytochemical contents and used in local
formulations to cure a variety of human ailments.
India with a vast expanse and varied climatic conditions supports a rich diversity of orchids; more than 1,300 species grow here and these include
several that are endemic to the country. The beauty and utility of Indian orchids has been frequently appreciated but we have yet to realize their
full economic potential due to lack of improved varieties and appropriate cultivation procedures. It is with this background that NRC Orchids
(ICAR) and The Orchid Society of India (TOSI) are collaborating to organize a 2-day conference, ‘ National Dialogue on Orchid Conservation &
Sustainable Development for Community Livelihood’ at Pakyong (Sikkim) during March 8-9, 2013. The conference shall discuss on the following
themes:
Theme I
Theme II
: Indigenous Orchid Resource: Evaluation and Characterization
: Propagation and Genetic Improvement through Conventional & Biotech Means
Theme III : Cultivation, Management and Value Addition
Theme IV : Orchid Promotion: Public–Private Partnership
It shall provide a suitable platform for the stakeholders to evolve strategies to prepare a road map for optimizing economic potential of orchids
besides promoting their cultivation as a venture climbing vocation for the housewives and unemployed rural youth. The aim is to develop the
indigenous orchid resource into a rewarding resource. A large number of orchid scientists, growers, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts and policy
planners have confirmed their participation. An exhibition will be organized for the benefit of farmers for increasing awareness.
The technical sessions shall comprise both the oral and poster presentations. For oral presentations, facilities for overhead and LCD projectors
shall be available. For each poster presentation, 0.8 m x 1.5 m area shall be made available. The posters shall be evaluated and the outstanding
ones awarded. The abstracts of the presentations (250-300 words) shall be made available during the conference, and the full papers published in
J. Orchid soc. India.
On behalf of TOSI, NRCO, and on my own behalf, I feel honoured in inviting you to participate in the conference and enrich its deliberations by
presenting a research/review paper in any of the above listed themes. I hope that despite your busy schedule, it shall be possible for you to accept
this invitation and confirm your participation by mailing the attached Registration form. You are also requested to send the abstract(s) of your
proposed presentation (s) to Dr Ramgopal Devadas (Co-Organizing Secretary), NRCO, Pakyong, Sikkim, latest by February 20, 2013. An
electronic version of the abstract may also be sent in a CD or through E-mail ( r.devdas@gmail.com with a copy to nrcorchids@rediffmail.com).
The abstract may be typed in MS Word, Times New Roman, 12 point font size, and on A4 size format. It should include title of the presentation, name
of the author(s) with affiliation, Introduction, Materials and Methods and major findings in brief.
The full papers should reach Professor S. P. Vij as an E-mail attachment ( spvij1@rediffmail.com, tosi1984@gmail.com, tosi1984@rediffmail.com)
latest by February 20, 2013, for publication in a dedicated issue of J. Orchid Soc. India.
R P Medhi,
Convener-cum-Organizing Secretary
The Orchid Society of India (TOSI) established in 1984, aims at a) creating awareness besides promoting advancement and dissemination of
knowledge on orchids, b) projecting the importance of orchid propagation, conservation, improvement and cultivation, and c) bringing together all
those interested in orchids. In order to achieve these objectives, the society helps in setting up orchid sanctuaries and orchidaria; holds and
arranges meetings, symposia, lectures, and shows; publishes a Scientific Journal and a News Letter; and advises and assists the orchid industry
in the country. The society also honours distinguishes orchidists with Dr TN Khoshoo and Mrs Usha Vij Memmorial Awards.
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National Research Centre for Orchids (NRCO) The centre was established on 5 October 1996 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research,
New Delhi to organize research programme on improvement in productivity, quality and commercialization of orchids and bulbous flowering
crops. The centre was established at Pakyong after receiving 22.19 acres of land from Government of Sikkim. Later the CPRS, Darjeeling from CPRI
was taken over in October 1997 and started a campus for research on temperate orchids and other bulbous flowering crops. The main focus today,
is on development of varieties/hybrids, molecular characterization, standardization of agro-techniques, post harvest management, production
of quality planting materials through tissue culture and creation of repository of information related to all aspects of orchids. The research work
is being carried out with 12 leading projects. In addition to these, 5 externally funded projects are in operating viz., Horticulture Mission for
Northeast and Himalayan States (HMNEH), Network Projects on Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability on Orchids, DBT’s Mission for North-East
for Quality Planting Material and Utilisation for the North East, DBT funded project on ‘Development of protocol for commercialization of
Paphiopedilum Orchids in NE states’ and NAIP’s A Value Chain on Selected Aromatic Plants of North East India. The centre was awarded ‘Fakhruddin
Ali Ahmed Award’ for the biennium 2001-03 for outstanding contribution in the orchid cultivation.
Sikkim
Sikkim the India's second smallest state located in the lap of Mount Kanchenjunga (world’s third highest mountain). The state is famous for its
lush green vegetation, verdant forests, scenic valleys and majestic mountains. Near about 500 orchid species are available in Sikkim and the
state occupies the second position in terms of orchid diversity. The state is also known as paradise of orchids. National Research Centre for
Orchids (NRCO) of ICAR is located at Pakyong. Pakyong is well connected by road, located 32 Km away from Gangtok and 18 Km from Ranipool.
Nearest Airport is Bagdogra (140 km) and Railway Station is NJP (New Jalpaiguri Station). The delegates are advised to bring woollen clothes
for the cool winter season.
Registration Fee (Non Refundable)
Delegate : Rs. 2,500/-
Spouse /Accompanying persons : Rs. 1,500/-
Student : Rs. 1,000/- Late/ Spot Registration : Rs. 3,000/-
Mode of Payment
The registration fee (non refundable) may be remitted in advance through demand draft in favour of ‘Organizing Secretary, National Dialogue
on Orchid Conservation & Sustainable Development for Community Livelihood’, payable at State Bank of India, Pakyong Branch (Code 9036)
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and be sent with Registration Form duly filled on or before February 20 2013. Spouse /Accompanying persons are not entitled for
convention kits and documents.
Dates to remember
Submission of abstracts : 20/02/2013
Full length paper : 20/02/2013
Registration fee : 20/02/2013
Accommodation
Accommodation can be arranged in the CAU Guest House, Guest House of ICAR Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre (limited
accommodation to be allotted on first cum first basis) or in hotels (average Tariff: Rs.1,000-2,000). Hotel bookings will be made only on
written request along with full advance payment.
Advertisement
A few advertisement will be printed in the book of Abstracts and Conference Souvenir. The advertisement rates are given below:
1. Back cover full page (colour) Rs.20,000/-
2. Inside back cover full page(colour) Rs.15,000/-
3. Full page inside (colour) Rs.10,000/- and (B/W) Rs. 5,000/-
4. Half page inside (colour) Rs. 5,000/- and (B/W) Rs. 3,000/-
Sponsorships/Co-sponsorship
Floriculture industries, equipments manufacturers, polyhouse/greenhouse designers and other leading organizations are invited to
sponsor/co-sponsor the lunch, dinner, registration kits etc. The names of the sponsor and cosponsor will be reflected in the conference
souvenir and would be prominently displayed at the conference venue.
Address for Correspondence
Convener- cum- Organizing Secretary:
Dr. R .P. Medhi,
Director, National Research Centre for Orchids, ICAR,
Pakyong 737106, Sikkim
Ph: (03592) – 257954, Mobile: +91 9474524404
Co-Convener:
Prof. (Dr.) Promila Pathak,
Associate Editor, TOSI, Department of Botany,
Punjab University, Chandigarh-160014
Ph: (0172) - 2534018, Mobile: +91 9876701963
Co-Organizing Secretary
Dr. Ramgopal Devadas,
Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding),
National Research Centre for Orchids, ICAR,
Pakyong 737106, Sikkim
Ph: (03592) – 257282, 257289 (Fax)
Mobile: +91 9425315545, E-mail: r.devdas@gmail.com