IUMRS-ICA-98 Meeting in Bangalore Explores Wide Range of Materials: Soft to Superhard, Semiconducting to Superconducting
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IUMRS-ICA-98 Meeting in Bangalore Explores Wide Range of Materials: Soft to Superhard, Semiconducting to Superconducting, and Simulated Materials The 5th IUMRS International Conference in Asia (ICA) was held in Bangalore, India, October 13-16,1998 in association with the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS), the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNC). Hosted this year by MRS-India (MRS-I) and IISc, this Conference continues the series of the International Conferences in Asia sponsored by IUMRS. These Confer ences are held every other year in Asia to foster communication of ideas and achievements in materials science and engineering in Asia. Over 700 delegates attended ICA98, mostly from India but with about 100 delegates from 14 other countries. The Con ference had nine plenary talks and 22 theme symposia in seven parallel sessions and three afternoon poster sessions. A Workshop and panel discussion on materi als science education in India complemented the meeting. Lunches of Indian cuisine, coffee breaks, an elaborate evening banquet, and a cultural performance were provided for all delegates, representative of the warm hospitality that greeted all attendees. The Conference concluded with a presentation of the Young Research Awards (see sidebar), with the room still packed with attendees on the last day. C.N.R. Rao, President of JNC and founding president of MRS-I, opened the inaugural session. He stressed the role of advanced materials in fundamental research and technology, stating that mate rials research fuels other rapidly advancing fields such as information technology and biotechnology. He described how technol ogy affects every person, noting that even the poorest towns of India have transistor radios. P. Rama Rao (Chair of the IUMRSICA-98 Program Committee) gave a brief account of the proposed program. R. Chidambaram, President of MRS-I, highlighted the activities and objectives of MRS-I. M. Doyama, Immediate Past President of IUMRS, stressed the necessity of international links in the area of materi als science and delineated the efforts of IUMRS in this regard. G. Mehta, Director of IISc, welcomed the delegates to the Institute and expressed hope that the Conference would bring together scientists and technologists. S.V. Subramanyam, General Secretary of MRS-I, proposed a vote of thanks to all.
Plenary Presentations Three plenary sessions, with several talks each, covered a diversity of topics MRS BULLETIN/SEPTEMBER 1999
Over 700 delegates attended the 5th International Union of Materiah Research Societies International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA), held in Bangalore, India, October 13-16,1998.
and provided a flavor of the Conference. In the first plenary Session, C.N.R. Rao (JNC), talked about "Some New Directions in Chemistry," covering a ränge of topics from synthesis and structure to dynamics and properties, but emphasizing new and metastable materials using soft chemistry. New chemistry focuses on the
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