Hyderabad, October 07: Hyderabad will host the 21st general meeting of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) beginning October 19. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the event at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre and deliver the inaugural address.
Over 350 scientists from 35 countries are expected to attend the annual meeting of TWAS. Founded in 1983, TWAS is an autonomous international organisation, based in Trieste, Italy, which promotes scientific excellence for sustainable development in the South. The winner of the prestigious Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize for 2010 will be announced at the inaugural, according to the organisers.
TWAS prizes, medals and certificates for 2010 will also be given away on the occasion. World-renowned statistician and Professor Emeritus at Pennyslvania State University C R Rao will be awarded the India Science Prize.
A symposium on Science in India will be held on the opening day, while a ministerial round table examining Africa-India partnerships in science, technology and innovation will also be held the same day. Symposiums on diverse issues like agriculture and food security, strategies for mitigating and adapting to climate change and the teaching of science to children are scheduled during the four-day session.
The TWAS 21st general meeting is being sponsored by the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology and hosted by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the TWAS Regional Office for Central and South Asia (TWAS-ROCASA). The Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation (HERF) is playing the local host.
———PTI