National Seminar on Environmental Monitoring: Issues and Challenges

‘Voyage 2011’

National Seminar on 

Environmental Monitoring: Issues and Challenges

9^th February 2011

Call for Papers

  

Organized by

Department of Geography,

Tourism and Travel management 

 

                                       170 YEARS OF GLORY

Madras Christian College

(AUTONOMOUS)

Tambaram, Chennai 600059, Tamil Nadu.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE

Madras Christian College has entered into the 173rd year of glorious service to the Nation. Founded as a School in 1837 in the black town of Madras, the Institution was built and its character shaped by a host of Scottish missionaries such as Anderson and Miller, Hogg and Boyd. Many dedicated Indian teachers as well as generations of brilliant students contribute to its success story. Leaving their legacy behind is a galaxy of illustrious alumni like President Radhakrishnan. Such was the stature of the Institution that Mahatma Gandhi agreed to chair a student session in its premises in George Town in 1916, while Billy Graham spoke in the famous Anderson Hall in Tambaram in 1956.

The College is known as much for its academic standing and leadership building as it is for social commitment. Today the College has around 4500 students (both ladies and gentlemen as they are traditionally called) and over 220 faculty members serving in 31 departments. It is a matter of pride that the institution is ranked among the Top Ten Liberal Arts and Science Colleges in India and also received the Rating of A+ (equivalent to 90-95%) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The 365 acre salubrious, idyllic campus with its rare, diverse flora and fauna is a great joy to live in.

The year 2010 goes into the history of the College as bestowed “The Best College Award” by the Government of Tamil Nadu. 

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Geography, Tourism and Travel Management in the Self-Financed Stream was established in 2005, with the vision to provide sound education in fundamental areas of Geography and Tourism to meet the growing needs of national and international requirements. As the Department has caught international attention the class rooms reflects multi linguistic and cultural talents. 

The curriculum includes both Geography and Tourism covering all branches of Geography and recent concepts of Geographic Information system. Innovative papers like Logistics in Tourism and Travel forms and Regulations are included in Tourism category. This enables students to pursue their higher studies in the field of both Geography and Tourism.

Now the Department is looking forward to augment the students by international collaboration with Stanford Business College, Durban, South Africa.

SCOPE OF THE SEMINAR

Environmental monitoring describes the processes and activities that need to take place to characterize and monitor the quality of the environment. Environmental monitoring is used in the preparation of environmental impact assessments, as well as in many circumstances in which human activities carry a risk of harmful effects on the natural environment. All monitoring strategies and programs have reasons and justifications which are often designed to establish the current status of an environment or to establish trends in environmental parameters. In all cases the results of monitoring will be reviewed, analyzed statistically and published.

In managing the environment, monitoring of the quality of environment and enforcement of the environmental laws are parts of the requirement needed to protect the environment beside other matters such as public awareness or environmental education. Issues related to environmental monitoring discuss about the siting of the sampling station, collecting of data, analyzing of results and reporting on the quality status of water, marine water, soil and ambient air etc.  It is a great challenge to develop a comprehensive data of monitoring activities and put in place a system that can track record. Monitoring challenges such as accessibility to site, safety, equipment, representativeness of data, cost incurred as well as trained personnel has to be considered in preparation of the program.

OBJECTIVE: To cater an open and participatory forum to put heads together about the issues and challenges  of environmental monitoring and to propound empirical and functional solutions to beat it.

LOCUS AND APPOINTMENT: 9^th February 2011 at Anderson Hall, Madras Christian College.

PARTICIPANTS: Academicians, Faculties, Research Scholars and Students from Universities and Colleges, Scientists from national Laboratories and Personalities from various Government and Non-Governmental Organizations.

CONTRIBUTIONS: The seminar will include contributed papers for the following on “Environmental Monitoring: Issues and Challenges”.

                1. Oral Presentation and   2. Poster Presentation

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACT AND POSTER

Abstract for paper presentation must be no longer than 300 words and must showcase the title of the seminar theme. Abstracts should be submitted in electronic format as an email attachment with Name, Official address, Phone and Mobile number to mccgeotour@gmail.com and ravi6780@yahoo.com before 25^th January 2011. The acceptance or otherwise will be intimated to the corresponding author before 31^st January2011. If your paper accepted a soft copy of full paper must be sent as an email attachment before 2^nd Feb 2011. It will be published in Seminar Journal with ISBN code. A hard copy of Full paper should be sent along with the registration form before 6^th Feb 2011. Best 20 papers will be allowed to present on stage for the selection of Awards.   

Posters for poster presentation should be submitted at the time of enrollment on the seminar day. The poster should not exceed the size of 3’x 3’ (length and Breadth 3 feet each) and must showcase the title of the seminar theme.

Communications regarding the submission and acceptance of the paper and poster presentation may be done through Mobile No.09790814324, Mr.P. Ravikumar, Chairman of the Seminar.

AWARDS

Best Three Papers and Poster presentations will be awarded.

REGISTRATION

Registration fee: Rs.200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) 

Participants are requested to send the registration form duly filled along with the registration fee in the form of Demand Draft in favour of “THE BURSAR (VOYAGE A/C), MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE” payable at Chennai.

The registration fees include seminar materials, working lunch and refreshments.    

Interested persons those who are not presenting the paper can also participate in the seminar. They have to register on the spot by paying the Registration fee on the day of seminar. They are requested to conform over phone for the preparation of seminar materials and certificates. They may participate in the open quiz competition and win prizes.

TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION

If the paper is accepted for oral presentation on the stage the author (if combined paper 1^st author only) will get refund of one way sleeper class train fare on producing the train ticket.

Accommodation will be arranged for the participants on request through advance payment basis.   

SEMINAR COMMITTEE

Chairman: Mr. RAVIKUMAR. P, Asst. Professor & Head-In charge.                      Mob: 09790814324

                  Department of Geography, Tourism and Travel Management

Convener: Mrs. ESWARI, Assistant Professor.                                                         Mob: 08122491549

Registration In charge: 

Ms.SUBASHINI, Assistant Professor                                                                         Mob: 09884558882

Executive Members:

Mrs.NAMEETHA VASANTH KUMAR, Assistant Professor

Mrs.INDUMATHI, Assistant Professor

Student Representatives: 

MR.TIRUKKUMARAN, Chairman of the Department Students forum                   Mob: 09884412421

MR.VISHNO RAO, Department  Representative                                                        Mob: 09941302293

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IMPORTANT DATES

Last date of Submission of Abstracts   - 25.01.2011 Acceptance Notification                         - 31.01.2011                     Submission of Full Paper                        - 02.02.2011                  Submission of Registration Form             - 05.02.2011

Kindly send your correspondences to:

 Mr.P.Ravikumar,   Chairman of the Committee

 Asst. Professor & Head-In Charge

 Department of Geography,Tourism and Travel management

 Madras Christian College (Autonomous),

 Tambaram, Chennai – 600059, Tamil Nadu.                                                 

 Ph. (044) 22300881 Mob: +91 9790814324

 E-mail: mccgeotour@gmail.com; ravi6780@yahoo.com

 Web site: www.mcc.edu.in

Thank you................

Department of Geography,Tourism and Travel management Madras Christian College Tambaram, Chennai-600059 Tamil Nadu India. Phone: +9144 22390881 WebSite: www.mcc.edu.in