About the Conference
The "Environment 2024" International Conference, organized by the Centre for the Environment at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, is set to be a pivotal event in the global discourse on environmental sustainability. Scheduled to take place in early December 2024, this conference will bring together leading experts, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide to discuss pressing environmental issues and explore innovative solutions.
The conference will feature a series of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and technical sessions covering various topics, including climate change, biodiversity conservation, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and environmental policy. Attendees will have the opportunity to present their research findings, share best practices, and engage in collaborative discussions to foster an endurant and sustainable future.
"Environment 2024" aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and promote interdisciplinary collaborations that can drive meaningful environmental action. The event will also include workshops and poster presentations, providing a platform for emerging researchers and students to showcase their work and gain valuable feedback from established experts in the field.
By hosting this international conference, IIT Guwahati, underscores its commitment to advancing environmental science and sustainability. "Environment 2024" is poised to be a significant milestone in the global effort to address environmental challenges and promote a greener, more sustainable world.
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, was established in 1994. The academic programme of IIT Guwahati commenced in 1995. Presently the Institute has eleven departments, seven inter-disciplinary academic centres and five schools. This academic entities cover all the major engineering , science, healthcare, management and humanities disciplines and offer B.Tech., B.Des., M.A., M.Des., M.Tech., M.Sc., MBA and Ph.D. programmes. Within a short period of time, IIT Guwahati has been able to build up world class infrastructure for the conduct of advanced research and is equipped with state-of-the-art scientific and engineering instruments. Since it`s inception in 1994, besides its laurels in teaching and research, IIT Guwahati has been able to fulfil the aspirations of people of the North East region to a great extent.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati's campus is on a sprawling 285 hectares plot of land on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra. It is about 20 kms from the heart of the city. With the majestic Brahmaputra on one side, and with hills and vast open spaces on the other side , the campus provides an ideal setting for learning.
IIT Guwahati is the only academic institution in India that occupied a place among the top 100 world universities (under 50 years of age and as per the ranking of the London based Times Higher Education (THE) in the year 2014). The institute continues to maintain its superior position even today in various International Rankings. IIT Guwahati gained rank 32 globally in the ‘Research Citations per Faculty’ category and overall 364 rank in the QS World University Rankings 2024 released recently. IIT Guwahati has retained the 7th position among the best engineering institutions of the country in the ‘India Rankings 2023’ declared by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Union Ministry of Education. IIT Guwahati has been also ranked 2nd in the ‘Swachhata Ranking’ conducted by the Govt. of India. IIT Guwahati has been ranked as the top-ranked University in 2019 for IT developers by HackerRank in the Asia-Pacific region. Also, IIT Guwahati ranks 6th globally in Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy) of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023.
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Important Dates
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15 OCT, 2024: Last date for the receipt of abstract
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30 OCT, 2024: Intimation of the acceptance of the abstract
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15 NOV, 2024: Last date for full paper submission