Session I

Chairman V. R. Kanetkar

1. Dr. Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh:
Squaraine Dyes: A Class of Organic Dyes that Bridge the Gap between Biology and Materials

2. Prof. Shufen Zhang:
Dyeing and Finishing Properties of polyethylene polyamine and polyvinylamine crosslinking dyes with nearly 100% fixation

Session II

Chairman Dr. Shavak Bhumgara

1. Dr. Bernd Lamatsch:
Electrophoretic nanoparticles for colour e-paper displays

2. Dr. T. Beierlein:
Combinatorial methods for organic light emitting materials and devices

Session III

Chairman Mr. Prakash Rastogi

1. Dr. Ashok Shah:
Plant-The Lifeline of Living System

2. Prof. A.B. Pandit:
Emerging techniques for process intensification and effluent treatment

Session IV

Chairman Prof. K. R. Desai

1. Prof. R.M. Christie:
Digital inkjet printing on textiles with vat dyes

2. Prof. Prakash Bhate:
Recent developments in colorants for Ink-jet printing

Session V

Chairman Prof. N. Sekar

1. Dr. K. Sivakumar:
Fluorescent probes with special reference to biomedical applications

2. Dr. Vadiraj Ekkundi:
Colorants as purification aids

Session VI

Chairman Prof. M. A. Shenoy

1. Dr. Ravindra R. Joshi:
Manufacturing practices: Current trends and way forward

2. Dr. Amrit P. Bindra:
Success through innovation