The Annamalai University is a unitary residential university instituted in the year 1929 by the great philanthropist Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar of Chettinad, the first Founder Pro-Chancellor. Subsequently, the University reached new heights of excellence under the guidance second founder Pro-Chancellor, Dr. Rajah Sir M. A. Muthiah Chettiar of Chettinad and the present Pro-Chancellor Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. The University has nine faculties and forty-nine departments and over 3240 members as its teaching staff. The University hosted the spectacular 94th Indian Science Congress during January, 2007. Annamalainagar is a busy and a full-fledged University town, east of Chidambaram, the abode of Lord Nataraja. The University campus, including the colleges, hostels, and playgrounds, occupies an area of about a thousand acres.

Host Department

The Department of Zoology, Annamalai University has made outstanding strides in both teaching and research activities in the past more than 75 years. The Department offers M.Sc. Zoology, M.Sc. Environmental Biotechnology,M.Sc., Microbiology and M.Sc. Integrated Zoology (5 years) M.Sc. Integrated Microbiology and M.Sc. Integrated Bioinformatics (5 years) programs in addition to M.Phil.and Ph.D. programs in all the subjects.

About the conference
The environment plays a vital role for the functioning of ecosystems and is ultimately related to human health. The increasing human population and industrial development have worsened the problem of disposal of anthropogenic chemicals and wastes in the environment. A majority of these contaminants contain potentially genotoxic and carcinogenic substances, since these genotoxins interact with genetic material of animals leading to a variety of ill effects.In view of the increasing awareness of formidable impacts of mankind and the environment, appropriate protective measures need to be adopted to mitigate the pollutants in order to achieve clean environment. In this context this conference will be aimed to cover the following topics,Environmental pollution, environmental ethics, solid waste disposal, toxicology, environmental technology, climate change, biodiversity, environmental awareness, legislation and regulation, mosquito control and food security and safety etc.

Last date for Registration along with Abstract :15th March 2013 Registration fee: Academician/ Scientist/Teacher Rs. 800/-
Research Scholars/Students Rs. 600/-

Registration fee can be drawn in any Nationalized Bank in the form of Demand Draft in favor of “The Registrar, Annamalai University” payable at Annamalainagar along with filled in registration form.
Accommodation
Accommodation will be arranged in advance on request in the University guest house/Hostels with nominal rate. Registration form
National conference on environmental issues and challenges – vision 2020 (EnVISION 2020)
22nd – 23rd March 2013. Department of Zoology, Annamalai University

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Signature of the Participant

Dr.M.Muniyan.
Dr.C. Prabhahar
Dr.K. Pathasarathy
Organizing Secretaries
Assistant Professors
Department of Zoology
Annamalai University
Annamalai Nagar – 608 002
Tamil Nadu, India.
Mobile: 9443922385
E. mail.: drmuniyan@gmail.com