Speakers are requested to finish the lecture five minutes before the time schedules to leave margin for discussion * Chairperson is further requested to hand-over one page write up about the session to Dr. Abha Agnihotri/Dr. Rajni Malla ** Indian scientists may give their names, telephone number, e-mail IDs and complete address along with the name of German scientist with whom they wish to interact to Dr. Abha Agnihotri, Dr. Rajni Malla for one-to-one interaction

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Indian - German Workshop in the frame of the program "Initiation and Intensification of Bilateral Cooperation"

(March 22 – 24, 2011)

Academic Programme

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

1315 – 1400 hrs LUNCH

ACADEMIC SESSION I: BENEFICIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROBES AND PLANTS

Venue: F-2 Seminar Hall, Amity University Campus, Sector 125, NOIDA

Chairperson: Dr. Ralf Oelmüller, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Germany

1400 – 1430 hrs Dr. François Buscot, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Halle-Saale, Germany

1430 – 1500 hrs Special Invited Lecture by Dr. G.P. Shetty, Multiplex Group, Bangalore, India

1500 – 1530 hrs Dr. K.C. Bansal, Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India

1530 – 1545 hrs Dr. Shilpi Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

1545 – 1600 hrs Dr. Jamaluddin, R. D. University, Jabalpur, India

1600 – 1615 hrs Dr. Yogesh T Jasraj, Gujarat University, Gujarat, India

1615 – 1630 hrs NETWORKING TEA

1630 – 1700 hrs Dr. Anton Hartmann, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), München. Germany

1700 – 1730 hrs Dr. Ralf Oelmüller, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Germany

1730 – 1745 hrs ROUND UP BY THE CHAIRPERSON*

1745 – 1815 hrs ONE-TO-ONE INTERACTION**

1900 hrs DINNER AT DOSA PLAZA, H-BLOCK, AMITY CAMPUS, SECTOR 125, NOIDA

Speakers are requested to finish the lecture five minutes before the time schedules to leave margin for discussion * Chairperson is further requested to hand-over one page write up about the session to Dr. Abha Agnihotri/Dr. Rajni Malla ** Indian scientists may give their names, telephone number, e-mail IDs and complete address along with the name of German scientist with whom they wish to interact to Dr. Abha Agnihotri, Dr. Rajni Malla for one-to-one interaction

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

ACADEMIC SESSION II: ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES

Venue: F-2 Seminar Hall, Amity University Campus, Sector 125, NOIDA

Chairperson: Dr. Helmut König, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany

0900 – 0930 hrs Dr. Edith Nettmann, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim, Potsdam, Germany

0930 – 1000 hrs Dr. Vibha Dhawan, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India

1000 – 1030 hrs Dr. Veena Agrawal, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

1030 – 1045 hrs Dr. Bhoopander Giri, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

1045 – 1100 hrs Dr. N. Gnanasekaran, Mahendra Arts & Science College, Tamil Nadu, India

1100 – 1115 hrs NETWORKING TEA

1115 – 1130 hrs Dr. Prabavathy VR, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India

1130 – 1145 hrs Dr. Niraj Kumar, Xplorigen Technologies Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India

1145 – 1215 hrs Dr. Helmut König, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany

1215 – 1230 hrs ROUND UP BY THE CHAIRPERSON*

1230 – 1330 hrs LUNCH

ACADEMIC SESSION III: NOVEL DEVELOPMENTS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY – FOOD

Venue: Amity University Campus, Sector 125, NOIDA

Chairperson: Dr. Knut J Heller, Max Rubner-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ernährung und Lebensmittel, Kiel, Germany

1330 – 1400 hrs Dr. Harald Claus, Institute for Microbiology and Wine Research, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

1400 – 1430 hrs Dr. R.B. Srivastava, Defence Research Development Organization, New Delhi, India

1430 – 1500 hrs Dr. Saroj Mishra, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Speakers are requested to finish the lecture five minutes before the time schedules to leave margin for discussion * Chairperson is further requested to hand-over one page write up about the session to Dr. Abha Agnihotri/Dr. Rajni Malla ** Indian scientists may give their names, telephone number, e-mail IDs and complete address along with the name of German scientist with whom they wish to interact to Dr. Abha Agnihotri, Dr. Rajni Malla for one-to-one interaction

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1500 – 1530 hrs Dr. Knut J Heller, Max Rubner-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ernährung und Lebensmittel, Kiel, Germany

1530 – 1545 hrs ROUND UP BY THE CHAIRPERSON

1545 – 1600 hrs NETWORKING TEA

ACADEMIC SESSION IV: BENEFICIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROBES AND PLANTS

Venue: Amity University Campus, Sector 125, NOIDA

Chairperson: Dr. Gerhard Kost, Philipps University Marburg, Germany

1600 – 1630 hrs Dr. Atul Kumar Johri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

1630 – 1700 hrs Dr. A.K. Saxena, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

1700 – 1730 hrs Dr. M.Z. Abdin, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India

1730 – 1800 hrs Dr. Gerhard Kost, Philipps University Marburg, Germany

1800 – 1815 hrs ROUND UP BY THE CHAIRPERSON*

1815 – 1845 hrs ONE-TO-ONE INTERACTION**

1900 hrs DINNER AT FORTUNE INN GRAZIA, BLOCK 1, Plot 1A SECTOR 27, NOIDA

Speakers are requested to finish the lecture five minutes before the time schedules to leave margin for discussion * Chairperson is further requested to hand-over one page write up about the session to Dr. Abha Agnihotri/Dr. Rajni Malla

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

ACADEMIC SESSION V: ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES

Venue: F-2 Seminar Hall, Amity University Campus, Sector 125, NOIDA

Chairperson: Dr. Frank Keppler, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

0920 – 0940 hrs Dr. Tjasa Gril, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany

0940 – 1000 hrs Dr. V.S. Bisaria, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

1000 – 1020 hrs Dr. Alok Srivastava, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

1020 – 1040 hrs Dr. Ashwani Kumar, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

1040 – 1100 hrs Dr. Frank Keppler, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

1100 – 1115 hrs ROUND UP BY THE CHAIRPERSON

1115 – 1140 hrs NETWORKING TEA

ACADEMIC SESSION VI: NOVEL DEVELOPMENTS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY – FOOD

Venue: F-2 Seminar Hall, Amity University Campus, Sector 125, NOIDA

Chairperson: Dr. Agnes Weiß, Universität Hohenheim, Germany

1140 – 1200 hrs Dr. S.C. Jain, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

1200 – 1220 hrs Dr. B.L. Dhar, Mushroom Research Development & Training Centre, New Delhi, India

1220 – 1240 hrs Dr. P. Pushpangadan, Amity Institute for Herbal and Biotech Products Development, Thiruvanathapuram, India

1240 – 1310 hrs Dr. Agnes Weiß, Universität Hohenheim, Germany

1310 – 1325 hrs ROUND UP BY THE CHAIRPERSON*

1325 – 1400 hrs SHORT LUNCH BREAK

Speakers are requested to finish the lecture five minutes before the time schedules to leave margin for discussion * Chairperson is further requested to hand-over one page write up about the session to Dr. Abha Agnihotri/Dr. Rajni Malla

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1400 – 1500 hrs ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Chairpersons: Mrs. Usha Vaid (India) and Dr. Helmut König (Germany)

1500 – 1600 hrs

FUTURE STRATEGIC PLANNING

Chairperson: Dr. Ashok K Chauhan Founder President, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation

1630 hrs DEPARTURE FOR USHA FARM, BIJWASAN, NEW DELHI

(Transport available in front of Amity University Guest House, H Block)

1800 hrs MUSHROOM FARM WALK FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT USHA FARM, BIJWASAN, NEW DELHI