NATIONAL WORKSHOP

CSIR-IIIM

Canal Road, Jammu Tawi-180001, Jammu and Kashmir, India

CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) was established in 1941 as a research and

production centre, known as Drug Research Laboratory of Jammu and Kashmir State and was later taken over by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) of Govt. of India in December 1957 as Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu. In view of its core strength in natural products based drug discovery, the mandate of Institute was redefined in 2005 and its name changed to Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM). The current mandate of IIIM is to discover new drugs and therapeutic approaches from Natural Products (plant and microbial origin), enabled by biotechnology, to develop technologies, drugs and products of high value for the national and international markets.

Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) Branch Laboratory, Srinagar is a state of the art laboratory of CSIR-IIIM, Jammu located in the suburbs of the picturesque Srinagar city. From the very inception this institute has contributed immensely towards the social betterment/upliftment by fostering HRD as well as setting up small scale industries. Currently the main focus of the institute is to exploit the unique bio-diversity of Kashmir valley with special emphasis on medicinal and aromatic plants and microbes for product development.

In order to bring a decisive and transformative change in the rural economy, market dynamics and growth opportunity, CSIR has conceptualized an Aroma mission, which aims to provide end-to-end technology and value-addition solutions across the country for aromatic plants at a sizable scale. This mission will bring transformative change in the aroma sector through scientific interventions in the areas of agriculture, processing and product development for fuelling the growth of aroma industry and rural employment.

In last six decades, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has contributed significantly in creating essential oil-based aroma industry in India, which has greatly helped Indian industry, farmers, progressive growers and entrepreneurs in job creation and income-enhancement. However, the growth opportunities in these sectors have not yet been fully utilized in the global markets. So far, individual CSIR labs have been contributing independently in different parts of the country towards achieving global leadership status in the aroma sector. In order to bring a decisive and transformative change in the rural economy, market dynamics and growth opportunity, a mission has been conceptualized which aims to provide end-to-end technology and value-addition solutions across the country at a sizable scale. Aroma mission will bring transformative change in the aroma sector through scientific interventions in the areas of agriculture, processing and product development for fuelling the growth of aroma industry and rural employment. This mission aims to achieve following outcomes: a) Bring about 5500 hectares of additional area under captive cultivation aromatic cash crops

b) Provide technical and infrastructural support for distillation and value-addition to farmers/growers all over the country. c) Enabling effective buy-backmechanisms to assure remunerative prices to the farmers/growers. d) Value-addition to essential oils and aroma ingredients for their integration in global trade and

economy. Aroma mission will also play a dominant role in the production and processing of aroma products for the international market. The mission programme focuses on aromatic crops as a source of essential oils and aroma chemicals for an end-to-end positioning of R&D in an outcome-driven mode to cater for the domestic and international needs of aroma, flavours and fragrances. In this programme, CSIR with its dedicated laboratories working in the area of aromatic crops will synergise with other public and private enterprises to pursue deployment of already developed technologies for the benefit of farmers and industry. The mission aims to develop and disseminate the aroma related S&T developments to reach to the end users/clients of CSIR i.e., the farmers, the industry and the society, leading to business opportunities, rural development, life-quality enhancement.

Srinagar is the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River. The city is famous for its mesmerising natural beauty, gardens, waterfronts and houseboats. Srinagar is called the "Venice of the East". Lakes around the city include Dal Lake noted for its houseboats and Nigeen Lake. Famous wular lake and manasbal lake are located to the north of Srinagar city. Wular lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. Srinagar has many Mughal era gardens that include Chashma Shahi (the royal fountains); Pari Mahal (the palace of the fairies); Nishat Bagh (the garden of spring); Shalimar Bagh; the Naseem Bagh. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in the city, set up in 1969. The other tourist destinations in the vicinity of the city are Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg, Kokernag and many more.

Srinagar is a historically renowned City; home to extraordinary architectural monuments (Hazratbal Shrine, Pari Mahal, Hari Parbat Fort, Badam Weer (Almond Garden), Kathi Darwaza, Sangin Darwaza, BadShah Tomb, Shankaracharya temple and many more) depicting a fascinating blend of ancient and oriental architecture. It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, culture, tourism, music and poetry. The city is internationally known for traditional Kashmiri Food (Wazwaan), handicrafts (Carpets, Shawls, Wood Carving, Chain Stitch, Paper Machie, Crewel, etc.), fruits and dried fruits. The handicrafts have made Srinagar a brand in global fashion. These attractions beckon visitors to Srinagar time and again. The city is well connected to all parts of the world by air and road.

Abstract should not be more than 250 words Abstracts should be submitted before deadline. Please send soft copy at

aromaworkshop.sgr@iiim.ac.in Abstract must be presented only in English. Please use the font type 'Arial' and font size '11' All the submitted abstracts will be reviewed and only accepted abstracts will be allowed to be

Awards

There will be two awards for poster presentation (1st Prize and 2nd Prize) in each session. Only Doctoral Students/Postdoctoral Fellows/Research Associates will be considered for the awards.

Accommodation details

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for hotel details.

w Only limited accommodation is available in the Guest Houses and will be provided to limited participants.

w The accommodation fee should be submitted before the deadline.

w No pickup will be provided to workshop participants, who book accommodation by themselves.

Industry Sponsorship and Advertisement. s Platinum Sponsorship Rs 150000/-

s Golden Sponsorship Rs 100000/-

s Silver Sponsorship Rs 50000/-

Venue

s The workshop will be held at CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Branch Laboratory, Sanath Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

s On 4th July, a half day visit to CSIR-IIIM-Bonera Farm, Pulwama will be organized for limited invitees only.

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