Multidimensional Technological Innovations for Water-Linked Health & Wellness Agenda
A Bilateral Purdue – India Engagement Conference
IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
(March 4-6, 2013)
Venue: Conference Room of Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
Sunday, March 3rd
All Day | Informal get together – Mixer |
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Dinnertime | Dinner – IIT KGP – Location to be determined |
Monday, March 4th
8:30 AM | Welcome (Introduction of the organizing committees; participants from Purdue and India) |
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8:30 - 9:30 AM | Remarks from Dean (SRIC) – IIT; Dr. Garimella - Assoc. VP/Purdue. |
9:30 - 9:45 AM | Water-linked Health and Wellness – A systems perspective – Suranjan. |
9:45 - 10:45 AM | Water quality issues: Ron Turco (Purdue) and R K Panda (IIT). Water quality issues: Pesticide, heavy metal, pathogen contamination in water, pollution, current research activities, and future needs and challenges, how they affect human health and wellness.
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10:45 - 11:15 AM | Tea break |
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel and group discussions |
12:15 - 1:45 PM | Lunch |
1:45 – 3:00 PM | Water Resources Management Issues: S N Panda (IIT) and V. Merwade (Purdue). Water resources management issues: Water resources management, climate change, monsoon pattern and flood, future water needs, water conservation and health issues.
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3:00 - 3:30 PM | Tea break |
3:30 - 4:30 PM | Group discussion and participation Group discussion – open brain storming – six hat method; Water quality and management issues – linked to health and wellness – status, needs, road blocks, and opportunities |
4:30 PM | Visit of departments and facilities at IIT |
7:30 PM | Dinner |
Tuesday, March 5th
8:00 - 8:15 AM | Assoc. Dean and Department Head – Purdue |
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8:15 - 9:15 AM | Social, economical, and consumer issues: L. Acharya and Nicole Olynk Widmar (Purdue) (Social, cultural, gender and equity issues, consumer behavior; challenges, needs).
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9:15 - 10 AM | Group discussion |
10:00 - 10:30 AM | Tea break |
10:30 - 11:15 AM | Sensors, information technology and health and wellness issues: Suranjan Panigrahi (Purdue) and Koel Chaudhury (IIT) Sensors, information technology, health and wellness issues: monitoring systems for detection, prevention, and management; cell-phone based tools or systems; alert system, future needs, related health and wellness issues.
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11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Group discussion |
12:15 - 1:45 PM | Lunch |
1:45 - 2:15 PM | Technology Transfer, policy and commercialization: Elizabeth Hart-Wells (Purdue) and K. Raju (IIT) Technology Transfer, innovation, and commercialization: Funding opportunities and prioritizations; intellectual property and technology transfer; applicable policies and laws; involvement of small scale and local business for technology transfer; collaborations with NGOs, governmental and local organizations in technology transfer, diffusion of technologies; communication campaign for sustainable adaptation.
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2:15 - 2:45 PM | Group discussion- Technology transfer issue, policies, technology diffusion, role of different stakeholders. |
2:45 - 3:15 PM | Tea Break |
3:15 - 4:00 PM | Educational Corner: Group discussion joint offering of courses; informal learning and collaboration, research collaborations; joint offering of courses; roadblocks; student and faculty exchange. |
4 - 6 PM | Visit of facilities and interactions |
6 PM | Group Dinner |
Wednesday, March 6th
8:00 – 10 AM | group meeting – to summarize the opportunities collaborations, funding opportunities, faculty and student exchange; Partnership of NGOs, UNICEF and stakeholders. |
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10 AM | on wards: visit to different departments and meeting with faculty, staff and students; open meeting; Possible visit to field for stakeholders interaction. |
12 noon | Lunch break |
1:30 PM | Possible visit to field for stakeholders interaction. Meeting adjourned by late afternoon. |