Seminar on ceramics

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| The main objective for conducting the international seminar is to bring global participation from industry, government departments, academic institutions and R&D organisations to discuss broadly on research and development in the field, emerging trends, challenges, opportunities related to ceramics, Y Sivasagar Rao, chairman and managing director, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and chairman of the National Organising Committee, CERATEC-2007, told mediapersons here. |
| "We are expecting 400 delegates, including 20 foreign delegates from Italy, Germany and China," he said. |
| On this occasion, L Venugopal Reddy, vice-chancellor, Andhra University, and chairman, National Advisory Committee, CERATEC-2007, announced that Andhra University was planning to introduce a ceramic course in B-Tech from the next academic year. |
| The seminar is being organised jointly by Indian Ceramic Society, All India Pottery Manufactures' Association and Indian Institute of Ceramics. Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is the main sponsor. |
First Published: Dec 19 2006 | 12:00 AM IST