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In order to highlight the value and impact of fundamental research to a broad cross-section ofaudience including students academician and industry and to further strengthen Indias participationin mega-science Projects Department of Atomic Energy DAE and Department of Science andTechnology DST have jointly organised a multi-venue mega-science exhibition VigyanSamagam.The exhibition will be held in New Delhi from 21stJanuary to 20thMarch 2020 at the National Science Centre NSC PragatiMaidan.The inaugural function will be attended by Shri KN Vyas Chairman Atomic Energy Commission AEC and Secretary DAE Prof.Ashutosh Sharma Secretary DST and Shri YogendraTripathi Secretary Ministry of Culture. Dr Paul Ho Director General East Asian Observatory Hawaii USA will deliver the keynote address during the inaugural function.VigyanSamagam exhibition is showcasing Indias contribution to international collaborations on fundamental science and research and providing a common interactive platform for mega-science Projects industry academia and institutions. It is a science communication platform for policymakers representatives of print and electronic media along with members of civil society said Shri Arun Srivastava Secretary AEC and Head Institutional Collaboration Programs Division ICPD Nuclear Control and Planning Wing NCPW DAE addressing a curtain raiser press conference here today. The exhibition is also ushering fundamental science and research as a strong career option for the youngsters. Such a spectrum of audience is expected to pave the way for a greater interaction between all stakeholders resulting in cross-fertilisation of ideas he added.Mega-science collaborations proposed to be showcased in VigyanSamagam include1. European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN2. Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research FAIR3. India-based Neutrino Observatory INO4. International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ITER5. Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory LIGO6. Square Kilometre Array SKA7. Thirty Meter Telescope TMTA first-of-its-kind exhibition the VigyanSamagam is being hosted in a caravan mode at four cities Mumbai Bengaluru Kolkata and Delhi from May 2019 to March 2020with around two months at each venue. The previous schedule is as given below1. Mumbai - From 8thMay to 7thJuly 20192. Bengaluru - From 29thJuly to 28thSeptember 20193. Kolkata - From 4thNovember to 31stDecember 2019In the preceding editions VigyanSamagam witnessed enormous response at Mumbai and Bengaluru as evident from the footfall of about 1.3 lakh at both the venues. The footfall doubled at Kolkata to approximately 3 lakh visitors garnering a cumulative total of 5.5 lakh visitors from the three previous editions.School activities like quizzes essay-writing drawing contests andpopular outdoor programmes like science awareness cyclothon etc. are carried out ateach venue during VigyanSamagam.Newspaper and magazine articles showcasing Indias contribution inmega-science are published in print media during the exhibition. Interviews with eminentpersonalities visiting the exhibition are being carried out for publication in print and electronic media.Exclusive website www.vigyansamagam.in and mobile application VigyanSamagam have been launched in addition of digital campaign communications using social mediaplatforms like Facebook Twitter and YouTube. Popular talkslecturesevents are live streamed onsocial media.The exhibition at NSC New Delhi will be open on all days from 21stJanuary to 20thMarch 2020 including Weekend and Holidays from 10 AM to 6 PM.National Council of Science Museums NCSM Ministry of Culture as a venue partner is providing the required venues at selected cities exhibition stalls and necessary infrastructural and logistic support to conduct the exhibition.
