National Conference on Science & Technology for Sustainable Development with Empowerment, Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi Saxena, General President, ISCA, Co-ordinator-Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility Centre of DBT, deliver inaugural address; Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Immediate Past President, ISCA and former VC, University of Mysore, delivers keynote address; Dr. Sharanapa V. Halse, VC, KSOU, chief guest, Prof. H. Rajashekar, Acting VC, University of Mysore, delivers presidential address; Dr. Ashok Kumar Saxena, former General President, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, releases souvenir; Dr. M. Puttaswamy, Chairman, IOET (Institute of Education Trust), Basudev Somani College and Sheo Sathya Prakash, Treasurer, Indian Science Congress Association, Patna, guests of honour; Dr. Gangadhar, Convenor, ISCA, Bengaluru Chapter and former General Secretary (Membership Affairs ISCA) and Kuber P. Gowda, Secretary Managing Trustee, IOET, Basudev Somani College – Organising Secretaries; Prof. S. Srikantaswamy Co-ordinator, M.Tech in Materials Science, University of Mysore – Convenor of Conference, Basudev Somani College auditorium, Kuvempunagar, 10.30 am.