Important Dates

  • Abstract submission is open:
    27th January 2015
  • Last date of Abstract submission:
    10th March 2015
  • Abstract review decision:
    10th April, 2015
  • Last date of full paper submission:
    15th May, 2015
  • Full paper review decision:
    31st July, 2015
  • Last date of submission of revised paper:
    20th August, 2015
  • Intimation of Final decision to authors:
    30th September, 2015
  • Submission of final paper (Camera ready):
    15th October, 2015
  • Early Bird registration started, till:
    25th November, 2015

Panel Discussion and Workshop:

Panel Discussion and Workshop - I

Topic: Road Infrastructure Development through PPP – Emerging Issues and Way Out
Date: December 19. 2015
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Expert Panelists:

  • • Sri Indevar Pandey, Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Govt. of West Bengal
  • • Sri Ashutosh Gautam, Chief General Manager, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Regional Office, Kolkata
  • • Sri Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Managing Director, West Bengal Highway Development Corporation Limited
  • • Sri C. Venkataramana, Managing Director, Sunil Hi Tech Engineers Limited, Mumbai
  • • Sri Jayanta Dixit, COO, Ashoka Buildcon Ltd., Nasik
  • • Mr. Aalok Anandmani, Project Director, Jorabat-Shillong Expressway Limited,Guwahati
  • • Sri Sanjay Kumar Minglani, Vice President and Regional Head, IL&FS Transportation Network Limited, Kolkata Moderator: Professor Bhargab Maitra, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Panel Discussion and Workshop - II

Topic: Sustainable Road Pavement – Emerging Issues and Way Out
Date: December 19. 2015
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Expert Panelists:

  • • Sri Malay Ghosh, Chief Engineer, PWD (HQ), Govt. of West Bengal, Howrah
  • • Professor K. Sudhakar Reddy, Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
  • • Sri Srikumar Bhattacharya, Chief General Manager and Director (Technical), West Bengal Highway Development Corporation Limited
  • •Sri Tarun Sengupta, General Manager (Highway), RITES Limited, Kolkata
  • •Sri Ziauddin A Khan, Director, Specialized Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd., Delhi
  • •Professor Animesh Das, Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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  • •Professor Animesh Das, Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Panel Discussion and Workshop - III

Topic: Road Safety: Challenges and Way outs
Date: December 19. 2015
Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Expert Panelists:

  • • Professor P. K. Sikdar, President, Intercontinental Consultants & Technocrats (ICT) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
  • • Sri Soumen Mitra, Special Commissioner of Police, Kolkata
  • • Sri Ramesh Negi, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh
  • • Sri Ashutosh Gautam, Chief General Manager, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Regional Office, Kolkata
  • • Professor Sudeshna Mitra, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur
  • • Sri Shankar Kumar Chakravarty, OSD & Engineer-in-Chief & Ex-Officio Secretary, PWD, Govt. of West Bengal
  • • Dr. Mark King, Center for Accident Research and Road Safety QUT, Brisbane, Australia Moderator: Professor Bhargab Maitra, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Panel Discussion and Workshop - IV

Topic: Sustainable Freight Transport and Logistics – Challenges and Way Out
Date: December 19. 2015
Time: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Expert Panelists:

  • • Sri Surya N Lenka, Head (Research & Improvement), TSG (Shipping & Logistics Operations), Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur
  • • Dr. Ashish Verma, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
  • • Professor Sanjay Gupta, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
  • • Dr. K. A. Raju, Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services, TTH ISU Transportation Practice, Pune
  • • Professor G Raghuram, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Moderator: Dr. Ashish Verma, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore