CSIR-NPL organized a half day outreach program on 14^th December 2023 for the IISF-2023 which is to be organized during 17 to 20 January, 2024 at RCB-THSTI Campus, Faridabad, Haryana. The Inaugural program started in CSIR-NPL auditorium with lighting of the lamp and Saraswati Vandana. Prof Venugopal Achanta, Director, CSIR-NPL welcomed the guests and emphasized the importance of IISF and the outreach program for sensitizing the masses and promoting the scientific temperament. The Chief Guest of the program, Prof. M. M. Tripathy (DG, NIELIT) addressed the gathering and shared his memories with IISF 2016 which was organised earlier in CSIR-NPL campus. He emphasized that youth should make an active participation in such programs because they are the future leaders and will play a major role in economic development of the country. Dr Tripathi also highlighted the importance of ethics in Artificial Intelligence, digital public infrastructure, cyber security, quantum computing, molecular communication etc. for the society and associated challenges.

The programme further followed up with the detailed presentation by Prof. Puneet Misra, President, Indraprastha Vigyan Bharati on spectra of events planned at IISF 2023. Dr Misra   highlighted about 16 events which are planned to be the part of this four-day event like Student Science Village, Young Scientist’s conference, Women Scientist and Entrepreneur Conclave etc. He conveyed the audience about the role and objective of IISF which involves translation of science in form of tradition, culture and festival so that it can be disseminated to maximum number of people especially youth of our country to nurture and develop scientific temperament in future generation. Another speaker, Dr. Sushil Kumar, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NPL gave an overview of CSIR-NPL, about its mandate, past and present activities being performed at CSIR-NPL in field of Metrology, Research, Skill development and further assisting industries in various areas. The program concluded with vote of thanks by Dr. Sumit K. Mishra, Coordinator, IISF Outreach Program at CSIR-NPL followed with National anthem.  

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