Pressing for Progress 2019: The Programme
| Wednesday 18th September 2019 | ||
| 18:00 | Welcome Reception, Ella Suites Hotel, Gachibowli | |
| * Talk by Megan Urry, Yale University: What I Love (and Don't) About Physics | ||
| * 31 Fantastic Adventures in Science: Book Launch by Megan Urry | ||
| Thursday 19th September 2019VENUE: Zakir Hussein Lecture Hall Complex, University of Hyderabad | ||
| 08:30 | Registration | |
| Inaugural Session (First floor Auditorium: F6) Compere: Jayeeta Lahiri | ||
| 09:30 | Welcome by the LOC Chair | Bindu Bambah |
| 09:40 | Introduction by the Secretary, IPA | Vandana Nanal |
| 09:45 | Inaugural Address by IPA Vice-President | S M Yusuf |
| 09:55 | Address by Secretary, DST (via Internet Video Link) | Ashutosh Sharma |
| 10:05 | Address by ProVice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad | B Raja Shekhar |
| 10:10 | Address by Past-President, IAS | Ramakrishna Ramaswamy |
| 10:15 | Overview of the Conference: How do We Press for Progress? (Co-Chair, SOC) | Prajval Shastri |
| 10:30 | Keynote Address by Principal Scientific Adviser, GoI (via Internet Video Link) | K VijayRaghavan |
| 10:50 | Felicitation of Bimla Buti | Bindu Bambah |
| 11:05 | Vote of thanks | Soma Sanyal & Srubabati Goswami |
| 11:15 | Conference Photograph in the tea area | |
| 11.20 | High Tea | |
| 12:00 | Keynote Lecture I: Technologies in a Quantum World | Aditi De (HRI) |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:15 | Parallel Workshops: Understanding Gender Inequity A, B & C (Rooms TBC) | Facilitators |
| A. Gender Equity: Barriers, Bridges & Stepping Stones | Bhanumathy Vasudev & Payal Gupta | |
| B. Understanding Sexual Harassment Dynamics | Suneetha Achyutha, Tejaswini Madabhushi, Vasudha Nagaraj | |
| C. Exploring Personal Agency & Power: Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Daily Living | Madhu Shukla & Swasthika Ramamoorthy | |
| 16:15 | Tea Break | |
| 16:30 | Parallel Workshops: Understanding Gender Inequity A, B & C (contd.) | |
| 17:30 | End of Workshops | |
| 17:45 | Panel Discussion: The Gender Gap in Physics: Whose Problem is It? | Anchor: Pratibha Jolly |
| Panelists: Anju Bhasin (Jammu Cluster University), Rajesh Gopakumar (ICTS-TIFR), Ram Ramaswamy (IIT-Delhi), Sumathi Rao (HRI),Ajit Srivastava (IoP), Satyavani Vemparala (IMSc) | ||
| 19:45 | Dinner (Lake View Guest House) & End of the Day's programme | |
| Friday 20th September 2019VENUE: Zakir Hussein Lecture Hall Complex, University of Hyderabad | ||
| 08:30 | Registration | |
| 09:30 | Parallel Physics Sessions (invited talks and poster-sparklers: Rooms TBC) | Chairs: |
| 1. Astrophysics (Auditorium F6) | Sushan Konar | |
| 2. High Energy Physics & Nuclear Physics (S3) | Kajari Mazumdar | |
| 3. Condensed Matter Physics (S6) | V Seshubai | |
| 4. Quantum Physics, Non-linear Dynamics & Geophysics (G11) | Lalitha Dhareshwar | |
| 11:30 | Tea Break | |
| 12:00 | Keynote Lecture 2: The Growth of Supermassive Black Holes over Cosmic Time(First floor Auditorium: F6) | Megan Urry (Yale University) |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:15 | Parallel Workshops: Understanding Gender Inequity A, B & C (Rooms TBC) | Facilitators |
| A. Gender Equity: Barriers, Bridges & Stepping Stones (G7) | Bhanumathy Vasudev & Payal Gupta | |
| B. Understanding Sexual Harassment Dynamics | Suneetha Achyutha, Tejaswini Madabhushi, Vasudha Nagaraj | |
| C. Exploring Personal Agency & Power: Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Daily Living | Madhu Shukla & Swasthika Ramamoorthy | |
| 16:15 | Tea Break | |
| 16:30 | Parallel Workshops: Understanding Gender Inequity A, B & C (Contd.) | |
| 17:30 | Tea; Poster Viewing & Interaction | |
| 18:45 | AvidhRta - The Unstoppable Cultural Programme: Classical Dance Drama in Kuchipudi Style (Savitribai Phule Auditorium) | Lalitha Sindhuri & Team (University of Hyderabad) |
| 20:15 | Conference Banquet (Zakir Husain Lecture Complex Grounds) | |
| End of the Day's programme | ||
| Saturday 21st September 2019VENUE: Zakir Hussein Lecture Hall Complex, University of Hyderabad | ||
| 09:00 | Keynote Physics Lecture III: DNA as a Programmable Sensor of Nanoparticles(First floor Auditorium: F6) | Shikha Varma (Institute of Physics) |
| 10:00 | Tea Break | |
| 10:30 | Plenary: Different Angles on Promoting Gender Equity (First floor Auditorium: F6) | Chair: Anitha Kurup (NIAS) |
| 10:30 | Poster Sparklers | |
| 10:50 | Discussing Gender Equity in the Indian Astrophysics Community | Preeti Kharb(NCRA-TIFR) |
| 11:00 | The Life of Science Project: Behind the Scenes | Aashima Dogra(Life of Science) |
| 11:05 | A Model for Mentoring and Motivating Young Girls for Careers in Science | Keya Dharamvir(Punjab University) |
| 11:10 | Some Obvious Best Practices | Raghavan Rangarajan(Ahmedabad University) |
| 11:15 | Women and Science Education: Glimpses from Indian Classrooms | Sugra Chunawala(HBCSE) |
| 11:30 | School Students Perspective on Gender Diversity in Science & Technology (video link) | Kirti Joshi(formerly UCOST) |
| 11:45 | Examining and Promoting Identity Development for Diversifying Physics | Deepa Chari(Florida Intl Univ) |
| 12:00 | Why is the Politics of Gender Important for Physics? | Chayanika Shah(Independent Scholar) |
| 12:15 | Questioning the Construction of the Scientific Genius | Gita Chadha(University of Mumbai) |
| 12:30 | Keynote Talk: Transforming Gender Equity in Australia's Higher Education and Research: Why National Leadership is Key | Rosalind Dubs(Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering) |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:15 | Parallel Workshops: Understanding Gender Inequity A, B & C (Rooms TBC) | Facilitators |
| A. Gender Equity: Barriers, Bridges & Stepping Stones | Bhanumathy Vasudev & Payal Gupta | |
| B. Understanding Sexual Harassment Dynamics | Suneetha Achyutha, Tejaswini Madabhushi, Vasudha Nagaraj | |
| C. Exploring Personal Agency & Power: Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Daily Living | Madhu Shukla & Swasthika Ramamoorthy | |
| 16:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30 | Parallel Workshops: Understanding Gender Inequity A, B & C (contd.) | |
| 17:30 | Move to Auditorium | |
| 17:35 | Concluding Plenary: | |
| 17:35 | Award of Poster Prizes | Poster Juries |
| 17:45 | Discussion on Recommendations for the Profession | Gender in Physics Working Group of the IPA |
| 19:00 | End of Conference & High Tea | |