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The Indian Ceramic Society
A brief outline
Objectives
The Indian Ceramic Society (InCers) was established in 1928 with the primary objective of promoting the advancement of Ceramic science, arts and technologies, bringing into close contact those engaged in these pursuits, publishing scientific and technical books and journals, holding meeting, discussions, symposia and exhibitions on the subjects on the subjects of interest.
The March Forward
During the last seventy four years of its existence, the Society has
grown from Strength to strength under the guidance, patronage and leadership of several leading scientists, technologists and
industrialists of the country, who served the Society in different
capacities.
Activities and Achievements
The activities of the Society include broadly an appraisal of
the trend of ceramic Research and industry as also an analysis of the impact of the fast developing science and Technology on the growth of indigenous industry. Emphasis is laid on fostering friendly
relationship and industry in a large way. In furthering its activities, the Society functions also through
local Chapters, numbering 15 at present, which are formed in different parts of the
country-Bangalore, Bhilai, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Delhi,
Gujarat, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur, Kerala, Khurja, Ranchi, Rourkela and
Visakhapatnam, These Chapters hold meetings , symposia and exhibitions from time to time to discuss, analyze and focus topical subjects of interest to the members. The ever increasing number of participants in
the Society’s Annual Meetings comprising, inter alia, invited lectures, technical sessions, seminars and symposia, the quality and number of technical and scientific papers presented in these meetings, and the high standard of discussions that follow are true reflections of the Society’s excellent progress towards the objectives envisaged by its founders.
Publication of Journal
The Society’s official journal, “Transactions of the Indian
Ceramic Society” was started in 1942 and continued as a quarterly
periodical up to 1967, where after the frequency of publication was
accelerated to bi-monthly. The “Transactions” contains original research papers, technical articles and other information relevant to ceramics and allied subjects and is recognized as the leading journal in the field of ceramics from India.
Museum and Library
The Society’s Museum and Library, housed in the Banaras Hindu
University, have rich collections of ceramic products manufactured in the country as well as technical books and periodicals in different branches of ceramics.
Awards
The Society bestows various awards (restricted to Indian National
excepting B (iii)) to commemorate some stalwarts in the relevant fields.
For best published paper/technology developed:
(i) Malaviya Award (annual) for Ceramic Science and Technology.
(ii) Deokaran Award (in alternate year) for Glass & Refractories
(iii) Ganpule Award (in alternate year) for White ware & Technical ceramics.
For outstanding contributions:
(i) D.N.Agarwa; Award (annual) in Science & Technology of Ceramics
(ii) Refractory Technologist Award (annual) in the field of
Refractories.
(iii) R.L.Thankur Memorial Award (annual) in Ceramics or Materials
Science or Material Engineering (restricted to young scientists only;
India or NRI< 35 years.
(iv) Prof.Sasadhar Ray Memorial Award (annual) for industrial excellence.
Memorial Lectures
The following memorial lectures are organized by the Society:
(i) I.D.Varshnei Memorial Lecture (in alternate year)
An eminent Scientist/Technologist is invited to deliver a lecture in the field of Glass.
(ii) M.G.Bhagat Memorial Lecture (annual) : An eminent ceramist is
invited to deliver the lecture.
(iii) Sahaj Memorial Lecture(in alternate year): An eminent ceramist is invited to deliver the lecture.
Membership
The Society offers four categories of
membership,namely-Corporate
membership which includes large and medium scale manufacturers, Life and General memberships represented by individual professionals, academician, R&D workers etc., and Student membership. In addition, the Society also confers Honorary Membership in recognition of life-long outstanding contributions in the field of ceramics.
Membership Benefits
· The Society provides a forum for establishing good fellowship with peers and groups having common interest.
· The Society organizes its Annual Sessions in different zones of the country which are attended by delegates representing industry,
academia, R&D organizations, Ceramic Professions, entrepreneurs, equipment and raw materials suppliers etc from India and abroad.
· The Society publishes, since 1995, pre-print volumes, containing
papers presented at the Annual Sessions.
· The Society’s Annual Sessions and Technical Meetings as well as
the meetings of its Chapters provide opportunities for representatives from industry, academia and R&D organizations to meet and share their experiences and discuss achievements and problems.
· The Society as well as its Chapters organize frequent meetings,
get-togethers, seminars, workshops and exhibitions from time to time to discuss, analyze and focus topical themes of interest to the members.
· The “Transactions” provides a medium for presentation and
publication of original research and review papers as well as news and results regarding research and developments, business information, industrial statistics etc., It contains information on the activities of the Society and of the ceramic industry in general as well as news about new developments in the field. It also disseminates advance intimation of Seminars, Symposia, Conference, Workshops and Exhibitions etc to be held
in both India and abroad.
· The Society presents various awards for best papers in different
areas of science and technology of ceramics published in the
“Transactions” or in other reputed Indian journals. Awards are also given for outstanding contributions in the fields of glass and ceramics as well as refractories.
· The Society organizes several memorial lectures delivered by
eminent materials scientists. The members have the opportunity to get an exposure to the research and development work being carried out and to the latest stat-of –the –art in specific areas.
· The Society provides an opportunity to voice opinion before the
whole ceramic fraternity in India
Interaction with International Fraternal Ceramic Societies
The Indian Ceramic Society (InCerS) continues its endeavor to
establish relationship with fraternal ceramic societies in different
countries and to widen the scope of co-operation.In March 1986, the Society took an active role in orgnanisation of the “XIV-International Congress on Glass” at New Delhi.
In November 1990, the Society organized the “International
Symposium on Advanced Ceramics (ISAC-90) at Bombay in which
Dr.R.M.Spriggs, a former President of the American Ceramic Society and a score of eminent scientists and technologists from overseas countries participated.
The Society had the honour of having the presence of some internationally renowned luminaries in the field of materials science,
like Prof.Rustom Roy, Prof.Allen W.Norris, Profs.J.White, Sir Ronald
Mason, to name a few, in various annual Session of the Society.
In December 1991, the Society extended its co-operation in
organization of Workshop on “Ceramic Development Programme under Association of Scientific C0-operation in Asia (CEDPA-91)” by CGCRI at Calcutta.
The Society co-sponsored the 1st and 2nd “India International
Refractories Congress (IREFCON ’94 & ’96) held at Jamshedpur and New Delhi respectively. The Society organized 3rd “India Refractories Congress
(IREFCON-’98)” at Calcutta during February 11-13, 1998. The Congress was attended by 475 delegates including 69 from overseas. Pre-printed volumes containing the papers presented at the IREFCON-98 were published. The Society co-sponsored the “2nd International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies (PacRim2)” sponsored by the Australasian Ceramic Society at Cairns, Australia in July 1996 and the “3rd International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic (PacRim3)” held in
Kyongju, Korea during
September 20-23, 1998. Besides, the society co-sponsored “the First China International Conference on High Performance Ceramics (CICC-1) held at Beijing, PR China during October 31-November 3, 1998.
A six-member delegation from the Society led by the President
visited a few European Countries and the USA. They had detailed
interaction with the Ceramic Societies and some leaders of ceramic
industries as well as University faculties imparting ceramic education in Germany, Italy and
UAS. Discussions were held and contact established with the Institute of Materials, U.K. The delegation also attended the Annual Conference of the American Ceramic Society held at Indianapolis, USA in April 1996. The Vice President represented the Society in the Centennial Celebration of the American Ceramic Society, held during May 3-6, 1998 in Cincinnati Ohio, USA. On the occasion, he also delivered an invited lecture on “Oxide, Carbide & Nitride Fuels Development in India. Another delegation, comprising six members, led by the President of
the Society visited Dhaka, Bangladesh during March 27-28, 1997. This was in reciprocation of the visit by Bangladesh Ceramic Society
(BcerS) delegation to the 60th Annual Session of the Indian Ceramic Society held at Ranchi in December 1996. The delegation attended the 4th Annual
Conference of BcerS. A report on this visit has been published in the March-April 1997 issue of the “Transactions” of the Society.
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