National Conference on Scientific Information for Defence

Abstract

This national conference was organised by Defence Scientific lnformation & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), Delhi on 25 & 26 February 1986 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The conference was co-sponsored by Aeronautical Research & Development Board, Bharat Electronics Limited, Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, Department of Electronics, Department of Scientific & lndustrial Research, and Oil & Natural Gas Commission. The two day conference was attended by about 175 delegates representing DRDO Labs/Estts, defence departments. CSIR laboratories, public & private sector undertakings, universities, IITs and other scientific institutions. About 60 papers were presented in six technical sessions including theme papers read by renowned specialists namely Air Vice Marshal S Krishnaswamy, Air HQr, New Delhi;  Gp Capt R Gopalaswami, VSM, Office of the SA to RM, New Delhi;  Shri TS Rajagopalan, Scientist-in-Charge, INSDOC, New Delhi;  Shri R Thiagarajan.Jt Adviser, Dept of Science & Technology, New Delhi;  Prof S Parthasarathy, Institute of lnformation Studies, Madras;  and Shri SS Murthy, Director, DESIDOC, Delhi.

*Excerpted from the Inaugural Address given by Dr VS Arunachalam SA to RM and Secretary Dept. of DR&D at the National Conference on Scientific Information for Defence on 25 Feb '85 at Vigyan Bhaven.