ACTIVITIES TO BE HELD IN 2008

The year 2007 has been a successful year for the STAI. This year we organized 4 All India two days seminars on important in different parts of the country apart from the 68^th Annual Annual Convention at Goa. The following are th major highlights of the Annual Convention:

Participation by 600 delegates from India and abroad

Participation of 31 exhibitors from India and abroad

Printing/Presentation of 49 technical papers

Presentation of the S.N. Gundurao Memorial Lecture by 2 Guest speakers for the first time on “Various aspects of sugar beet growing and processing under tropical conditions (problem and issues)”

Holding of Plenary Session on the recommendations of the various All India Seminars organized by STAI in 2006-07

Holding of Technology Provider Session

All India Seminars Organized in the year 2008

STAI will be organizing the following seminars in the year 2008. The members interested in participating the same can contact the Secretariat for further details :

Carbon Credit/Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)” and “Alternate Feedstock of sugar industry for manufacture of Ethanol & its economics” / Reducing the manufacturing cost by adopting newer viable technology and better efficiency such as co-generation, ethanol & other bio-fuels" from 21st - 22nd January 2008 at Hotel Fort, Rajwada, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Water Management in Sugar Cane Development” & “Modern Techniques abating Water Pollution in Distilleries from 26^th & 27^th March 2008, Kodai Kenal, Tamil Nadu

Filtration Technology” and “Impact of Quality Parameter of Indian Sugar on International Trade”19^th & 20^th June 2008 Pahalgaon, Srinagar, Kashmir

69^th Annual Convention :

The 69^th Annual Convention of the Association will be held at Hotel Rama International, Aurangabad, Maharashtra from 20^th – 23^rd August 2008.

All India Seminars Organized in the year 2007

STAI successfully organized the following seminars on eight important topics in the year 2007. This was the first time that the seminars were of two days duration. The seminars invoked exciting response from the delegates.

India two days Seminar On “Heat Recovery” & “Vacuum Pan Design” from 29^th – 30^th of January 2007 at Hotel Waterscapes, Kumarakom, Kerala
All India two days seminar on “Development of Sugar Industry In Bihar” & “Sugarcane Planting Method Including Intercropping & Biological Control of Weed, Pest & Diseases” on 24^th & 25^th March 2007 at Hotel Maurya, Patna, Bihar with the support of Sugarcane Development Department, Govt. of Bihar
All India two days seminar on “Role of SS Material to Combat Corrosion in Sugar Industry” and “Sugar Manufacturing Processes (Double Sulphitation, Sugar Refinery or any other Processes) – Merits & Demerits“at Hotel Royal Plaza, Gangtok,Sikkim on 18^th – 19^th May `07
All India two days seminar on “Plant/Process Automation” and “Unknown Losses” at Hotel Cama Rajputana Resort, Mount Abu, Rajasthan from 6^th – 7^th July `07

The proceedings of all the above seminars are available for sale at the STAI office. STAI has organized a plenary session on the above topics during the 68^th Convention in which the recommendations on each topic will be presented by an expert for the benefit of the members.