Seminar cum training course on Identification, Documentation, Conservation of Medicinal and Threatened Plant Species and Related Ethnobiological Aspects.

SEMINAR CUM TRAINING COURSE

ON

Identification, Documentation, Conservation of Medicinal

and

Threatened Plant Species and Related Ethnobiological Aspects.

December, 20 – 24, 2011

ORGANIZED BY:

Institute of Ethnobiology

School of Studies in Botany

Jiwaji University Gwalior (M.P.)

Jointly Organized By

Society of Ethnobotanists

&

Association for Plant Taxonomy

THEMATIC AREAS/ TOPICS OF THE SEMINAR CUM TRAINING COURSE

1. Ethnobotany: its subdisciplines / aspects/ dimensions

2. Methods of Ethnobotanical study.

3. Identification Techniques of plants.

4. Threats to plant resources, conservation and assessment methods.

5. Traditional knowledge and documentation Techniques.

6. NTFPs, Medicinal Plants and livelihood.

7. Pharma Industries and Herbal drugs: Present & Future

8. Ethnoagriculture / wild edible plants.

9. Archaeo-Ethnobotany

10. Credibility / Validation of folk claims (lab / analysis of data)

11. Best practices among the rural folk (alternate technology).

12. Role of Tribal artifacts in socio-economic upliftment.

13. Ethnobotany: Major gaps, future prospects.

14. Making good research projects (funding proposals) and Synopsis of Theses

Participants

The Training Course is mainly intended for the candidates who are already in regular service and teaching and/or guiding research in Ethnobotany and related fields. The number of trainees is limited to 40 and selection would be made on the merit of the applicant. Upper age limit for trainee is 45 years (May be relaxed in special case).

Registration Fee : Trainee: Rs. 1500/-

Accompanying Person: 1000/- (With Trainee or Resource person)

Interested candidates are requested to get registered by filling the attached proforma and send the same along with a Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Institute of Ethnobiology” payable at Gwalior, to the Organizing Secretary by 21st November, 2011. Travel and accommodation

Gwalior is well connected by all types of transport. It lies on New Delhi-Chennai main railway line of North Central Railway. All Mail/ superfast trains stop at Gwalior and one gets the connection for all corners of the country. Air India operates its daily flight from Delhi- Mumbai-Delhi via Gwalior. The organizers shall make stay arrangements of participants in the University Campus and adjacent guest houses. For those who want to stay in hotels shall have to pay for their stay. Gwalior has many reasonable and decent hotels. The rooms can be booked on request and payment of advance tariff.

FIELD TRIP/ SIGHT SEEING: On 24.12.2011 (On payment ).

CORRESPONDENCE

Prof. Ashok K. Jain

Hon. Director

Institute of Ethnobiology

Jiwaji University

Gwalior (M.P.) -474011

Ph. No.- 0751-2442771 (O), 2343197 (R)

Mob.- 09425114344

E.mail.- asokjain2003@yahoo.co.in