Conference Plan for Oral and Poster Presentations

Conference Day 1, June 01, 2022

Session 1: Inauguration

Venue: Main Auditorium, University of Balochistan

Time

Speech by Chief Conference Organizer, Dr. Shamim Gul

9:30 -- 9:40 am

Speech by Keynote Speaker, Dr. Joann Whalen (McGill University, Canada)

9:40 -- 10:05 am

Speech by Keynote Speaker, Dr. Khair Muhammad Kakar (Ministry of National Food Security and Research)

10:05 -- 10:25 am

Speech by Vice Chancellor, University of Balochistan

10:25 -- 10:30 am

Speech by Chief Guest

10:30 -- 10:35 am

Session Organizers

Dr. Sanaullah Panezai, Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Balochistan

Dr. Ali Akbar, Department of Microbiology, University of Balochistan

Dr. Imran Ali, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Balochistan

Session 2,  Venue: Main Auditorium, University of Balochistan

Theme 1:  Plant Physiology, Pathology and Biotechnology

Speech by Guest Speaker, Dr. Nazeer Ahmed 

10:45 -- 11:00 am

Speech by Guest Speaker, Dr. Muhammad Naeem Shahwani

11:05 -- 11:20 am

Tea Break: 11:20 -- 11:45

Phenotypic, Agro-physiological and Yield Diversity of Tropical Rice Breeding Lines

Naqeebullah N, Salah Hameed Jumaa and Kambham Raja Reddy 

11:45 -- 11:55 am

Phenotyping for drought resistance in bread wheat using physiological and biochemical traits

Kashif Kamran, Shabbir Ghulam, Ahmed Mukhtar, Shah Kausar Nawaz

12:00 -- 12:10 pm

Morphological, physiological and productive traits of black cumin (Nigella sativa L) as affected from foliar application of ascorbic acid

Abid Mehmood and Khalid Naveed

12:15 -- 12:25 pm

Detection of Citrus Canker in Citrus Plants with an Efficient Image Processing Technique and Support Vector Machine Classifier

Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Muzzammil Sajjad, Umair Zahid, Hafiz Danish Butt, Muhammad Amjad, Nisha, Sadaf Mustafa

12:30 -- 12:40 pm

Effect of Silica Nanoparticles on Wheat Varieties of Balochistan Grown under Salt Stress

Ayesha Mushatq, Tania Pervaiz, Nayab Hina, Nawal noor, Bianaz Bangul Khan, Sabra Wahab, Bibi Samina, Saman Ali, Nasreen Najaf Ali and Shazia Bibi

12:43 -- 12:53 pm

Genetic Diversity Assessment of Tomato Germplasm Using Morphological Traits and SSR Markers

Zafarullah, Atta Ullah,  Nadeem Arshad, Naqueebullah, Ahmed Jan, Ghulam Rasool

12:55 -- 1:05 pm

Impact of Salinity on Germination of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties of Balochistan.

Sabeena Rizwan , Ramsha Tariq, Gulmeena, Ayesha Mushtaq, Afghani Mehrab , Aiman Iqbal, Zahida Abdullah , Kainat Mahjabeen , Taineait Hanif and  Anisa Saleem

1:08 -- 1:18 pm

Biotechnological Applications of Polyextremophilic 𝛼-Amylase Obtained from Halophilic Fungi

Muhammad Talal Afzal, Imran Ali Sheikh  

1:20 -- 1:30 pm

Effect of Silica Nanoparticles on Wheat Varieties of Balochistan Grown under Salt Stress

Ayesha Mushatq, Tania Pervaiz, Nayab Hina, Nawal noor, Bianaz Bangul Khan, Sabra Wahab, Bibi Samina, Saman Ali, Nasreen Najaf Ali and Shazia Bibi

1:33 -- 1:43 pm

Conference Chairs: Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, Dr. Naeem Shahwani

Conference Organizers: Dr. Abdul Kabir Khan Achakzai, Dr. Tariq Ismail, Dr. Ayeesha Masood 

Parallel Session 2,  Venue: CERBM, University of Balochistan

Theme 2: Biodiversity and Conservation -- Problems and Solutions

Speech by Keynote Speaker, Dr. Muhammad Islam, International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas

10:45 -- 11:00 am

Speech by Keynote Speaker,

Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad,  Quaid-i-Azam University,

Islamabad

11:05 -- 11:20 pm

Speech by Keynote Speaker, Dr. Hussain Ali Agricultural Research System Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

12:15 -- 12:30 pm

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Livestock Production in Balochistan

Asma Khan Kakar, Dr. Sanaullah Panezai

12:35 -- 12:45 pm

Livestock Grazing Management: Grazingland Rehabilitation and Restoration - A big Animal Feeding Challenge

Habib Ur Rehman Kakar

12:48 -- 12:52 pm 

Rangelands Improvement in Perspective of Animal Grazing Potentials in Highlands of Balochistan

Niamatullah Kakar,   Habib ur Rehman

1:00 -- 1:10 pm

Role of Palynology and Morphological Pollen Characters of Different Wild Plants Species in Quetta

Farkhanda Bibi,   Yasmeen Rehmat, Shahista,Huma Batool

1:13 -- 1:23 pm

Medicinal Plants Status, Habitat Degradation Factors and Rehabilitation Possibilities in Sra Ghurgai Protected Area Takatu Mountain Range Quetta Pakistan

Shagufta Qasim,  Ishaqzai, Kashif Kamran, Saima Siddiqui, Nayab Khan, Shazia Kousar, Asim Iqbal, Ali Akbar

1:25 -- 1:35 pm

Session Chairs: Dr. Muhammad Islam, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed, Dr. Hussain Ali

Session organizers: Dr. Rasool Bakhsh Tareen, Dr. Saeed ur Rehman Kakar, Dr. Shazia Saeed, Dr. Aliya Ahmed

Lunch and Prayer Break: 1:40 -- 2:30 pm

Parallel Session 3,  Venue: Balochistan Study Center, University of Balochistan

Medicinal Plants of Drylands: Production, Utilization Potential and Herbal Industry

Keynote Speaker,  Professor, Dr. Rahmatullah Qureshi  PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

11:35 -- 11:50 am

Response of black cumin to foliar application of moringa leaf extract applied at different growth stages

Abid Mehmood, Khalid Naveeed, Sami Ullah Khan, Sardar Ali, Sadiq Agha Department of Agronomy, The University of Haripur

11:55 -- 12:05 pm

Ethnobotanical Studies, Population Assessment Distribution and Abundance of Myrtus communis L. in Lower Parts of District Swat, Pakistan

Qadar khan, Salahud Din, Hassan Sher  

12:08 -- 12:18 pm

Phytochemical, antioxidant and biological studies of extract of Cicer arietinum from Jaffarabad district of Balochistan

Marina Gul,  Farida Behlil, Ayesha Mushtaq, Uzma Jabeen, Sabeena Rizwan, Farrukh Bashir, Saba Afzal, Huma Ayub, Shazia Irfan, Javeria Ayub

12:20 -- 12:30 pm

Therapeutic and Food Preservation Potential of Bitter Apricot Seed Kernel Oil

Zeenat Hamid,  Zareen Gul, Mehnaz Hashim, Ali Akbar

12:33 -- 12:43 pm

In Vitro Anticancer (Hela Cell Line), Anti-inflammatory, Brine Shrimp Lethality Assay (BSLA) and GC-MS Analysis of Whole Plant Arceuthobium oxycedri (Dwarf Mistletoe) Hexane Fraction (WAOHF)

Nazima Yusaf Khan, Muhammad Anwar Panezai, Abdul Manan Kakar, Ajab Khan Tareen

12:45 -- 1:05 pm

Synergistic Effect of Extracts of Ginkgo biloba Leaf and Panax Ginseng Root on Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Gene Expression in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats

Mahrukh Naseem,   K. Ouguerram, H. Nazih, I. Rabbani, H. Zaneb, H.U. Rehman, J. Michel, S.K. Tahir

1:08:1:18 pm

Valorization and Functional Potential Assessment of Local Banana Peels Ethanolic Extracts

Mehnaz Hashim,   Zareen Gul, Zeenat Hamid, Ali Akbar

1:20 -- 1:30 pm

Lunch and Prayer Break: 1:30 -- 2:30 pm

Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Biological Studies of Nannorrhops ritchiana Grown in Khuzdar Balochistan

Sehrish Nawaz,  Farida Behlil, Ayesha Mushtaq, Uzma Jabeen, Sabeena Rizwan, Farrukh Bashir, Saba Afzal, Huma Ayub, Shazia Irfan, Javeria Ayub

2:35 -- 2:45 pm

Daily Dose Standardization Based on Essential and Nonessential Trace Elements Presence in Berberis baluchistanica Ahrendt Bark, Leaf and Root

Zareen Gul, Ali Akbar, Mehnaz Hashim, Zeenat Hamid

2:48 -- 2:58 pm

In-vitro Assessment of Bioactivity of Extracts from Leaves of Neem

and Eucalyptus

Zoia Joseph,  Qazi Adnan Jamil, Tahira Shamim, Mahrukh Naseem, Nayab Khan, Liala Sumreen, Ghazala Shaheen, Muhammad Naeem amir, Jafir Hussain Shirazi

3:00 -- 3:10 pm

Daily Dose Standardization Based on Essential and Nonessential Trace Elements Presence in Berberis baluchistanica Ahrendt Bark, Leaf and Root

Zareen Gul, Ali Akbar, Mehnaz Hashim, Zeenat Hamid

3:13 -- 3:23 pm

Session Chair: Dr. Rahmatullah Qureshi

Session Organizers:  Dr. Gulbano Rehman, Dr. Bakht Zareen, Mrs. Basira Sher, Dr. Mahrukh Naseem  

Conference Day 2: June 2, 2022

Session 1,  Venue: CERBM, University of Balochistan

Theme 4: Farming Systems of Drylands -- Opportunities for Better Economy and Livestock Production

Theme 5: Effect of Climate Change on Arid Agroecosystems and Mitigation Options

Keynote Speaker, Tariq Mukhtar,  Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi

9:30 -- 9:45 am

Keynot Speaker,  Dr. Muhammad Arif, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences

The University of Agriculture, Peshawar-Pakistan

9:50 -- 10:05 am

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jahangir Khan Afridi, Balochistan Agricultural Research and Development Center, Quetta

10:10 -- 10:25 am

Biotechnological Potential of Halophilic Derived Nanomaterials and Metabolites

Sarfaraz Ahmad,  Imran Ali Sheikh

10:30 -- 10:40 am

Coal-Derived Humic Acid Improves Yield, Nutrients Accumulation and Quality Characteristics of Sunflower

Syed Abdul Sadiq, Dost Muhammad Baloch, Amanullah Jan, Hidayatullah, Nazeer Ahmed

10:43 -- 10:53 am

Potential of Conservation Agriculture to Rehabilitate Degraded Land and Ensure Sustainable Crop Production

Muhammad Sharif,   Aurang Zaib Jamali, Sadudin, Zia Ul Haq and Zubair Rehman

10:55 -- 11:05 am

Management of Desert locust by using Fungus (Metarhizium anisopliae) as Biological control agent

Sajjad Anwar

11:08 -- 11:18 am

Tea Break: 11:20 -- 11:35 am

Effect of Soil Boron Fertilization on Apple Fruit Yield and Quality in Elevated Plains of District Pishin, Baluchistan

Tariq Ziad,,  Muhammad Tariq Siddique, Khalid Saifullah Khan,^, Shamim Gul

11:40 -- 11:50 am

Jatropha curcas Seeds Oil as a Biodiesel; A Green Revolution in Petroleum Industry

Maha Jawariya, Razia Kanwal   

11:53 -- 12:03 pm

Determination of Pesticide Active Ingredients through HPLC and Residues in Onion Varieties by using Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometric Detection

Zafarullah, Asmatullah Kakar, Mahrukh Naseem, Arif Shah Kakar

12:03 -- 12:13 pm

Correlation analysis in different wheat genotypes for grain yield and its related traits

Shahzadi Mahpara,  Muhammad Imran

12:15 -- 12:25 pm

Evaluation of Different Fungicides Against Stemphylium Leaf Blight and Purple Leaf Blotch of Onion Seed Crop Under Field Conditions

Muhammad Ahmad, Waseem Abbas, Shaukat Ali Hashmi, Umair Zahid, Hafiz Danish Butt, Muhammad Muzzammil Sajjad

12:28 -- 12:38 pm

Session Chairs: Professor Dr. Khalid Saifullah Khan, Professor Dr.  Muhammad Akmal

Session Organizers:  Dr. Mudassir Asrar, Dr. Shamim Gul, Dr. Sadiq Agha, Dr. Hidayatullah Khan 

Parallel Session 2, Venue: Balochistan Study Center, University of Balochistan

Theme 6: Invasive Weeds of Dryland Agroecosystems -- Problems and Mitigation Options

Theme 7:  Biowastes in Agriculture: Sustainable Solution for Agriculture, Economy and Environment

Theme 8:  Mining Activities: Influence on Agriculture in Balochistan and Attenuation Options

Keynote Speaker,  Dr. Tanvir Shehzad, Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad 

9:30 -- 9:45 am

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Aslam Buzdar, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Balochistan

9:50:10:05 am

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Khalil Hasni, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Balochistan

10:10 -- 10:25 am

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Arif Shah Kakar, Department of Agriculture, Government of Balochistan, Quetta

10:30 -- 10:45 am

Influence of Biochar Amended Soil over Two Years on Harvest Index and Nutrients Use Efficiency of Pea Plant (Pisum sativum L.)

Hafeeza Majeed,  Misbah Manzoor

10:50 -- 11:00 am

Effects of Biochar and Zeolite Integrated with Nitrogen on Soil Characteristics, Yield and Quality of Maize (Zea mays L.)
Muhammad Azeem Aslam, Irfan Aziz, Sabir Hussain Shah, Sher Muhammad, Muhammad Latif, Azeem Khalid

11:03 -- 11:13 am

Tea Break: 11:15 -- 11:30 am

Evaluating the Effect of Integrated Farming Practices on Drylands- A Review

Muhammad Ilyas, University College of Dera Murad Jamali Nasirabad (LUAWMS)

11:35 -- 11:45 am

Assessment of Bioaccumulation of Fluoride in Vegetation in the Vicinity of Brick Kilns in Balochistan, Pakistan

Khanoranga, Sofia Khalid

11:48 -- 11:58 am

Nutrients Dynamics and Soil Physiochemical Properties Influenced by Different Agro-Ecosystem in Kolwa Region, District Awaran, Balochistan

Shabir Ahmed Baloch, Shahmir Ali Kalhoro, Kashif Ali Kubar, Hameed Baloch, Mohammad Iqbal Jakhro

12:00 -- 12:10 pm

Soil Quality and Growth Performance of Crops Grown in the Vicinity of Fluorite Mining

Iqbal Khan,  Tasawar Ali Chandio, Shamim Gul, Umbreen Shaheen, Gul Bano Rehman, Saeedullah Jan

12:13 -- 12:23 pm

Session Chairs: Dr. Islam Buzdar, Dr. Tanvir Shehzad, Dr. Khalil Hasni, Dr. Arif Shah Kakar

Session Organizers:  Dr. Imran Ali, Dr. Mahrukh Naseem, Mrs. Nayab Khan

Evaluation of Poster Presentation: 1:30 -- 3:30 pm

Exploring the possible Role of PGRS in improving Nutrient Status of Plantago ovata under Salinity Stress

Abdul Samad, Kanval Shaukat, Mereen Nizar

Detection of Mycotoxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Poultry Feed from Quetta, Balochistan

Fatima Majeed

Particle Size of Co-Composted Biochar: Influence on Growth Performance of Lettuce and Concentration of Bioavailable Soil Nutrients under Salinity Stress Conditions

     Arifa Malik, Shamim Gul, Abdul Hanan Buriro, Hidayatullah Kakar, Tariq Ziad

Characterization and Conservation Analysis of Environmental Stress Responsive Genes through Insilico Methods in Coffea Canephora L.

Ameena bibi, Bibi Sadia

Isolation, Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Endophytic Bacteria from Soyabean [Glycine Max (L.) Merrill] Leaves

Hajra Bibi, Misbah Manzoor

Influence of Two Years of Managed Grazing on Aboveground Vegetation Biomass and Weight Gain of Small Ruminants -- a Study in Thar Desert, Pakistan

Muhammad Islam, Abdul Razzaq, Sawsan Hassan,  Muhammad Zubair_, Muhammad Waseem Kalroo,

Attaullah Khan, Shamim Gul, Sarfraz Ahmad, Barbara Ann Rischkowsky, Mounir Louhaichi

Nutritional Assessment and Phytochemical Screening of Some Selected Wild Fruits of Medicinal Plants from Balochistan, Pakistan

Bakht Zareen, Rahmatullah Qureshi_, Rasool Bakhsh Tareen

Knowledge of Ethnoveterinary Plants as Eco-Friendly Tick Control Practices among Livestock Farmers in Kuzdar District, Balochistan

Mushtaq Ahmed, Aziza Baloch, Asim Iqbal, Kashif Kamran

Comparative Study on the Functional Properties of Sauces Prepared with Spondias Dulcis Forst (Amra): Underutilized Antioxidant Rich Fruit

Abeera Moin, Muhammad Qasim, Muhammad Danish, Syed Uzair Ali ..........

Leishmanicidal, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Anticancer, Anti-inflammatory, Insecticidal and Phytochemical Studies on Medicinal Plants of Balochistan, Peucedanum beluchistanicum

Abdul Manan Kakar, Muhammad Anwar Panezai, Jahangir Khan Achakzai, Nazima Yousaf Khan, Ajab Khan Tareen

In Vitro Anticancer MCF-7, Anticancer 3T3 Cell Line, Anticancer Hela Cell Line, Anti-Inflammatory, Brine Shrimp Lethality Assay (BSLA) and GC-MS Analysis of Leaf Butanol Fraction of Rheum Ribes (LBFRR)

Jahangir Khan Achakzai, Muhammad Anwar Panezai, Abdul Manan Kakar, Nazima Yousaf Khan, Ajab Khan Tareen

Leishmanicidal, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Anticancer, Anti-inflammatory, Insecticidal, Phytochemical and FTIR Studies on Medicinal Plants of Balochistan, Nepeta praetervisa

Muhammad Anwar Panezai, Jahangir Khan Achakzai, Abdul Manan Kakar, Nazima Yousaf Khan, Ajab Khan Tareen

Perspectives and Strategies to Increase the Microbial-Derived Soil Organic Matter that Persists in Agroecosystems

Shamim Gul, Joann K. Whalen

Crop Life History Trait does not Determine the Application Rate of Biochar-Based Organic Fertilizers Over Space and Time for Crop Growth Performance -- a Three Years Field-Based Study with Fennel and Cumin

Abdul Ghani Achakzai, Abdul Hanan Buriro, Sadaf Aslam Ghori, Shamim G

ul_, Tariq Ziad

Does Crop Life History Trait Determine Application Rate of Organic Fertilizer? A Three Years Field-Based Study with Foeniculum vulgare and Cuminum cyminum using Small Ruminant Manure as Sole Fertilizer and its Mixture with Biochars

Abdul Ghani Achakzai, Abdul Hanan Buriro, Shamim Gul, Hidayatullah Khan, Tariq Ziad

Resistance Evaluation in Tomato Cultivars Against Lepidopterian Leaf Miner (Celechiide) using SPAD-502 Meter in Agricultural Field Saryab, Quetta

Azmatullah, Asmatullah Kakar, Arif Shah Kakar, Mahrukh Naseem, Zafarullah

Spatial Distribution of Boron Forms in Apple Orchards of Pishin, Balochistan

Tariq Ziad, Muhammad Tariq Siddique, Shamim Gul, Humair Ahmad

Soil Quality of Agricultural Lands with Varying Land Use History -- A Study of Loralai District, Balochistan, Pakistan

Muhammad Younas, Shamim Gul, Umbreen Shaheen, Shahid ur Rehman, Muhammad Nawaz, Tariq Ziad, Ghazala Shaheen_, Tariq Ismail

Impact of Climate Change and Extension Services on Production of some Field Crops in Shiekan Locality of North Kordofan State- Sudan

Hmedan M. Bakhiet, Elzubair E.Elzain, Gaafar B. Suliman, Ibrahim B. Elnour, Elkhalil E. Breima

Influence of Native Weeds Species on Germination, Growth Performance and Survival of Barely Seedling

Basira Sher, Mudassir Asrar, Saadullah Khan Leghari, Shamim Gul, Manzoor Iqbal Khattaak

Influence of Native Weeds Species on Germination, Growth Performance and Survival of Wheat Seedling

Basira Sher, Mudassir Asrar, Saadullah Khan Leghari, Shamim Gul and Bakht Zareen

Influence of Native Weeds Species on Germination, Growth Performance and Survival of Zea mays (Corn)

Basira Sher, Mudassir Asrar, Saadullah Khan Leghari, Shamim Gul and Bakht Zareen

Long Term Effects of Biochar on Harvest Index and Macronutrients Use Efficiency of Leguminous Crop under Wastewater Irrigation

Anum Bashir, Misbah Manzoor

Influence of Biochar-Based Organic Amendments on Root Nodules of Garden Pea under Wastewater Irrigation -- a Two-Years Field-Based Study

Misbah Manzoor, Shamim Gul, Sidra Bibi

Biochar Influences Growth Performance, Heavy Metal Accumulation in Lactuca sativa (Lettuce) under Wastewater Irrigation

Meenah Sohail, Shamim Gul, Sadaf Aslam Ghori, Saniya Tahir, Saira Batool

Biochar-Fertilizer Mixture: Does Plant Life History Trait Determine Fertilizer Application Rate?

Abdul Ghani Achakzai, Abdul Hanan Buriro, Shamim Gul, Hidayatullah Khan, Sadiq Agha

Influence of Biochar-Based Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Antioxident Profile of Crocus sativus Stigma under Salinity Stress Conditions -- a Two-Years Field-Based Study

Shagufta Qasim, Shamim Gul, Abdul Hanan Buriro

Biochar-Based Organic Fertilizers: Influence on Yield of Tomato, Grown in Chromite Mine Tailing Debris-Contaminated Soil -- A Two Years Field-Based Study

Palwasha Achakzai, Shamim Gul

Detection of Heavy metals in Fruits and Vegetables available in the Market of Quetta city

Khairunnisa Jaffar, Atiq ur Rehman Kakar

Manure-Mixed Biochar Decreases Concentration of Cadmium and Arsenic in Fruits of Tomato Grown in Coal Mine Tailing Debris-Contaminated Soil

Abdul Rauf, Shamim Gul, Saeed Ullah Jan, Tasawar Ali Chandio, Gul Bano Rehman

Influence of Biochar-based organic fertilizers on growth and concentration of heavy metals in tomato and lettuce in chromite mine tailing--contaminated soil

Faiza Altaf, Shamim Gul, Tasawar Ali Chandio, et al.

Exploring the possible Role of PGRS in improving Nutrient Status of Plantago ovata under Salinity Stress

Abdul Samad, Kanval Shaukat, Mereen Nizar

Evaluation committee:

Professor Dr. Muhammad Anwar Panezai, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Balochistan

Professor Dr. Ashif Sajjad, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Balochistan

Dr. Ghazala Shaheen, Department of Botany, University of Balochistan

Dr. Shahjahan Shabbir Ahmed Rana, BUITEMS

Dr. Nusrat Jahan, Balocistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta

Dr. Rukhsana Jabeen, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, Quetta

Closing Ceremony 4:00 -- 5:00 pm

Time

Highlights of the Conference

Presenter, Dr. Shamim Gul

4:00 -- 4:10 pm

Address by Vice Chancellor, University of Balochistan

4:10 -- 4:20 pm

Address by Chief Guest

4:20 -- 4:30 pm

Shields for Guest speakers, Shields for Best Oral and Poster Presenters, Certificates for Participants, Organizers and Volunteers

4:30 -- 5:00 pm