INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
SAFETY (ICS 2017)
January 3-6, 2017 ...Promoting a Culture of Safety

Organized by:

SAFETY CENTREIIT Gandhinagar

In Association with:

International Conference on Safety
General Conference (Jan 3-4, 2017)

Safety Centre
IIT Gandhinagar

The International Conference on Safety (ICS) is
Safety Centre’s larger initiative as we endeavour topromote a culture of Safety in all sectors (Industryand Informal), spheres (Private and Public) andwalks of life (Academia and Research). The 3rdedition in the series — ICS 2017 will be aninterdisciplinary conference that brings together
researchers, educators, safety officials, engineers,
safety advocates, policy makers and consultants toundertake a comprehensive analysis explore
solutions to pressing safety challenges in India andaround the world.
The conference will explore all aspects of safetyincluding:
Design and Operations
Regulations and Standards
Planning and Economics
Risk Management
Testing
Behavioural and Occupational Safety

The objective of the IIT Gandhinagar Safety Centre is topromote safety in public and private spheres, industry
and the informal sector. The Safety Centre advancesthese objectives with activities to Discover (Researchand Development), Teach (Offering safety courses inUG and graduate curriculum), Outreach (throughConferences, Workshops, Seminars, Symposia andtraining Professionals from Academia and Industry)
and Practice. Safety Centre @ IIT Gandhinagar ispleased to invite you to the General Conference(January 3-4, 2017) and two simultaneous symposiums(1) Symposium on Process Safety (SPS 2017) and (2)Symposium on Fire Under Structure (SSUF 2017)
during January 5-6, 2017.

And many more across various sectors such as:
Buildings and Structures
ProcessConsumerFireIndustrial
Construction and Transportation
Informal Sectors
And we will also cover Hazards, Disaster
Mitigation, Best Practices and Emerging Trends inSafety.
Since most problems in today’s increasingly complex
world are multifaceted and multidimensional,
insights into various disciplines are required toeffectively address them, this Interdisciplinary
conference and Symposium serve as an ideal
platform for researchers, renowned scholars andacademicians, engineers, safety officials andadvocates, policy makers and consultants from India
and across the globe. The program includes Keynote
Addresses, Plenary talks and Presentations covering
design, operations, planning and state of the art
Research in all aspects of safety across various
sectors such as Buildings and Structures, Fire,Consumer, Transportation, Industrial and Informal
Sectors.

Symposium on Process Safety
SPS 2017 (Jan 5-6, 2017)
Alongside ICS, a Symposium on Process Safety (SPS2017) is organized by IIT Gandhinagar Safety Centre
in association with Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety
Center (MKOPSC), Texas A&M University, USA. The
symposium will bring together national andinternational thought leaders in Process Safety whowill deliver lectures on various topics related to safety
in the oil & gas, chemical, petrochemical andpharmaceutical industries.
The Symposium willemphasize on safe operation of process plants andpromote a culture of safety. It will also help
professionals to understand the challenges “Form
Bhopal to the Current Times: Are We Making
Progress in Process Safety Performance?”

Symposium on Structures Under FireSSUF 2017 (Jan 5-6, 2017)
Similarly, a Symposium on Structures Under Fire(SSUF 2017) is arranged. The SSUF 2017 is designed tointroduce the participants to the fundamentals ofDesign and Safety of Structures when exposed to fire.
The national and International speakers will deliverlectures on various aspects related to design andanalysis of RCC and Steel Structures subjected to fire.
The special focus will be given to high-rise building fire.

Speakers

Prof. Hans Pasman
Texas A&M University
USA

Prof. En Sup Yoon
Seoul National University
South Korea

Prof. Venkatesh Kodur
Michigan State University
USA

Prof. M. Sam Mannan
Texas A&M University
USA

Prof. Rajagopalan
Srinivasan
IIT Gandhinagar, India

Prof. Maria Papadaki
University of Patra
GreeceProf. Kyoshik Park
Myongji University
South Korea

Dr. Anthony AbuUniversity of Canterbury
New ZealandProf. Ali S. Rangwala
Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, USA

Prof.Syeda SultanaRazia
BUET, Bangladesh

Dr. Anil Agarwal
IIT Hyderabad
India

Dr. Mimi Haryani
HassimUniversiti Teknologi
Malaysia, Malyasia

Dr.M.Surianarayan

Shri G. Vishwanathan
Former IPC, ,India

Dr.Chitra Rajgopal
DRDO (CFEES), India

CSIR(CLRI), India

Hirak Dutta
Essar Oil & Gas, India

Speakers

Dr.R.K. Dave
NDMA, India

Shri Umesh Dhake
CCPS, India

Shri Ashok Menon
Goa Fire, India

Registration Fees for delegates from India
EventProfessionals(till Nov 30,2016)

Professionals(After Nov 30,2016)

Students(till Nov 30,2016)

Students(After Nov 30,2016)

International Conference on
Safety (ICS 2017) (Jan 3-4,2017)

INR 3,500/-

INR 4,000/-

INR 1,000/-

INR 1,500/-

ICS 2017 + SPS 2017
(Symposium on Process Safety)(Jan 5-6, 2017)

INR 12,000/-

INR 13,000/-

INR 6,000/-

INR 6,500/-

ICS 2017 + SSUF 2017
(Symposium on Structures
Under Fire) (Jan 5-6, 2017)

INR 12,000/-

INR 13,000/-

INR 6,000/-

INR 6,500/-# SPS 2017 and SSUF 2017 are concurrent events

Registration Fees for delegates from outside India
EventProfessionals (tillNov 30, 2016)

Professionals(After Nov 30,2016)

Students (tillNov 30, 2016)

Students (AfterNov 30, 2016)

International Conference onSafety (ICS 2017) (Jan 3-4, 2017)

USD 100

USD 125

USD 50

USD 75

ICS 2017 + SPS 2017 (Symposiumon Process Safety) (Jan 5-6, 2017)

USD 300

USD 350

USD 100

USD 150

ICS 2017 + SSUF 2017
(Symposium on Structures UnderFire) (Jan 5-6, 2017)

USD 300

USD 350

USD 100

USD 150# SPS 2017 and SSUF 2017 are concurrent events

For further information, reach us at:
Safety Centre
IIT Gandhinagar
Dr. Chinmay Ghoroi
Email: safety@iitgn.ac.in
Tel: +91-9925029889
Web: http://safety.iitgn.ac.in/ics2017