Iconica 2020-a global health care summit

Chandigarh: Today, a press conference was held regarding the forthcoming Global Health Care ICONICA 2020 Conference in the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), chaired by Professor Bhupinder Singh Bhoop (UIPS, Conference Chair, ICONICA 2020) and convened by Professor Kanwaljit Chopra (Chairperson, UIPS) and Professor Jagat Bhushan (Principal, DHSJDS&H), Organizing Secretaries of ICONICA 2020.

This international interdisciplinary Conclave is scheduled to be held on 12-14 February, 2020, on the theme of “Next-Gen Paradigms in Healthcare” under the aegis of Panjab University, Chandigarh. The aim of ICONICA 2020 is to bring together the International community working in diverse domains of Health Care and to provide a conducive milieu for presenting advancements and applications in the area of biomedical, pharmaceutical, dental, medical, health management, biotechnological and other related sciences.

The highlight of ICONICA2020 is that over a score of renowned international scientists and health professionals, hailing from countries like USA, UK, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Sweden, France, Dhaka, Dubai and India have already confirmed their presence & participation (Annexure-I attached). As anticipated from previous years’ conferences, more than 800 delegates from across the globe are likely to participate in the deliberations.

Pre-Conference workshops will be held on 12 February 2020 to train the novitiates on various research-related skill topics, in order to improve the specialized know-how of the aspirant delegates (Annexure-II). The Conference events will encompass plenary lectures, keynote talks, oral presentations and poster sessions, all demonstrating novel, effectual and cost‐effectual research outcomes, and the rich information pertaining to variegated health care precepts.

Recently, the Organizing Committee of ICONICA 2020, chaired by Professor Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, on the request of faculty members and students, has drastically reduced the registration fee from Rs 2000/- to Rs 1500/- and has extended the deadline for submission of the abstracts and early bird registration for the conference to January 31, 2020 in order to ensure maximum participation of young scholars. The details regarding the procedure for submission of abstract and registration are available at the dynamic website iconica2020.in.

Various departments of Panjab University are involved in organizing this mega event (Annexure-III). All of the CRIKC Institutes, affiliated colleges of Panjab University and nearby institutes have assured their active participation in ICONICA 2020.