International Training Workshop on Herbal Medicine: Drug Discovery from Herbs - Approaches, Innovations and Applications, Mysore (Karnataka) & Ooty (Tamil Nadu), India, 30th March – 3rd April 2015

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Greetings from the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre)!! Most of the developing countries are endowed with great natural wealth, including a large variety of herbs. Traditional plant-derived medicines with minimal industrial processing are commonly used in healing practices in these countries, but one often finds enormous deviations in their use in herbalist practice that includes the source, preparation, dose and indication of the herb. Notwithstanding these deficiencies and also lack of product standardisation and unregulated herbal medicine practitioners, the traditional herbal medicine research is expected to play a vital role in global health in the coming period.

In order to assess the status of research on drug discovery from natural products and herbs and discuss novel approaches to drug discovery, need for innovation and important applications in herbal medicine, the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre), jointly with the JSS University, Mysore, India, announces the organisation of an International Training Workshop on ‘Herbal Medicine: Drug Discovery from Herbs: Approaches, Innovations and Applications’ during 30th March – 3rd April 2015 for 2 days in Mysore (Karnataka) and 3 days in Ooty (Tamil Nadu), India. This scientific event will provide a platform for academicians, researchers, traditional medical practitioners and students with an interesting combination of highly focused hands-on training and streamed scientific sessions and debates.

The outcomes expected of this Training Workshop are to learn about various technology supported approaches to drug discovery and high throughput screening; understand the global scenario in the herbal medicine research; get an insight into the traditional medical practices in India and the development of herbal drugs industry and its formulations; and identification of areas of mutual interest amongst developing countries with possibilities of collaborations in research, manufacture, teaching and practice of herbal medicine

Request for participation in this international Herbal Medicine Training Workshop may please be sent to the NAM S&T Centre (E-mail: namstcentre@gmail.com) by completing the Nomination Form, a copy of which is included in the attached Announcement (also available on the Centre’s website www.namstct.org). Indian applicants may please send their requests for participation only to the JSS University in Mysore.

The following may please be noted:

(a) The last date for submission of the Nomination Form to the NAM S&T Centre is Monday, 23rd February 2015.

(b) The selection of the applicants for attending the Workshop will be notified only after the date of receiving the application [23rd February 2015] is over.

(c) It is mandatory for each selected participant to present a country status report and/or a research/scientific paper on Herbal Medicine or a related topic. Therefore an extended abstract (1-2 pages), in MSWord format (not in .pdf or Image File), of the paper proposed to be presented during the event must be attached with the Nomination Form.

(d) The selection will be strictly based on the quality of the abstract submitted, applicant’s academic background and professional experience and interest of his/her parent organisation in the subject area.

(e) Each selected participant must submit the final manuscript of his/her paper (in MS Word only (.pdf format / power point / image file is not acceptable) at least a fortnight before the commencement of the Workshop, i.e. by 15th March 2015, which is a pre-condition for participation in the event. Non-receipt of manuscript on time will disqualify the selected nominee.

(f) Free local hospitality, including accommodation and meals, will be provided by the Indian hosts to all foreign participants and invited resource persons for 6 nights from 29th March 2015 (Noon) to 4th April 2015 (Noon) i.e. commencing from one day before the workshop and for an additional day after its conclusion. The participants will have to make their own arrangement of stay beyond these days and therefore they should arrange their flight schedules accordingly.

Transport will also be provided to the participants free of any cost for their road journey from Bengaluru [Bangalore] International Airport to the place of their stay in Mysore; from Mysore to Ooty; from Ooty to Bengaluru Airport; and for visits in connection with the workshop.

(g) For applications received from member countries of the NAM S&T Centre, which are regularly paying their annual subscription: The NAM S&T Centre will provide international airfare to/from Bangalore, India by Excursion Class by Shortest Route to only one official nominee of each country, provided the application is routed through the Focal Point of the NAM S&T Centre in the applicant’s country.

In this connection, the Focal Points may please note that the NAM S&T Centre will consider only one official nomination from a member country for full financial support by the Centre, subject to the availability of seats and the applicant fulfilling all the above stated criteria. Any additional nominations from the Focal Points may also be considered subject to the availability of seats, but such applicants would have to arrange for their own international fare and would also be required to make payment of a Processing Fee of US$600 to the Centre in advance.

(h) For applications received from the member countries of the NAM S&T Centre defaulting on the payment of their annual dues: Selected nominees of the Focal Points from those of the member countries that are overdue on the payment of their annual subscription and any other selected applicants will make their own arrangement for international travel and will also be required to make payment of a Processing Fee of US$600 to the Centre in advance.

(i) For nominations received from the S&T-Industry Network Members of the NAM S&T Centre: The NAM S&T – Industry Network entitles each Network member, which has no outstanding dues against its membership subscription, to get invitation for two nominees each year with full finances paid by the Centre for participation in appropriate activities organised by the Centre. Accordingly, if a Network member has not yet fully availed of this privilege and desires to make a nomination for attending this workshop, the NAM S&T Centre will provide to and fro international airfare to Bangalore, India by Excursion Class by Shortest Route to such official nominee of the Network member, if selected.

Any additional nominee(s) of the paying S&T-Industry Network Members, as well as the nominees of those Network Members, which are overdue on the payment of their annual network membership subscription, if selected, will make their own arrangement for international travel and will also be required to make payment of a Processing Fee of US$600 to the Centre in advance.

(j) For applicants from the non-member countries and any other applicants in their individual capacity: They may send the completed Nomination Form directly to the NAM S&T Centre. They will be required to pay a Processing Fee of US$600 to the NAM S&T Centre immediately after selection and will also make their own arrangement for international travel.

(k) Other details are available in the attached Announcement.

(l) Information on the member countries and S&T-Industry Network members of the NAM S&T Centre and names/addresses of the Focal Points may be seen on the Centre’s website www.namstct.org.

(m) English will be the official language of the Workshop

As far as possible, all correspondence may please be made by email. All documents may be prepared in MS Word Format or electronically scanned and sent as attachments to the email. Kindly do not send us fax messages or hard copies to save paper and energy.