ICTAC Executive Committee Meeting - Sunday September 1 (IST 3:30 PM – 6.30 PM/ CEST 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM/ EDT 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM)

ICTAC Council Meeting - Monday September 2 (IST 9:00 AM – 12.00 PM/ CEST 5:30 AM – 8:30 AM/ EDT 11:30 PM (sept 1) – 2:30 AM (sept 2))

ESTAC Council Meeting- Monday September 2 (IST 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM/ CEST 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM/ EDT 4:15 AM - 5:15 AM)

All sessions of the 14 th National Conference on the Indian Thermodynamics Society are planned for September 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th , 2024.

Symposium on Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (SATAC) is planned for September 2^nd, 2024

All five halls (Main Auditorium, Hall 1, Hall 2, Hall 3, and Hall 4) for all meetings and presentations are at the ground floor of ICSR building: https://icandsr.iitm.ac.in/

Location of ICSR building (Google Map): https://maps.app.goo.gl/rLGrM9wEoZQ5LZxB7

The UNESCO World Heritage site, Mahabalipuram, is located 48 km from IIT Madras. The entry fee is ₹40 for Indian nationals and ₹600 for foreign nationals. For the trip, we will charge a nominal amount of ₹500 for Indian nationals and ₹1,500 for foreign nationals, which includes the entry fee and travel expenses. This amount will be collected at the conference venue. As buses are limited to three, registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

'Registration by at least one of the authors is mandatory to present their work in the conference'

Robert Mackenzie award lecture (AL)- 60 minutes

The TA instrument-ICTAC Award lecture (AL) - 50 minutes

Plenary lecture (PL) - 45 minutes

Rigaku-ICTAC Young Scientist Award (AL) - 30 minutes

ICTAC Promising Researcher Award (AL) - 30 minutes

ICTAC Travel Grant Awards (AL) - 15 minutes

Invited lecture (IL) - 25 minutes and 5 minutes Q&A

Short invited lecture (SIL) - 17 minutes and 3 minutes Q&A

Oral presentations (senior researchers (OP-SO)) - 17 minutes and 3 minutes Q&A

Oral presentations (young researchers (OP-YO)) - 13 minutes and 2 minutes Q&A

Guidelines for poster presentation

4 feet (height) X 3 feet (width)

Guidelines for Oral Presentation

All Oral Presentations in the ICTAC 2024 will be delivered as part of a specific technical session. Each Oral Presentation by senior researchers will last for 17 minutes and 3 minutes Q&A by and by young researchers will last for 13 minutes and 2 minutes Q&A.