Vancouver being selected to host the 27th International Ornithological Congress slated for 2018, Dr Dinesh Bhatt, a noted bird scientist from Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, left on Tuesday to participate in a seven-day long committee meeting in Vancouver city of British Columbia in Canada. He was selected as a member of the Scientific Programme Committee meeting last year. He is among the two Asians selected in the committee, the other scientist hailing from China. All other 12 team members are senior professors from their institutions from European and American countries.
Speaking to The Pioneer, Dinesh Bhatt who is also an executive member of International Bio-Acoustics Council in the United Kingdom said, “This Congress is considered the most prestigious event for bird scientists around the world. It will bring together over 2,000 bird scientists from 100 countries and it will include public events and exhibitions in celebration of birds. The Congress is expected to provide a boost to birding tourism.”
During the seven day meeting, discussions will be held on the keynote speakers for the academic sessions, symposiums, topics for poster presentations and titles of symposiums besides review and editing of 1500 research papers, said Bhatt. “I was informed by the general secretary of the SPC, Katie Vachnan from Australia that hundreds of proposals have been received from across the world which needs to be scrutinised,” added Bhatt.
During the Congress, discussions will be held on the problems of the birds, their changing behaviour and their redressal.