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We are glad to present this special issue of Heat Transfer Engineering with a selection of papers presented at the 19th National & 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, held January 3-5, 2008. The conference was jointly sponsored by the Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), College of Engineering Kukatpally in Hyderabad, India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information on the International symposium on Research Priorities in Dental Science and Technology in Asia and Africa held in Hyderabad, India on December 1-3, 2007 is presented. Nearly 300 participants from India and abroad attended the symposium, including 27 invited speakers. 66 free paper presentations were presented. The first day was marked by scientific sessions that included six invited papers and 26 free papers presentations.

The article offers information about the 16th International Drying Symposium (IDS) held in Hyderabad, India from November 9 to 12, 2008. The main topic of the symposium was drying technology. It is stated that a separate session on industrial drying systems was presented by several leading drying equipment manufacturers from across the world. The symposium featured several intellectuals including Professor Arun S. Mujumdar, Doctor Narendra Jadhav and Professor G.D. Yadav.

The article discusses the highlights of the 8th International Symposium on Gondwana to Asia organized by the National Geophysical Research Institute of the Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in Hyderabad from August 26 to 28, 2011. The symposium was attended by 113 registered delegates from six countries. The event included a number of lectures and presentations of research papers on geology.

This special edition is a compilation of papers delivered orally at the workshop on regionalization of models for operational purposes in developing countries held during the joint International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) International Convention in Hyderabad, India during September 2009. The overall theme of the convention was 'Water: A vital resource under stress -- how can science help?' How science can help solve practical water resources management problems and regionalization of models have been recurring themes in hydrological science over the last few decades. If anything, however, the gap between scientific developments and their application in practice has widened, notably in developing countries where financial and institutional constraints continue to be difficult to overcome. While data scarcity remains a major problem, a combination of developments in models, availability of remotely sensed data and an understanding of the treatment of uncertainty implies that we can overcome many of the data deficiency issues. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case in practice, and effective and sustainable technology transfer remains elusive in many developing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, I report on the primary features of the IJCAI-07 program, including its theme, schedule, and organization. In particular, I discuss an effective and novel presentation format at IJCAI in which oral and poster papers were presented in the same sessions categorized by topic area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information on several topics discussed in the annual Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held in Hyderabad, India last December 2005. The level of international interest in India’s capabilities in clinical research was marked the by international presence of 55 participants from nearly 40 countries. The primary concern of both international and domestic companies was the possibility of reducing clinical development times and costs.

Information about the 2007 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in Hyderabad, India is presented. The gathering celebrates the 50 years of space age, having made several space explorations beginning on October 4, 1957. The theme of the meeting focuses on "Touching Humanity: Space for Improving Quality of Life."

Reports on the Indian Paediatric Society and the Association of Paediatricians of India's meeting in Hyderabad. Attendance; Discussions on several pediatric syndrome; Establishment of the an Indian Academy of Paediatrics.