JUICE-2016: University plans for strong environment:

Jaffna's move for a greener future

Prof. Rachel Tribe	Prof. Ranjit Koodali	Prof. Arumugam Kandiah

The University of Jaffna has chosen 'Towards a Greener Future,' as the theme for its third consecutive biennial International Conference for the year 2016. This area has sought the attention of the whole world and set a platform for the search of the researchers.

The conference juice-2016, concerning a globally disputed and highly challenged area, the environment, is scheduled to be held on August 12 and 13 at the University of Jaffna, with the participation of internationally reputed experts and Sri Lankan intellectuals in the respective fields.

The concern of the conference has been focused on searching the reason for deviation from greener perspectives in the past to mobilize humankind towards the necessity of preserving the greenery. The specialty of the conference is, encompassing concern for the environment from diverse fields.

In this regard, the research sessions are intended to move towards a greener future through the fields of Agriculture and Food Science, Biology and Environmental Sciences, Commerce, Management and Entrepreneurship, Education, Engineering, Health and Medical Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts, Information Science and Technology, Pure Sciences, Sports Science, Social Sciences and Regional Sciences.

So far, more than 75 articles have been chosen for the conference. The numerous articles, received from foreign and local researchers, display the significance it has gained among the research community. It is to be noted that the chosen research papers are accepted after blind reviews of experts, as per the international research conference norms.

Guest Speakers

On the list of guest speakers at JUICE-2016 'Towards a Greener Future', the Plenary Speech is to be delivered by Prof. Rachel Tribe.

Rachel Tribe has been a member of the UK-Sri Lanka trauma group since it was formed, and has been volunteering in Sri Lanka for over 20 years. She is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and an HCPC registered Psychologist. A chartered organisational and chartered counselling psychologist, with experience in the private, public, charity and academic sectors, she is currently employed at the University of East London. Her clinical interests focus on culture and mental health, trauma, professional and ethical practice, working with interpreters in mental health, migration and mental health and organisational development.

Keynote Speeches are to be delivered by Prof Ranjit Koodali from the USA and Prof. Arumugam Kandiah. Prof. Koodali is currently attached to the University of South Dakota, USA. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and is a world renowned researcher. Being a person with a chemistry background, Prof Koodali will deliver a keynote address on, ' Application of Nanoporus Materials towards a Sustainable Future'.

'Towards a Greener Food Production System' is the topic of Prof Arumugam Kandiah's keynote address. Prof Kandiah completed his Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering, at the University of California, Davis, USA. He worked as a Freelance consultant to UNDP, World Bank, Global Environmental Facility (GEF), multilateral and bilateral donor agencies and international NGOs. So far, more than 150 participants have registered to participate in the conference, scheduled for two days. Meanwhile, arrangements are made for on the spot registrations on day 1 to enable those interested to participate.

Let hope bloom in a post war territory, consisting inhabitants who experienced and realized the necessity of a greener future. The Jaffna University International Research Conference- 2016 with the theme 'Towards a Greener Future', will showcase the importance of conducting such conferences.