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SCCS-Bng is organised & hosted by the Indian Institute of Science, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Foundation for Ecological Security and Nature Conservation Foundation. The core responsibilities are handled by the Organising Committee, with support from an Advisory Committee and an Administrative & Support Team. Aside from these teams, a huge number of volunteers dedicate their time to ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the conference.

Organising Committee

  • Alissa Barnes (Wildlife Conservation Society)
  • Anubhab Khan (Assistant Professor, Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science - Bengaluru)
  • Asmita Sengupta (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment)
  • Ishika Ramakrishna (Centre for Wildlife Studies)
  • Jignasa Patel (Programme Manager, Nature Conservation Foundation)
  • Vidyadhar Atkore (Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History)

Conference Administrator

  • Sruthy Boopathy

Administrative & Support Team

  • Alpcord Network Events & Conferences Management Company Pvt Ltd
  • Smita Prabhakar, Vinay Hegde, Sunil V (Nature Conservation Foundation)
  • Basavaraj, Raghavendra, Jagdeesha (Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science)
  • PP Ranjith, Satish (National Centre for Biological Sciences)

Advisory and Welfare Council

  • Jayshree Ratnam
  • Kavita Isvaran
  • MD Madhusudhan
  • Suhel Quader
  • Marianne Manuel

Advisory Committee

  • Advait Edgaonkar (Indian Institute of Forest Management)
  • Asmita Kabra (Ambedkar University)
  • Deepak Apte (Srushti Conservation Foundation)
  • Firoz Ahmed (Aaranyak)
  • Ghazala Shahabuddin (Ashoka University)
  • Gopi Sundar (International Crane Foundation and Nature Conservation Foundation)
  • Kamal Bawa (University of Massachusetts & Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology)
  • Krithi Karanth (Centre for Wildlife Studies CWS)
  • K.V. Devi Prasad (Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University)
  • Mewa Singh (Biopsychology Department, University of Mysore)
  • Nitin Rai (Independent scholar)
  • Ravi Bhalla (Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning)
  • Rhys Green (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge and SCCS - Cambridge)
  • Sejal Worah (WWF-India)
  • Shomita Mukherjee (Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore)
  • Suhel Quader (Nature Conservation Foundation)
  • Uma Ramakrishnan (National Centre for Biological Sciences)
  • V.B. Mathur (National Biodiversity Board)