Rural Innovators Conclave
5th & 6th January 2024
Organized by
Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT) IIT, Indore
About IIT Indore
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, situated in Madhya Pradesh and founded in 2009 by the Government of India, is an institution of national importance. The verdant campus of IIT Indore, spread across 512 acres of land amid rural habitats, is located near a village, Simrol, about 25 kilometres away from the Indore city on Khandwa road. The institute has established the state-of-the-art infrastructure, including the computer centre, well-equipped labs, advanced instrumentation facilities, etc. IIT Indore is ranked among the top 50 universities in Asia. Recently, IIT Indore debuted with a rank in the range of 351-400 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019, 2nd among Indian institutes. For collaborative research, interested researchers are encouraged to contact the concerned faculty. The institute is actively engaged in organizing various research activities.
About CRDT
Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT), hosted at IIT Indore, is a nodal hub for researchers, volunteers, practitioners, and educators to collaborate and facilitate rural empowerment and progress solutions. The team strives to empower the rural population to improve their living conditions by developing & applying appropriate and people-friendly technologies by adopting participatory, sustainable, democratic, transparent, and gender-sensitive processes. CRDT has started working on science awareness and reachability by organizing science lecture series along with education; it is also working on renewable energy, water management, waste management, and agriculture. Through its continuous intervention through the Centre's activities, CRDT envisages sustainable rural development anchored on its technical knowledge and improving the rural areas' social and economic conditions.
About Conclave
Rural Innovators Conclave will provide a platform to a wide array of innovators and entrepreneurs to showcase their products, pitch and talk about their innovations and innovative ideas and design for improving rural life. The event will be attended by representatives from industries, Academics, government organizations, S&T institutions and most importantly by venture capitalists, angel investors, incubators, and other players from the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The participants can display their products in conclave and help this initiative is to identify the critical day – to – day problems faced by the people of rural India and elicit the potential solutions to address them. The conclave puts special emphasis on the Rural innovators & Start-ups The shortlisted ideas / start-ups will be offered space for their display-cum-demonstration as per norms.
Patorn
Director
IIT Indore
Email: director@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3111
.
Chairperson
Deans of Administration
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Civil Engineering
Email: schaudhary@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3256
Convenor
Professor In-Charge
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Chemistry
Email: sarkard@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3179
Opportunities
The event will have a dynamic jury to screen the best innovators and fellowships winners under Innovators and Start-up categories to facilitate mentorship through workshop on Design, Packaging and Marketing, etc. will be provided as per the norms of the Institute.
Important Dates
Registration Starts: 25 October 2023
Registration Ends: 15 December 2023 Rural Innovators Conclave: 5th & 6th January 2024
Eligibility Criteria
1. The solution offered should be
applicable to rural or semi-urban.
2. The solution should be innovative.
3. Add value to customers and should be
commercially scalable.
4. Showcasing of technologies, products
and designs at the event is
compulsory.
5. Start-up Stage: Innovator/team having
at least few customers on board and
looking for scaling up and
commercialization.
Invited Speaker
Managing Director
Vasumitra Life Energies Pvt. Ltd.
Pune, Maharashtra 411004
Email: http://www.vasumitra.in
Dr Arvind C. Ranade
Director
National Innovation Foundation-India
Grambharati, Amrapur Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Email: director@nifindia.org
Organizing Faculty
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Discipline of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: psharma@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731- 660-3469
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering
Email: ganti.murthy@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3212
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Discipline of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: mohana@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3367
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering
Email: asonawane@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3357
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering
Email: hemcjha@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3263
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Physics
Email: rajeshkumar@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3313
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Electrical Engineering
Email: shaibal@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3262
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Electrical Engineering
Email: skvishvakarma@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3275
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: pkankar@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3427
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: nmenon@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3322
Centre for Rural Development and Technology &
Department of Civil Engineering
Email: neelima.satyam@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-660-3290
volunteer
Dr. Harsha Upadhyay
Organizing Staff, IIT Indore
Centre for Rural Development and Technology
Email: crdt-office@iiti.ac.in, rural-innovator-conclave@iiti.ac.in
Phone: 91-731-6603203
Mr. Sanchit Gupta
VOLUNTEER
Centre for Rural Development and Technology
IIT Indore
Email: phd1801204004@iiti.ac.in
Mr. Niladri Sekhar Roy
VOLUNTEER
Centre for Rural Development and Technology
IIT Indore
Email: nitu.dinhata@gmail.com
Ms. Astha Sharma
VOLUNTEER
Centre for Rural Development and Technology
IIT Indore
phd2101204001@iiti.ac.in
Mr. Saurabh Yadav
VOLUNTEER
Centre for Rural Development and Technology
IIT Indore
Email: phd2101191001@iiti.ac.in
Registration
Registration Fee: The conference registration includes a registration kit, admission to all conference sessions, lectures and inaugural functions, lunch and High tea only. All amounts indicated above are including GST.
For Industries and Startups : 3000 INR
For For Faculty and Research Scholars : 2500 INR
For UG/PG Students : 1500 INR
For Rural Individual : No Charges
Payment Procedure
Please pay the registration fee through Paytm. The procedure is as follows:
1. Please visit the home page of IIT Indore website.
2. Go to PayTm link option in the facilities menu.
3. In “select your Institute’s area“: go to Registration for events – select “workshop/conference”.
4. Select fee details: Participants may fill in the required details and proceed further. Please fill “Rural Innovators Conclave″ for the title of the event.
How to Register:
Kindly Fill up The Google Form For Registration: Form
Alternatively you can and pay through RTGS directly/Scan Barcode.
Here are the details given below (also check Click here):
Accommodation
Rural Innovators Conclave 2024 is going to take place at IIT Indore from January 5th & 6th, 2024. The conclave is being held in physical mode and active participation from various sectors across the country is anticipated. To cater to the need for accommodation of the participants, the following facilities are arranged:
(1) Institute accommodation:
A limited number of institute accommodations will be available for the participants. The preference will be given to the participants traveling alone and having paper(s) accepted in Rural Innovators Conclave 2024.(2) Outside accommodation:
Details to be updated soon.Further details on accommodation will be updated soon on the conference website.
Name of account holder: Registrar IIT Indore
Agency Name as per CPMS: Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Agency code as per CPMS: IITIND
Bank Name: Canara Bank
Branch Name: Simrol IIT Branch
Account Number: 1476101027440
Account Type: Saving account
MICR Code: 452015026
IFSC Code: CNRB0006223
SWIFT Code: CNRBINBBISG
How to reach
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport | Indore Railway Station |
1) Book a taxi/cab/auto to reach IIT Indore directly. This will cost around a maximum of RS. 1000. Distance: Approximately 35.3 kms. Time: 90 mins approx. | 1) Book a taxi/cab/auto to reach IIT Indore directly. This will cost around a maximum of RS. 800. Distance: Approximately 25 kms. Time: 75 mins approx. |
2) (a)Take a taxi/cab/auto to Bhawarkua (also called as Tantya Bheel Chauraha). This will cost around a maximum of Rs. 250. Time: 30 mins approx. | 2) (a)Take a taxi/cab/auto to Bhawarkua (also called as Tantya Bheel Chauraha). This will cost around a maximum of Rs. 100. Time: 15 mins approx. |
OR | OR |
(b) Take a city bus (M-24B,C-3, 7 etc.) to reach Bhawarkua. This will cost around Rs. 20-23 (approx.) Please contact locals for bus related information. Time: 30 mins approx. Bus frequenecy: Per 30 mins Take the M19 city bus from Bhawarkua to Gate no. 1, IIT Indore Simrol. This will cost around Rs. 20-23 (approx.). Time: 30 mins approx. Bus frequenecy: Per 30 mins. You can track the bus through the CHALO app. | (b) Take a city bus (M-24B,C-3, 7 etc.) to reach Bhawarkua. This will cost around Rs. 20-23 (approx.) Please contact locals for bus related information. Time: 30 mins approx. Bus frequenecy: Per 30 mins Take the M19 city bus from Bhawarkua to Gate no. 1, IIT Indore Simrol. This will cost around Rs. 20-23 (approx.). Time: 30 mins approx. Bus frequenecy: Per 30 mins. You can track the bus through the CHALO app. |
Contact
FOR DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Harsha Upadhyay 9893032685, Mr. Sanchit Gupta 8953623695, Mr. Niladri Sekhar Roy 9382121965
Ms. Astha Sharma 9826509289, Mr. Saurabh Yadav 9992799423
Email: crdt-office@iiti.ac.in, rural-innovator-conclave@iiti.ac.in Phone: 91-731-6603203