::: Delhi Venue ::: 21st Aug. The Sheraton, New Delhi.  CONFERENCE PROGRAMME::: 09:00 – 09:20 (20 min) Registration and Coffee 09:20 – 09:30 (10 min) Welcome address and Inauguration FIRST SESSION (09:30 Hrs. to 10:55 Hrs. - 1 Hr. 40 Min.) 09:30 – 09:40 (10 min) Chairman's Speech 09:40 - 10:00 (20 min) Introduction to Hazmat – Capt. L.K.Panda, MMD, Calcutta 10:00 - 10:30 (30 min) Legal Issues – Adv Dharmendra Nair, Thomas Cooper London 10:30 - 10:55 (25 min) Facilitations in handling Hazardous materials / Wastes – Mr. H. C. Venkatesh, Traffic Manager, Kandla port Trust 10:55 - 11:10 Tea Break SECOND SESSION (11:10 Hrs. to 13:30 Hrs. - 2 Hrs. 20 Mins.) 11:10 - 11:35 (25 min) Transport of DG in Port Areas – Mr. Mike Compton, Tech. Advisor, ICHCA International Ltd, London 11:35 - 12:15 (40 min) GHS, Classification, Labelling and MSDS – Capt S. Warty, Ex-CP Ships, Australia 12:15 - 12:30 (20 min)  Q & A 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch THIRD SESSION (13:30 Hrs. to 15:20 Hrs. - 1 Hr. 50 Mins.) 13:30 - 13:35 (05 min) Session Chairman 13:35 - 14:05 (30 min) PACKAGING, HANDLING – Prof K.B. Gupta, Sr. Faculty, SIES, School of Packaging 14:05 - 14:35 (30 min) SEGREGATION / STOWAGE OF CHEMICALS–  Capt S. Warty, Ex-CP Ships, Australia 14:35 – 15:00 (25 min) Transportation of DG by Rail - P.S.Gujarati, CONCOR 15:00 - 15:20 (20 min) Q & A 15:20 - 15:35 Tea Break FOURTH SESSION (15:35 Hrs. to 17:50 Hrs - 1 Hr. 50 Mins.) 15:35 - 16:00 (25 min) DOCUMENTATION OF DG – Capt S. Warty, Ex-CP Ships, Australia 16:00 - 16:25 (25 min) HAZMAT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE – FIRE Brigade 16:25 - 16:55 (30 min) Conclusion – Need for IMDG Compliance in letter and spirit – Mr. Mike Compton, , Tech. Advisor, ICHCA International Ltd, London 16:55 - 17:30 (30 min) Q & A

::: Ahmedabad Venue :::
23rd Aug, The Grand Bhagwati Hotel, Ahmedabad 

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME:::
09:00 - 09:20	(20 min)	Registration and Coffee
09:20 - 09:30	(10 min)	Welcome address and Inauguration
FIRST SESSION (09:30 Hrs. to 10:55 Hrs. - 1 Hr. 25 Min.)
09:30 - 09:40	(10 min)	Chairman's Speech - Sameer Shah, JB Group,
09:40 - 10:10	(30 min)	Legislation & Requirements of Handling DG – Mr. H K Dash - Vice-Chairman, Gujarat Maritime Board.
10:10 - 10:40	(30 min)	Facilitations in handling Hazardous materials / Wastes – Mr. A. Janardhan Rao – Chairman, Kandla Port Trust.
10:40 - 10:55	(15 min)	Q & A
10:55 - 11:25 Tea Break
SECOND SESSION (11:25 Hrs. to 12:55 Hrs. - 1 Hr. 30 Min.)
11:25 – 11:55	(30 min)	Legal Issues – Adv Dharmendra Nair, Thomas Cooper, London
11:55 - 12:35	(40 min)	GHS, Classification, Labelling and MSDS – Capt S. Warty, Ex-CP Ships, Australia
12:35 - 12:55	(20 min)	Q & A
12:55 - 13:55 Lunch
THIRD SESSION (13:55 Hrs. to 15:45 Hrs. - 1 Hr. 50 Min.)
13:55 - 13:15	(20 min)	DG by Air in Multimodal Scenario – Mr. Pinakin Pandya, Regional Manager, Thulsidas Khimji Pvt. Ltd.,
13:15 - 14:50	(35 min)	PACKAGING, HANDLING – S. Venkataraman, Associate Dir., SIES School of Packaging
14:50 - 15:20	(30 min)	SEGREGATION / STORAGE OF CHEMICALS – Capt S. Warty, Ex-CP Ships, Australia
15:20 - 15:35	(15 min)	Q & A
15:35 - 15:50 Tea Break
FOURTH SESSION (15:50 Hrs. to 17:25 Hrs - 1 Hr. 35 Min.)
15:50 - 16:15	(25 min)	Transportation of DG By Rail – Mr. Ravi M Sharma, Sr.DOM, Western Railway,
16:15 - 16:40	(25 min)	HAZARDOUS WASTES, Impact on environment – Dr. C B Uppasini, Jyoti Om Laboratories, Ankleshwar.
16:40 – 17:05	(25 min)	Conclusion – Need for IMDG Compliance in letter and spirit – Mr. Mike Compton, Tech. Advisor, ICHCA International Ltd, London
17:05 - 17:25	(20 min)	Q & A

::: Mumbai Venue ::: 25th Aug. Taj President, Mumbai  CONFERENCE PROGRAMME::: 09:00 – 09:20 (20 min) Registration and Coffee 09:20 – 09:30 (10 min) Welcome address and Inauguration FIRST SESSION (09:30 Hrs. to 10:55 Hrs. - 1 Hr. 40 Min.) 09:30 – 09:40 (10 min) Session Chairman - Mr.Raj Shekar, Vice President, Commercial, United Phosphorous 09:40 - 10:00 (20 min) Introduction to Hazmat – Capt. Dinesh Gautama, Forbes Seacon, Mumbai 10:00 - 10:30 (30 min) Legal Issues – Adv S.Venkiteshwaran, PANDI Correspondents 10:30 - 10:55 (25 min) Transport of DG in Port Areas – Mr. Mike Compton, Tech. Advisor, ICHCA International Ltd, London  10:55 - 11:10 Tea Break SECOND SESSION (11:10 Hrs. to 12:40 Hrs. - 1 Hr. 30 Mins.) 11:10 - 11:50 (40 min) GHS, Classification, Labelling and MSDS – Capt S. Warty, Ex-CP Ships, Australia 11:50 - 12:20 (30 min) PACKAGING, HANDLING – Mr. P.V.Narayanan, Chair Prof  & Director, SIES School of Packaging 12:20 - 12:40 (20 min) Q & A 12:40 - 13:40 Lunch THIRD SESSION (13:40 Hrs. to 15:25 Hrs. - 1 Hr. 50 Mins.) 13:40 - 13:55 (05 min) Session Chairman 13:55 - 14:10 (25 min) DG Summary - Mr.Shinde, Asst. Manager (Sr.), Mumbai Port Trust, 14:10 - 14:40 (30 min) SEGREGATION / STOWAGE OF CHEMICALS–  Capt S. Warty, Ex-CP Ships, Australia 14:40 – 15:05 (25 min) *Transportation of DG by Rail - CONCOR 15:05 - 15:25 (20 min) Q & A 15:25 - 15:40 Tea Break FOURTH SESSION (15:40 Hrs. to 17:25 Hrs - 1 Hr. 45 Mins.) 15:40 - 16:05 (25 min) DOCUMENTATION OF DG – Capt S. Warty, Ex-CP Ships, Australia 16:05 - 16:30 (25 min) HAZMAT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE – Dr. S.R. Wate, NEERI, Nagpur 16:30 - 17:00 (30 min) Conclusion – Need for IMDG Compliance in letter and spirit – Mr. Mike Compton, , Tech. Advisor, ICHCA International Ltd, London 16:00 - 17:25 (25 min) Q & A *Speaker yet not confirmed