| Day 1 | Opening Day (8th October 2024) |
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| Session 1 | Inaugural Session |
| Time: 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM IST | Inaugural session |
| Time: 10:00 PM – 10:45 AM IST | Group Photo + Tea/Coffee Break |
| Session 2 | Panel Discussion Internationalization/Indo-German Partnership in higher Education Moderator: Prof. V.C Srivastava |
| Time: 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM IST |
Dr R Madhan (Director, IGSTC) Dr. Vaibhav Agarwal (Deputy Director, DFG India Office) Dr Poonam Sehgal Suri, Max Planck Society Dr Amisha Jain, University of Köln Germany Dr. Archana Thakur (Joint Secretary, University Grants Commission) (TBC) Dr V M Tiwari (Indian National Science Academy Representative) |
| Time: 12:30 PM – 01:00 PM IST | Research and Funding Opportunities Dr R Madhan (Director, IGSTC) |
| Time: 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM IST | Lunch |
| Session 3 | Research Talks |
| Time: 02:30 PM – 03:30 PM IST | Plenary Talk: High-Impact / Low-Probability events: Processes and Management Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bruno Merz, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany |
| Time: 03:30 PM – 03:50 PM IST | Plenary Talk: Hydrological Safety Evaluations of Dams Speaker: Prof. N. K. Goel, Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee |
| Time: 03:50 PM – 04:10 PM IST | Plenary Talk: Forecasting Extreme Rainfall in the Indian Himalayan Region: Progress and Perspectives Speaker: Dr Niranjankumar, National Center For Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) |
| Time: 04:10 PM – 04:30 PM IST | Plenary Talk: Identification and developing databases of HPEs in the peninsular region of India Speaker: Prof. Maheswaran Rathinasamy, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad |
| Time: 04:30 PM – 05:00 PM IST | Tea/Coffee Break |
| Session 4 | Training Course Moderator: TBD |
| Time: 05:00 PM – 06:30 PM IST | Hands-on session Topic: Analyzing long-term erosion rates using TopoToolbox (Module 1) Trainers: Dr. Wolfgang Schwanghart and Dr. Jürgen Mey |
| Day 2 | 9th October 2024 |
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| Session 5 | Plenary Talk (Exploring the Hydro-geological Hazard Potential in the mountains) (20 minutes + 10 minutes Discussion) Moderator: TBD |
| Time: 09:30 AM – 10:00 AM IST | Plenary Talk: Hydrological regimes and the related sediment dynamics under changing environmental conditions. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Axel Bronstert University of Potsdam, Germany |
| Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM IST | Plenary Talk: Sediment Transport Dynamics in the Himalayas: Processes, Impacts, and Environmental Implications Speaker: Prof. Prof. Sumit Sen Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee |
| Time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM IST | Plenary Talk: Extreme Himalayan sediment transport events, their legacy and implications Speaker: Dr. Wolfgang Schwanghart University of Potsdam, Germany |
| Time: 11:00 PM – 11:30 AM IST | Tea/Coffee Break |
| Session 6 | Plenary Talk Cascading disasters and vulnerability in the Himalayan region Moderator: TBD |
| Time: 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM IST | Plenary Talk: Differential impacts and recovery needs of disaster-affected communities in the Himalayan region Speaker: Prof. Roopam Shukla Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management, IIT Roorkee |
| Time: 11:50 AM – 12:10 PM IST | Plenary Talk: Distributed databases and data sovereignty – reflections from natural hazard management Speaker: Dr Julien Jean Malard-Adam Institut de recherche pour le développement, Université de Montpellier, France |
| Time: 12:10 PM – 12:13 PM IST | Plenary Talk: Mapping the Himalayan Cryosphere: Old Problems, New Solutions through Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Methods Speaker: Saurabh Vijay Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee |
| Time: 12:30 PM – 02:00 PM IST | Lunch |
| Session 7 | Training Course Moderator: TBD |
| Time: 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM IST | Plenary Talk: Fluvial response to glacial-interglacial cycles: Modelling the evolution of the Hochrhein using EROS Speaker: Dr. Jürgen Mey University of Potsdam, Germany |
| Time: 02:30 PM – 05:30 PM IST | Hands-on session - I Topic: Analyzing long-term erosion rates using TopoToolbox (Module 2) Trainers: Dr. Wolfgang Schwanghart and Dr. Jürgen Mey University of Potsdam, Germany |
| Time: 05:30 PM – 06:00 PM IST | Valedictory |
| Day 3 | 10th October 2024 (dedicated to the Early-Career Researchers) |
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| Session 8 | Hands-on session and Open Science Discussion |
| Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM IST | Hands-on Session-II Topic : Hydro-Climatological Time Series Analysis Using Python Trainer : Dr. Divya Sardana |
| Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon IST | Hands-on Session-III Topic : Using Constellation distributed data software in your own citizen science projects Trainer : Dr Julien Jean Malard-Adam Institut de recherche pour le développement, Université de Montpellier, France |
| Time: 12:00 onward | Open sciences and Discussion and Networking with Hi-Tea |
| Day 1 | Opening Day (7th October 2024) |
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| Time: 12:00 onwards | Check-in and Relax |
| Time: 13:00 PM – 14:30 PM IST | Joint Lunch at the N.C. Nigam |
| Time: 14:30 PM – 15:00 PM IST | Formal Board Room Meeting with Director and Deans (TBC) |
| Session 1 | Faculty-Student Interaction at IIT-Roorkee Moderator: Prof. V.C Srivastava/Prof. Ankit Agarwal |
| Time: 15:30 PM – 17:00 PM IST |
Dr. Vaibhav Agarwal (Deputy Director, DFG India Office) Dr Poonam Sehgal Suri, Max Planck Society Prof. Bruno Merz, Helmholtz Center for Geosciences Dr Amisha Jain, University of Köln Germany |
| Time: 17:45 onwards | Tea/Coffee Break + Networking |
| Timing | Minute-to-Minute |
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| 15.30 - 15.35 | Welcome and about the event |
| 15.35 - 15.40 | Felicitation of the Speakers |
| 15.40 - 15.50 | About IIT Roorkee presence in Germany (Prof. V.C. Srivastava) |
| 15.50 - 16.05 | Dr. Vaibhav Agarwal, Deputy Director, DFG India Office) |
| 16.05 - 16.20 | Dr Poonam Sehgal Suri, Max Planck Society |
| 16.20 - 16.35 | Dr Amisha Jain, University of Köln Germany |
| 16.35 - 16.50 | Prof. Bruno Merz, Helmholtz Center for Geosciences |
| 16.50 - 17.30 | Panel Discussion and QA |
| 17.30 onwards | High-Tea and Networking (Discussion on exhibitions set up by each German University) |