Building Partnerships for Science

Panelists 

1. Dr. Jahnavi Phalkey; Filmmaker and historian of science and technology; Founding director of Science Gallery Bengaluru. 

2. Dr. P. Shaiju; Assistant Professor, Centre for Science in Society (C-SiS), CUSAT; Author of four popular science books; Actively involved in STREAM Ecosystem - a program jointly run by Samagra Shiksha Keralam (SSK) and CUSAT to promote interest in research and innovation in school kids.

3. Sh. B. Shaji; State Programme Officer [Vocational Education], Samagra Shiksha Keralam (SSK). SSK is an overarching programme for the school education sector in Kerala, extending from pre-school to class 12. 

4. Sh. C. Riswan; Chief Editor, Luca Magazine. Luca is an online Science Magazine in Malayalam initiated by KSSP

5. Dr. N. Shaji; Adjunct Faculty, Physics,  CUSAT; A prolific science popularised during his 20+ years of  teaching and research.

6. Prof. A. Seshadri Sekhar; Director IIT Palakkad.

Broad Topics

1. Role of Science parks/gallery in public engagement of science

2. Partnering with agencies who work in school education like SSK and SCERT

3. Expanding existing outreach programs at IIT Palakkad