Registration & Accommodation

To register for participation in the symposium, you are requested to create account online or login into account if already exist.

Last date for Early-bird Registration is 5^th October 2023 and there will not be any Spot Registration for participation.

The Registration and Accommodation fees will be charged as per the category opted. All Demand Drafts should be drawn on nationalized banks only. The registration fees shall be paid

• Through Demand Drafts drawn in favour of ETD 2023 INFLIBNET payable at Gandhinagar
• Through NEFT / RTGS / IMPS Fund Transfer as per details given below:

Beneficiary Name:	ETD 2023 INFLIBNET
Name of Bank:	CANARA BANK
Account No:	110117888480
Type of Account:	Saving Account
Bank Branch Name:	Kudasan Branch, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
IFS Code:	CNRB0017081
MICR Code:	380015071
Foreign Exchange / Swift Code:	CNRBINBBBFD

Delegates may make their own accommodation arrangements. Organizers will help in getting special rates from hotels which are associated with the INFLIBNET Centre. Early registered delegates can also avail of the INFLIBNET Guest House.

For Early-bird Registrations (up to Octoer 05, 2023)

	Category-1	Category-2	Category-3	Category-4	Category-5
Category	Registration Fee (Without Accommodation)	Registration Fee + Accommodation (3 days on twin sharing)	Registration Fee + Accommodation (3 days for double occupancy room)	Registration Fee + Accommodation (3 days for double occupancy)	Registration Fee + Accommodation (3 days for single occupancy)
Indian Delegates/SAARC Countries Delegates	INR 3000	INR 8500	INR 13500	INR 19000	INR 24000
NDLTD Members	USD 100	USD 175	USD 225	USD 300	USD 375
Foreign Delegate (Other than SAARC)	USD 200	USD 300	USD 350	USD 400	USD 450
Indian Students and Retired Professionals	INR 2000	INR 5000	INR 6500	-	-
Existing Registration and Accommodation fees
	Category-1	Category-2	Category-3	Category-4	-
Category	Registration Fee (Without Accommodation)	Registration Fee + Accommodation (3 days on twin sharing)	Registration Fee + Accommodation (3 days for single room)	Registration Fee + Four star or Five Star Hotel Accommodation (4 days on twin sharing)	-
Indian Delegates/SAARC Countries Delegates	INR 3000	INR 12000	INR 18000	INR 36000	-
NDLTD Members	USD 100	USD 200	USD 225	USD 400	-
Foreign Delegate (Other than SAARC)	USD 200	USD 325	USD 400	USD 450	-
Indian Students and Retired Professionals	INR 2000	INR 5000	INR 6500	-	-

• Category 1: Only Registration Fee for those who are local as well making their own arrangement for stay (ETD team will not be responsible for accommodation)
• Category 2: Accommodation for 3 days on a twin sharing basis in normal non-star rated ordinary rooms/Guest House (Generally for students/researchers). That participant has to share the room with another delegate. The facilities like Breakfast/AC/Wifi/Hot water/attached restaurant/lobby etc not guaranteed
• Category 3: Accommodation for 3 days in double occupancy room in star-rated AC rooms (Recommended for working professionals). That participant can accommodate one more person or delegate and share the room charge between them. This is ideally good for participants bringing their families (additional beds over two are chargeable). Facilities like Breakfast/AC/Wifi//Hot water/attached restaurants etc will be available.
• Category 4: Accommodation for 3 days in double occupancy room in 4-star rated AC rooms. That participant can accommodate one more person or delegate and share the room charge between them. Almost all facilities and amenities are available including the lobby and ambiance. VIP Room and Delux Rooms of the Guest House are also included. Please contact the organising team for booking category 4.
• Category 5: Accommodation for 3 days in a single room (additional cost for double occupancy) with King size bed in top-class 5-star rated AC rooms available in Gandhinagar. Generally, these rooms are Delux and Super Deluxe rooms for luxury stays in International Hotel. That participant can accommodate one more person or delegate and share the room charge between them. Almost all facilities and amenities are available including the lobby and ambiance. VIP Rooms and Delux Rooms of the Guest House are also included. Please contact the organizing team for booking category 5.

About Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

With the tag of the cleanest city in Asia, Gandhinagar is the administrative capital of the Gujarat located on the western bank of the Sabarmati river. Named after the father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhinagar is the second planned city of India, after Chandigarh. The city is divided into thirty organised sectors; each of them is pedestrian friendly and self-contained. It's more of a people-oriented city, with all the parks, monuments, gardens and grand civic buildings. This spacious city also houses many places to visit for sightseeing like Swaminarayan Temple, Sarita Udyan, Children's Park, Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park, Rani Roopmatis Mosque and Capital Complex.

The district includes four talukas - Mansa, Kalol, Dahegam and Gandhinagar. All kinds of head offices of state government, secretariat of all departments, offices and residents of ministers’ legislative assembly, residence of governor and other important offices are situated in Gandhinagar. Moreover, sectors 30 have been made for quarters and private residences of government servants, who belong to all communities.

Famous Akshardham – Swaminarayan complex, Deerpark, Sports complex and Gardens are worth seeing places of Gandhinagar. Moreover, step well of Adalaj and IFCO fertilizer unit are not far from Gandhinagar city. (https://gandhinagar.gujarat.gov.in/)

Weather

The climate in India typically varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north. The terrain: upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north. For Gandhinagar in December, the daily average maximum temperatures is 21°C with the average minimum 8°C, while in June the average maximum is 38°C with a minimum of 28°C. (Ref: http://www.myweather2.com/City-Town/India/Gandhinagar/climate-profile.aspx)

Gandhinagar has a tropical wet and dry climate with three main seasons: summer, monsoon, and winter. The climate is generally dry and hot outside of the monsoon season. The weather is hot to severely hot from March to June when the maximum temperature stays in the range of 36 to 42 °C (97 to 108 °F), and the minimum in the range of 19 to 27 °C (66 to 81 °F). It is pleasant in the winter days and quite chilly in the night during December to February. The average maximum temperature is around 29 °C (84 °F), the average minimum is 14 °C (57 °F), and the climate is extremely dry. The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-September. The average annual rainfall is around 803.4 mm (31.63 in). (Source: Wikipedia)

Temperature (November)

Throughout the month of November daytime temperatures will generally reach highs of around 33°C; that's about 92°F. At night the average minimum temperature drops down to around 17°C; that's 62°F. Warm clothes or woolen clothes are recommended in November. In recent times the highest recorded temperature in December has been 35°C --that's 95°F -- with the lowest recorded temperature 4°C: about 39°F.

Click here to see Gandhinagar Climate

Weekend

The weekend is generally Saturday-Sunday (in most companies), and the first day to work is Monday.

Working Hours

Government offices are generally open from 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday. Some might end their working days at 6 pm, if the staff take a full one-hour lunch break.