ICRISAT scientist elected President of ICE
Hyderabad, July 29 (UNI) Dr Hari C Sharma, a scientist from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been elected as President of the Council of the International Congress of Entomology (ICE).
According to a press release here, Principal Scientist (Entomology) Dr Sharma was elected at the 23rd International Congress of Entomology held from July 6 to 12 at Durban in South Africa. He would hold the office till the next Congress in 2012 in Daegou in South Korea. Over 2,500 delegates from 102 countries participated in the ICE in Durban, release added.
This is for the first time in the 102-year history of the International Congress of Entomology that an Asian has been elected to this post, the highest level of recognition for an Entomologist by his peers.
Congratulating Dr Sharma, ICRISAT Director General William Dar said Dr Sharma's election as the President of ICE was a recognition of the world class talent at ICRISAT.
In
his
acceptance
speech,
Dr
Sharma
said,
''The
office
bearers
of
the
ICE
and
I
will
make
all
efforts
to
advance
the
cause
of
the
science
of
Entomology
for
fighting
hunger
and
serving
humanity.
It
was
in
Durban
in
1914
that
the
'Great
March
to
Independence' was
undertaken
by
Mahatma
Gandhi,
and
nearly
a
century
later,
let
us
commit
ourselves
to
undertake
the
Great
March
to
fight
hunger,
poverty
and
disease
through
excellence
in
the
science
of
Entomology
for
the
service
of
mankind
and
the
environment.''
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