About The Conference About CSIR-CRRI Venue

While the global economic positions and thereby economic CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a premier Delhi, the National Capital of India, is the venue of this
levels of regions have witnessed dynamic changes, the national constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and conference.
population growth coupled with economic growth of the Industrial Research (CSIR), India, was established in 1952.
developing countries is putting a severe constraint on the The institute is engaged in carrying out research and Important Dates
available natural resources and the search for sustainable development projects in the road and road transport related
solutions has become the fundamental requirements. Even fields and runways. The area of service is covering traffic Abstract submission opens 15th March, 2018
though the transport needs of the nations around the world and transportation planning of mega and medium cities, Abstract submission closes 15th April, 2018
vary, there are beneficial findings and knowledge bases management of roads in different terrains, improvement of Notification of acceptance of abstract 10th May, 2018
which can be shared and used for the common benefit of all. marginal materials, utilisation of industrial waste in road Deadline for submission of full paper 20th June, 2018
construction, ground improvement techniques, performance Intimation regarding paper acceptance 30th July, 2018
With the road transport recognised as the widely used and monitoring/evaluation, service life assessment and Deadline for submission of revised 15th August, 2018
adaptable mode, especially in developing countries, the rehabilitation of bridges and structures with analysis and paper
ageing infrastructure, unabated user congestion, increasing design. The institute provides technical and consultancy Registration opens 01st August, 2018
growth in heavy vehicle traffic and insufficient funding for services to various user organizations in India and abroad. Conference dates 16 & 17, Nov.2018
road development and maintenance have rendered the road The Institute has been contributing immensely for the
transport inefficient. There are several major challenges to development of road infrastructure technologies, Please send your abstracts to :
the national road network that require a clear focus on construction specifications and codes of practice. The icopac2018.crri@gov.in
enhanced pavement design, construction, performance institute has also been conducting courses to disseminate the
evaluation, management and preservation for developing R&D finding to the masses. Registration Fee
long-lasting, low-maintenance pavements. Within this
milieu, enhanced and optimised solutions to the current Conference Themes Registration Type Amount Remarks
problems have a key role in developing and preserving the Indian Delegates INR 8000 /-  Early bird discount of
road infrastructure.  Airfield pavement analysis, rehabilitation and Foreign Delegates USD 200 20% will be given till
performance CSIR Delegates INR 6000 /- September 30, 2018.
The International Conference on Pavements and  Advances in asphalt mix design and material property Indian Students INR 2000 /-  The GST rate (presently
Computational Approaches (ICOPAC-2018) aims to provide characterization Foreign Students USD 50 @ 18%) shall be extra.
a common forum for deliberations on important issues  Accelerated testing of pavement structures and materials
across all disciplines of pavements. It also seeks to fill the  Applications of reliability and uncertainty methods in Payments
gaps between the researchers, policy makers and pavement engineering All payments shall be made by online transfer in favour of
practitioners in design, construction, maintenance and  Innovations and advances in pavement design, modelling, Central Road Research Institute, payable at New Delhi
management of road pavements, especially with regard to an recycling, performance evaluation and through RTGS/NEFT. The account details are given below :
increased demand with climate change adaptation, smart and management
innovative materials and data analysis approaches. Thus,  Nanotechnology and its applications to pavements Account number 30268867237
ICOPAC-2018 serves as a platform for a wide blend of  Numerical modelling of materials and pavement structures NEFT/RTGS IFSC code SBIN0010442
scientific and technical congregation in the field of Civil,  Smart pavement materials, Innovative and emerging Branch name SBI CRRI, New Delhi
Chemical, Mathematical, Geotechnical and Environmental technologies, Non-standard pavements Branch Code 10442
expertise, to name a few. It is expected to host an array of  Ground improvement techniques and stabilization for
eminent personalities who will contribute to the theoretical Service Tax Regn. Number AAATC2716RSDO31
pavement and geotechnical applications PAN Number [CSIR] AAATC2716R
and practical approaches of road infrastructure engineering.  Applications of soft computing techniques in pavement
Also, topics from state-of-the-art technologies are expected CRRI GST Number (GSTN) 07AAATC2716R1ZH
engineering
to be discussed amongst experts involved in design and
 Probabilistic risk analysis and risk informed decision Local Organising Committee
construction of pavements, experimental characterisation,
making
computational analysis, soft computing and modelling. 1) K. Sitaramanjaneyulu, Chairman
 Life cycle analysis and performance based design
2) Abhishek Mittal, Conference Organising Secretary
The objective of ICOPAC is to promote pavement 3) M. N. Nagabhushana, Member
technological advancements worldwide, with special A poster session will also be arranged during ICOPAC-
4) Manoj Kumar Shukla, Member
emphasis to present scenario in the developing countries. 2018.
5) Binod Kumar, Member
This is facilitated by encouraging exchange and transfer of 6) G. K. Sahu, Member
pavement technologies and analytical approaches among 7) Kanwar Singh, Member
professionals and researchers of different countries and
regions through technical sessions during this conference.
 Sponsorship
Sponsorships are invited in the following categories International Conference
Category Amount Benefits
REGISTRATION FORM Platinum INR 3,00,000 /- 5 free registrations; one
exhibition stall (3m3m size); on
International Conference slot of 15 minutes for
on presentation / case study; Logo
Pavements and display in the banner / hoarding PAVEMENTS
Diamond INR 2,00,000 /- 2 free registrations; one
Computational Approaches exhibition stall (3m3m size); AND
(ICOPAC-2018) slot of 10 minutes for
COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES
presentation / case study; Logo

1. Name ……………………………………….….
display in the banner / hoarding (ICOPAC-2018)
Gold INR 1,00,000 /- 2 free registrations and Logo
display in the banner / hoarding
Silver INR 50,000/- Logo display in the banner /
2. Designation ……………………………..…..… hoarding
November 16 - 17, 2018
Advertisement
3. Organisation/Affiliation …………………...… The tariffs for publication of advertisement in colour in the
Souvenir to be released during the conference are as
follows:
Advertisement Amount
4. Mailing Address ……………………………..
Back cover INR 50,000 /- Organized by
Front inside cover INR 40,000 /-
Back inside cover INR 40,000 /-
...........................……………………………….. Inside full page INR 25,000 /-
Technical Exhibition
............................……………………………… A technical exhibition is also being organized during the
conference. The charges for hiring one stall (3m3m size) in
the technical exhibition is INR 1,00,000/-. The fee covers
5. Phone …………………………………………. one free delegation for the conference
Contact Information
1) Prof. Satish Chandra
6. Fax …………………………………………..… Patron and Director
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI)
Mathura Road, P. O. CRRI, New Delhi - 110025 CSIR-Central Road Research Institute
7. E-mail ………………………………………… Email : director.crri@nic.in Delhi Mathura Road, P. O. CRRI
2) K. Sitaramanjaneyulu
Chairman, Local Organising Committee and
New Delhi – 110 025
8. Mobile No ………………………………….…. Sr. Pr. Scientist, CSIR- CRRI, New Delhi-110 025
Ph : 011-26928551, +91 9899257418(M)
Fax : 011-26845943, E-mail: sitaram.crri@nic.in
3) Abhishek Mittal www.crridom.gov.in
9. Registration Fee Details ……………………...
Conference Organising Secretary and
Senior Scientist, CSIR- CRRI, New Delhi-110 025
Ph : 011-26921835, +91 9873016469(M)
10. Travel Plans ………………………………….. E-mail : mushimittal@gmail.com