IIIT Allahabad hosted the Science Conclave (8-12 Dec 2014) – a programme under “Vision 2020” by Government of India for generating and using new knowledge for economic development, and social and scientific progress in a research and innovation-driven culture. Campus witnessed the presence of over 20 eminent scientists and Nobel laureates like Robert Curl, Joseph Sifakis, Anish Arora, Lina Nilsson, Kuniharu Takei and others from the disciplines of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and IT from across the globe.

There were academic sessions held during the day where professors delivered lectures on a variety of topics ranging from Astronomy to Nanotechnology, from Bioinformatics and Genomics to Wireless communication and Ubiquitous computing. Thereafter interaction sessions, addressed by about three scientists were held separately for students, giving them a chance to explore the current areas of research and development as well as share views on science and technology.
Evenings were graced by the mesmerizing performances of renowned classical dancers and musicians like Bimbawati Devi – the acclaimed Manipuri dancer, Srijan Chatterjee – the young and vibrant Hindustani vocalist and Sanskrit research scholar, Shovana Narayan – the Kathak Guru (Padamshree & Central Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee), Guru Aruna Mohanty – a distinguished Odissi dancer, and others.