An international conference on aerospace sciences and engineering (ICASE) started on Wednesday, said a press release issued by the Institute of Space Technology (IST).
The three-day biennial event follows on the success of the first conference in 2009, that earned ICASE a high status in the domains of high performance aerospace materials, space communication techniques and design and construction of space systems and structures.
The inaugural ceremony at the IST auditorium featured Pakistan Academy of Sciences President Professor Attaur Rehman as the chief guest.
IST Dean and Conference Secretary Dr AA Mazhar explained the proceedings before IST Vice-Chancellor Engineer Imran Rahman delivered the keynote address. He said that IST was one of the first institutes to have been established following the guidelines of the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) new Model Ordinance for Universities. He also mentioned one of the major endeavours of IST, that include the institution’s contribution in designing and development of a PICO-Satellite, based on the concept of Stanford University’s CubeSat project.
Professor Rehman emphasised that the key to development for any nation is to provide education to the youth.
He quoted the Royal Society of London calling Pakistan a model for other developing countries to upgrade higher education and said that there is no dearth of talent in Pakistan.
The press release added that ICASE is a platform to provide access for scientists and engineers to the increasing body of knowledge in their fields.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2011.
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