Indian Pharmaceutical Congress is the most important event of every year for Pharmacy profession in India. It has evolved as showcase of the progress made by Pharmacy profession in India. The unique feature of the Congress is its movement across the country and connecting with professionals across the country. The Congress attracts stake holders from all facets of the profession like Education, Regulatory and Industry. It proves to be window of the profession for numerous students and has significant impact on their minds.

63rd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress will be held in Bengaluru in December 2011. Continuing the Vision 2020 theme over last few years, the theme this year is “Vision 2020: India - The Pharma Power House”. Our team of strong dedicated LOC has already started working on various aspects of the congress. The four important pillars of any successful Congress is scientific programme, the venue, the exhibition and the arrangement/execution of the event. This year , the venue is BIEC, which I rate as the best venue IPC ever had till date. The scientific committee will work with Scientific convener of IPCA to put forth a relevant programme meaningful to all participants.

We have seen that the participation from the Industry is receding over the last few years. This year we shall ensure that the programme is attractive to Industry and issues faced by the Industry will be addressed. If India has to evolve as the Global Pharmaceutical Powerhouse, there is need to upgrade the other facets of the profession namely Education and Pharmacy Practice. I am sure that we shall have interactive sessions on the above, resulting into document with well laid down action items to reach the desired objective. We shall focus on quality rather than quantity.

I request you to support 63rd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress wholeheartedly by sponsoring the events and advertisements. Our team is striving hard to ensure highest level of value addition and satisfaction to all participants.

Please join us to make the Congress a successful event.

Sri. Subodh Priolkar
President,
63rd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, Bengaluru