Mumbai - The host city for the IWPSD 2007 - the capital city of Maharashtra state and the commercial capital of India, is a sprawling metropolis with a fascinating blend of the past and the present. Situated on the west coast of Maharashtra, it is the world's 5^th most populous metropolis.

   IIT Bombay - This premier institute, set up by an Act of Parliament, was established in 1958, at Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai. Today the Institute is recognised as one of the centres of academic excellence in the country. Over the years, there has been dynamic progress at IIT Bombay in all academic and research activities, and a parallel improvement in facilities and infrastructure, to keep it on par with the best institutions in the world. Institutes in positions of excellence grow with time. The ideas and ideals on which such institutes are built evolve and change with national aspirations, national perspectives, and trends world - wide. IIT Bombay, too, is one such institution.

   This conference is being organized as part of the IIT Bombay Golden Jubilee Celebrations.

   TIFR Bombay - The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) was established in 1945 at the initiative of Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha. It had a modest beginning at the Kenilworth site on Peddar Road, Bombay in 1945 and later moved to the Royal Yacht Club, Apollo Bunder until the buildings at the Navy Nagar Campus in South Bombay were ready in 1962. The Institute is proud to have produced many of the finest scientists of India who have been involved in seminal research in fields ranging from Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics and Science Education as well as some aspects of Public Health.

   Society for Semiconductor Devices - The SSD is one of the leading societies in the area of semiconductor devices, committed to the promotion of science and technology. It has arranged many lectures, seminars, workshops etc, for continuing education in the field. Click here for more information on SSD.