reviewers, authors and speakers and Mr. Aninda Bose and Ms. Kamiya Khatter of
M/s. Springer India Pvt. Ltd deserve thanks who were very enthusiastic in giving
me inputs to bring this book.
I must mention the active participation of all the team members in IconSWM
Secretariat across the country with special mention of Prof. H. N. Chanakya and his
team in IISc Bangalore, Ms. Sheetal Singh and Dr. Sandhya Jaykumar and
their team in Bangalore, Mr. Soumen Chatterjee, Mrs. Ritasree Chatterjee,
Mr. Saikesh Paruchuri, Mr. Anjaneyulu, Ms. Senophiah Mary, Mr. Rahul Baidya,
Ms. Ipsita Saha, Mr. Suresh Mondal, Mr. Bisweswar Ghosh, Mr. Gobinda Debnath
and the research team members in Mechanical Engineering Department
and ISWMAW, Kolkata HQ, for various activities for the success of the 8th
IconSWM 2018.
I express my special thanks to Sannidhya Kumar Ghosh, who being the governing body member of ISWMAW supported the activities from USA. I am
indebted to Mrs. Pranati Ghosh who gave me guidance and moral support in
achieving the success of the event. Once again, the IconSWM and ISWMAW
express gratitude to all the stakeholders, delegates and speakers who are the part
of the success of 8th IconSWM 2018.
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