Trek Polamaa III - March 10-11 - registration

As part of its yearly anniversary, CTC is organizing the third edition of the "Trek Polamaa III"—an exciting symposium and awareness event on nature, wildlife, outdoors and people in India on March 10-11. Various eminent external - guest speakers from different fields, CTC organizers and members will give a talk/presentation on their passion & life experiences in the outdoors.

The event is open to anyone in or outside CTC. This year it will be a two- day event on Saturday and Sunday from 9am morning till 7pm evening. The event will be held in Tirunvanmiyur, Chennai. 18 guest speakers will give not-to-miss presentations on various topics below. In between, CTC members will insert 16 interesting "fillers" on their own experiences and various aspects of CTC.

Please register in the form below which sessions you wish to attend so we can assess the headcount throughout the day and ensure sufficient space is available. Lunch break 1-2pm (lunch will not be provided but to be taken self outside there are- e.g. lots of restaurants near Tirunvanmyur signal) and "Tang" break at 4:45-5pm (in house).

https://picasaweb.google.com/100915207983887498382/TrekPolamaaIII#5714412847407928018

Venue
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Epagemaker
1st Cross Street, Bharathi Nagar, 
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai,  600041

Map - http://maps.google.co.in/maps/ms?msid=210029767232951908361.0004b9fff9bf23b0d93f9&msa=0&ll=12.993978,80.255342&spn=0.035753,0.055747

Expense - 50Rs per participant per day to cover a number of costs including travel for some of our guest speakers, LCD projector, water, ....

Participant details

Name *Peter Van Geit

Phone *9600004509

Email *peter.vangeit@gmail.com

Sat, March 10, morning sessions

9am - Fish species - Balaji, Chennai Aquarium Club

10am - 60+ waterfalls in TN - Dharma Chandru, wildlife photographer

11am - Animal welfare - Dawn Willians, General Manager Blue Cross India and ex-NSG

12pm - Water Ecosystems in and around chennai - Dr. Babu, chief panelist NIZHAL

I wish to attend Sat morning sessions

Sat, March 10, afternoon sessions

2pm - Marathons, barefoot running - Anand Anantharam

3pm - Snakes & Sea Surfing - Showkath Jamal, Herpetologist

4pm - Melagiris conservation - Sanjeev, president Kenneth Anderson Nature Society

5pm - Mountaineering and knots - Nagin and Sujai, CTC organizers

6pm - Photography basics - Karthick Rajagopal & Karthik Yadav, CTC organizers

I wish to attend Sat afternoon sessions

Sun, March 11, morning sessions

9am - Cycling - Vijay M. Patankar, cyclist enthusiast

10am - YHAI - Venkatnarayanan, chairman of Youth Hostels Association of India

11am - First Aid - Dr. Arun Kumar, laparoscopic / bariatric surgeon

12pm - How a photograph of a frog can save our planet? Amogh, wildlife photographer

I wish to attend Sun morning sessions

Sun, March 11, afternoon sessions

2pm - Turtle conservation, Arun/Akila from Students Sea Turtle Conservation Network

3pm - Snakes - Anand Joseph, Herpetologist

4pm - Nilgiris biosphere and conservation - Jayaprakash, wildlife photographer and conservationist

5pm - Maps, GPS, navigation - Peter Van Geit, CTC founder

6pm - Ham Radio - Aravind, CTC organizer

I wish to attend Sun afternoon sessions

What's on your mind, ideas, suggestions, like to volunteer....

Several of our CTC members will be presenting in-between fillers -

Gayatri - My journey in CTC, ladies perspective

Anil (11 years) - Junior participant in coastal cleanup

Nachiketa - Scaling up to difficult treks

Raj Jacob - From fresher to organizer

Aishwarya - Women & trekking

Nandan - My social trek experience

Nagin - Trekking beyond age limits

Bhavana - Transforming people through trekking

Ilango (doctor) - Transforming people through trekking

Akash - Environmental awareness in CTC

Thilak - Social initiatives

Rakesh - Bike road trips

--
Peter Van Geit
Dare to create your own path rather than follow existing trails
http://www.google.com/profiles/peter.vangeit

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