26th ISC Conference

The Conference is the chief governing council of the ISC held once in three years wherein important and critical issues concerning the organization and the silk industry are reviewed and appropriate actions are initiated. Accordingly, the 26th Conference of ISC was held on 14 December 2021 on a virtual mode. The Conference witnessed the participation of delegates from ten member countries.

The Conference unanimously elected Mr. Rajit Ranjan Okhandiar, Member Secretary, Central Silk Board, Bangalore as the Secretary General of ISC for the tenure period of three years from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024. This is the second time that Mr. Okhandiar has been selected as the Secretary General of ISC, the previous being 1st January 2019 to 31 December 2021.

As part of expanding the reach of ISC to more organizations and individuals associated with the silk industry, the Conference has taken an important decision of reducing the Associate Membership fee from 1 January 2022 as detailed below:

Membership Existing Fee (US$) Revised Fee (US$)
Collective Associate Membership 475 150
Individual Associate Membership 175 50