29th Annual Report (2016-17)

99 THIRTY METRE TELESCOPE IUCAA, on behalf of India-TMT, is responsible for delivering the TCS to the TMT International Observatory (TIO). The first phase of the project started onApril 5, 2016 with a kick-off meeting at IUCAA. The IUCAAmembers involved in the TMT- TCS project areNeeraj Gupta, Sujit Punnadi andA. N. Ramaprakash. (For details seeKhagol, No. 107, July 2016 ) The biennial Introductory Summer School in Astronomy and Astrophysics for college and university students was heldduring May 16 to June 17, 2016 at IUCAA. The faculty coordinator for the school wasAseemParanjape. (For details seeKhagol, No. 107, July 2016 ) INTRODUCTORY SUMMER SCHOOL IN ASTRONOMYAND ASTROPHYSICS SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS