Venue
Course on Design and Safety of Structures under Fire (SUF 2014) will be held at IIT Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The state, which has a coastline of 1,600 kms (1,000 miles), is bordered by Rajasthan to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and Pakistan and the Arabian Sea to the west.
Dholavira, one of the largest archaeological sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, is located in Gujarat. The state is also home to Mahatma Gandhi's birth place Porbandar and Sabarmati Ashram, from where he initiated the 1930 Dandi March. Gandhi Ashram is 15 mins from IIT Gandhinagar. Several prominent tourism spots in Maharashtra and Rajasthan are just hours away from the Ahmedabad, including Mt Abu, 215 kms (134 miles) and Udaipur 252 kms (157 miles).
IIT Gandhinagar is currently operating from Vishwakarma Government Engineering College (VGEC) Campus in Chandkheda, Ahmedabad about 15 Kms from Gandhinagar. The Location is easily accessible by all modes of transport (Cab, Auto) from both airport and railway station.
Address:
IIT Gandhinagar,
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Complex,
Chandkheda, Visat -Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-382424.