B. Sugavanam, After Finishing His Ph.D. At The Indian Institute Of Science, Bangalore India, Did His Post Doctoral Work At The University Of Rochester, N.Y. And University Of Leeds, U.K. In 1970 He Joined The Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. (Now Called Zeneca) Doing Research And Development Of New Fungicides And Plant Growth Regulators. From 1970 To 1984 His Work Led To The Invention Of Plant Fungicide Called Vigil And A Plant Growth Regulator Called Pp333. He Was Involved In A Number Of Patents And In 1984 Was Seconded To The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Unido) For One Year To Assist Developing Countries In The Safe Development Of Pesticides.He Then Continued With Unido And Became The Chief Of The Agrochemical Industries Unit In 1989 Taking Care Of A Team Dealing With Pesticides, Fertilizers, Pulp And Paper, Chemical Safety And Hazardous Waste Management. In 1992 He Developed Integrated International Safety Guidelines For Pesticide Formulation In Developing Countries. He Collaborated With Other International Agencies Such As Who, Fao, World Bank, Unesco, Undp, Oecd, And Unitar. In 1997 He Was Sent To China As The Unido Country Director, To Look After Its Programme In China And North Korea And He Is Still Continuing In That Position. He Has Been Involved In Many International Meetings, Seminars, Authored Many Papers And Chapters For Books. One Of His Papers Was Chosen For Inclusion In Selected Papers From Ici During 1978-1987. Mr. Sugavanam Is A Naturalized Uk Citizen And Lives In Vienna With His Wife And Three Daughters.Sushil K. Khetan Obtained His Ph.D. Degree In Organic Chemistry At The Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur. India And Did Post-Doctoral Research At The Aerospace Research Laboratories, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. In 1973 He Joined The Hindustan Insecticides Limited (Hil) In Kerala, India And Initiated Research And Development Work In Pesticide Formulations. For A Brief Period, He Was The Head Of A Project Team Entrusted With Setting Up A Pesticide Plant. In 1984 He Was Appointed To Head The Central Research Facility Of Hil Near New Delhi And The Pesticide Development Programme In India, A Country Programme, Executed By Undp And Unido And Implemented By The Government Of India, For The Development And Introduction Of User-Friendly Formulation Technologies.In 1985 He Visited Major Research Facilities In Europe And On Return Adapted The Programme Center To International Norms. In 1987, He Was Appointed General Manager - Research And Technology. One Of His Research Work On Microbial Formulation Was Invited For Presentation In The Iupac Congress On Pesticides In Germany. He Designed And Led Hands-On Training Programmes On Pesticide Formulation Technology Offered To Industry In The Asia And Pacific Region Countries. He Was Also Invited By Unido, Who And The World Bank To Give Specialist Services In India, South Korea And Indonesia. He Successfully Wrote A Proposal For Strengthening Of The Pesticide Development Center And Obtained A Support Of $2.2 Million From Undp India Country Funds.