Here there were about 25 participants from all over orissa. They were mostly faculty members, with some m.tech students with an inclination to join as faculty when they pass out.

The resource personnel included S Padhy, B K Nayak, C R Tripathy (usa), who gave lectures as well as supervised experience of the participants in the laboratory.

The financial contribution of oits to this workshop was Rs.9,500/-, with Rs.5000/- being a block grant, and the balance being towards subsidisation of registration fees of oits members and some students.