11th All India People’s Science Congress (AIPSC) was held from 2nd February to 5th February, 2006 at Srimanta Shankardev Kalakhetra(SSK), Guwahati, Assam.

11th All India People’s Science Congress was jointly hold by Assam Science Society and Gyan Vigyan Samiti Assam. It was supported by NCSTC, New Delhi. 11th AIPSC was inaugurated by Prof. M. Vijayan formerly with Indian Institute of Science and Prof. Kulendu Pathak, Vice Chancellor, Dibrugrah University had grace the occasion as Chief Guest.

The central theme of the congress this year was Convergence of Literacy, Continuing Education, Life Long Education, Rural Health, Basic Education, Local Area Development and Gender Empowerment, Gyan Vigyan Vidhalaya, neighbourhood / Self-Help Group (SHG), Rural Health Sanitation, Drinking Water, Employment Generation, Agro Processing, Water Management, Skill Upgradation,Access to health care and medicines, Science Communication, War & Peace, Special lecture on Globalization & WTO, Institution building, participation, Gram Sabha, etc with special reference to the North Eastern states.

About 600 delegates around the country had participated in the four day long 11th AIPSC conference, Assam. Many prominent speakers like Dr. M. P. Parmeswaran, K. K. Krishna Kumar, Anita Kaul, Vivek Monteiro, Vinod Raina, Amitava Guha, Amit Sengupta, Anita Rampal, C.P. Narayanan, Shakti Kak, Sarojini, etc were present in 11th AIPSC.

The workshop theme of this year 11th AIPSC was:
 Innovative efforts In Science Communication
 Science Publications
 Strengthening Processes of Technology, Dissemination in Rural Areas
 Environment Awareness & Community Actions
 Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihood Options
 IT for Science & Technology Communication
 Science & Technology Communication for Women’s Empowerment
 The challenge posed in Information Technology
 The Role of Biotechnology in India

In four day long conference future plans were mapout.