1st Annual session of GESA was organized in the form of an international conference on "Environment and Society (ICES 2019)" with basic theme as Socio-economic Challenges of Agriculture, Biodiversity & Environment on 22nd & 23rd December 2019. This 1st ICES was hosted by Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) Kanpur (India) in association with DG PG College Kanpur, Indian Thinkers' Society (ITS) Kanpur and Asian Biological Research Foundation (ABRF) Prayagraj. Mr Jay Kumar Singh Hon'ble Minister for Public Service Management and Jail, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh was the Chief Guest; Prof Neelima Gupta Hon'ble VC CSJM University Kanpur was Guest of Honour While Prof. N.B. Singh Hon'ble VC HBTU Kanpur Presided over the ceremony. On the occasion of its 1st annual conference, GESA conferred different categories of awards of national repute to eminent dignitaries including:
