The Eight Annual General Meeting of MRSI was held at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai from February 10 to 12 1997. The meeting was organized by MRSI, Mumbai Chapter & Bhabha Atomic Research Centre associated with the following Local Organizing Committee:
| Dr. C K Gupta (Chairman) | Dr. C Manohar |
| Shri S Balaraman | Prof. P Ramakrishnan |
| Dr. S Banerjee | Dr. E V Sampathkumaran |
| Dr. A K Chatterjee | Dr. S K Sikka |
| Dr. B A Dasannacharya | Prof. E C Subbarao |
| Dr. S K Date | Dr. A K Suri |
| Dr. S Gangadharan | Shri R N Tandon |
| Shri N R Krishnan | Prof. R Vijayaraghavan |
| Shri S Krishnamurthy | Dr. G E Prasad (Secretary) |