Venue

IIT Kharagpur Research Park, Kolkata

AsianHOST 2026 will be held at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park in New Town, Kolkata, India. An initiative of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the Research Park is an integrated ecosystem built to foster collaborative research, entrepreneurship and innovation through close partnerships between industry and academia. Located in New Town — the business and educational hub of eastern India — it combines IIT Kharagpur's research strengths with the connectivity of metropolitan Kolkata.

Address: IIT Kharagpur Research Park, Action Area III, New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Conference Facilities

Spread over 1.8 lakh square feet of centrally air-conditioned space, the Research Park offers everything a conference of this scale needs under one roof: a state-of-the-art auditorium seating more than 400 people, conference rooms and seminar halls, co-working and collaboration spaces, prototype and research laboratories, classrooms, a cafeteria, and on-site guest accommodation.

Auditorium, conference room, collaboration space, cafeteria and guest accommodation at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park. (Images courtesy of the IIT Kharagpur Research Park.)

About New Town, Kolkata

New Town (Rajarhat–New Town) is a carefully planned satellite city adjacent to Kolkata, in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Established in 2008 and designated by the Government of India as both a “Solar City” and a “Smart Green City”, it has grown into eastern India's premier technology and business hub, hosting major firms such as TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant and Accenture alongside a growing FinTech corridor. Wide green avenues, an Eco Park, and landmarks such as the iconic Biswa Bangla Gate and the Mother's Wax Museum give the township a modern, spacious character.

The Biswa Bangla Gate and the New Town skyline. (Images: Wikimedia Commons.)

Getting There

New Town is exceptionally well connected. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Kolkata's international airport, is only a short drive away via Biswa Bangla Sarani, the main expressway linking the township to the airport and the rest of the city. The area is served by frequent buses and app-based taxis, and the upcoming Orange Line of the Kolkata Metro will add direct rapid-transit access. A wide range of hotels — including international brands such as Novotel, Westin, Taj and Fairfield by Marriott — are located within New Town and the neighbouring Salt Lake area.

Detailed travel directions, accommodation blocks and visa guidance will be added here closer to the conference dates.