IITM is well equipped with facilities to handle international conferences having parallel sessions. The institute has one state-of-the-art auditorium “Meghdoot” (named after the monsoon poetry masterpiece by the renowned ancient Indian poet Kalidas) that can comfortably accommodate around 500 participants for inaugural session, plenary talks, keynote address, valedictory and panel discussion etc. Meghdoot auditorium houses two more halls with flat floor where parallel sessions of about 60 participants each can be accommodated.