CODISSIA invites you to its Premier Sheet Metal Fabrication, Paints & Coats and Welding fair FABTEC INDIA 2009.

Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) is organising India’s Maiden Premier Sheet Metal Fabrication, Paints & Coats and Welding fair at our CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore – 641014 from 21st to 25th Jan 2009.

Details of the Fair are available at GSIA office alongwith Business Visitors Passes on the 4th Floor, GIDC House, Patto Plaza. Panaji-Goa.

Kindly visit the fair and benefit.
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4th National Quality Conclave
‘Quality for Empowering the Billion’
5-6 February 2009
Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi

The 4th National Quality Conclave is being held on 5-6 February 2009 at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi. This year CII have selected a bold theme “Quality for Empowering the Billion” which is going to explore the roles and responsibilities that quality is taking in order to respond to national initiatives on key issues for transforming India into a developed country. The theme is aligned with the focus areas of the Council, namely, Education, Healthcare, Public Services and Manufacturing. Within the framework of the theme, the Conclave will offer the participants the opportunity to update knowledge on innovative ideas and best practices relating to quality in industry, governance, education, healthcare, environment, conformity assessment and others.

The Conclave will be addressed by policy and decision makers, academic leaders, healthcare experts, quality and environment experts who will discuss latest developments, trends with examples which will challenge the traditional paradigms of quality thereby stimulating new and innovative ideas.

The Conclave is aimed at business leaders, managers from public and private sectors, government officials, professionals, NGOs, academicians, students and others who have interest in the theme and the other sessions.

There is also sponsorship opportunity in the conclave. We would indeed be happy to have your support for sponsorhip.

The programme of the Conclave alongwith registration form is available at GSIA office.

For further details you may also contact;
Girdhar J. Gyani
Secretary General
Quality Council of India
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SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION COURSE
March 09 – April 09: Venue- CII Northern Region Head Quarters, Chandigarh
First Module: 02-04 March, 2009
Second Module: 17-18 April, 2009

Six Sigma & Competitiveness
Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects (driving towards six standard deviations between the mean and the nearest specification limit) in any process — from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service. The fundamental objective of the Six Sigma methodology is the implementation of a measurement-based strategy that focuses on process improvement and variation reduction through the application of Six Sigma improvement projects

As committed to enhance the global competitiveness of Indian SMEs, CII – L M Thapar Centre for Competitiveness for SMEs is organizing Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Course form March, 2009 to April, 2009 at CII Northern Region Head Quarters, Sector-31-A, Chandigarh.

CII invites you to take the advantage of this opportunity by nominating concerned Executives from your organization through the Registration Form available at GSIA office.

For further details you may contact;
Mr Harinder Jeet Singh
Head
CII – L M Thapar Centre for Competitiveness
Confederation of Indian Industry, Sector 31-A, Chandigarh 160 030
Tel: 0172-5080784 (D), 5080781
Fax: 0172-2606259, 2614974
E mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ciicfc.org
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4th National Quality Conclave – ‘Quality for Empowering the Billion’
5-6 February 2009 Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi

The 4th National Quality Conclave is being held on 5-6 February 2009 at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi. The theme is aligned with the focus areas of the Council, namely, Education, Healthcare, Public Services and Manufacturing. Within the framework of the theme, the Conclave will offer the participants the opportunity to update knowledge on innovative ideas and best practices relating to quality in industry, governance, education, healthcare, environment, conformity assessment and others.

The Conclave will be addressed by policy and decision makers, academic leaders, healthcare experts, quality and environment experts who will discuss latest developments, trends with examples which will challenge the traditional paradigms of quality thereby stimulating new and innovative ideas.

The Conclave is aimed at business leaders, managers from public and private sectors, government officials, professionals, NGOs, academicians, students and others who have interest in the theme and the other sessions.

The programme of the Conclave alongwith registration form is available at GSIA office.

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2nd INDIA REGIONAL OFFSET CONFERENCE (IROC 2009)
9 – 10 February 2009; The Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Delhi, India

We are pleased to inform you that three of the world’s leading offset organisations – the Defence Manufacturers Association of UK (DMA UK), US – Indian Business Council (USIBC ) and the Global Offset and Countertrade Association (GOCA) have joined hands with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to plan a topical offset conference on Indian offsets 9-10 February 2009, New Delhi. The organizers have previously conducted the first and second Global Industrial Cooperation Conferences (GICC) held in Portugal and Greece in 2004 and 2006, as well as the Middle East Regional Offsets Conference (MEROC) in Abu Dhabi in February 2007 and the IROC 2008 in New Delhi, which proved to be amongst the most successful international offset conferences ever held. IROC 2009 will take place at the Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi on 9-10 February 2009. The organisers expect that the Indian Regional Offset Conference 2009 will build on the acknowledged success of GICC’04, GICC’06 and MEROC’07 and IROC 2008 and high quality presentations by global experts on offsets and stake holders in the Indian offset obligations will be made during IROC 2009.

The Ministry of Defence, Government of India envisages spending well over US $30 Bn for the acquisition of military hardware and software during the period 2007 – 2012. The overseas companies will be required to fulfill mandatory offset obligations to the tune of 30-50 percent offsets for such procurements. The recent RFP for 126 MMRCA has mandated an offset obligation of 50 percent. In addition, the Government of India has made, or is planning to make, large civil procurements. Aircraft purchases by Air India have already created large offset obligations for civil aircraft primes. The new procurement policy (DPP 2008), which has been released recently by the Ministry, has incorporated new concepts and practices to streamline the process of implementation of offsets. It is an opportune moment to deliberate upon the various nuances of the implementation of the Offset obligations worldwide and India in particular.

The agenda will meet different requirements of attendees. International OEMs and subcontractors will learn about Indian procurement and offsets (defence and civil), while local Indian industry will learn how offsets can support their sales efforts and how to work with foreign sellers, especially OEMs. All will be able to compare various offset strategies from different countries. Excellent sponsorship options are available to project your organization. Lastly, the Conference will provide an ideal networking opportunity.

You will also be pleased to note that with an objective to have maximum networking possibility during IROC 2009 an online B2B Meeting scheduler has been developed specifically for IROC. This online B2B schedule would enable the participants to view the profile of other registered companies and vice-versa and fix up meetings with them online at a mutually convenient time and venue.

Companies are requested to kindly confirm their participation at the earliest. A reply form is enclosed for your ready use. Please note that the B2B meetings will only be available to the registered delegates.

You may also register online by visiting website www.ciidefence.com.
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International Technical Seminar on Internal/Homeland Security
4-5 February, 2009, Hotel Intercontinental, New Delhi

Confederation of Indian Industry in partnership with the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers (APPSS) of UK is organizing an International Technical Seminar on Internal/Homeland Security on 4th to 5th February 2009 at Hotel Intercontinental Hotel, New Delhi.

Indian government has been making continuous efforts towards enhancing the capabilities of it’s security agencies to be able to effectively counter the various Internal Security challenges that the country faces today or is likely to face in the future. Technology would have a significant role to play in realizing and acquiring these capabilities. With an aim to supplement the Indian Government’s effort, CII, in association with APPSS, is organizing a two-day technical seminar and exhibition on Internal Security. Apart from spreading awareness among the various central and state-level security agencies and concerned Ministries about the various state-of-the-art technologies and equipment that could assist them while performing crucial operations, the event would provide an ideal platform for the industry to understand the requirements of the various security forces.

The conference would comprise of six substantive sessions, which would focus on the various categories of technologies such as Communication and Surveillance, Information Technology, High Mobility and Specialized Vehicles, Aids to Investigation and Modern Gear for Police Force (General Stores Uniform Items, CBRNE Equipment and Specialist Clothing) etc. The table-top exhibition would enable the participants to project their capabilities and products to a very high level of audience/officials form the various security agencies within India and also the industry members. To enable participants to derive maximum benefit, the event is also packed with structured ‘Business-to-Business Meetings’. The conference will provide an ideal networking opportunity for all in a pleasant environment.

Companies are requested to kindly confirm their participation at this international conference using the enclosed reply form. A delegate fee of Rs 10000 for CII Member companies, Rs 14,000 for non-members and USD 500 for companies not registered in India will be charged towards administrative expenses. Companies interested in exhibiting their product / catalogue may book a display table for Rs 20000. Excellent sponsorship opportunities are also available for companies interested to brand themselves as a dominant player in this sector.

The conference will also include industry presentations. Companies interested in presenting at this conference are requested to kindly send their technical papers for evaluation. Please visit www.ciidefence.com for more information.
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Seminar on Enterprise Upgradation as a Strategy to Overcome the Current Economic Scenario & Sustain Long Term Growth

Friday, 30 January 2009; 0930 Hrs – 1700 Hrs; Hotel Surya Palace, Vadodara

The recent international economic situation has thrown up a new set of challenges particularly for SMEs across the world. CII strongly believes that if perceived laterally and managed proactively the current economic gloom can spell heaven of opportunities for the SMEs. The task force on Enterprise Upgradation is building upon its intervention on the basis of the logic that SMEs need to think out of the box at this point of time, reassess their organizational functions wisely, identify new trends of business opportunities and build up strong response strategy for meeting the current challenges in future and sustaining long term growth.

ABOUT THE SEMINAR : OBJECTIVES & SCOPE

In the above backdrop, the Task Force on Enterprise Upgradation is organizing a one day Seminar on “Enterprise Upgradation : Strategy to Overcome the Current Economic Scenario & Sustain Long Term Growth” on 30 January 2009 at Vadodara for SME leaders to look at the silver lining of the current economic slowdown and develop a proactive response strategy for reorienting their business.

In this challenging environment, it is important to inspire the SME leaders not to be cowed down by the magnitude of the problem but to look at this as an opportunity for strengthening the businesses. During the above seminar we have carved out a specific session on highlighting the journey of building a successful and robust business model by sharing success stories.

SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS :

The seminar will highlight the following areas :

· Panel Discussion on Need of Corporate Governance of SMEs as a means to Enterprise Upgradation

· Financial Restructuring in current economic situation Session on Technology & Innovation for SMEs

· Business Process Re-engineering as an approach to Enterprise Upgradation
Managing Human Resources

· Sharing of Success Stories

EMINENT SPEAKERS :
Dr Y S Rajan, Principal Advisor, CII, is the co-author of ‘Indian 2020’ along with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Dr Rajan is a well known authority on technology development and business management. He would be talking about operational zing suitable technological innovation and adoption at organizational level for increasing productivity.

Mr Gopal Patwardhan, Managing Director, Duke Equity is an expert on hi-tech incubation, technology transfer and organizational development. Having stints at Girvan Institute of Technology, US, Technology Transfer Centre at NASA and being on the boards of several growing companies in India, Mr Patwardhan commands a wide range of perspective on organization building, governance practices and enterprise Upgradation. He would be talking about the needs of changing the mind set of the SME leaders and look at enterprise Upgradation as a strategy to insulate their business from economic uncertainties.

Prof Ramesh Bhat, Dean, Narsee Munji Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) has wide range of academic and consulting experience in examining the financial systems and helping the SMEs redesign their financial response system in times of difficult economic circumstances. Prof Bhat would be speaking on methods of designing dynamic financial systems for SMEs that would lead to increased insulation from wider financial .systems in times of crisis.

Mr S K Kakkar, Head – CII L M Thapar Centre for Competitiveness for SMEs has wide range of experience of working with large number of organizations in helping them establish quality systems, quality modules and implementing various processes that would lead to increasing process efficiency in the organization. Cuurently, Mr Kakkar is in charge of rolling out SME specific value added services that would lead them towards better quality, efficiency and internal management. He would be talking about the knots and bolts of process re-engineering as a strategy to build world class organization.

Dr T V Rao, former professor IIMA and XLRI took the prime initiative in founding NHRD two decades ago with the help of a few other enthusiasts. Dr Rao facilitated a momentum across the Corporate Houses, NGOs and Government Organisations to influence CEOs and the Line Managers to pay attention to hitherto neglected arena of People Development. He would be talking about the strategies of human resource development as an approach to enterprise development.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND :

· Proprietors/Owners
· COOs/CEOs/CFOs
· Managing Director/Director
· Business Development Managers
· HR Managers
· Departmental Heads

REGISTRATION DETAILS :

CII Members Rs. 1346 (Rs 1200 + 12.36 % Service Tax)
Non-Members Rs. 1685 (Rs 1500 + 12.36% Service Tax)
Please note that the Cheque/DD should be in the name of “Confederation of Indian Industry” payable at Vadodara.

Since this is a high level management mentoring Seminar, the attendance is on first-cum-first basis and the maximum number to be admitted is 40. Also mention a last date for the receiving the delegates fee is 24 January 2009.

You are requested to attend this very important Seminar and nominate your Senior Colleagues to get the benefit out of it. A detailed programme and reply form is available at GSIA office for your kind reference and information.
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THE PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT 2009
Building Partnerships in a New Global Order
19-20 January 2009: New Delhi

The Confederation of Indian Industry jointly with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India is organizing “The Partnership Summit 2009”, CII’s mega international event, on 19 & 20 January 2009 at Hotel Taj Palace, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi.

As we are aware, the current global meltdown has impacted the world and emerging nations like India are engaging with partners worldwide to find solutions to these challenging times. Keeping this international scenario in mind, the focus for this year’s Summit is on “Building Partnerships in a New Global Order”

CII proposes to organize this Summit, although at a short notice, to convey a strong message of resilience in India despite the severe global downturn and Mumbai’s terror attacks. I hope you will agree that this will help send a positive signal to the world.

The Partnership Summit, which started as an event to mark the centenary of CII, has become one of the most important international business events in the country. It aims to furtherassociations, and to build ideologies based on shared dreams and visions that bind societies together in our knowledge driven world.

The Partnership Summit traditionally sees almost 1000 delegates ,almost 40% of whom are from overseas. The Summit generally attracts delegations from more than 25 countries, including USA, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Italy, Qatar, China, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, and UAE.

We are writing to you with a very special request. Please do block your diary and join us along with your senior colleagues for this mega event. Spouses are also welcome. We are in the process of updating our website www.partnershipsummit.com and programme/speaker/logistics and other details will be kept constantly upgraded.

The registration form is available at GSIA office for your convenience.
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Urban Infrastructure Summit 2009
Design, Develop , Finance, Deliver & Manage 21st Century Infrastructure in new geographies – January 20, 2009: Hotel Windsor Manor, Bangalore

CII Karnataka is organising a one day summit on January 20, 2009 titled “Urban Infrastructure Summit 2009”.

Urbanization in India is throwing newer challenges. Global turmoil in financial markets has impacted the Indian urban Infrastructure development process in last few months. There is dichotomy of shortages and excess supply. There is need to deliberate on current status and evolve strategies for 21st Century Urban Infrastructure.

With the Southern States emerging as economic powerhouses, it has become imperative for States to evolve a sustainable model for developing integrated urban infrastructure too.

Key Challenges that the summit would address will be :

Ø Global Trends in urbanization
Ø Responding to changes in market environment
Ø Challenges in development of Public Transport Infrastructure.
Ø Legal and regulatory perspective of Urban Infrastructure development .
Ø Emerging trends in construction
Ø Funding of Infrastructure Projects
Ø New trends in customer Care & after sales service

The seminar is a must attend for CEOs of large and medium Infrastructure companies, Business Development Managers, New Project heads, Project Implementors, CFOs, Banks and Financial Institutions, Fund Managers, Venture Capitalists, Public Sector Companies.

You may nominate as many delegates from your organisation for this unique programme. Tentative Programme Schedule and Registration Form is available at GSIA office for reference.
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