CII MSME Mission to USA & Mexico
9-18 June 2008
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Confederation of Indian Industry is mounting a Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Mission to the United States of America (USA) & Mexico during 9-18 June 2008.

The Mission consisting Industry, Institute and Government representatives would focus on Exports, Imports, Technology Transfers, JVs, Best practices, Quality, Training etc. A copy of the programme outline is attached for your kind reference.

The cost of the Mission will be

US Coverage –1 lac 75 thousand only
US and Mexico — 2 lac 25 thousand only

The agenda sheet is available at GSIA Office for information.

CII invites you to join the Mission. Please let us know your confirmation by returning the reply form, attached with this email. On hearing your confirmation, our office shall get in touch with you with further details.

looking forward to your reply.

Kind Regards
Sarita Nagpal (Dr)
Deputy Director General
Confederation of Indian Industry
Plot No. 249 F, Sector 18
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV
Gurgaon – 122 015
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fresh REPLY FORM – I

POOJA JHA  
Confederation of Indian Industry
Small and Medium enterprises Division
Plot No. 249-F, Sector 18
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV
Gurgaon – 122 015, Haryana
Tel : 0124 – 4014074 (D) 4014060-66 ext. 243
Fax : 0124 – 4014069
Mobile 09350800950
[email protected]

SME Mission to USA & MEXICO
9-18 June 2008
TRAVEL DETAIL FORM

TYPE IN BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE
Name (As Per Passport)

Company Name
Designation
PASSPORT DETAILS
PP No
Date of Issue
Date of Expiry
Place of Issue
Date of Birth

ACCOMODATION
Room Type
Single

Food Choice
Vegetarian

Double
Non-Vegetarian

CREDIT CARD DETAILS
Credit Card No:

Brand (MASTER/VISA/AMEX):
Valid from :

Valid till :
Any other information:

Please Note:
1.Members shall be informed of the itinerary as well as the details of the Travel Agent, to facilitate their travel arrangements. It is advisable that the members travel as a group.
2.Members to bear their own Travel, local transport, Boarding & Lodging expenses as well as any charges such as Registartion fee etc, where the group participates at any event. In the case of group travel in a coach / mini bus arranged by CII during the Mission programme, the expenditure shall be borne equally by all the members of the Group.
3.CII shall facilitate the Hotel reservations as well as Local transport, at all destinations to be visited, based on your credit card details.

Place :
Date : Signature
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REPLY FORM – II

POOJA JHA   
Confederation of Indian Industry
Small and Medium enterprises Division
Plot No. 249-F, Sector 18
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV
Gurgaon – 122 015, Haryana
Tel : 0124 – 4014074 (D) 4014060-66 ext. 243
Fax : 0124 – 4014069
Mobile 09350800950 
[email protected]

SME Mission to USA & MEXICO
9-18 June 2008
INFORMATION FOR MISSION BROCHURES & MEETINGS
(TYPE IN BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE)

Name of the Mission Member
Designation
Name of the Organisation
Address:
Telephone
Fax
Email
Website
Business Line
Please specify the major products/services , in form of 3-4 bulleted points)
Number of Employees
______________ person
Year of Establishment

Annual Turnover (US$)
______________ thousand

Personal Profile of the Mission member
(Briefly mention in not more than 50 words your educational & professional background as well as any other point you may like to highlight )

Areas of interest in USA
(Specify in a bulleted form(4-5) the kind of projects/ Organizations & the nature of tie-ups vis-à-vis import, export, jv, collaboration, you look forward to during your visit as well as your suggested future course of action)

Areas of Interest in Mexico
Specify in a bulleted form(4-5) the kind of projects/ rganizations & the nature of tie-ups vis-à-vis import, export, jv, collaboration, you look forward to during your visit as well as your suggested future course of action)

Enclosures Checklist
Reply form –I
Reply form – II
Photographs – 2 copies
Photocopy of your internationally valid credit card
Cheque/Demand Draft *towards CII Administrative Expenses, drawn in favour of Confederation of Indian Industry, payable at New Delhi
*Amount payable
– Rs 25,000

(Note: Please use a separate sheet for related information you wish to include)

Place: Signature
Date:

* To defray the administrative expenditure involved in organizing the Mission, CII is charging the Administrative Expenses from the members

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Dear Entrepreneurs,

Service Tax : Recent Changes & Key Challenges
17 May 2008: 0900 hrs – 1730 hrs; Hotel Mandovi

The CII Goa State Office is organizing a one-day programme on Service Tax: Recent Changes & Key Challenges on 17 May 2008: 0930 hrs – 1700hrs at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji. (Registration commences 0900hrs.)

Background & Objective: The explosion in service tax collections during the past few years has made it the fastest growing tax for the Government and there are few services used in trade and commerce, which are not now covered by the service tax legislation. Despite the all encompassing nature of the tax, there has not been adequate clarity on the legal provisions or their implications. Further, being of relatively recent origin and on account of being covered by an amalgalm of nine separate pieces of legislation, there have been several issues faced by the industry in the areas of Classification, Valuation, Taxability, Export, Reverse Charge, Cenvat Credit etc. The Recent Union Budget has also notified several new services and changes to the scope of some of the existing services. All of these present significant challenges to the trade and industry. A necessity was therefore felt to have a full day programme covering some of the recent changes and the key challenges in the arena of service tax.

Coverage:
> Service Tax Background and Overview,
> Key provisions and mechanism
> Service tax categories –Relevance & recent changes
> Valuation of Services and necessity
> Export of services and industry issues
> Reverse charge mechanism and how it operates
> Credit Mechanism and recent changes
> Q & A

Who should attend/participant’s profile: The Programme will be found relevant and useful for all those working in the areas of Finance, Accounts, Taxation, and executives in other functional areas who have service tax issues.
Faculty: The Programme has been structured and will be delivered by Mr M. S. Mani, ACS, FICWA who advises several companies on their indirect tax matters. Mani is a Senior Management professional working with a leading multinational at Mumbai. He is a Company Secretary as well as a Cost Accountant. He has around 18 years of post qualification experience with various Indian and multinational companies. His area of expertise includes: Indirect Taxation covering Excise, Customs, Service Tax and VAT / CST, Finance & Accounts, Commercial issues including CFA, Receivables, Depot Issues, etc., Supply chain and other manufacturing issues, Litigation and related matters in the area of indirect taxes. Mani is also involved in the activities of CII and the Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry and is a regular speaker at various forums.

Registration: Seats being limited, Registration would be purely on first come-first served basis. Registration Form is placed as an attachment.

Delegate fee (per delegate): CII Members: Small Scale Industries Rs. 2500/-, Medium & Large Scale Industries – Rs. 3000/-. Non Members Rs. 3500/-.

I am writing to request Members to kindly block your diary and make it possible to attend this workshop & nominate concerned colleagues from your organisation to take the advantage of this unique opportunity.

Looking forward to receiving your nominations at the earliest.

Warm regards,
N Venugopal
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Cmde N Venugopal VSM IN (Retd.)
Advisor – Goa State Office
Confederation of Indian Industry
502, Unitech City Center,
M. G. Road, Panaji, Goa 403 001
Tel: 0832 – 2422790 / 2422796 / 9822123077
e-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
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REPLY FORM

Workshop on “Service Tax : Recent Changes & Key Challenges”
17 May 2008: 0900 hrs – 1730 hrs; Hotel Mandovi
Delegate Fee:
CII Members
Small Scale Companies : Rs. 2,500/-
Medium & Large Scale Companies : Rs. 3,000/-

Non Members
Rs. 3,500/-

Nominations:
Name Designation
1.
2.
3.
4.

Please find enclosed our cheque / DD No. ________________ _________________ Bank for Rs _______________ in favour of ‘Confederation of Indian Industry’ payable at Panaji.

Details of Coordinator/contact person :

Name / Designation : _____________________________________________________
Organisation : _____________________________________________________
Address : _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
Tel No : _____________________
Fax No : _______________________
Email : ________________________________
Cell : _________________

Please note
: Prior Registration is a must.
: Participation fee is non–refundable. However change in nomination is acceptable.
: Seats are limited. ’first-come-first- served’ basis.

Goa Management association – are glad to announce a Management Development Programme in alliance with Dale Carnegie Training India, to be held on 4 July 2008 – Friday – at Senado Hall, Hotel Mandovi, Panaji. The general outline of the programme is covered in the soft copy of the Mailer, reproduced below which includes programme content, summary bio-data of faculty, target participants and registration details.

This is a programme ‘with a difference’ as it embodies a cycle of self development wherein the focus is on :
– Attitude Building
– Providing key inputs to enhance knowledge
– And converting knowledge into skills

We look forward to you for your enthusiastic participation for the success of this programme. The number of participants is limited to 25 for effective interaction. Registration will be on “First Come First Serve Basis”. We are expected to confirm registration details latest by 15 June 08 to Dale Carnegie Training India to enable them proceed with preparatory work with sufficient time period.

As you are already aware, GMA conducted varied Management Development Programmes, during the past 4 years which were successful, owing to support and cooperation from corporates and SMEs. We rely on you to make this programme a grand success and help us spread the name of GMA beyond the boundaries of the State of Goa.

Yours sincerely,

Pravas K Naik
Chairman, Goa Management Association

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CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development is Organising
Convention on Large Infrastructure Projects
Sustainable Development & the Law: Emerging Issues & Concerns
Friday – Saturday, 25-26 July 2008 : Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi

For detils about the programme kindly contact GSIA office.
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DET NORSKE VERITAS AS

Announces a Workshop On Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
How To Scope, Implement & Report CSR?

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World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) defines CSR as “Business’s commitment to contribute to sustainable economic development, working with employees, their families, the local community, and society at large to improve their quality of life.”

DNV is a member of WBCSD and our Vision is to create a “Global Impact for a safe and Sustainable Future.” We believe that our core competence in Management Systems and our role as an Independent Foundation gives us the credibility to spread awareness among the business community as to how the concept of CSR could be deployed in practice so that it contributes to sustainable development.

As a first step in this direction, we are conducting a workshop on CSR – How to Scope, Implement and Report it to demonstrate Sustainable Development? The workshop will be interactive with examples, buzz groups, exercises and Q& A Sessions.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Decision Makers on CSR Policy & Management personnel entrusted with CSR implementation in Organisations of any size and activity.

Duration: 1 day

Time: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Language: English
Course Fees: INR 4,500/- (inclusive of service tax). For group registration of two or more delegates the fees is INR 3,500/- per delegate.
Payment: Alongwith registration through a cheque in favour of Det Norske Veritas AS.
Dates: 31 May 2008,
Location: Bangalore

Book course:
To register for this course online, click on the link Registration.
For a downloadable copy of the registration form, click on the link Training Booking Form (doc). The filled up form can then be sent to us by fax/ mail.

For further details, please visit DNV Training website www.dnvindia.com/dnvtraining

Course Organisers:
DNV Bangalore Training Services
Mr. Viswanathan Padmanabhan
Det Norske Veritas AS, Prestige Corniche, Level 4, #62, Richmond Road, Above Globus Mall, Bangalore 560025. Tel: +91 80 25551364 / 67 / 68 / 32992767, Fax: +91 80 25551368.
Email: [email protected]

Course Organiser
Mr. Nandkumar Vadakepatth
Det Norske Veritas AS, Prestige Corniche, Level 4, #62, Richmond Road, Above Globus Mall, Bangalore 560025. Tel: +91 80 25551364 / 67 / 68 / 32992767, Fax: +91 80 25551368.
Email: [email protected]

Ms. Sumangala Krishnaraj
Det Norske Veritas AS, Prestige Corniche, Level 4, #62, Richmond Road, Above Globus Mall, Bangalore 560025. Tel: +91 80 25551364 / 67 / 68 / 32992767, Fax: +91 80 25551368.
Email: [email protected]

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Dear all,

DNV is conducting ISO 27001:2005 ISMS LA Training Program, IRCA Registered, in Bangalore from 26th May 2008 to 30th May 2008. Please let me know if you, your colleagues, or friends would like to participate in the same.

Please find below the registration form.

Please feel free to talk to Nagendra Venkobarao or Ms. Sumangala if you need more information.

Thanks and best regards,
For Det Norske Veritas AS
Nagendra Venkobarao
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REGISTRATION FORM

Dates: 26th to 30th May 2008
Time : 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Venue: Will Be intimated ASAP

Registration Fee : INR 25000/- per participant.
Service tax: Service tax will be charged in addition to the course fees as per the prevailing rates. As of now the service rates are 12.36% or as appplicable

Name of the Company

Address
Post Code :
Contact Details
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail

Sr. No. Name of the participant Job Title
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Payment Details in favour of DET NORSKE VERITAS AS

DD/Cheque No: ______________ Date: _______________________

Drawn on ____________________ Bank INR : _________________

Please complete and send this form along with your payment to
DET NORSKE VERITAS AS
Address: Prestige Corniche, Level 4, #62, Richmond Road, Bangalore – 560025, Karnataka, India
Tel No.: 91-80-25551364/66/67/68
Fax No.: 91-80-25551364
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

New Delhi, the 4th March, 2008
14 , Phalgun, 1929 Saka

Notification No. 16 /2008-Central Excise (N.T.)
G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of powers conferred by rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2001, namely : – 
In the said notification, –
(1) in Annexure-I, under the heading, ‘Instructions for filling up the Application form for Registration’;-
(i) for serial number 5) and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“5) The name should be the name and style in which the Registrant is likely to carry out business from the premises seeking to be registered. Please do not mention any prefixes such as M/s, Mr., Shri, etc. In case of a proprietary concern or a business owned by Hindu Undivided Family, the name of the proprietor or Hindu Undivided Family, as the case may be, shall be indicated at serial number 13 (see instruction no.14).”;

(ii) for serial number 14) and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“14) In the case of proprietary concern or business owned by a Hindu Undivided Family, the name of the proprietor or Hindu Undivided Family, as the case may be, shall be mentioned. In the case of a partnership firm, details of all partners are to be provided; in case of Registered/unregistered company, the details of its Chief Executive Officer /Chairman and Managing Director/Managing Director/ Chairman/ key Directors, as per relevance, are to be provided; in the case of Society, the details of its President, key Executive Members, are to be provided; in case of any other type of business, the details of key personnel engaged in management of the business are to be provided. If more names are to be provided the information shall be provided in respect of all in a separate sheet in the same manner.”.
(2) for Annexure-II, the following shall be substituted, namely : –
“ Form RC
Central Excise Registration Certificate
(Under rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002)

This is to certify, subject to the conditions specified below, that
M/s ………………………………………………………….. (name and style in which the Registrant is likely to carry out business) (in case of a proprietary concern or business owned by a Hindu Undivided Family, the name of proprietor/Hindu Undivided Family, as the case may be, shall also be indicated) 
is/are registered for ………………………………(type of business) at …………………………………………. (address of the business premises) on the basis of the application received in this office on ……………… (date of receipt)

Registration Number is:
 
 
 
Signature of Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise
(With Name and official seal)
Date:
Place:

Conditions
1. This Registration Certificate is valid only for the premises and purposes specified in the application
2. Registration certificate is not transferable.
3. No corrections in the certificate will be valid unless the request for any correction/change is applied for and the same is acknowledged.
4. This certificate shall remain valid till the Registrant carries on the activity for which it has been issued or surrenders it or till it is revoked or suspended.
5. The grant of this certificate shall be without prejudice to the rights of any other person (s) over the registered premises or purpose to which such person may be lawfully entitled.”

F.No. 201/14/2007-CX.6

(Rahul Nangare)
Under Secretary to the Government of India 

Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, vide notification No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th June, 2001, vide G.S.R. 464 (E) dated the 26th June, 2001, and were last amended vide notification No. 81/2003-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 3rd November, 2003, vide G.S.R.859(E) dated the 3rd November, 2003.

Electronics Test and Development Centre, Goa is organising the following events;

Title: Rework & Repair of Printed Circuit Board and Assemblies based on IPC 7711/IPC 7721 by IPC Certified Instructor
Duration: 2 days (10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs)
Fees: Rs. 3000/- + 10.36% Service Tax is Rs. 371/-
Venue: ETDC Conference Hall
Dates: 12-13 May, 2008

Title : Certified Internal Quality Auditor for 9001 :2000
Duration: 3 days (10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs)
Fees: Rs. 4500/- + 10.36% Service Tax is Rs. 556/-
Venue: ETDC Conference Hall
Dates: 14 – 16 May, 2008

Details of the above programmes are available at GSIA office.

Dear Entrepreneur,

CII Certificate Course : Internal Auditor Training on ISO 22000:2005
(Food Safety management systems-Requirements of any organizations in the Food Chain)
19-20 May 2008 : Cidade de Goa : Goa

This two day CII Certificate course is aimed at providing food safety professionals with the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct an Internal Audit of the newly introduced ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety management systems-Requirements of any organizations in the Food chain)

This interactive two-day Workshop is based on ISO 19011(the principles of quality system auditing) and deals with the audit of ISO 22000 requirements on Food Safety Management System covering HACCP, GHP & GMP. The delegates will gain an understanding of the clauses and would be provided with the auditing skills and techniques including audit planning, executing & reporting audit findings through syndicate exercises and lecture sessions.

The focus of this course is how to evaluate the effectiveness of a Food Safety Management System based on ISO 22000.

Course Contents
Requirements(Clauses) of ISO 22000:2005
Audit terminology
Stages of Audit
Preparation & Planning for the audit
Checklists
Opening Meeting
Compliance audit
Audit reporting
Auditing skills
Closing meeting
Syndicate exercises

The CII Certificate Course on Internal Audit of ISO 22000:2005
Target Audience
Senior, Middle level Management & Core Personnel (of sectors related to the Food chain of various sectors like Hotels and Restaurants, Caterers, Institutional Canteens, Food Parks, Warehouses, Food Transportation and Storage, Spices, Fruits & Vegetables, Dairy and other food processing and food handling industries) from across section of Departments like :

· Production
· Maintenance
· Engineering
· Quality
· Laboratory
· Inspection
· Purchasing
· Sales
· Stores
· Despatch
· Microbiologist and
· HACCP Team Leader / Co-ordinator (In case you have already initiated HACCP)

Knowledge / implementation experience on Codex HACCP is desirable, in order to extract the best out of this course.

We hope that you will take advantage of this programme by sending nominations. May I request you to forward your nominations at the earliest. The registration details and the Reply Form are enclosed for you to register yourself and nominate your colleagues.

We look forward to your early response.

With kind regards,

S K Kakkar
Principal Counsellor & Head
CII Institute of Quality

For further queries, please contact:
Anju Bist
Confederation of Indian Industry
Plot No. 249 F, Sector – 18, Phase IV,
Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon – 122015,
Tel: 0124-4309447 (D), 4014060-67 ; Fax: 0124-4014051
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Registration Details:

The delegate fee is :
Ø Rs. 7,000/- per participant for Medium & Large Companies
Ø Rs. 6,000/- per participant for SSI companies
Ø Companies nominating 3 or more participants will be eligible for a discount of 10% on the delegate fee.
Ø For confirmation of nominations, please forward your nominations along with the cheque’/ Demand Draft towards delegate fee drawn in favour of CII Institute of Quality, Bangalore.
Ø Delegate fee is non-refundable. Changes in nominations are acceptable.
Ø Discounts are available only if the delegate fee is received before the commencement of the programme.

Registration Details:

The delegate fee is :
Rs. 7,000/- per participant for Medium & Large Companies
Rs. 6,000/- per participant for SSI companies

Companies nominating 3 or more participants will be eligible for a discount of 10% on the delegate fee.

For confirmation of nominations, please forward your nominations along with the cheque’/ Demand Draft towards delegate fee drawn in favour of CII Institute of Quality, Bangalore.

Delegate fee is non-refundable. Changes in nominations are acceptable.

Discounts are available only if the delegate fee is received before the commencement of the programme.

Ms Anju Bist
Confederation of Indian Industry
Plot No. 249F, Sector – 18
Tel : 95124-4309447 / 4014051
Phase IV, Udyog Vihar
Fax: 95124-4014051 / 4014080
Gurgaon – 122015
Email: [email protected]

CII Certificate Course : Internal Auditor Training on ISO 22000:2005
(Food Safety management systems-Requirements of any organizations in the Food chain)
Goa – 19-20 May 2008

The following executives would attend the above programme:-
Name Designation
1.______________________________ ___________________________________

2.______________________________ __________________________________

3.______________________________ ___________________________________

Name : _________________________ Designation :__________________________

Company:_____________________________________________________________

Address : _____________________________________________________________

Tel : ____________________________Fax : ________________________________

Email :______________________________ Sign: ____________________________
Demand Draft drawn in favour of CII Institute of Quality, Bangalore for Rs._____________________ towards the delegate fee is enclosed / being sent.
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