CII Communique - February, 2010

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project, free guides were given to students of Class X
and a village cleaning initiative was organized to clean
the premises in and around the school.
Students cleaning their school in Pudukudi village
Tamil Nadu under the project CII – ERA (Empowering
Rural Areas) to ensure the complete transformation of
the village, with the support of Industry. As a part of this
Visakhapatnam
First CEO Forum
8 January, Visakhapatnam
In the first CEO’s meet held in the city, the members
interacted with Mr Raghava Naik, General Manager,
District Industries Center, Visakhapatnam and Dr Vijay
Iyer, Patent Licensing Associate, Temple University, USA.
The participants emphasized the need for increased
Industry – Institute interaction to enhance the skills of
fresh graduates seeking worthwhile opportunities in the
competitive world.
West
Actions on Affirmative Action
Dr J J Irani, Past
President, CII,
and Chairman, CII
Affirmative Action
Council
8 January, Ahmedabad
11 January, Pune
The sessions were held to share
with Dr J J Irani, Past President,
CII, Chairman, CII Affirmative Action
Council, and Director, Tata Sons,
the developments in the four key
areas of Education, Employability,
Employment and Entrepreneurship
under Affirmative Action, and take
his inputs and guidance for more meaningful contribution
by members to the ongoing development initiatives.
In Pune, Forbes Marshall Ltd & Thermax Ltd presented
case studies on Affirmative Action of their respective
companies.
Gujarat
7th CEO Network Series Lecture
8 January, Vadodara
Dr Ganesh Natarajan, CEO and Vice Chairman, Zensar
Technologies Pvt Ltd, spoke on re-skilling manpower for
meeting future economic challenges.
Manufacturing Mission to
Bangalore
Surat, 22-23 January
The objective of the visit was to give
an exposure to CEOS from the gems
and jewellery sector from Surat and
Mumbai to the modern and advanced
manufacturing practices adopted by
Toyota and Bosch. The mission also made a special visit
to Infosys Ltd to understand their HR practices.
Madhya Pradesh
MP Exportech 2010
16 -18 January, Gwalior
MP Exportech was a reverse buyer-seller meet, organised
to establish firm links between the international markets
and export industries of Madhya Pradesh. The third
edition of the event, co-organised by CII in association
with the Madhya Pradesh Laghu Udyog Nigam Ltd.,
was inaugurated by Mr Kailash Vijayvarhiya, Minister for
Commerce and Industries, Madhya Pradesh.
MP Exportech 2010 showcased the products of 148
exhibitors spanning ayurvedic, herbal and pharma
products, small machine tools and spares, processed
food, handlooms, handicrafts and textiles, and stone
craft / building materials. One-to-one meetings were
organised between buyers and sellers along with panel
discussion for each category during the event.
The event brought together manufacturers, sellers,
exporters and international buyers on one platform,
providing international trade and marketing exposure
Anurag Bansal, Chairman, Gwalior Trade Fair Authority, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Union Minister
of State for Commerce & Industry, Vipin Dixit, Chairman, MP Laghu Udyog Nigam Ltd,
Jai Singh Kushwah, Chairman, SADA and Idriss Raoua Ouedraogo, Charged’ Affaires,
Embassy of Burkina Faso
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