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electronica and productronica India 2010
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elcINa-eFy awards for 2009-10
presented in New Delhi
The 35th ELCINA-EFY Awards for
Excellence in Electronics Hardware
Manufacturing & Services for 2009-10
were given away to the winners during the
annual presentation ceremony at India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on 24th
September 2010.
Earlier this year, ELCINA entered into
a partnership with EFY Group to promote
India’s oldest and most valued awards for
the electronics industry. From 2010, the
ELCINA’s Annual Awards for Excellence
in Electronics Hardware Manufacturing
& Services is rechristened as the ELCINA-
EFY Awards.
The awards were presented by R
Chandrashekhar, Secretary, Department of
Telecom, Ministry of Communications &
IT, who was the chief guest of the evening.
This year’s “Electronics Man of the
Year” award went to Ajay Chowdhry,
founder—HCL, chairman & CEO of HCL
Infosystems, for his immense contribution
to Indian electronics and IT industry
for over four decades. The other notable
awardees were Bharat Electronics Ltd.,
Elcoteq Electronics (India) Pvt Ltd, Epcos
India Pvt Ltd, Jabil Circuits India Pvt Ltd,
Sahasra Electronics Pvt Ltd, Su-Kam Power
Systems Ltd and Vishay Components India
Pvt Ltd.
ELCINA was the first organisation
in India to institute annual awards for
excellence in electronics, 34 years ago.
www.elcina.com
robert D. John re-elected president
of elcINa for 2010-11
At the 42nd Annual
general meeting
and the subsequent
executive committee
meeting of the
association held in
New Delhi on 24th
September 2010,
Robert D. John was
re-elected as the new ELCINA president
for the year 2010-11. Mr. John is director &
CEO of Amphenol Interconnect India Pvt
Ltd, Pune. Amphenol. www.elcina.com
Ipc opens India office and
electronics manufacturing training
facility
Extending its training and knowledge-based
resources and services to Indian electronics
manufacturing facilities on a local level,
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics
Industries® has opened its first office in
India. Located in South Bangalore, close to
the well-known Electronics City, IPC India,
a wholly owned subsidiary of IPC, will be
under the leadership of managing director
Mr. Akshinthala Vijayendra.
The initial focus of Vijayendraís
activities will be on bringing additional
training, conferences and services to India.
For three years, IPC and the Indian Printed
Circuits Association (IPCA) have worked
cooperatively on the Industry Association
Training Center (IATC).
Over the next few months, Vijayendra
will be responsible for hiring critical staff
positions to support IPC initiatives in
addition to meeting with representatives
from local industry to determine what
additional services and resources are
needed from IPC. He will also continue
to coordinate and support the IATC and
will look for opportunities to involve local
manufacturing operations in IPC global
standardization activities.
The IPC India office is located at #728,
10th Main, 4th Block Jayanagar, Bangalore
560011. Vijay can be reached at +91 (0)80-
41570637 or IPCIndia@ipc.org. www.ipc.org
The leD manufacturers association,
leDMa, officially launched in New
Delhi
The LED Manufacturers
Association (LEDMA),
formed in August to
address the issues of the growing LED
industry and to make people aware of the
future lighting technology, was formally
inaugurated by the Union Minister of State
for Power Hon’ble Shri Bharatsinh Solanki
in New Delhi on 22 September 2010.
LEDMA also seeks to draw the
Government’s attention towards subsidy
for LED lighting products and hopes to
help waive-off of taxes as in the case of
solar products in the country.
Addressing the gathering Dr. M V
Ramanarao, President LEDMA said,
“I take this opportunity to say that The
Association will regulate the working of
the Indian LED industry to ensure its
quality product delivery, adherence to
international standards and its success in
the long run.”
Along with the inauguration the
Hon’ble Chief guest launched the LEDMA
website. www.ledma.org
ashwini aggarwal appointed
executive director of MaIT
MAIT, the apex body representing the
interest of IT hardware industry in India,
appointed Mr Ashwini Aggarwal as its
new executive director. Ashwini comes
to MAIT with over 27 years of industry
experience, 18 years in Hewlett-Packard
in several important and developmental
roles. More recently, he has worked with
Omnicom Media Group, in their group
company CPM India, as vice president,
strategic initiatives. An M.Sc. in Physics
and Electronics with distinction from St.
Stephens College and an MBA from FMS,
University of Delhi, Mr Aggarwal has rich
and diverse experience in the IT Industry
having handled peripherals, personal
computers, mini and mainframe computers
across consumer and commercial user
segments. www.mait.com
Mukund l. shah is new
president of Ipca
Indian Printed
Circuits Association
(IPCA) held its
Annual General
Body Meeting on
9th September 2010
and elected the new
office bearers for 2010-11. At the meeting,
Mukund Shah of Genus Electrotech was
elected as president for the biennium
2010-12.
IPCA will host its annual Expo 2011
- an annual international trade show on
printed Circuit Board industry, EMS,
allied equipment, products, services and
business in KTPO Trade Centre, Bangalore
from 3-5 August 2011. The event includes
IPCA’s Silver Jubilee celebration on 4th
August 2011 as well. www.ipcaindia.org
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