Communiqué November 2009 | 1 - CII

egionsNorthChandigarhSession with Gurcharan DasGurcharan Das,noted author12 October: ChandigarhMr Gurcharan Das, eminent authorand public intellectual shared histhoughts about his newly publishedbook titled, ‘The Difficulty of BeingGood: On the Subtle Art of Dharma.’.Justice (Retd) S S Sodhi, formerChief Justice, Allahabad High Court, Dr B N Goswami,a distinguished art historian, and Mr I S Paul, PastChairman, CII Chandigarh Council were also presenton the occasion.R&D Collaboration & Technology Transfer27 October: ChandigarhA session on R&D Collaboration & Technology Transferwith Dr Pawan Kapur, Director, Central ScientificInstruments Organisation (CSIO) was organized toidentify the areas where CSIO can offer technicalassistance and training to industries.with the United Nations – Vendor Registration andDevelopment programme. The session created aninteractive platform between UN Procurement Division(UNPD) representatives and Indian business houses toencourage and increase participation in the UN GlobalMarketplace initiatives.Meeting with Chief Secretary, Delhi13 October: New DelhiCII and the New York Academy of Sciences met MrRakesh Mehta, Chief Secretary, Delhi, and presented aproposal on how to develop Delhi into an internationalknowledge hub of Urban Sustainability and Health;and transform the capital into one of the world’spremier ‘Smart Cities.’ The Chief Secretary evincedkeen interest and has asked CII to submit a detailedproposal to take it forward.Healthcare Mission to Mumbai29-30 October: MumbaiDelhiQC Competition5 October: New DelhiHealthcare Mission members at the Breach Candy HospitalAt the 22nd Quality Control (QC) Circle Competition(Preliminaries), the winners were teams from BELGhaziabad, Bajaj Hindustan and Napino Auto &Electronics. Twelve QC teams comprising of workmengave presentations on the specific projects handled bythem in the work place.Paul Buades,Director, UNProcurementDivisionQC Winners in New DelhiDoing Business with the UN8-9 October: DelhiCII, in association with the UnitedNations and the Department of IndustrialPolicy and Promotion, organized aninteractive session on Doing BusinessCII Delhi State Council organized an experience-sharingStudy Mission to Mumbai. The 16 member mission visitedBreach Candy Hospital Trust, Wockhardt Hospital, PDHinduja Hospital and Tata Memorial Centre to observethe facilities and best practices being followed in hospitaldevelopment and management strategy, healthcareinfrastructure and healthcare delivery.HaryanaSix Sigma Convention27- 28 October: GurgaonQuality is an integral part of a company’s strategywhile the mechanism to achieve quality is a matterof choice. Quality deliverables should be driven fromthe top, declared Mr. Sanjay Kapoor, Deputy CEO,78 | November 2009 Communiqué