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egionsgovernment officials including Mr K Jayakumar, AgricultureProduction Commissioner, Kerala, Mr K R Viswambharan,Vice Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University and Mr NRamachandran, Chairman, Port Trust.PuducherrySeminar on Goods and Services Tax (GST)21 October: PuducherryThe Seminar created awareness among Industries inPuducherry on GST and its likely impact on industries.Mr K Vaitheeswaran, Advocate & Tax Consultant, M/s KVaitheeswaran & Co., Chennai made the presentation.Interaction with IT Entrepreneurs22 October: PuducherryThe meeting was held to get inputs for the promotionof IT industries in Puducherry and to understand variousbottlenecks for this. Dr C Muralikrishna Kumar, Advisor,ICT Division, Planning Commission, India, and seniorofficials of the Puducherry Government, interacted withlocal IT, ITES, BPO and IT hardware companies. Meetingson 26 and 27 October discussed and finalized inputsand suggestions for the promotion of IT, ITES, BPO andIT hardware companies in Puducherry.Introduction of New Trades28 October: PuducherryThe Labour Commissioner, Puducherry, convened ameeting with CII, Vocational Rehabilitation Centre forHandicapped(VRC) and schools for physically challengedstudents to identify and introduce three new trades /training activities in addition to the existing trades atVRC Puducherry as directed by the Ministry of Labourand Employment, DGE&T.ZonesChennaiCEO Bouncing Board10 October: ChennaiCII Tamil Nadu is engaging members “at the top oftheir companies” with a unique experience calledCEO Bouncing Board. The Bouncing Board offers theopportunity to take risks; share information, learn growand support each other through experience-sharing thatspans personal and professional topics.Faculty Development Programme28 October: ChennaiThe programme enabled faculty members of AnnaUniversity to interact with industry representatives in theelectronic sector and identify areas they would like tocollaborate with industry in the long run. The participantswere taken on a factory tour of Nokia and Salcomp.Road show on CII Services28 October: VelloreRoad show on CII Services at VelloreThe road show created awareness on CII services amongnew membership in Vellore. The session was addressedby Ms Nandini Rangaswamy, Vice Chairperson, CII TamilNadu, and Managing Director, Chandra Textiles Ltd andMr S Abhaya Kumar, Vice Chairman, CII Chennai.Publishing BPO Services30 October: ChennaiThe conference provided a platform for the publishingBPO services industry and its various stakeholders tounderstand the impact of digital explosion and also toadapt themselves to the changing global trends.CoimbatoreEnergy Conservation7 October: CoimbatoreThe training programme disseminated the latesttechniques and advancements in the field of energymanagement, and described the managerial skillsrequired to sustain energy conservation activities, andpromote ecologically sustainable business growth.Dream Coimbatore10 October: CoimbatoreThe painting contest, a part of the ‘Dream Coimbatore’initiative, had the theme of visualizing ‘Dream Coimbatoreby the year 2025’. Around 2000 students from classes8-12 of 32 institutions participated and painted theirvision for their city.HR Conclave 200914 October: CoimbatoreMr Bharath K S, Chairman & Managing Director,Panel Discussion at HR Conclave82 | November 2009 Communiqué