The Hindu Business Line : Engagements

ASSOCHAM: Interactive meeting with a 17-member high-level business delegation from Guandong Province, China; 12:00 noon; ASSOCHAM House, Prithviraj Road, Delhi.

UltraTech cement: Press meet; 12.30 p.m.; Hotel Oberoi Grand, Kolkata.

The Institution of Engineers (India): Seminar on Global trends in building services engineering; 4.00 p.m.; Kolkata Press Club.

NOVEMBER 9

CII (Eastern Region): Interactive session with the Director General, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Mr K.T. Chacko; 10 a.m.; The Bengal Club, Kolkata.

The Ciputra and Salim Groups of Indonesia: Press conference on the mega Kolkata West International City project; 5.00 p.m.; ITC Sonar Bangla, Kolkata.

Calcutta Chamber of Commerce: Panel discussion and interactive session on `Job reservation in private sector - Good or evil?'; Panelists: Mr D. Raja, Secretary, CPI; Prof. Sukhdev Thorat, Director, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies; Dr P.V. Indiresan, Former Director, IIT, Madras; and Prof Dipankar Gupta, School of Social Sciences, JNU; 7.00 p.m.; Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata.

NOVEMBER 10

Bharat Chamber of Commerce: Interactive session with the Consul General of Thailand in Kolkata, Mr Wanna Perngmark, on "Indo-Thai Trade Relations: New initiatives"; 4.00 p.m.; Park Hotel, Kolkata.

NOVEMBER 11

Lafarge India: Meeting with the Chairman, Lafarge group, Paris, Mr Bertrand Collomb, to share a social strategic initiative; 11.30 a.m.; Hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata.