The Hindu Business Line : Engagements

FICCI:Organising a meeting with Mr James Morris, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme; 1:00 p.m.; FICCI, Tansen Marg, New Delhi.

Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry: Meeting with the Chief Commissioner, Central Excise, Kolkata, Mrs Sunipa Basu, and the Service Tax Commissioner, Mr Kamal Jyoti, on "Service Tax: Implications on industry and trade"; 3.00 p.m.; Chamber premises, Kolkata.

Indian Chamber of Commerce: Interface on improving infrastructure in West Bengal: Emerging issues, prospects and constraints; 10.30 a.m.; Park Hotel, Kolkata.

DECEMBER 7

FICCI:Meeting with Mr Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco; 1:00 p.m.; Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi.

ASSOCHAM: Organising a meeting with a business delegation from Iran; 11:00 am; ASSOCHAM House, New Delhi.

DECEMBER 8

ASSOCHAM: Organising a seminar on six sigma in BPO and service industries; 9:30 a.m.; ASSOCHAM House, New Delhi.

FICCI: Organising a meeting with Mr Ehud Olmert, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Industry, Labour and Trade of Israel; 12:30 p.m.; FICCI, Tansen Marg, New Delhi.

CII: is organising a two-day seminar on artillery technology; 10:00 a.m.; Hotel Ashok, New Delhi.

CII in association with the National Institute of Design is organising a two-day Design summit; 10:30 a.m.; Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

DECEMBER 9

CII: Organising a meeting with the Swiss business delegation; 12:00 noon; CII headquarters, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

DECEMBER 10

ASSOCHAM: Organising a seminar on mergers and acquisitions; 10:00 a.m.; ASSOCHAM House, New Delhi.

DECEMBER 11

West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd in association with the Consular Corps of Kolkata: Business seminar on "Bringing the world to West Bengal - Promoting FDI inflows"; 2.30 p.m.; Speakers : Mr R.P. Goenka, MP, Dr M.S. Ahluwalia, Dy Chairman, Planning Commission, Mr K. Natwar Singh, Union Minister for External Affairs, Mr Poul Schleuter, former Prime Minister of Denmark, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal; 2.30 p.m.; ITC Sonar Bangla, Kolkata.

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management: Annual convocation; Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Union Defence Minister, would be the Chief Guest; 11.00 a.m.; Institute's auditorium, Kolkata.