Foreign Chamber Council Executive Meeting

Attached are some photos taken during our Foreign Chamber Council executive meeting on July 6, 2010 at Queens Restaurant. This is the formal turnover of chairmanship to FICCI:

Attended by:

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
1. Pres. Ramesh Dargani
2. IPP Chairman Ram Sitaldas
3. former VP Dilip Budhrani

Singapore Philippines Association
1. Mr. Peter Tay

French Chamber of Commerce
1. Pres. Didier Chalumeau
2. Henri Ortis

Philippine Finland Association
1. Pres. Petteri Makitalo

Israel Chamber of Commerce
1. Pres. Isidor Gilan

Spanish Chamber of Commerce
1. General Manager Fernando Munoz

Taiwan Chamber of Commerce
1. Vice Pres Peter Lin
2. Mr. Jason Nien
3. Hon Chairman Philip Chien

Eye Camp at Makati Police Station June 19

Eye Camp at Makati Police Station
June 19, 2010

Oath Taking at OSG Office for Naturalization

We are happy to inform the members that nine ( 9) Indian nationals endorsed by your Federation obtained the approval of their petitions for Naturalization.

The following successfully took their oath on June 23 , 2010 at the Office of the Solicitor General ;
1.) Ravi Laxmandas Idnani
2) Rajesh Laxman Idnani
3) Navin Ishwar Sadarangani
4) Anju Uttam Dargani
5) Geeta Chutani
6) Neetu Rijhumal Melwani
7) Rajiv Vinod Kumar Hardasani
8) Janoo Vinod Hardasani
9) Reshma Gurmukhdas Mirpuri

Interested parties who wish to apply for Filipino Citizenship may submit their applications thru the Federation.

For further inquiries please call FICCI secretariat office at telephone nos. 814-0918/ 844-7222 .

Eye Camp in Paniqui Tarlac June 26

Eye Camp in Paniqui Tarlac
June 26, 2010

Pictures of the recently concluded Eye Camp in Paniqui, Tarlac can be found in the ePaniqui Online Facebook. Please check out this link to see pictures of the FICCI Eye Camp at Paniqui, Tarlac:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20098&id=121014507917586#!/album.php?aid=20098&id=121014507917586

Congratulations to the FICCI Team that was there and represented the Chamber in the City!

For those members / individuals / companies that would like to sponsors succeeding eye camps please touch base with the FICCI Secretariat...look for Ellen.

Below is the Secretariat's Report of the Paniqui, Tarlac Eye Camp:

Our Eyecamp held last June 26 in Municipal Hall of Paniqui, Tarlac was successful. About 318 patients benefited from this eyecamp.

The room where we conducted the check up is good as it is has aircon and big space. The Ik Onkar provided snacks ( porridge & drinks ) for the patients.

There were 3 optometrist with me + Larry & my son Kson who helped Larry in dispensing reading glasses. Mrs. Sethi also helped us.

The constituents of this eyecamp were mostly senior citizens. They looked happy and grateful to FICCI.

The new Mayor of Paniqui, Tarlac Hon. Miguel Rivilla arrived and thanked the group of The Ik Onkar and Mr. Sethi who represented the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce.

Media personnel from local networks were also invited to covered the eyecamp, they also interviewed Mr. Sethi for local news coverage.

We briefly met the Vice Mayor Gin Linsao she sent her appreciation to FICCI.

Please visit their official webpage www.epaniqui.com for some pictures

GMM with a Team from Bank Julius Baer

FICCI GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

with

a team from Julius Baer (HK) Ltd,
a leading Swiss bank

Mr. Ashis Sengupta –Executive Director
Mr. Ivan Guidi -Managing Director
Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran – Chief Investment Officer.

as Guest Speakers

on

Tuesday , June 08, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Ballroom 3 , New World Hotel, Makati City

Attire : Suit / Barong

Julius Baer is the leading Swiss private banking group, with an exclusive focus on servicing and advising private clients. It has s total client assets amounted to CHF241 billion at the end of 2009.

The bank started operation in 1890 and its shares are listed on the Six Swiss Exchange and form part of the Swiss Market Index (SMI), which comprises the 20 largest and most liquid Swiss stocks.

It employs a staff of over 3 000 in more than 20 countries and some 40 locations, including Zurich (head office), Buenos Aires, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Lugano, Milan, Moscow and Singapore.

The members who attended this meeting were enlightened on the latest development in the financial world, and were informed whether the Eurozone crisis is a tailwind or a headwind for Asia.

We thank the team for coming down to the Philippines to give us this talk on the current status of the financial markets.

For more info on this event please check the Presentation done by Dr. Van. You can download it by clicking this link:

http://images.ficci.multiply.multiplycontent.com/attachment/0/TAjaGAooC08AAAVtdME1/Eurozone%20Crisis.ppt?nmid=341018238

For more info on the bank please contact:
http://www.juliusbaer.com/

To get in touch with a representative of the bank please call Ellen at the Chamber Office to get their contact details.

League of Corporate Foundations CSR EXPO 2010

Attached please find more info about the LCF CSR EXOP 2010

For further details check out the Photos page link about it:
http://ficci.multiply.com/photos/album/27/FICCI_is_inviting_you_to_attend_the_LCF_CSR_EXPO_2010_Synergizing_for_Change

Attachment: The League of Corporate Foundation CSR Expo 2010.pdf

FICCI is inviting you to attend the LCF CSR EXPO 2010: Synergizing for Change

Greetings from the League of Corporate Foundations!

To celebrate National CSR Week, the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) will hold its ninth LCF Corporate Social Responsibility Expo as a venue for the business community to reaffirm its commitment to a sustainable future. Through this year's theme, "Synergizing for Change", LCF hopes to enable private and public sector collaboration in putting forward a common agenda and framework for action that could make a significant and lasting impact on society.

The conference will feature plenary and breakout sessions on special topics, including Reaching Out Globally, Pathways to Change, Public-Private Partnerships, Global Standards on CSR, CSR and Social Media, Measuring Social Impact, and The Journey to Sustainability.. The exhibition is open to the general public and will showcase booths and exhibits from corporations, corporate foundations, and partners from civil society, academe and government. Lectures on CSR 101 topics will take place hourly. To show its commitment to environmental sustainability, LCF is undertaking LCF CSR Expo 2010 as a green conference.

With the support of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce (Philippines), Inc., we’d like to invite you to participate in this event from July 14-15, 2010. Attached is the preliminary program for your reference. To register, please fill out attached confirmation form or click on below link. Please indicate that you are an FICCI member by putting (FICCI) beside your company name as you register.

http://www.teamasia.com/events/lcfcsrexpo2010/Green-Conference.aspx.
http://www.teamasia.com/events/lcfcsrexpo2010/Partners.aspx

A representative of TeamAsia will be in touch shortly to confirm your participation for this event. In the meantime, for questions please call Ms. Charm Tan at +63 2 757 3500 ext 328 or +63 915 897 2506 or email her at csrexpo2010_delegates@teamasia.com.

For more information about this event, visit our website www.teamasia.com/events/lcfcsrexpo2010.

Sincerely,
Edgardo Amistad Cecile Alcantara
Chairman, LCF and CSR Expo 2010 President, LCF
President, UCPB-CIIF Foundation President, Coca-Cola Foundation


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Eye Camp at Dagupan

April 10, 2010

Eye Camp at Meycauayan

March 26, 2010

Eye Camp at Laloma Caloocan

February 27, 2010