Wednesday, January 21, 2009

NIPM National Conference to be held in Aurangabad

Aurangabad chapter of National Institute of Personnel Management will organise its Annual National Conference from January 22 to 24, 2009. The conference will be inaugurated by Rajesh Tope, the higher education minister..

NATIONAL ANNUAL Conference of National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) will be organised on January 22 to 24, 2009, in Aurangabad. About 500 members from across the nation are expected to attend the conference said office bearers of NIPM Aurangabad chapter.

This is 27th year of NIPM Annual National Conference and for the second time it is being organised in Aurangabad. The conference will focus on "reinventing human resource (HR) in changing economy," said Makarand Deshpande, chairman, NIPM Aurangabad chapter, in a press conference. Deshpande further said that the economy is passing through lot of ups and downs. This has posed a big challenge before the business and HR professional to find innovative ways to strike balance between expectations of HR and the business requirements. Deshpande also added that this is the right time to come together in this conference and discuss whether we can reinvent the HR to tackle the challenges posed by frequently changing economy.

Ulhas Bhoomkar, NC convener said that the conference to be organised at Welcome Hotel Rama International, Aurangabad will be inaugurated by higher education minister Rajesh Tope at 5pm on January 22. Member of parliament (MP) Chandrakant Khaire, member of legislative assembly (MLA) Rajendra Darda, Dr Kalyan Kale, Mayor Vijaya Rahatkar will be present on the occasion, Bhoomkar said. He further added that the conference will throw light on how HR function can play a major role in the current economic slow down and recessionary conditions. It will also project Aurangabad as a career destination for various professionals. Dr AK Balyan, NIPM national head and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) director-HR; Jean Marie Lagey, managing director (technical) Skoda; Karsten Bogun, managing director (commercial), Skoda, Hazra, CMD, Shipping Corporation; and Guruji G Narayana, chairman, Emeritus Excel Industries will honour the chairs of special guests for the conference.

Regarding the programmes to be organised in the conference, Manoj Gupta, secretary NIPM Aurangabad chapter, said that about 500 delegates would attend the event.

“We have got confirmations of 19 HR heads, managing directors (MDs) and chief executive officers (CEOs) of big corporates, who will be addressing this conference. Apart from these, four directors of India’s top Master of Business Administration (MBA) institutes- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies (NMIMS), Xavier’s Institute, Institute of Management Technology (IMT) and National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) will participate in panel discussions during the conference. After inauguration, first NIPM National award for best HR practices will be distributed followed by award of NIPM diploma’s and medals.

Office bearers of NIPM Aurangabad chapter Arun Pathak, Sanjay Gadhe, Sunil Sutavane, Rajesh Wani, Ganesh Ghughe, Mahesh Dolare, Baseerat Ali Siddiqui, Rajesh Jawlekar, Dnyadev Suryawanshi, Saquib Siddiqui, Swati Jagiasi, Vishal Pawar, Anurag Kalyani and Ganesh Kulkarni were present in the press conference.

About NIPM Aurangabad Chapter

NIPM has 52 chapters across India and includes more than 10 thousand members. The Aurangabad chapter of National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) formally came into existence in 1991. NIPM is a non-profit making body.

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