India ITME Society launches commemorative postal stamp
by Samiksha
Mumbai, Dec, 2019………
India ITME Society today announced its 40th year of service to the
Indian & International Textile Machinery & Textile Technology industry. To celebrate their undeterred and excellent service
for over four decades, India ITME Society launched a commemorative postal stamp
as a mark of pride and humble gratitude to a great nation.
India ITME Society took a bold step towards
projecting India as a friendly & feasible sourcing destination for African
SMEs, Designers & Entrepreneurs. This
aided in opening up new customers for the Indian Textile Industry.
During this memorable event, it organized a B2B
meeting with women Entrepreneurs from 4 African nations viz. Ethiopia, Uganda,
Rwanda & Kenya and aimed to empower women all across the world and
introduced ‘Women Entrepreneur
Initiative’, one of the many value added services for the benefit of the
industry and the nation.
Mr Hari
Shankar – Chairman of India ITME Society said, “India ITME Society acknowledges the
importance of industry associations by supporting trade and investment for its
members not only domestically, but also globally. The society is encouraging dialogue between
industry associations, developing better business connects between countries
and expanding customer connect & market access globally through
associations as part of their ‘Global
Connect Initiative’.
India
ITME Society has evolved into a global phenomenon embracing internationalism
and reaching out to emerging economies. India witnessed its first exhibition in
1980 & since then the legacy has been successfully carried forward.
Its
exhibitions series namely India ITME Series & GTTES along with several
supporting initiatives have heralded a new era in the Textile Engineering
Industry. Furthering the objective of promoting trade and investments, creating
a friendly environment and forging a vibrant private sector partnership with
the Government, Business Community, Development Partners and other
Stakeholders.
Today’s event began, with lighting of lamp by Chief guest Justice Shri P. Sathasivam - Former Chief Justice of India, Former
Governor of Kerala; Guest of honour H.E. Ms Dorothy Tembo - Deputy Executive
Director, International Trade Centre, UN and Special Guest Ms. Swati Pandey - Postmaster General (Mumbai Region), India
Post (Govt. of India). followed by cocktail dinner.
A special interactive session on
"strengthening bilateral trade relation with neighboring countries"
was organized for industry members, associations and officials on the same day.
This session was addressed by H.E - Ms. Dorothy Tembo, Deputy Executive
Director, International Trade Centre, UN, who was in India for the first time,
to encourage Indo – Africa bilateral trade relations. This unique session
provided an opportunity for participants to interact with industry associations
from Botswana, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Turkey, Ghana, Switzerland
and India.
In the panel
discussion, the topic “Role of Associations in strengthening bilateral
trade" was delivered by panel speakers Mr. Govind Venuprasad -
International Trade Centre’s (ITC); Mr. Krishna Chinniah - President of the
Botswana Textile & Clothing Association; Mr. Faruque
Hassan - Consulate General of
Greece in Bangladesh; Mr. Richard Salvatore - General
Coordinator (TEMSAD); Mrs. Doris N. Kessie - CEO/DIRECTOR of D-G EMBROIDERY and Doress Fashion & Designs Institute;
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Yves-Simon Gloy. Mr. Gloy - RWTH Aachen University, Germany and H.E. Mr. Demeke Atnafu Ambulo - The Consulate General of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in
Mumbai
About : India
ITME Society :India
International Textile Machinery Exhibitions Society (India ITME Society) is a
non profit apex industry body established in 1980 to support and serve the
Textile Engineering Industry through exhibitions, Events, Trade Promotion
Services, Education Scholarships, Student Placements, and Consultancy etc.
India ITME Society plays a pivotal role in strengthening the domestic as well
as international Textile Industry by facilitating exchange of knowledge,
technology transfer & encourages Foreign Direct Investments & Joint
Ventures etc.
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