Category «Events»

IDE and DDC to hold Israel Diamond Week at DDC

Mumbai, India – October 17, 2012: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) and the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC) have agreed to hold an “Israel Diamond Week” in New York, on the DDC trading floor. The event is to take place in November. The agreement to hold the “Israel Diamond Week” was reached in …

IDMA and WFDB call for all industry consultation on KP and Diamond Source Warranty Protocol

Mumbai, October 17, 2012 – At the conclusion of the 35th World Diamond Congress, the World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association expressed joint appreciation of the efforts by the Chair of the Kimberley Process to consult all industry stakeholders on the new definition for conflict diamonds and thus assure that …

IDMA membership elects new president and vice presidents, heaps praise on Indian hosts for organizing a successful, meaningful event

Mumbai, October 17, 2012 – The 35th World Diamond Congress concluded here in Mumbai today, with the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) electing a new board for the upcoming two years . The IDMA members resolved to support the KP’s efforts to arrive at a new definition for conflict diamonds. Following the announcement of the …

First joint executive education programme of Indian School of Business (ISB) and Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi commences in Karachi, Pakistan

‘Leadership Skills for Top Management’ (LSTM), is among ISB’s most successful offerings in India. New Delhi, October 16, 2012: The Indian School of Business (ISB) and Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi today announced the commencement of their first joint executive education programme in Pakistan. The programme titled ‘Leadership Skills for Top Management’ is currently …

PETROTECH 2012 – CURTAIN RAISER

PETROTECH 2012, the 10th International Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition is being organised by Indian Oil Corporation Limited under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, during October 14-17, 2012, New Delhi, India. The theme of the conference is ‘Hydrocarbons and Beyond: Changing Landscape.’ At the curtain raiser …

Centuryply launches NESTA Furniture Store in Kolkata

The City of Joy embraces the authentic, stylish and exclusive furniture destination from the house of Centuryply Highlights- Centuryply plans to open 111 stores with 3.5 million square feet of retail space within the next 3 years The company plans to have about 35 stores in the Eastern Region An ET 500 company and a market leader in Plywood …

RFEL finalist in 2012 Elektra Awards

Newport, Isle of Wight, UK – 12 October 2012 – RFEL, who specialize in high performance electronic signal processing solutions, is a finalist in this year’s Elektra Awards in the Embedded System Product of the Year. Its HyperSpeed™ Plus core offers unprecedented performance for Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs) on an FPGA. http://www.elektraawards.co.uk/elektraawards2012/shortlist-2012 Dr Alex Kuhrt, …

The 3rd Steelie Award winners announced at worldsteel-46 in New Delhi

New Delhi, 12 October 2012 – the World Steel Association (worldsteel) hosted its third Steel Awards ceremony at the farewell dinner to close the 46th annual steel industry conference. The trophies, known as Steelies, were awarded in seven categories. The categories, nominations and winners were: 1. Steel Industry website of the year: AISI (Final nominations …

Forthcoming Conferences

35th Annual Coal Marketing Days The Seminal Coal Buyers/Sellers Event Date: September 20–21, 2012 Venue: Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania coal@platts.com 2nd Annual SBB Steel Raw Materials Europe 2012 Date: September 27-28, 2012 Venue: Hilton Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands support@platts.com     32nd Coaltrans World Coal Conference Date: 14 – 16 October 2012 Venue: …

2012 worldsteel Safety and Health Excellence Recognition

New Delhi, 10 October 2012 – worldsteel has recognised four member companies, China Steel Corporation, Gerdau, NatSteel, and Tata Steel Limited for excellence in their safety and health programmes. Xiaogang Zhang, worldsteel’s Chairman for 2011/2012, said: “The goal of an injury-free work environment is the highest priority for our industry and the safety and health …