ASHRAE India Chapter BOG has decided to send a delegation of the members to attend the International Exhibition organized by Karachi Chapter of ASHRAE and Pakistan HVAC & R Society scheduled from 8th to 10th April, 2007 at Karachi.  We are attaching the letter circulated to our members via email announcing the event. You are requested to circulate the same to your chapter members. We will be sending further details in due course of time.

With regards.

Richie Mittal

Dear Presidents of ASHRAE RAL,

The Saudi Arabian ASHRAE chapter and the Bahrain ASHRAE Chapter along with other agencies are organizing the Middle East Mechanical Conference and Exhibition (MEMEC 2007) at the Gulf International Convention Center, Gulf Hotel in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain on November 4 -7, 2007.  

I would like you to advertise for the conference among your ASHRAE members and other interested people to be a part of this great event.  

This MEMEC Expo offers a unique opportunity for the Middle East region mechanical engineering professionals to share and exchange experiences and to explore the latest products and most recent technologies. Everyone is invited to share his best practices, success stories, proven met hods and technologies, by presenting a technical paper at the 2007 EXPO. Technical papers will include many topics of interest addressing both rotating and stationary mechanical equipment In addition, select distinguished international keynote speakers will participate in this high caliber conference.

For further details, please feel free to contact Mr. Hasan A. Sabri, Conference Chairman at +966 3 874-5370 ( hasan[DOT]sabri[AT]aramco.com ), or the Conference Vice Chairman Mr. Younes H. Makki at +966 3 874- 6637 ( younes[DOT]makki[AT]aramco.com ).  You can also visit the website of the conference at http://beta.econnectamg.com/memec2007/index.php for registration and paper submission.

Walid Chakroun
Professor
Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Kuwait University, P.O.Box 5969
Safat 13060, Kuwait
Tel:965-4987028, 965-4849413
Fax:965-484-7131

To, The Members, ASHRAE WESTERN INDIA CHAPTER
Sub: Annual General Meeting & Installation of BOG 2006-07.
The annual general meeting for the year 2006-07 is organized at Goa during TECH-FEST, 2006.   The detail of programme is furnished below:

Day  & Date, Saturday,  2nd September, 2006
Time, 6:00 PM onwards
Venue, Goa Marriott Resort, Miramar Beach, Panjim, Goa – 403 001. Tel : 0832-2463333

Agenda :
Passing of Audited Accounts for the year 2005-06,
Installation of new board of Governors,
Past year report from outgoing President
Report from incoming President for the New Year activity plans
Discussion of any other point raised by member subject to permission from AGM Chair.

The copy of audited accounts is available at Chapter office at ISHRAE Western India Chapter, 204, Sarita Complex, Behind Samudra Complex, Off C. G. Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009 or can be forwarded to the member on receiving request.   Any query regarding accounts may please be forwarded to ASHRAE President (2005-06), Mr. Ashok Patel on email id : volpak_ahd@icenet.net or fax no. 079-2684 1502, so as to reach on or before 24th August'06.  The copy of audited accounts will also be available at AGM venue for reference.

The programme will be followed by cocktail, dinner and other cultural events.

While on the subject, we take this opportunity to share with you some more information about TECH-FEST, 2006. The members interested to avail the opportunity to participate in the programme   may please contact ISHRAE, Mumbai office :

Address : 214 Turf Estate, Shakti Mills Lane, Off Dr.E.Moses Road, Mumbai-400 001
Tel No.  : 022-24932611
Fax No. : 022-24933701
Email    : ishrae_mumbai@vsnl.net   

We are glad to inform you that M/s. Goa Marriott Resort have agreed for a very special Room Tariff for ISHRAE/ASHRAE Members visiting Goa during TECH-FEST period.  For bookings, interested members may please contact Ms.Sheryl Oliveira – Fernandes (Sales Manager) at Goa Marriott Resort, Tel : 0832-2463333.   

Thanking you, Truly yours,
KAMALESH MEHTA
SECRETARY – AWIC

To The Members, ASHRAE Western India Chapter.
Sub. : New committee for the year 2006-2007.
This refers to our earlier letter dt. 19.07.2006 regarding the voting for new BOG members.   All the members participated in voting have voted in line with the recommendation from BOG nomination committee.  In this situation, the recommendation from nominating committee remains unaltered. The new BOG committee will be installed during the AGM organized on 2nd September at Goa Marriott Resort, Miramar Beach, Panjim, Goa – 403 001. The detail of AGM is forwarded to the members in attached letter.

The list of new BOG members alongwith the committee chairs is furnished below for your reference.

Office Bearers & BOG members for the year 2006-07

President, V. Krishnan
Past President, Ashok Patel
President Elect, Virendra Kumar
Vice President, Kamalesh Mehta
Secretary, Manoj Khati
Treasurer, Suhas Deshpande
Member BOG, Mukund Ranade
Member BOG, Keshab Chopra
Member BOG, S.K. Sengupta
Member BOG, Yogesh Thakkar
Member BOG, Kishor Datar
Member BOG, Ashish Shah

CRC Delegate, V.Krishnan
CRC Alt.,Virendrakumar

Committee Chairs – 2006-07

Historian, Ashok Patel
Membership promotion, P.R. Dharkar
CTTC, Arvind Surange
Chapter reception, Ashish Shah
Student Activity, Ramesh Paranjpey
Refrigeration, Mukesh Shah
Chapter Program, Suhas Deshpande
Newsletter Editor, Manoj Khati
Resource Promotion, Yogesh Thakkar
Honors & Awards, H. M. Jhangiani
Webpage Editor, Rajeev Kakkar

Thanking you, Truly yours,
KAMALESH MEHTA
SECRETARY – AWIC