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My dear Members,
I have just taken over the reins of Presidentship of the
Association from my good friend and colleague Mr. Subhash
Khandelwal and ASIAFORGE 2008. I am extremely grateful to
my colleagues in the Managing Committee for this confidence
reposed in me. I am sure that this would not have been, but
for the blessings of the Almighty and the goodwill of all
of you who have stood behind the Association and its office
bearers through thick and thin. I am sure your good wishes
and support will stand me in good stead during my tenure
and guide me through the challenges that this dual responsibility
places on me.
All of us in the Association and I personally, are indeed
grateful to Mr. Subhash Khandelwal for the personal interest
he has taken in each of the developmental and other initiatives
taken by the Association in strengthening our efforts and
to make our international counterparts recognize our technical
and business capabilities. I propose to carry this legacy
forward. Please accept my greetings and good wishes.
I have been meeting and interacting with most of you in our
various meetings, both as Vice-President and as a Managing
Committee member and I have found this experience very rewarding
and enriching. As you all know, the future holds a lot of
promise and challenge for us in the forging industry who
dare to dream especially since the world is eyeing us as
a potential manufacturing hub as also a very good market.
Of course any opportunity also brings with it some inherent
challenges like rising costs, alarming attrition rates, energy
crisis, appreciation of the rupee and environmental concerns
and many more, to which we need to be alert and responsive.
We have in the past, found our very own unique ways to tackle
these issues. I am sure, we will continue to innovate solutions
in the future.
As you all must be knowing by now our Association is hosting
the ASIAFORGE 2008 between 17-19th March,2008 to showcase
our capabilities. The members of the MC are spending a lot
of their valuable time planning and coordinating to make
this a grand success and showing the world the ‘metal’ we
are made of!! Please lend your wholehearted support to this
huge activity of the Association (which is also a big opportunity
for us all). There is a little of everything for everyone
of us in this event. The Secretariat is there to give you
any information or assistance, in case you require it. The
Managing Committee and I look forward to your valuable suggestions
and your patronage in the form of sponsorships and maximum
participation (delegates) from your organization.
Besides the ASIAFORGE, at the Association we have also arranged
a visit of members to the China Forge Fair 2007 held between
18-22 November 2007. We also booked space at the China Forge
Fair 2007 and AUTOEXPO of which you all must also be aware.
I propose to have many more such initiatives during my tenure.
I trust you will lend your ready cooperation in these and
other endeavors of the Association also as you have always
done!
Good luck and best wishes and thank you all once again for
your support !
Vidyashankar Krishnan
President - AIFI and ASIAFORGE
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