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Invitation to North East India International Meet (NEIIM) Contributed by buljit on Tuesday, January 05 @ 11:20:36 MST 2010
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 North East India International Meet (NEIIM-2010)
11-12 January 2010
Pragjyoti ITA Centre for Performing Arts, Machkhowa, Guwahati
For registration Email : neiim@yahoo.com
Website : www.neiim2010.com
Organised by FASS in association with Govt.of Assam
Chief Patron of the Organising Committee : Honble Chief Minister, Assam
Patron of the Organising Committee : Honble Chief Minister, Mizoram
INVITATION TO :
(a) All Non-Residents of North-East India (NR-NEIs) presently residing in different parts of the globe
(b) All Non-Residents of North-East India presently residing in Delhi , Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and other parts of India
(c) Residents of North-East India (R-NEIs)
(d) All who may not be of North-East India origin but served/worked in tea-estates of Assam , defence forces, oil sector, Govt. departments etc. etc.
(e) All well-wishers of North-East India
About NEIIM:
The North East India International Meet-2010 (NEIIM-2010) is an effort by the Friends of Assam & Seven Sisters (FASS) to bring together on a common platform the rich Diaspora of the North East : its people, its well wishers, its various stakeholders and all those who may have had in the past or even now have emotional, social, commercial, or official bondage with the region. NEIIM is basically a meeting ground for all those who wish the region and its people well. This Diaspora is to be found not only outside the North East throughout the length and breadth of the Indian subcontinent, but also in various parts of the globe. NEIIM is a humble effort to assemble the vast capital of goodwill and human resource in a common crucible dedicated to harmony, growth and betterment of humanity as a whole.
When India became independent in 1947, the partition of the sub-continent geographically isolated the North Eastern region, inhibiting its growth and development. The region had a traditional and conventional industrial base which was to a large extent dependent on the abundant natural and geographical resources of the region. Post independence, the market access of the products from these traditional and conventional industries got hampered due to the immensity of the logistical problems. Recurrent environmental disasters like floods, earthquakes etc. also added to the woes of the region. Multi ethnicity, cultural diversity, geographical heterogeneity have resulted in a socio-political complexity from which the region has to emerge expeditiously. Otherwise, it would fail to keep in step with the growth, development, progress the world is witnessing in general.
Resilience is the hallmark of the people of this region. They have never allowed the turn of events to overwhelm them. Inspite of the plethora of problems that seem to beset the people almost on a continuous basis, the hardy North Easterners have carried on stoically. They have immense faith in themselves and never lose hope that growth and development would come their way, sometime or other. The region may suffer from the usual pangs of development, which are associated with any land-locked nation or region, but the North East region of India have potential. The feeling among all those who wish well of the region is that the time has come to think out of the box, harness whatever resources the region may have and move forward with resolution and drive.
The real resource that abounds in the North East is its human resource. The region is supposedly rich in natural resources. These natural resources can be harnessed appropriately only through basic human capital resources. And it is not that the basic human resource is locally absent. The resource is spread amongst all those who feel for the region, who are or were part of the region socially, ethnically, emotionally or professionally. They may be spread all over the globe and may be found in almost every nook and corner of India. They all love the region, have immense goodwill towards it. If this latent but powerful human capital can be harnessed, if this emotional bond can be appropriately leveraged, the region would definitely develop. The NEIIM is an effort in this direction.
NEIIM is not a platform to talk about the deprivations the region suffers from. This is not the forum to talk about the immense possibilities and potential of the region that have been discussed ad infinitum. The forum would be a humble attempt to bring the rich North East Diaspora together, to pool their minds and explore ways and means of leveraging the rich but widely dispersed human capital base of this region to work towards the development of the region. The forum will explore ways by which the immense goodwill that the various stakeholders have can be channelized in a direction that would give opportunities and direction to the youths of the region, the coming generations. It would try to network with the countless people who, in their own ways, may help the growth and development of the region. There are many pearls in the region that need to be picked, many uncut diamonds that need to be polished, many opportunities that need to be exploited, many problems that need to be solved and many raised hands that need to be held and guided forward. There are many in the Diaspora who want to help, who want to contribute, who want to catalyse the growth of the region, but do not know how. NEIIM would provide a platform to all those who want to do something.
NEIIM 2010 is expected to be just the beginning, a small step. However, a small step in the beginning may often end up in something that may be revolutionary. We hope that maximum number of the North Eastern Diaspora, spread all over the globe, will take this opportunity to visit their roots, their place of work, where they may have had the most sublime pleasures of their lives to come and interact with those who are still there and who feel that in todays world, networking and leveraging relationships is the key to the future of the region. Most important, we hope that all those who would come from outside the region would go back not only with pleasant memories, but would also act in future as the cultural, commercial, knowledge and social ambassadors of the region to the outside world. Such an outcome would contribute immensely in projecting a positive image of the region to the outside world and make the world realize what a resource-rich region the North East part of India is.
A one-and-half day programme has been drawn up and a large attendance from local officials, entrepreneurs, professionals, educationists, social workers and various organizations from the North East is expected at the Meet. We also propose to put up stalls exhibiting the rich diversity and potential of the region for all those who wish to exploit the same. We assure an experience that would be enriching to all those who would join us in our efforts.
Programme Outline
Day 1 : 11 January 2010
09.30 am 10.30 am Inaugural Session
10.30 am 10.50 am Tea Break
10.50 am 12.50 pm Plenary Session I : Economy
10.50 am 12.45 pm Plenary Session II : Youth Forum
12.45 pm 02.00 pm Networking Lunch
02.00 pm 03.55 pm Plenary Session I : Flood and Erosion problem of the river Brahmaputra
02.00 pm 03.55 pm Plenary Session II : Tourism
06.00 pm 09.00 pm Cultural Evening / Networking Dinner (Venue : Greenwood Resort)
Day 2 : 12 January 2010
09.00 am 11.00 am Plenary Session I : Rural Health Care in North East India
09.00 am 11.00 am Plenary Session II : Rural Development
11.00 am 11.15 am Tea Break
11.15 am 12.50 pm Plenary Session I : Education in North East India
11.15 am 12.50 pm Plenary Session II : Session name will be announced shortly
11.15 am 12.50 pm Plenary Session III : North East India Petroleum Association
12.50 pm 01.00 pm Tea Break
01.00 pm 02.00 pm Valedictory Session
02.00 pm 03.00 pm Networking Lunch
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