Seventh International Conference in India on January 12, 2011

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From: Mohan Jain <jain...@yahoo.com>
India Development Coalition of America
 
Dear  IDCA Member or Friend,
 
IDCA is  organizing its Seventh International conference in India on Janaury 12, 2010 to be held and pleased to invite you as a keynote speaker. The purpose of the conference is to promote, networking, collaboration, learning, volunteering, giving, and sharing the resources each of us have to make a better world starting with our mother country. We are expecting at least 20-30 international students from US participating in the conference. You will learn from the experts who have been solving problems related to education, healthcare, livelihoods and management of natural resources and deployment of renewable energy systems and devices to eradicate poverty and climate change.
We are sure you will find the conference informative, inspiring and empowering to engage you in your work with a renewed energy and dedication.
 
Conference Theme :
 
 Working Together to Eradicate Poverty
and Mitigate Climate Change in India
 
Venue
 
Institute for Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
Plot No.34, Sector 44, Institutional Area
Gurgaon, Haryana - 122002
INDIA
Tel : +91-124-4744100,  contact: Ms. Arti Manchanda
Fax : +91-124-4744123
 
Time:
 
9 AM to 6 PM
 
Invited Speakers Include:
 
Dr. H. Sudharshan,  Founder, Hon. Secretary, Karuna Trust and VGKK,  B. R. HIlls,  Karnataka, (www.karunatrust.org)
Padma Bhushan Emeritus Professor P V Indiresan, IIT Delhi, Former director, IIT Madras,
                            currently Chairman Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, New Delhi
Dr [ Ms ]  Veena  Khanna , President , Nav Abhiyan, New Delhi 
Mr. Sunil Savara, Founder/president, Foundation for Life, Bangaluru, (www.f4life.org )Karnataka
Professor Jaya Indiresan, Advisor, CAP Foundation, Hyderabad (www.capindiafoundation.in)
Mr. Manoj Acharya, Founder, India Leadership Network, Mumbai (http://indialeadership.net)
Ms. Shashi Tyagi, Co-founder, Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS), Jodhpur, Rajasthan (www.gravis.org.in/ )
Ms.Rohini Mukherjee, Head Policy and Advocacy cell & Member of our Senior Management Team,  Naandi Foundation,   (www.naandi.org)
Mr. Himangshu Vaish, CEO, Instapower Ltd., Gurgaon (www.instapower.com)
Ms. Anjali Makhija, Group Leader, Capacity Building, IRRAD (www.irrad.org )
Mr. Lalit Sharma, Group Leader, Natural Resources Mobilization, IRRAD
Ms. Aparna Mahajan,  Director, Resource Mobilisation and Partnershipsholds, IRRAD 
Mr. Prithvi Raj Singh, Managing Trustee, Jal Bhagirathi Foundation, Jodhpur, Rajasthan,  http://www.jalbhagirathi.org/
 
Dr. Vivek Bhandari, Director, IRMA, Anand, Gujarat
Mr. Ramesh K. Jalan, Moderator, Climate Change community-UNDP Solution Exchange--New Delhi
Ms. Erin Soto, Head, USAID- India, New Delhi
Mr. Ranjan Kamath, Founder, C+ive. Bengaluru, Karnataka, (www.cpositive.in) 
Ms. Shukla Bose,  Founder, and CEO, Parikrma Humanity Foundation   www.parikrmafoundation.org/  Bengaluru, Karnatka
Mr. Sanjay Bapat, CEO, Indian NGOs.com, Thane, Maharashtra (www.indianngos.com)
Mr. Vinay Somani, Founder, Karmayog, Mumbai,  (www.karmayog.org)
Ms. Sunita Narayan, Center for Science and Environment, (www.cse.org) , New Delhi
Ms. Malini Mehra, Founder & Chief Executive, Center for Social Markets (www.csmworld.org) , New Delhi
Ms Akanksha Chaurey, Director, Decentralised Electricity Solutions Division, The Energy and Resources Institute, (www.teriin.org )
Mr. Prabhjot Sodhi, National Coordinator, CEE/UNDP/GEF/  Small Grants Program, New Delhi (www.sgpindia.org)
Ms. Bharati Chaturvedi, Founder, Chintan, New Delhi
Mr. Gyanesh Pandey, CEO, Husk Power Systems, Bihar (www.huskpower.org)
 
More information coming soon  at:
 
 
We will  cover  in 4-5 sessions, Rural Development, Water, Education, Healthcare, Livelihoods and Climate Change (Renewable Energy )in various sessions.
 

India Development Coalition of America (IDCA, www.idc-america.org) was organized in Chicago in mid 2004 after a conference held in October 2003 to understand and promote Rural Development in India.  It is a 501 (c) (3) Illinois Not for Profit Corporation.  All contributions are exempt from Federal Income taxes.  It was formed to bring together Indian American NPO’s, members of India Diaspora and institutions working towards India’s sustainable development under one umbrella.  IDCA’s vision is:  a developed India, free of poverty, ignorance, diseases, socioeconomic disparities, ecological disasters, and social disharmony. 

 

Recently IDCA supported a Water and Sanitation project in a village near Vizianagram, Andhra Pradesh, and a Solar Lantern Project in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh.  We are also building links with many good NGO’s and groups in India to advance our Mission and Vision for India.  We are a membership organization and invite all members of our community to support and join us.  More information is available at: www.idc-america.org/membership.htm.

 
In 2010 we organized conferences in India (January), Washington, DC (August),  Terrre haute, Indiana (October), and Milpitas, California (November) on the theme stated above. 
 
We organized our First West Regional Conference in California. More than 15 organizations participated and shared there experiences in the areas of Rural Development, Education, Healthcare and Livelihood generation.  You can learn more about what was said at: www.youtube.com/user/IDCA1142 andwww.livestream.com/idcaevent.
 
Registration:
 
Early:         By November 10: $50. (Rs. 1000 India);
Regular:     By December 25: $75. (Rs. 1500.)
Late:         After December 25: $ 95. (Rs. 2000.) 
 
Please Register Today and SAVE!!
 
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
 
Warm regards,
 
Sincerely,
 
Mohan L. Jain, Ph.D.
Trustee and Founder President,
India Development Coalition of America
www.idc-america.org,  http://idcoa.cloverpad.org
"Working Together to Mitigate Climate 
Change and Eradicate Poverty in India"
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To Eradicate Poverty and Mitigate Climate Change in India

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