Programme (Tentative)
Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad
From To Programme
Sunday, 13th Nov 2011 Registration and Opening Reception
09:00 onwards Registration
16:00 17:15 High Tea
16:45 17:25 Seating for Opening Reception
17:30 19:00 Namaste from India - performance by Dr.Ananda Shankar Jayant
19:00 onwards Cocktails and dinner
Monday, 14th Nov 2011 Plenary Session and Technical Sessions followed by dinner
08:00 onwards Registration
08:30 08:40 Prayer and lighting of lamp
08:40 08:50 Welcome speech by Mr.Deven Doshi, President - AIFI
08:50 09:05 Address by Chief Guest Mr.Praful Patel, Hon'ble Union Minister, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India
09:05 09:25 Keynote address by Mr.Baba Kalyani, Chairman, Bharat Forge Ltd.
09:25 09:45 Presentation of Forge Master awards by Mr.Praful Patel, Chief Guest
09:45 09:55 Presentation of Academia/Student Awards by Mr.Baba Kalyani
09:55 10:00 Vote of thanks by Mr.Vidyashankar Krishnan, Convenor
10:00 10:30 Opening of Exhibition concurrent with Tea/Coffee Break
10:30 11:40 Presentations on the scenario of the forging industry in major regions
10:30 10:40 China
10:40 10:50 Euroforge
10:50 11:00 India
11:00 11:10 Japan
11:10 11:20 North America
11:20 11:30 South America
11:30 11:40 Taiwan
12:00 13:20 Technical Sessions 1A and 1B - 4 papers
13:20 14:10 LUNCH / Exhibition Visit
14:10 15:30 Technical Sessions 2A and 2B - 4 papers
15:30 15:50 Tea/Coffee Break
15:50 17:10 Technical Sessions 3A and 3B - 4 papers
17:10 18:30 Technical Sessions 4A and 4B – 4 papers
18:30 19:30 Exhibition Visit
18:30 19:30 ForgeNet International, Private Event
19:30 onwards Cocktails and Dinner with live fusion music performed by Karthik Mani
Tuesday, 15th Nov 2011 Technical Sessions followed by Gala Dinner
08:00 09:20 Technical Sessions 5A and 5B - 4 papers
09:20 09:40 Tea/Coffee Break
09:40 11:00 Technical Sessions 6A and 6B - 4 papers
11:00 11:20 Tea/Coffee Break
11:20 12:40 Technical Sessions 7A and 7B - 4 papers
12:40 14:20 LUNCH / Exhibition Visit
14:20 16:00 Technical Sessions 8A and 8B - 5 papers
16:00 onwards Exhibition Visit
17:00 18:00 By bus to N Convention
18:30 onwards "Synthesis" - a blend of art and entertainment presented by Sadhya
20:00 onwards Coktails and dinner
21:00 onwards Return to respective hotels
Wednesday, 16th Nov 2011 to Departure to various centres for plant visits and sight-seeing
Friday, 18th Nov 2011 Plant visits at each centre
Accompanying persons programme has been provided separately

• Note :
Timings subject to change
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