Meeting of the Steering Committee of ICA Co-operative Research Committee

Dear Co-operative Colleagues,

As you are aware, we will be holding a Regional Research Conference in conjunction with ICA Regional Assembly in Beijing, early September, 2010.

The Chairperson of the Research Committee through the Blog Site has already requested members of the committee to come out with possible themes for the Conference.

The theme of the last ICA General Assembly held during November, 2009 at Geneva was "Global Crisis – Co-operative Opportunity". Hence it would be ideal if the themes suggested by the members could relate to this theme.

In order to decide on the theme and sub-themes, I would request the Steering Committee members to suggest a suitable date and time, preferably in December, 2009, for us to meet, discuss and finalise.

Looking forward to receiving your views, either through the Blog, or through e-mail nair@icaroap.coop or on phone -011-9810507944

With co-operative greetings,
Sincerely
P. Nair
Secretry, ICA Committee on Co-operative Research for Asia and Pacific

Hello !! Dear Researchers and Friends

Dear Friends,

Greetings from IFFCO !!

We had successfully completed the first Regional Seminar and first Meeting of the ICA Cooperative Research Committee for Asia & Pacific in the month of October,2009. I take this opportunity to congratulate you all for your active participation and making this event a success.

As I had mentioned during the meeting that this first Meeting is only a curtain raiser and a pointer to the researchers for the events they wish to undertake. Accordingly, now I am inviting your comments and suggestions for taking up future activities in this Region by the Research Committee of Asia & Pacific.

As you may be aware that the next Regional Assembly of Asia & Pacific is scheduled to be held in the beginning of September, 2010 at Beijing, China. The Vice Chair of the Committee Mr. Akira Kurimoto, who because of his pre-engagement could not come to FMDI, Gurgaon to participate in the concluded meeting, had sizeable contribution in shaping up the constitution of this Research Committee and it is his desire (which we also aspire) that this Committee should meaningfully contribute to active research helpful to guide the governance and activities of cooperative societies in this Region. Mr. Kurimoto in his mail to me has made his intentions known that this time it should be a qualitative Research Conference and Committee Meeting at Beijing, China in coming September 2010. Friends, this is a good opportunity for the researchers to present their papers at Beijing. I, therefore, invite all of you to post your views and possible topics/themes which could be suggested for the ensuing Research Conference. For the sake of brevity, I would suggest that you may kindly not suggest more than three topics/themes. After knowing the views, I, in consultation with Mr. Kurimoto and Steering Committee, will arrive at a consensus to decide the topic/theme for the Research Conference to be held at Beijing.

There has been some delay in communication to all of you which had occurred as I was travelling to different places. The Geneva ICA General Assembly has been a roaring success. The main theme was Climate Change and Alternate Source of Energy. Prof. Jeremy Rifkin excelled and regaled every one with his spell bound lecture. The ICA Global Board has been reconstituted in which the Chairman of IFFCO was re-elected as Director securing second-highest votes. From our Region Asia & Pacific this time we have 6 Directors out of 23 Directors on the ICA Global Board. All the six Directors are committed for the betterment of the cause of cooperation globally and specifically for this Region. The details of various events concluded in ICA General Assembly at Geneva, are posted on the ICA Website: http://www.ica.coop/. You may like to read more about it.

This is the time to make up for the lost time in communication. Therefore, I request all of you to promptly respond and send your suggestions as early as possible.

With cooperative greetings,


Gopal N. Saxena

Chairperson,

ICA- AP Research Committee