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« INDIANFASHIONSPARIS.COM EST UNE BOUTIQUE DE PRET A PORTER EN LIGNE. NOUS SOMMES SPECIALISES DANS LA VENTE DE VETEMENTS INDIEN. NOUS RECEVONS TRES REGULIEREMENT LES NOUVEAUTES DE BOLLYWOOD COMME LES SAREES, LENGHAS, PANJABI SUITS, CURTA, SHERWANI ET TOUS LES ACCESSOIRES FANTAISIES. VENEZ DECOUVRIR, ICI, LE VRAI BOLLYWOOD ! » VENTE EN LIGNE ET PAR CORRESPONDANCE SITE WEB : WWW.INDIANFASHIONSPARIS.COM GOPIO EUROPE CONVENTION NOVEMBER 2016 PARIS - 2 - INDIASPORA, OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND FRONTIERS MESSAGE FROM GOPIO EUROPE CONVENTION CONVENOR I am very much honoured to be the convenor for the GOPIO Europe Convention 2016 in Paris. I welcome you all to the land of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity to have a great moment of solidarity in taking time to enjoy both the convention and the delights of the city of Love, Paris. The GOPIO chapters in France and its members are very excited to welcome colleagues from all over the world to this creative gathering under the theme “Indiaspora, opportunities beyond frontiers”. This is a historic moment for GOPIO since convention is starting on the Armistice Day which commemorates the end of First World War. GOPIO members will be gathering at Neuve Chapelle Indian Soldiers Memorial to pay tribute to more than 4700 sons of India who lost their life in France in their fight for Freedom. GOPIO International Europe coordinator, Dr Pradip Sewoke, members of the GOPIO chapters in France in collaboration with the Mayor of Richebourg, Mr Gérard Delahaye and the Interfaith Association of Mr Ramesh Vohra have the firm conviction and are requesting that this monument be recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site. The program agenda of GOPIO Europe Convention 2016 includes 3 sessions on business since economic reforms in India are strengthening the business interactions in many sectors of activities between Europe and India. GOPIO is committed to be an active part of this venture in helping to connect and interact globally with different partners of India and the Indian Diaspora. Convention sessions will also deal in parallel on issues of common interests concerning the Women, Youth, Health and wellness, Science and Technology. France has a long history with India and French is the second most taught foreign language in India. A Francophone session about the Past, Present and Future of the French Indian Diaspora is on the agenda. GOPIO in Europe is on the move and the following years will be very challenging. Focus will be made on opening GOPIO chapters and connecting PIOs and NRIs of different European countries so that everyone can feel proud of our achievements. There is no convention of this prestige without the guidance, help of sponsors and supporters globally. I express my gratitude and thanks to all those who contributed to make this convention a success. Mehen POINOOSAWMY Life Member GOPIO President GOPIO France Paris nc GOPIO EUROPE CONVENTION NOVEMBER 2016 PARIS - 3 - INDIASPORA, OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND FRONTIERS MESSAGE FROM GOPIO INTERNATIONAL EUROPE COORDINATOR Dear friends and members, It is definitely an absolute honor bestowed upon me to have the opportunity to share this message with you all. There are a few things in my maiden message that I wish to communicate to the fellow members. I am privileged to be alongside the association executive members of GOPIO INTERNATIONAL in building this pioneering organization in the Europe region. Without a doubt, GOPIO International has come a long way in fulfilling its objectives. You may see that we have established councils to address issues of common concern and have organized International conventions, workshops and trainings on various topics touching the everyday life. GOPIO International has successfully established the European Biannual Summit as one of the pivotal events in the global GOPIO program calendar. The theme of this summit “Indiaspora, Opportunities beyond Frontiers” conveys GOPIO’s thrust to mobilize Diaspora’s technology, professional as well as the investment resources and of course carrying out discussions on many important issues and topics of common interest. In addition, GOPIO Europe Convention has involved the Indian Diaspora youth and young professionals as active participants. In this convention, we focus on panel discussions in different areas like ‘Uniting the Indian youth Diaspora in the world’, ‘Make in India-Exploiting the potential’, Women empowerment, Indian Literary thoughts, Entrepreneurial India etc. As part of the program, in the past we have organized several events such as visiting the World War I memorial in Neuve Chapelle (North of France) to pay tribute to the Indian soldiers who were martyred in France, various cultural programs, discover Paris Lido, Gala dinner at Seine river cruise, award ceremony and launching of the book on Nelson Mandela written by Farook Khan and photographed by Kevin Joseph (Nelson Mandela's private photographer). A Documentary film ‘Mademoiselle France Pleure’ about Soldiers who were martyred in World War, directed by Vijay Singh, will be shown at the program. The convention will have esteemed presence of Mrs. Ericka Bareights, Minister for Overseas affairs, France, Mr.Velusamy Radhakrishnan, Minister for Education, Sri Lanka, Mr. Raj K Purohit, Chief Whip and MLA of Maharashtra State, India as well as Parliament members and Ambassadors from different countries. Eminent writers and several artists too will participate in this convention. Looking into the future, we have many plans for the coming months. The most important of those, I would say, is to unite the whole Indian Diaspora in Europe and work together for the brighter future of GOPIO International. We need to open more Gopio chapters and life members in Europe so as to have a ‘Strong United European Gopio’ and strengthen our efforts in the area of Youth development, Science and Technology, Women empowerment, Charity activities, Medical facilities, Literary activities, Business opportunities etc. With India at the threshold of accepting new technologies and business investment, the new team has come up with a motto, “GOPIO Means Business” so as to attract Indian Diaspora entrepreneurs and businessmen to take more interest in investing in India in all GOPIO EUROPE CONVENTION NOVEMBER 2016 PARIS - 4 - INDIASPORA, OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND FRONTIERS spheres, in Business, Philanthropy, Education, Healthcare and Social causes. After being elected as Europe Coordinator in March 2016, I have always encouraged the development of new GOPIO Chapters in Europe and in the francophone countries like Cameroun, Mauritius, Island of Reunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique etc. I am very happy to have the presence of Gopio International in the festivities held on 6th of May 2016 to commemorate the 163rd anniversary of the first arrival of the Indians in the Island of Martinique. It is certainly one of our best achievements in the history of GOPIO International to open 3 new chapters for the first time and to register new life members in Mauritius with the help of Mr. Shammi Sewoke, Mr. Hirenduth Rambojhun and Mrs. Kritilata Ram. On 14th July 2016, Mehen Poinoosawmy from GOPIO France, Rita Abraham from GOPIO South Africa and I launched the first chapter of GOPIO International in Reunion Island with the help of the Chapter President Jean-Regis Ramsamy and registered the first life member there. It is really a great pleasure to welcome a large group of GOPIO members accompanied by GOPIO International Coordinator of Africa Ishwar Ramlutchman and five new life members from South Africa to this Convention who have also participated actively in Mauritius and Reunion Island. In order to promote the GOPIO Europe Convention, I have already completed multi-nations trip to Great Britain, Ireland and Germany. We organized community meetings there and met people from Netherlands, Norway, Italy, Switzerland and planning to open new chapters in these countries soon! I was accompanied by Mr. Rajindre Tewari, International coordinator of GOPIO at large and Mr.Ramesh Vohra, President of Interfaith Shaheedi Commemoration Association to meet Indian community leaders and GOPIO officials in London, Berlin, Stuttgart and Belfast. The high level of member participation in many events organized by us is a testament to the success of the GOPIO leadership and staff at various fronts. This highlights the excellent progress, the association has achieved in a very short span of time. None of this would have been possible without the unwavering confidence and support rendered to us by our members and supporters. With the support of our members, our journey towards excellence will continue with the same vigor and energy and I would like to reassure here that we are always ready to meet the challenges which will come our way. I feel absolutely privileged to coordinate the organization in Europe as diverse as we are and I am very proud of the accomplishments of our people. I am confident that our association will continue to be propelled by the energy and innovation of our people and will deliver growth and superior returns in the months ahead. On this occasion, with heartfelt gratitude, I would like to thank GOPIO members coming from different countries, Convention team lead by Convener Mehen Poinoosawmy, GOPIO International Executive Officers, Chairman Thomas Abraham, President Niraj P Baxi, Executive VP Noel Lal, Vice president Ram Gadhavi, Executive Trustee Inder Singh and International Coordinators Mr. Ishwar Ramlutchman of Africa and Claude Sheikboudhou of Caribbean region. I