13th IPC received an overwhelming response!
Hyderabad succeeded in giving back due recognition to the first of its kind Plumbing Conference
Tweet-- Hyderabad welcomed the 13th edition of much-awaited distinguished Indian Plumbing Conference with open arms. Shilpkala Vedika, one of the finest convention centres in the Pearl City was all set and well - decorated to welcome the National and International luminaries of the Plumbing Industry from all across. Not only the organisers of 13th IPC - Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) and Akar InfoMedia Pvt. Ltd. (AIM), but also the delegates and stalwarts from plumbing industry were all excited and proud to be a part of such a magnanimous event which was happening for the first time in Hyderabad.
Mr Robert Burgon, Chairman – World Plumbing Council, UKwho was the Chief Guest formally inaugurated the conference by lighting theauspicious in the presence of all the other reputed and well-renowneddignitaries seated on the Dias. The Lighting of Lamp was followed by aspell-binding speech by Mr. Robert Burgon who explained the importance ofplumbing and the way in which people now understand the importance of it. Healso declared that WPC has now decided to celebrate 11th March every year as the WorldPlumbing Day (WPD) and he also unveiled a new logo of WPD for the first time infront of the Hyderabad audience.
All the guests, Invitees and Delegates were invited to theconference by a Welcome Address delivered by Mr. R K Somany – Chairman – IPAHyderabad Chapter which was followed by a Presidential Address by Mr.Sudhakaran Nair, President – Indian Plumbing Association. In his speech, Mr.Nair explained the importance of plumbing in the day to day lives of humanbeings and also the role plumbing plays in maintaining the health of each andevery individual. He further also enlightened the delegates about the role IPAhas played and will be playing in organizing the plumbing industry.
This was followed by an address to the audience by theGuests of Honour - Mr. Blane Judd, Chief Executive & Secretary – CharteredInstitute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), UK & Mr. G P RussChaney, Executive Director – The International Association of Plumbing &Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) – USA. Later Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, IAS –Secretary–Tourism – Government of AP – Hyderabad, delivered his speech, who wasthe Keynote Speaker.
The Inaugural ceremony concluded with a Vote of Thanks byMr. Kamal Khokhani, Managing Director – Akar InfoMedia Pvt. Ltd. (AIM) who isthe Co-organizer of the Conference.
There were in all three technical sessions on the firstday and each technical session comprised the most talented and intellectuallysound plumbing professionals as a speaker. The Sessions were chaired by – Mr.BSA Narayan, Vice President – IPA & Principal Consultant – PotentialServices Consultants Pvt. Ltd.; Prof. Dr. –Ing Mete Demiriz, University ofApplied Sciences, Gelsenkischen, Germany and a representative from the AP Fire& Emergency Services. Some of the speakers who presented theirpresentations on the first day of the conference were Mr. Vinod Sitapara,Director – Sudhakaran Nair & Co. Pvt. Ltd and Mr P Ramachandran, ChairmanIPAKC & MD – G R Tech Consultants, Kochi, Mr. N C Mathur, President – IndianStainless Steel Development Association, New Delhi; Mr. M K Gupta, ConsultingEngineer – MKG Consultants, New Delhi, Mr. Subhash Deshpande, Director ofEducation and Certification – IAPMO India, Pune, Mr V Srinivas, Synergy InfraConsultants, Hyderabad and Mr. Sandeep Goel, Director - Spectral ServicesConsultants Pvt. Ltd., Noida.
Undoubtedly, the Conference, with the interesting themelike Refurbishment of Plumbing Installations has witnessed, in great numbers,visitors in the form of Plumbing Consultants & Contractors, Architects& Interior Designers, Real Estate Developers & Contractors, UtilityOwners & Property Managers, Manufacturers & Material Suppliers, ProductSpecifiers & Project Managers, Hoteliers & Hospital Administrators,Urban Planners & Bureaucrats, Dealers & Distributors, Fire ServiceOfficials & Consultants, and many more eager and enlightened professionals.It was a matter of immense pleasure to see the stalwarts from plumbing industrysharing their views on some of the very crucial and vital topics like: ModernProducts & Equipments for Better Plumbing Installations, Current PlumbingCodes & Plumbing Education: Boon to Refurbishment Projects, andInstallation of Fire Protection Systems in Old Properties.
One of our key endeavours was to work towards giving boththe Show and other industries related to building services, a healthy exposureto each-other. So, while renowned plumbing organisations like the WorldPlumbing Council (WPC) and International Association of Plumbing & MechanicalOfficials (IAPMO) formed the natural supporting organizations, what egged themovement further was the association of the Indian Institute of Architects(IIA) – Andhra Pradesh Chapter, Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) –Hyderabad Chapter, Fire Safety Association of India (FSAI) – Hyderabad Chapter,Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) - Hyderabad and Association of Consulting CivilEngineers (ACCE) – Hyderabad Chapter as the supporting organisations of 13thIPC.
Truly, the 13th Indian Plumbing Conference + Exhibitionpromises to be an ideal platform for networking amongst the leading players ofthe Indian plumbing fraternity on one hand, and for displaying new products andprocesses developed in the field of plumbing, on the other. The conference isalso for the 29th August 2009 and an exciting Panel discussion onthe ‘Do’s and Don’t’s of Plumbing Installations’ and ‘Implementation ofBuilding Regulations in Refurbishment Projects’ awaits all the delegates andinvitees.
So be sure to be there !!
Notes to Editor
About IPA and AIM:
Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) is the apex body ofplumbing professionals in India. Set up with the objective to promotedevelopments in plumbing and building services industry, IPA has successfullycreated a forum for exchange of ideas and dissemination of information amongstits members. IPA is a member of the World Plumbing Council and encourages itsmembers to achieve and maintain high standards of workmanship. IPA today hasclose to one thousand two hundred members, across the country from everysegment of the building industry including consultancy, manufacturing,contracting, trading, academics, government agencies, architectural firms, etc.IPA, in collaboration with IAPMO Group has launched two ambitious initiatives -publication of Uniform Plumbing Code - India (UPC-I) and Plumbing Education toEmployment Programme (PEEP). Both these initiatives are bound to create afar-reaching impact on plumbing practices in India. The Head Quarters of IPA isat New Delhi and it has established eleven chapters, located at Bangalore, NewDelhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata andCoimbatore.
Akar InfoMedia Pvt. Ltd. (AIM) is a B2B publication andevent management company based in Ahmedabad. It publishes the officialpublication of IPA - Indian Plumbing Today (IPT) and B2B design magazine –INSITE in collaboration with Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID). AIMalso publishes the only organized database of plumbing professionals in India –Plumbing Directory of India (PDI). AIM has, jointly with Indian PlumbingAssociation (IPA), so far organized twelve Indian Plumbing Conferences (IPCs),across the country. Its group company – AIM Expositions Private Limited (AIMEX)organizes India’s only international exhibition of plumbing and allied products– PlumbexIndia at Mumbai, every year.