It was an honor to be there at
Trivandrum on Nov. 5-6, 2013 to get informed about the preparations and
arrangements being made there by the Organizing Team for hosting the Golden Jubilee of
annual Academic Meet of AIOTA from Feb. 26-28, 2013 with International
participation.
I sincerely appreciate and also congratulate Dr
Sunny Joseph, the Org. Secretary and his team for making dedicated efforts in
providing all possible comfort and convenience to not only the delegates
intending to participate but also student delegates too that is usually
overlooked, in regards to our past experiences.
The accommodation arrangements
finally chosen in consultation with me for delegates and students are superb
and quite economic. Auditorium finally selected is in heart of the city ie adjacent to
Civil Secretariat. Almost all places including the dormitories for student
delegates were personally visited by me with Org. Secretary, before finally
deciding.
With the Arabian Sea in the west, the
State of Kerala, also known as God’s own country; enjoys unique geographical
features that have made it one of the most sought after tourist destinations in
Asia. Trivandrum with an equable climate, a long shoreline with serene beaches,
tranquil stretches of emerald backwaters, sprawling plantations and paddy
fields is certainly a must visit place. Kerala the cleanest state of India also
happens to be India’s most advanced society with 100% literacy. It has India’s
lowest infant mortality and highest life expectancy rates. Such is the beauty
of the State of Kerala and its capital Trivandrum, that it is attracting many
overseas OT’s to participate in the conference.
Academically also the 50th Annual
National Conference of AIOTA will prove to be a milestone for the future
conferences. Renowned academician in Pediatric OT- Ms. Toni Thompson USA will
be delivering the Key Note Address encircling the theme of the conference.
Other eminent overseas Guest Speakers delivering talk on topics of vivid
interest and are in process of
finalizing are: Ms Mari Butler,
Newzeland , Nathan Vyatlingam (Malaysia),
former WFOT Vice President and Dr. B.D. Dasari (UK); the only OT with double Ph.D.
Scientific itinerary I am sure would
be wisely knit by Dr Ebenezer W. Rajkumar, the Chairman Scientific Program
Committee to provide you all a good academic exchange. The added attraction of
the conference will be Pre-conference COTE on 26th Feb. by eminent
speaker from India. Very soon the finalized schedule will be displayed on websites.
I am confident that the scientific program in the conference would promote
knowledge dissemination with scientific contributions from researchers,
educators and practitioners for manifold growth of OT in India.
But the key factor for the success of
the conference is undoubtedly one, and it is: your Active Participation: for a
positive outcome. The Org. committee is looking forward to extend you all a
warm welcome and assure you of great hospitality and comfortable stay.
So will
you not be there to become an integral part of this gala meet?
Thank you
Dr Anil K. Srivastava
President- AIOTA & WFOT Delegate
Executive Chairman, Academic Council
of OT
Editor-in-Chief, - Indian Journal of
OT
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Lucknow-226016
Tel: +91 522 2350582, 3258974,
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Dated: Nov. 19, 2012
