Metro Cash & Carry to open first outlet

THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday, December 1

* Kolkata: Indian Chemical Council and Patent Office to organise a seminar on ‘Role of IPR in Pharmaceutical Industry’. Venue: The Golden Park. Time: 10 am

* New Delhi: Meeting with Mushegh Tumasian, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia. Venue: Ficci, Tansen Marg. Time: 11 am

* Kolkata: Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry to organise a meeting on 'Energy Model for India 2030' with Jean-Joseph Boilot, co-chairman of Euro-India Economic and Business Group and former Financial Counsellor at the French embassy in New Delhi. Venue: Chamber. Time: 3 pm

* Kolkata: Indian Chamber of Commerce to organise a workshop on Competition Law and Companies Bill 2008. Venue: Bengal Club. Time: 5.30 pm

Tuesday, December 2

* New Delhi: Department of Science and Technology and Lockheed Martin Corporation to launch 'DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme, 2009'. Venue: Ficci, Tansen Marg. Time: 12.15 pm

* Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Hindustan Motors Chairman C K Birla to unveil the HM Sheifing Winner. Venue: Netaji Indoor Stadium. Time: 6 pm

Wednesday, December 3

* Kolkata: Inauguration of the first Metro Cash & Carry Wholesale centre. Venue: EM Bypass. Time: 10 am

* New Delhi: CII to hold Industry Banking Summit, 2008, on ‘Impact of the Global Financial Crisis: Way Forward for India’. Venue: Hotel Taj Palace, Sardar Patel Marg. Time: 10 am

* New Delhi: Ficci conference on ‘Insurance — Doubling the Insurance Penetration: Imperative for Uncertain Times’. Venue: Ficci, Tansen Marg. Time: 10.30 am

* New Delhi: DRDO Golden Jubilee Conference on 'Managing Defence R&D'. Venue: Kothari Auditorium, DRDO Bhawan. Time: 3 pm

Thursday, December 4

* New Delhi: CII to hold Services Conclave on 'India's Demographic Dilemma: Talent Challenges for Services Sector'. Venue: Hotel Intercontinental, Barakhamba. Time: 9.30 am

Friday, December 5

* New Delhi: CII and Department of Science and Technology to hold 14th Technology Summit and Technology Platform, 2008 on 'Leveraging Investment Opportunities in Clean Technologies' from December 5 to December 6. Venue: Hotel Grand, Vasant Kunj. Time: 10 am

* Kolkata: Inaugural session of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India's 33rd regional conference. Venue: Science City. Time: 10 am

* Kolkata: Annual meeting of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Region 2008. Venue: Hastings Park Road. Time: 6 pm