Ref. : ER/Press/03/46/MN

CERC Makes Presentations at the World Consumer Congress in Lisbon

Prof.Manubhai Shah would be making a presentation on “Creating Sustainable Organisations in a Developing Country : Experience with Different Models and Activities” at the World Consumer Congress in Lisbon on 15th October. Prof.Shah is Chairman Emeritus of Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC), Ahmedabad.

Ms Pritee Shah, Senior Director, CERC, would be presenting her paper at the World Congress on the 16th on “Consumer Education : Practices, Networks and the Future” in the Asian perspective.

Mr Ashok Tandon, Managing Trustee, CERC would be present at the World Congress as a delegate.

At least 600 delegates from 250 consumer organisations in 115 countries will attend the Congress. The member organisations include several governments as well.

The general theme of Congress 2003 is ‘The Future of Consumer Rights : Representation, Regulation and Empowerment in a World Economy’. Besides the Plenary Sessions, there will be a series of Workshops on trade and international forums, food and international forums, utilities, standards, information society, sustainability and social responsibility, and consumer movement. Besides, three Training Sessions have also been organised.

This apart, the Congress will also host other meetings and workshops covering a wide range of topics such as drug pricing, tobacco control, Codex Alimentarius, credibility of information on the web and consumer trust, intellectual property and the World Intellectual Property Organisation, and so on.

Date : 15/10/2003
Place : Ahmedabad

D. Gupta
Associate Editor
INSIGHT - The Consumer Magazine

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