New York City, N.Y. – Apr. 21, 2017 – GOPIO, the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (www.gopio.net), together with the New York Consul General of India, is pleased to announce the USA launch of GOPIO’s International Chamber of Commerce (GICC) at the Indian Consulate (3 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065) on April 28, 2017. GICC was inaugurated earlier at India’s business capital in Mumbai on Jan. 10, 2017 by the Governor of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu Shri Vidyasagar Rao.
Honored chief guest Mrs. Riva Ganguly Das, Consul General of India and GOPIO’s elected officials encourage members of the Indian Diaspora to engage and participate in this inaugural event at the Consulate Ballroom. The Networking Cocktail starting at 6:30 pm will be followed by the Launch Ceremony at 7:15pm and Dinner at 8:30pm.
GOPIO’s host committee for this event consists of: Dr. Thomas Abraham, Chairman, GOPIO International; H. R. Shah, Chair of the GICC Launch; Prakash Shah, Co-Chair, GICC; Ram Gadhavi, Vice President, GOPIO International; Dr. Rajeev Mehta, North America International Coordinator, GOPIO; Lal Motwani, New York Tri-State Area Coordinator, GOPIO; and, Beena Kothari, New York Chapter President, GOPIO.
Supporting the launch of this event are the local Tri-State GOPIO chapters: – GOPIO-New York, GOPIO-Upper New York, GOPIO-CT, GOPIO-Central Jersey, GOPIO-North Jersey and GOPIO-Long Island.