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Events Occur in Delhi and Mumbai

ASTM International recently engaged in a number of outreach activities in India. Among the activities were a reception for members and customers in the Delhi area, as well as company and academic visits in Mumbai.

ASTM International president, James Thomas (front, left), and board of directors vice chairman Dr. Mary McKiel, speak with members at the Sept. 21 ASTM reception in the Delhi, India, area. Thomas is speaking with Charan Singh, STR Labs Private Ltd., while McKiel is conferring with Rahul Trivedi, Pratibha.

During an academic outreach visit in Mumbai, India, Teresa Cendrowska (front row, third from left), vice president of global cooperation, ASTM, met with the 2011-2012 class of the Advanced Academy for Development of Textile Technologists, a training program sponsored by DyStar and Alok Industries Ltd. The AADTT program develops knowledge and provides an advanced platform for identification, skill enhancement and career development resources for the textile industry in India.

Faculty and students (left) of the Textile and Apparel Designing Program of the Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science within the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University in Mumbai, India, met with Teresa Cendrowska (back row, center), vice president of global cooperation, ASTM; Jayakumar Gopalakrishnan, ASTM trainer and technical and services consultant for South Asia; and Siva Rama Kumar Pariti, manager, laboratory and textile services for DyStar textile services to discuss the benefits of participating in ASTM International's academic outreach program.