28th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

VENUE:  ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE, KOLKATA

FEBRUARY 16-17, 2008

The 28th Annual Conference of the Bengal Economic Association (Bangya Arthaniti Parishad) will be hosted by St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, (Park Street), Kolkata – 700 016 during February 16-17, 2008. The inaugural function will be at 10.00 am on February 16.

The conference would be presided over by Prof. Prabuddha Nath Roy. Prof. Raj Kumar Sen will deliver the Dr. S. N. Sen Memorial Lecture and the 2nd Prof. A. K. Dasgupta Memorial Lecture would be delivered by Prof. D. M. Nachane.

The theme of the Technical Sessions are :

  1. Service Sector in Indian Economy
  2. Labour Economics in Post Reform Era
  3. Micro Finance in West Bengal

 

Papers (within 3000 words) with an abstract (within 200 words in duplicate (both hard and soft copy) on any one of these above 3 themes are to be submitted to either the Secretary, BEA (Email: felixrajsj@rediffmail.com) or to Fr. Dominic Savio (Email: sjdominic@gmail.com) positively within 31.12.2007 for consideration for publication in Artha Beekshan, the quarterly referred journal of the BEA.

The delegate fee is Rs. 250/- (for members) and Rs. 300/- (for non-members). Delegates requiring accommodation during 16-18 February are requested to contact LOS on payment of additional charges.

For all other matters concerning the Conference, Kindly contact:

Fr. Dominic Savio, SJ

LOS

BEA 28th Conference

St. Xavier’s College(Autonomous), 30 Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata – 700 016

Ph: 033 2287-7274, 2280-1926, 9433345696 (M), Fax: 2280-2800

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Fr. Dominic Savio, SJ

Local Organising Secretary

BEA, 28th Annual Conference

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Fr. Felix Raj, SJ

Secretary, BEA

PH: 033 2280-1928, 2287-7725

 

Notice to BEA Members

A special General Body Meeting of the BEA Members will be held on 17.02.08 at 5.00pm at St. Xavier’s College to consider the following Constitutional Amendment proposal recommended by the EC.

a) To reconstitute the EC as : Office Bearers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, 2 Jt. Secretaries, Managing Editors, Members: 1 Elected, 1 co-opted, 1 invitee from Trust:  Total – 19.

b) To constitute a BEA Trust for R & D

c) To consider any other proposal related to a) and b)

 Fr. Dr. Felix Raj, SJ

Secretary, BEA.

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Programme

February, 16 Saturday: -

 10.00 am-12.00               Inaugural Session

 12.00     -13.00        Session I:                   Special Lecture: Dr. R. K. Sen

Session II : Current Topic Session “Service Sector in the India”

 

February, 17 Sunday:- 

10.00 Session IV: Special Lecture: Prof. D. M. Nachane

11.30 :   Session V: “Labour Economics in the post-reform Era”

 2.30 Session VI: “Micro finance in W. Bengal”

 4.45 :  Valedictory function

Address: Prof. A. Betcille

 

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Secretary: 

Fr. Dominic Savio, SJ

Members: 

Prof. Sampath Mukherjee

Prof. Mollinath Mukherjee

Prof. A. Ghosh

Prof. B. Das 

Prof. Ranjan Nag 

Prof. S. L. Chakrabarthy

Prof. P. P. Ghosh

Prof. S. Chaudhuri

Prof. S. Roy

Fr. Felix Raj, SJ

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