EARTH
DAY 2009: AMCHAM & US Consulate Kolkata Program
on E-Waste

AMCHAM Kolkata-US Consulate Earth
Day Program on E-waste Management:
US Consulate Kolkata's Deputy Public
Affairs Officer Dr. Moulik J. Berkana introducing
the Panelists, the Mayor of Kolkata Municipal
Corporation,
Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharjee, Dr. Shurjo
Ghosh, Vice President, LabVantage Solutions India
and
Mr. Subho Samanta, Center Head, Cognizant
Technology Solutions, Kolkata and Global Delivery
Head for Cognizant’s Customer Solutions
Practice

Earth Day Discussion E-waste -
Panelists: Mayor of Kolakta Municipal Corporation,
giving the opening remarks,
and
AMCHAM Kolkata members Dr. Shurjo Ghosh, Vice
President, LabVantage Solutions India and Mr.
Subho
Samanta,
Center Head, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Kolkata,
and Global Delivery Head for
Cognizant's Customer Solutions
Practice
To
Celebrate Earth Day 2009, AMCHAM Kolkata and the
US Consulate General organized a Digital Video
Conference (DVC) on E-Waste on April 17. To set
the ball rolling for the DVC, presentations and
an interactive session was held moderated by Dr.
Moulik Berkana, Deputy Public Affairs of the US
Consulate.
Kolkata
Mayor Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharjee opened the
Session. Mr. Subho Samanta, Center Head, Cognizant
Technology Solutions, Kolkata, and Global Delivery
Head for Cognizant’s Customer Solutions
Practice spoke on E-Waste Hazard: The Impending
Challenges; and Dr. Shurjo Ghosh Vice President,
LabVantage Solutions India made a presentation
(attached) on E-Waste Management Systems Prevalent
in European Industry and those that can be adapted
for Indian conditions.
U.S.
Interlocutor for the DVC was Mr. John S. Shegerian,
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
of Electronic Recyclers International. Passionately
espousing his trademarked mantra that "Green
is Good", Mr. Shegerian also serves as a
board member on the VerdeXchange for Innovations
and Developments in the Green Economy. Established
in 2002, Electronic Recyclers International®
is an Electronic Waste collector and recycler,
specializing in the environmentally safe and socially
responsible dismantling of CRTs. Electronic Recyclers
International® is recognized as the Number
One Electronic Waste Recycler in the state of
California and one of the largest in North America.
Mr. Shegerina is also a Member of the Board of
Advisors of ATHGO (Alliance Toward Harnessing
Global Opportunities). ATHGO is a member of the
UN Global Compact.
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