MEETING ON 18TH SEPTEMBER, 2010 AT THE LEELA
On 18th September, 2010 The Leela very graciously hosted a meeting, where we celebrated the achievements of the Mumbai Finalists and took inspiration from them. After the registration and partaking of the high tea and snacks the evening began with a presentation by one of the Management Team of the Hotel, who took us on a virtual tour of their chain of hotels at Goa, Bangalore, Kovalam, Gurgaon, Udaipur and New Delhi. He pointed out that the Hotels are built to blend in with the specific architecture of the place, e.g. the Bangalore Hotel being built along the lines of the Mysore Palace, etc. He also gave us a preview of future launches at Chennai, Hyderabad, Agra and Kerala.
Mrs. Zarine Commissariat next took the podium and started by felicitating the Management Team at Leela and led the members in a round of appreciation to each member of the team. She urged the members not to leave before taking a tour of the hotel and appraising the facilities so that they could recommend the same at their place of work. She then invited the three finalists to share their experiences while competing for the All India Secretary Contest.
Ms. Hazel Pereira, second runner-up, related her experience with the entire process of participating in the contest. Her participation and win in the contest had brought her immense recognition and popularity at work. She thanked IASAP for providing a platform for the Secretaries to prove themselves.
The Mumbai winner, Ms. Hira Mehta, also thanked IASAP for providing a platform for the secretaries to challenge themselves and their capabilities. She found that participating in the contest brings a lot of value to you as a person and a lot of accolades as well.
Ms. Firoza Driver, first runner up and all India Winner, said it was a great learning experience and appreciated the encouragement received from IASAP and her office co-workers. She said the experience made you think on a lot of issues while preparing the Presentation, the theme of which was “Going Green”. She looked forward to making IASAP proud at the Contest at Taipei in Taiwan next week.
Mr. Inderjit Banerjee, GM (Sales) of the Leela Group presented bouquets to Ms. Jeroo Irani and Ms. Zarine Commissariat in appreciation of their help in coordinating this event. In his closing remarks, he thanked IASAP for holding this event and hoped for more participation next time. One of our members, Ms. Gloria D’Souza of Blue Star Ltd expressed her appreciation to the Leela Group for the many successful events held by her office at the Leela during the past 10 years.
Ms. Jeroo Irani, President, IASAP, thanked the Leela Management Team for hosting the event. Tokens of appreciation were presented by Ms. Wilma D’Costa to Mr. Inderjit Banerjee , GM (Sales), while Ms. Janice Braganza presented tokens of appreciation to Mr. Mausam Banerjee, Regional Sales Manager, Mr. Deval Mehta, Sales Accounting Manager and Mr. Brian. Ms. Jeroo Irani handed over the Certificates of Participation to the contestants of the All-India Secretary & Administrative Professional Contest.
A slide-show on the All India Secretary of the Year contest held at The Taj Hotel was shown to the members. After that we were divided into groups and taken around the hotel to view their facilities and rooms and make enquiries. After viewing the impressive facilities and grand interiors, I am sure many of our members will recommend bookings at The Leela to their offices.
Ms. Lorna D'Souza
IBP Co. Ltd.