LIST OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS 2008

Event	Date	Location
AGM and luncheon at the Gurkha Museum, Winchester by kind invitation of Major Gerald Davies. Click here to view the meeting minutes.	11^th June 2008	Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8TS
Social Event/Garden Party in a restaurant or at the Embassy of Nepal to create and opportunity for networking and discussion of investment opportunities in Nepal. Corporate members are invited to make presentations about their business with Nepal.	July/August/September 2008	TBA
Nepal Fair	21^st September 2008 - 22^nd September 2008	Limkokwing University, 106 Piccadilly, London, W1J 7NL
Adam Gilchrist of Veedon Fleece will make a presentation about Carpet Manufacture in Nepal. This will be followed by a curry supper and wine.	1^st October 2008	TBA
The Council for Foreign Chambers of Commerce is organising a joint event fully sponsored by HSBC at which Lord Digby Jones will be speaking. BNCC members would be welcome (up to a limit of 10) to attend and invitations, dually badged (CFCC - BNCC), would be sent to them. In view of the sponsorship, the charge made would be donated to BNCC'	6^th November 2008	HSBC HQ in London
To coincide with World Travel Market. Major Murray Jones invites BNCC members to participate in a Travel/Tourism/Hospitality "Fair". If you want to promote your business at this Fair, please make sure that you are a member of the BNCC.	10^th November 2008 - 13^th November 2008	TBA
Gavin Warnock invites companies in the Water Resources/Hydro-Electric sector to a Trade promotion. Should you wish to make a presentation please make sure that your membership is up to date. The FNCCI may send delegates from Nepal to attend this meeting in order to introduce investment opportunities.	3^rd December 2008	TBA

Timings and precise programmes will be published as soon as details are confirmed.

Nepal Fair and Himalayan Festival 2008

Anthony Wieler, Chairman of the Britain-Nepal Chamber of Commerce (www.nepal-trade.org.uk), tells me that, at a meeting in the Embassy of Nepal last night, Amol Gurung (himself a nepalese) as Director of International Development at Limkokwing University, 106 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NL, www.limkokwing.co.uk offered the facilities of their "Global University" of Creative Technology to His Excellency Mr Murari Raj Sharma for a "NEPAL FAIR" to promote the Business opportunities in Nepal.

This Fair is expected to take place on 21st and 22nd September 2008 from 10.00 a m till 19.00 pm each day, and Senior Ministers from the New Government of Nepal are expected to attend, on their way to the UN meetings in New York.

The Bio-diversity and climatic range (from the hottest to the coldest) could make Nepal the "garden" for the sub-continent and beyond (Herbal medicines, fruit, flowers and other produce) increasing the value of the horticultural surplus that exists already.

The Hydro-Electric potential of the Himalayas is colossal, and the geographical location, between the two fastest growing economies of the world could be a further benefit to the 28 million hard-working population of this brave country.

The Tourist attractions are fantastic and yet to be fully developed (www.welcomenepal.com)
Nepal has great skills in IT and communications, in Textiles, garments and high-quality Carpets and many other sectors.

The BNCC hope that the London Chamber of Commerce, and the European Economic Chamber (Nepal) will do all that they can to support their initiative with the Ambassador and assist the NEPAL FAIR with finance and advice at the early stages of the planning and preparation for this enterprise.

Meetings and Events in 2009

Further meetings seeking investors for businesses in Nepal will be set up, covering such fields as Horticulture, where the bio-diversity and climatic range of Nepal presents obvious advantages and many other sectors from Handicrafts to I T.

A Parliamentary Reception in Westminster is planned.

There will be another AGM and many networking opportunities, with presentations/promotions by BNCC's corporate members.

The Banks who are members of BNCC will have opportunities to hold a seminar on their Services which are offered to the Nepalese Diaspora.

The NRNs are expected to support the BNCC with ideas and proposals for further meetings.