The 4-day Seminar (November 23-26, 2004) had begun with the good wishes of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh "to prove yourself professionally competent for the task" and ended with the advice from the State Chief Minister that IISSM, which was "fast growing into an authoritative agency for security and safety management", could "design some seminars with focus on issues like 'violence has no place in modern-day society'. A separate report on the Seminar figures elsewhere in the Newsletter.
IISSM feels deeply grateful to all concerned - learned faculties and panelists, esteemed delegates and devoted officials - who had joined hands to make the Seminar so memorable. The things that had impressed us most were the tone of sincerity and intense application so abundantly displayed by the participants. Their keenness to learn and become true professionals was evident and infectious. This was a great reward to the organizers. Honestly speaking, some of us in the IISSM had initially developed a degree of genuine apprehension whether it would really be possible to hold the interest of the audience on a theme such as Training and Education, for four long days. At the end, we are, however, very happily disillusioned. It was a measure of great happiness and satisfaction that despite the rigours of very tight schedule, the vast majority of the participants sat through, with unflagging zeal and interest, the entire programme till late every evening.
IISSM takes this forum and opportunity to salute them most sincerely and professionally. We feel confident to see most of them again in the XVth session in New Delhi in early December, 2005.
D. C. Nath, IPS (Retd.)
Editor-cum-Executive President & CEO
International Institute of Security and Safety Management
New Delhi, India
