IPDA Minutes of the Meeting

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVEOLPMENT ASSOCIATION INDIA

Unconfirmed Minutes of the meeting

Meeting of executive committee of IPDA India was held on 04-12-2020 at 12:30 am under
the chairmanship of Prof. Balwant Singh on digital platform google meet.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Prof. Balwant Singh, Dr. Manpreet Kaur, Dr. Ramesh Sandhu, Dr. Rakesh Sandhu, Dr.
Chaman Lal Banga, Mr. Jaspal Singh, Mr. Amarjit Singh and other IPDA members.
Apologies: None
The agenda of the meeting:
1. Organisation of IPDA India webinar in collaboration with Kazan Federal University,
Russia.
2. To decide the dates and topics of Regional Conferences.
3. Presentation of IPDA India annual report
4. IPDA membership for the year 2021- enrolment of new members and renewal of
old members.
5. Dates and venues for next quarterly meetings.

Any other point with the permission of the chair.

PROCEEDINGS
1. Dr. Manpreet Kaur welcomed all the members to participate in the webinar to be
organised by Partap College of Education in collaboration with Kazan Federal
University, Kazan, Russia on 15-12-2020 on the topic “School Mission”. She
asserted that the aim of the webinar is to send and receive ideas and methods of
teaching at school level.
Dr. Balwant Singh also motivated all the members to attend the webinar and
contribute by taking part in discussion session.

2. Dr Chaman Lal Banga suggested to organise a regional conference on digital
platform. Dates and topics for the same were suggested by IPDA members. Prof.
Balwant Singh proposed to held it before December 25. After a healthy and
interactive discussion, it was decided to organise a webinar focused on the theme-
“Post COVID effects in light of New Education Policy”.
Prof. Balwant Singh suggested that during the pandemic, the psychological conditions
faced by the student as well as the parents should be highlighted. The papers should
be invited from all and will be published in the form of a booklet. The best papers will
be selected for the IPDA India book published by Partap College of Education.
Dr. Ramesh Sandhu, Co-chair IPDA India was advised to organize another regional
conference.
Mr. Jaspal Singh was also requested to organize one school based regional conference
to bring in light the ground reality of education during pandemic, challenges and
problems faced both by the teachers and students during and post COVID situation.
3. Dr. Manpreet Kaur presented IPDA India annual report and shed light on the
organized and executed activities of IPDA India 2020.

4. All the members were reminded about the renewal of annual membership of IPDA for
the calendar year 2021. Manpreet Kaur advised all the members to take initiative to
strengthen the IPDA India through new enrolments. Tentative date to deposit
membership fee was also decided.

5. Dates and venue for the next quarterly meetings was decided. Mr. Bharat Dua
proposed to conduct next IPDA meeting at his school which will be held in mid of
January.
6. Members of Executive Committee were also reviewed.
Dr. Rakesh Sandhu presented the presidential remarks and meeting ended with vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Manpreet Kaur.

Dr. Manpreet Kaur

Secretary

IPDA India

Meeting of executive committee of IPDA India was held on 10.11.2018 at 11:30 am under the Chairmanship of Dr. Balwant Singh

MEMBERS PRESENT

Dr. Balwant Singh, Dr. Manpreet Kaur, Dr. Ramesh Sandhu, Ms. Sona Thakur, Dr. Chaman Lal Banga, Dr. Ranbir S. Kingra

APOLOGIES

Dr. Mohua Khosla, Dr. Rakesh Sandhu

PROCEEDINGS

• Balwant Singh motivated the executive committee members to put forward their suggestions regarding the date and topic of the regional seminar in Shimla. Dr. Banga suggested the date 27.11.2018 and venue to be Modern Education College Annadale, Shimla. The theme of the National Seminar is decided as “Interdisciplinary Approach for Professional Development in Teaching” Discussion was also held on the sub themes and three sub-themes were decided for the Seminar. These are:
• Pedagogical Strategies in Teaching Learning
• Multimedia and Professionalism in Teaching
• Blending of contemporary teaching learning
• Regarding organization of Partap IPDA International Conference 2019, Dr. Manpreet Kaur, proposed the date 22 & 23 Feb.,2019 and theme of the conference is “Co-Constructing Professional Knowledge: Learning Across Disciplines” and  after discussion all the members agreed with the same.

Dr. Balwant Singh suggested the formation of different committees for the proper organization of the Partap IPDA International Conference 2019.The Different committees are:

Executive Committee

 Dr. Balwant Singh   (Convener), Dr. Manpreet Kaur (Coordinator), Dr. Ramesh Sandhu, Dr. Chama Lal Banga, Dr. Ranbir Singh Kingra

Organizing Committee:

Mr. Vijay Kumar, Mrs. Parveen Sharma, MS. Alka Joshi

Scientific Committee:

Ms. Sona Thakur, Ms. Megha Girdhar, Mrs. Kiran Bittiza,Ms. Shaweta Sharma

While discussing the registration process it was suggested to fix the registration fee for International conference as Rs. 2700/- for early bird registration and Rs. 3500 /- for on the spot registration. For prospective teacher registration fee is Rs. 1500/-.

• Ramesh Sandhu gave the proposal to conduct the next IPDA India regional conference at Haryana in March/April 2019.

• Balwant Singh decided that the next quarterly meeting of IPDA India will be held  on 22 Feb., 2019 at 5.00 p.m. in Partap College of Education, Ludhiana.

The meeting came to an end with the vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Manpreet Kaur.

Dr. Manpreet Kaur

Secretary

IPDA India

Meeting of Partap IPDA Executive Committee Member Meeting was held on 22^nd July, 2017 at 11:30 am under the chairmanship of Dr. Balwant Singh.

Members Present:

Dr. Balwant Singh, Dr. Manpreet Kaur, Dr. Ramesh Sandhu, Dr. Mohua Khosla, Dr. Chaman Lal Banga, Dr. Ranbir Singh Kingra, Dr. Tripta Sharma, Mr. Rampal Singh, Ms. Sona Thakur

Apologies

Dr. Susheela Narang, Dr. Rakesh Sandhu

Proceedings:

• Balwant Singh, Chair, IPDA India, presented before the members the brochure of the upcoming Partap- IPDA International Conference to be held from 27-29 October, 2017. He asked for suggestions and feedback from the members with a view to finalize the same. Talking about professional development of teachers, he said that we have not been able to change the already existing fundamentals, hence, we need to stress upon the need to include just in- service teachers but also the pre-service/prospective teachers.
• Balwant Singh also put forward his view that this time the duration of the conference has been increased by a day to include a workshop and poster session as well.
• He also proposed to select a students’ group for participation in the conference, which was seconded by all other members. He also agreed to make the necessary arrangement for stay of the students.
• It was decided that there should be at least 100-150 students for participation in the workshop.
• Balwant Singh requested all the members to prepare a group of students for participation in the conference.
• Balwant Singh also mentioned the point of increase in participation of foreign delegates in the conference this time. He informed the committee members that around 10-12 countries are expected to participate this time including France, Germany, Russia and Dubai.
• Talking about the registration process of the conference, he said that more than 50 members had already registered for the same.
• Kingra put forward a need to discuss the membership criterion. Dr. Balwant Singh here rightly put across the information to all the members that in other countries even the primary school teachers, college teachers, B.Ed. college teachers and people from other professions too- NGOs, Nurses, Businessmen etc.- participate in such conferences.
• The members were informed that Dr. Coleen Jackson had already consented to participate in the conference as the resource person. Among other tentative names were Dr. Margery and other eminent scholars from University of Salamanca, Bulgaria and Russia.
• It was decided in the meeting that at least one member from the executive committee would be present in the workshop and also in chairing a session. All members agreed to make it mandatory that one executive member should be present.
• Balwant Singh called for suggestions regarding the issue –whether a Chief Guest needs to be called for the inauguration of the conference or not. He proposed the name of Dr. S.S Johl, who would be very punctual. Given Dr. Johl’s record all members unanimously agreed upon his name.
• As proposed by Dr. Balwant Singh and it was agreed by all members that all the executive members would be a part of the organising committee of the Partap – IPDA  International  Conference; while in Partap College of Education  the organising committee would consist  of: Dr. Manpreet Kaur, who will head the committee; Ms. Sona Thakur, Ms. Amritbir Kaur, Ms. Kiran Bittiza,, Ms. Shaveta Sharma and Mr. Roop Lal. The Executive Committee for the conference would include: Dr. Ramesh Sandhu. Dr. Rakesh Sandhu, Prof. Rampal Singh, Dr. Tripta Sharma, Dr. Susheela Narang, Dr. R.S Kingra, Dr. Mohua Khosla.
• While discussing the hospitality arrangements, Dr. Balwant Singh proposed that Hotel Nirvana, which is situated very close by the college and the CIPHET guest house can be used for accommodating the stay of the guests; and the hostel in the college for making the requisite arrangements for the students. All members unanimously agreed upon this.
• While discussing the schedule of the conference, Dr. Chaman Lal Banga took the responsibility for the cultural Programme for the cultural evening during the conference.
• While discussing the registration process, Dr. Manpreet Kaur suggested to fix the amount at Rs. 3000 for those who opt for on the spot registration, while it would be Rs. 2500 for Non- IPDA members were in agreement over this. Dr. Mohua Khosla proposed that the registration fee for the research scholar be fixed at Rs. 1250 (including food and stay arrangements).
• Balwant Singh suggested that there should be no exemption from registration fee for principals. They would be given a receipt and the same fee may be sponsored by their respective colleges.
• Manpreet Kaur proposed that abstracts may be published in form of Book. All the members agreed that a book of abstracts would be published before the conference. The papers would be given to the presenters in the form of a soft copy in a pen drive.
• Rampal Singh and Dr. Ramesh Sandhu Shared their experiences about IPDA International Conferences.
• Balwant Singh discussed the sub-themes of the conference and also invited suggestions of the members.
• Discussing the organisation of regional workshops and seminars, Dr. Balwant Singh mentioned that one had already been conducted in Chail, H.P. Dr. Ranbir Singh Kingra, Dr. Tripta Sharma and Dr. Ramesh Sandhu were keen to conduct one in their respective colleges. It was agreed that Dr. Kingra would be hosting the next seminar/workshop on 1 October, 2017 in his college. Dr. Tripta proposed the next quarterly meeting of IPDA India to be held in her college. The proposals were approved by the house.
• Ramesh Sandhu presented the vote of thanks. He expressed his gratitude towards Dr. Balwant Singh for his motivating words.

Dr. Manpreet Kaur

Secretary

IPDA India

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INDIA

Meeting of India Association of IPDA was held on 26.03.2017 at 11:30 am under the Chairmanship of Prof. Ken Jones

MEMBERS PRESENT

The following members attended the meeting:

• Dr. Balwant Singh
• Dr. Manpreet Kaur
• Dr. Ramesh Sandhu
• Dr. Mrs. Rakesh Sandhu
• Dr. Ranbir S. Kingra
• Mr. Jagmohinder Singh
• Dr. Chaman Lal Banga
• Dr. Tripta Sharma
• Dr. Mohua Khosla
• Dr. SusheelaNarang
• Dr. Inderjeet Kaur Brar
• Dr. Jagmahander Singh
• Ms. Sona Thakur
• Mr. Vijay Kumar
• Ms. Renu
• Mrs. Monica Kakkar
• Mrs. Parveen Sharma
• Ms. Alka Joshi
• Ms. Shaveta Sharma
• Ms. Amritbir Kaur
• Ms. Poonam
• Ms. Neeraj
• Ms. ReetuVij
• Mr. Daljeet Singh
• Mrs. Kiran Bittiza
• Dr. Babita Arora
• Mr.Harneet Singh
• Mr. Sukhjit Singh
• Ms. Mandeep Bhullar

APOLOGIES

• Mr. Rampal Singh
• Mrs. Bhavna Bansal
• Dr. Raj Kumar Rana
• Dr. N.R. Sharma
• Mr. Vipul Kumar Narang
• Dr. Saroj Sobti
• Dr. Sujeet Kumar Mishra
• Ms. Kiran Pal Singh Virk
• Dr. Poornima Devi
• Prof. Pradeep Kumar Misra

PROCEEDINGS

• Ms. Sona Thakur read out the minutes of the previous meeting held on 29 December, 2016.
• As the term of the office bearers was upto December 2016, so the election of the office bearers was held.
• Dr. Balwant Singh, Chair, IPDA India conveyed his thanks to all the members of IPDA India for their contribution to strengthen the academic excellence of the members and also the strengthening of relationship of IPDA India with IPDA UK. Dr. Balwant Singh invited the proposal for the elections of office bearers but Dr. R.S. Kingra proposed that Dr. Balwant Singh should continue as Chair IPDA India and he was unanimously elected for the next term from 2017-19. Dr. Kingra further proposed that as the previous team is doing excellent work, so looking into the interest of the association the same team should be elected in their respective positions for the next term. The House unanimously approved the proposal.

Following office bearers were elected:

• Dr. Balwant Singh, Chair
• Dr. Ramesh Sandhu, Vice-Chair
• Dr. Chamal Lal Banga, Co-Vice Chair
• Dr. Manpreet Kaur, Secretary
• Ms. Sona Thakur, Treasurer

As there are more than 50 members in IPDA India, so a need was felt to have an executive committee of the association to run the various activities more effectively. The House unanimously nominated the following members in the executive committee:

• Dr. Mohua Khosla, Assistant Professor, Malwa Central College of Education, Ludhiana
• Dr. Tripta Sharma, Principal, LLRM College of Education, Dhudike
• Dr. R. S. Kingra, Principal, Guru Gobind Singh College, Sanghera, Barnala
• Dr. Rakesh Sandhu, Principal, DAV College of Education for Women, Karnal, Haryana
• Dr. Rampal Singh, Associate Professor, Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Karnal, Haryana
• Dr. Balwant Singh, suggested before the House to put forward their suggestions for the theme and sub-themes of Partap IPDA International Conference, 2017. Prof. Ken Jones recommended that topic would be decided later with more indepth thought to it. A committee was formed to decide about the date and venue of the conference. The following committee members were elected:
  • Dr. Balwant Singh
  • Dr. Manpreet Kaur
  • Dr. Mohua Khosla
  • Dr. Ranbir Singh Kingra
  • Dr. Ramesh Sandhu
  • Dr. Chaman Lal Banga

• The Action Plan for the year 2017 was reviewed and discussed with Prof. Ken Jones. All members enthusiastically assured their full co-operation for undertaking various activities.
• In his Presidential remarks, Prof. Ken Jones congratulated Dr. Balwant Singh and his team for doing excellent work and taking IPDA India to even greater heights. He congratulated all the members of IPDA India and appreciated with remarks that this is one of the strongest associations of IPDA UK. Prof. Jones shared his experiences that he was privileged to be here. The proposed contributions are challenging and at the same time he was hopeful that the members would all work together to ensure their success.
• Dr. Susheela Narang presented the vote of thanks.

Dr. Manpreet Kaur

Secretary

IPDA India

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSSOCIATION

Meeting of India Association of IPDA was held on 29.12.2016 at 02:30 p.m. under chairmanship of Dr. Balwant Singh at Partap College of Education, Ludhiana

MINUTES OF MEETING

PRESENT:

• Dr. Balwant Singh (Chair)
• Dr. Ramesh Sandhu (Vice Chair )
• Dr. Manpreet Kaur (Hon. Secretary)
• Mr. Rampal Singh
• Mrs. Inderjeet Kaur
• Mrs. Amandeep Kaur
• Mr. Daljeet Singh
• Dr. Mohaua Khosla
• Ms. Sona Thakur
• Mrs. Poonam
• Mrs. Kiran Bittiza
• Mr. Vijay Kumar
• Dr. Ranbir Singh Kingra
• Dr Tripta Sharma
• Mrs. Parveen Sharma
• Ms. Alka Joshi
• Mrs. Mandeep Bhullar
• Mr. Sukhjit Singh
• Dr. Vipul Kumar Narang
• Dr. Susheela Narang
• Dr. N. R. Sharma.

APOLOGIES: Following members could not attend the meeting.

• Mrs. Rakesh Sandhu
• Mrs. Anjali Arora
• Mrs. Jagpreet Kaur
• Prof. Kirandeep Kaur
• Dr. Babita Arora
• Mrs. Bhavna Bansal
• Mr. Rajkumar Rana
• Dr. Sarika
• Dr. Munish Goyal
• Dr. Chander Prabha.

PROCEEDINGS

Honorable Secretary of IPDA India, Dr. Manpreet Kaur extended welcome to all present and shared with the members a news of great pride that Dr. Balwant Singh, IPDA India Chair and Principal Partap College of Education, Ludhiana has been bestowed upon the title of Fellow of IPDA, UK at IPDA International conference held in Stirling University, Stirling Scotland.

Dr. Balwant Singh, Chair, IPDA India was felicitated on this occasion by the members of IPDA, India. Dr. S.S. Johl, Chancellor, Central University, Bathinda, was the Chief Guest of the day. Dr. Manpreet Kaur read the citation of the award as a mark of respect.

While highlighting the achievements of Dr. Balwant Singh, Manpreet threw light on his biographic details about his academic and administrative achievements. “The State officials and his peers have high regard for him because of his dedicated work in professional development much of which has been against the odds. He is a lone figure in championing this area. The IPDA fellowship is acknowledging the distinguished achievements of Dr. Balwant Singh with IPDA India”, she added.

The members of IPDA India — Dr. Ramesh Sandhu, Associate Professor, C.R. College of Education, Hisar; Mr. Rampal Singh, Associate Professor, Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Karnal; Dr. Mohua Khosla, Assistant Professor, Malwa Central College of Education, Ludhiana; Dr. Manpreet Kaur, Vice-Principal, Partap College of Education, Ludhiana – shared their experiences of attending the International Conference at Scotland and the Partap IPDA conference organized at Partap College of Education this year.

A showcase of video interview of Dr. Balwant Singh, recorded at Scotland along with the glimpses of the international conferences was presented to the elite members.

While expressing his heartfelt opinions, Dr. Balwant Singh talked at length about his journey of life and how it had a very humbling experience for him in having the title of Fellow being bestowed upon him by an organization of international repute with all members of high calibre and intellectual precision. An important message he wanted to put across with a view to keep on track the professional development of teachers, for which he has been striving hard continuously, he said, “Synthesis is the right ‘mantra’ to stay relevant. We must realize immediately what has outlived its utility and it must be replaced with the new system deliberately. We have to ensure that the new we are going to assimilate must not cause nightmares to our growth track. It must not kill our ethos.”

He also congratulated the IPDA members for successful organization of IPDA International conference and put forth the agenda of the present meeting, future planning and working of the association before the members. The members discussed about the activities of the upcoming year and formulated an action plan for the year 2017 including induction of new members, renewal of membership, Partap IPDA International Conference 2017 (venue, themes/sub-themes, dates, organizing committee and participation fee etc). Some members offered to organize quarterly meetings in their respective zones. Various meetings, conferences are planned as follows:

Date	Meeting/Conference	Venue	Responsibility	Remarks
First week of  February	Workshop on Teaching Pedagogy	SVSD College Bhatoli, Una, Himanchal Pradesh	Dr Chaman lal Banga and Dr Balwant Singh (Keynote Speaker)	One day workshop organized by IPDA members of Himanchal Pradesh on 6/02/2017
26th March 2017	International Seminar by IPDA India and IPDA India meeting	Partap College of Education, Ludhiana	Dr Balwant Singh	One day International Seminar (Prof. Ken Jones will be the Keynote Speaker) and Meeting of IPDA India
Second Week of April 2017	Workshop/ National Seminar	Faridkot, Punjab	Dr  R. S.  Kingra	One day Workshop
First week of September 2017	IPDA meeting and National conference	Partap College of Education, Ludhiana	Dr Manpreet Kaur	One day conference and meeting of office bearers
First week of November 2017	Partap IPDA International Conference and IPDA India meeting	Partap College of Education, Ludhiana	Dr Balwant Singh	Two days conference IPDA India meeting with IPDA UK officials
Last week of December 2017	IPDA India  meeting	Hisar, Haryana	Dr Ramesh Sandhu and Dr Rampal Singh	General body meeting to discuss the IPDA India achievements in 2017

Ms. Sona Thakur treasurer presented the account summary for the year 2015-2016. With regard to IPDA account settlement, it was ascertained that total membership received was transferred in the account of  IPDA U.K.

Dr Manpreet Kaur reminded all the members about the renewal of annual membership of IPDA for the calendar year 2017. The meeting came to an end with the vote of thanks proposed by her.

Meeting of India Chapter of IPDA was held on 19.11.2015 under chairmanship of  Dr. Balwant Singh in Partap College of  Education, Ludhiana

MINUTES OF MEETING

PRESENT:

• Dr. Balwant Singh (Chair)
• Dr. Ramesh Sandhu (Vice Chair )
• Mrs. Manpreet Kaur (Hon. Secretary)
• Mrs. Rakesh Sandhu
• Mrs. Amandeep Kaur
• Mr. Daljeet Singh
• Dr. Nerotma Sharma
• Ms. Sona Thakur
• Mrs. Poonam
• Mrs. Kiran Bittiza
• Mrs. Monika Kapoor
• Dr. Babita Arora
• Mrs. Jasbir Kaur
• Mr. Vijay Kumar
• Dr. Rajni Bala
• Mrs. Ramanjeet Kaur
• Mrs. Manjit Kaur.

APOLOGIES: Following members could not attend the meeting.

• Mrs. Inderjeet Kaur
• Mr. Rampal Singh
• Mrs. Anjali Arora
• Mrs. Jagpreet Kaur
• Dr. Ranbir Singh Kingra
• Prof. Kirandeep Kaur
• Mrs. Vani Thapar
• Mrs. Manjit Kaur

MATTER ARISING

Matter Discussed

Honorable Secretary of IPDA India, Mrs. Manpreet Kaur welcomed everyone to the meeting and shared with the members that due to its international linkage with IPDA, U.K. PCEL has embarked a new journey of excellence by getting ‘A’ grade in the NAAC ( National Assessment and Accreditation Council)

After this, Dr. Balwant Singh, chairman IPDA India put forth the agenda of the present meeting, future planning and working of the association before the members. He informed everybody that he and Mrs. Manpreet Kaur would represent IPDA India in IPDA International Conference to be held on 27^th and 28^th Nov.2015 on the theme ‘Professional learning for performance’. He further added that he and Mrs. Manpreet Kaur would also act as keynote speakers for the subtheme- ‘Professional Learning of teachers in India and other developing countries’.

Ms. Sona Thakur presented the annual account summary. With regard to IPDA account settlement, it was ascertained that all subscription received in this respect are periodically deposited in the account of  IPDA U.K.

After this, Dr. Ramesh Sandhu, Vice Chairman, IPDA India, addressed the members. He expressed his keen interest in getting interlinkage of C.R. College of Education, Hisar, Haryana with IPDA India. He also assured that CR College of Education after becoming a constituent member of IPDA India would follow the values, principles and constitution of IPDA U.K. in true sense.  Dr. Rakesh Sandhu, Principal DAV College of Education for Women, Karnal, Haryana also requested for the same. The chairman of IPDA India Dr. Balwant Singh gave his consent for this and it was unanimously decided that IPDA India would create its sub units nationwide under IPDA India national chapter.

The honourable secretary of IPDA India, Mrs. Manpreet Kaur enquired from various members present there about the timely supply of journal PDIE.  Mrs. Manjeet Kaur,  Asstt. Prof. GHG College of Education, Raikot Ludhiana and Mrs. Poonam, Research Scholar, Partap College of Education, Ludhiana informed that they are not getting the journal regularly.  Upon this Dr. Balwant Singh, assured them of its regular supply in future.

Mrs. Manpreet Kaur reminded all the members about the renewal of annual membership of IPDA for the calendar year 2016. The meeting came to an end with the vote of thanks proposed by Ms. Sona Thakur.

Meeting of India Chapter of IPDA was  held on 05-01-2015 under chairmanship of  Dr. Balwant Singh in Partap College of  Education, Ludhiana

MINUTES OF MEETING

PRESENT :

• Dr. Balwant Singh (Chair)
• Dr. Ramesh Sandhu (Vice Chair )
• Mrs. Manpreet Kaur (Hon. Secretary)
• Mrs. Manjit  Kaur
• Mr. Bharat Dua
• Mr. Santosh   Kumar
• Mr. Rakesh Sandhu
• Mrs. Amandeep Kaur
• Mr. Daljeet Singh
• Dr.Sangeeta Sood
• Ms. Sona Thakur
• Mrs. Mandeep Bhullar
• Mrs. Poonam
• Mrs. Kiran Bittiza
• Mrs. Monika Kapoor
• Dr. Babita Arora

APOLOGIES: Following members could not attend the meeting.

• Mrs. Inderjeet Kaur
• Ms. Monica
• Mrs. Anjali Arora
• Mrs. Jasbir Kaur
• Mr. Vijay Kumar
• Mrs. Manjit Kaur
• Mrs. Jaspreet Kaur
• Dr. Rajni Bala
• Mrs. Dimple Rani
• Ms. Nandani Madhok
• Dr. Baljit Kaur
• Dr. Ranbir Singh Kingra
• Mrs. Preetkamal
• Prof. Kirandeep Kaur
• Mrs. Ramanjeet Kaur
• Mrs. Vani Thapar
• Dr. Nerotma Sharma

MATTER ARISING

• Secretary IPDA India Mrs. Manpreet Kaur welcomed everyone to the meeting and shared an opening statement that was hoped would set the scene for discussion, future planning and working of the association. Special Invitee of  the meeting were Mr. Bharat Dua, Principal Evershine Public school and Mr. Santosh Kumar Pal, Principal S.R.S.D vidya mandir, Ludhiana.
• Confirmation  of  minutes  of  last meeting were read by Hon. Secretary Mrs. Manpreet  Kaur and were confirmed by present members.
• Balwant Singh, Principal Partap College of Education shared his experience of IPDA International Conference 2014, held at Birmingham with the members . He told the members about the representations of IPDA India in IPDA International conference. He proudly shared that the International committee was also delighted to recognize and endorse the participation of  Ipda India in IPDA conference 2014.   He informed all the members regarding the video and photographs of the event uploaded on ipda.org. uk. website. He motivated all the members to participate in such International Conferences for getting international exposure as these conferences provide platform for professional learning.
• All the members were intimated about dates and venue of 2-days Leadership Training Workshop for the College / School Heads by State Training Instiutions Glasgow, U.K. by the chair Ipda India chapter, Dr. Balwant Singh. He also highlighted the goals of upcoming workshop and a detailed discussion was held with the members. He motivated all the members to actively participate in the 2-day Leadership Training Workshop for getting international exposure.
• Various office bearers of IPDA India chapter have been elected unanimously keeping in mind their professional qualifications, administration and teaching experience and expertise. The following are the office bearers of IPDA India chapter :
• The Hon.Secretary of Ipda  India chapter, Mrs. Manpreet Kaur ensured  the timely supply of journal PDIE to its members. She also reminded the all members about the renewal of membership for the year 2015.

The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks by the Vice Chair, IPDA, India Chapter , Dr. Ramesh Sandhu.

Meeting of India Chapter of IPDA was held on 21-07-2014 under chairmanship of Dr. Balwant Singh in Partap College of Education, Ludhiana

MINUTES OF MEETING

Present :

• Dr. Balwant Singh (Chair)
• Dr. Ramesh Sandhu
• Mrs. Manpreet Kaur
• Mrs. Mandeep Bhullar
• Mrs. Manjeet Kaur
• Mrs. Anjali Arora
• Dr. Mrs. Sangeeta Sood
• Dr. Rajni Bala
• Mr. Vijay
• Mrs. Monica
• Ms. Sona Thakur
• Mrs. Monika Kapoor
• Ms. Nandini
• Mrs. Kiran Bittiza
• Mrs. Jasbir Kaur
• Dr. Babita Arora
• Mrs. Dimpal Rani
• Mrs. Poonam

Apologies: Following members could not attend the meeting:

• Dr. Mrs. Rakesh Sandhu
• Mrs. Manjit Kaur
• Mrs. Jaspreet Kaur
• Dr. Baljit Kaur
• Dr. Ranbir Singh Kingra
• Mrs. Preet Kamal
• Prof. Kirandeep Kaur
• Mrs. Amandeep Kaur
• Mr. Daljeet Singh

Matter Arising

• Name of the Chapter: In a wide ranging discussion all members agreed that the name of this chapter of IPDA should be IPDA India Chapter.
• It was decided that the Headquarter of IPDA India Chapter is Partap College of Education, Ludhiana.
• All members confirmed that they have received the registration letter from Coleen, Hon. Treasurer & Membership Secretary and copies of journal PDIE.
• Balwant Singh, Principal of Partap College of Education acquainted all members with the constitution, objectives and targets of ipda, (U.K.). It was resolved by all the members of IPDA India Chapter to honour, follow and abide the IPDA constitution in true spirit. He illustrated the need for Professional development for teachers in today’s fast changing world. He told that teachers should know that through working and learning together and achieving the right blend and balance of professional learning activities they can develop themselves as competent and committed workforce of enquiring professionals.  He also motivated all members for professional learning.
• Various office bearers of IPDA India chapter have been elected as

Dr. Balwant Singh	Chair
Dr. Ramesh Sandhu	Vice Chair
Mrs. Manpreet Kaur	Hon. Secretary
Mrs. Monica	Hon. Joint Secretary
Ms. Sona Thakur	Hon. Treasurer

• An action plan committee was constituted to prepare the action plan for the year 2014-15. Mandeep Bhullar, Mrs. Manjeet Kaur, Mrs. Anjali Arora, Dr. Mrs. Rakesh Sandhu, Dr. Mrs. Sangeeta Sood, Dr. Rajni Bala and Mr. Vijay are members of this action plan committee.  Draft outline of action plan will be submitted up to 16-8-2014.
• The newly elected secretary of IPDA, India Chapter, Mrs. Manpreet Kaur, intimated all its members with the theme, date and venue of upcoming International Conference being organized by IPDA, (U.K.) at Birmingham. She requested everybody to participate in the annual International Conference of IPDA 2014 on the theme ‘Rethinking models of professional learning’.
• It was agreed that there will be two general body meetings of IPDA India chapter in a year and if there is need, chair can call up to four GBMs.

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks proposed by the Vice Chair, IPDA, India chapter, Dr. Ramesh Sandhu.