Gujarat associations to form federation

All IT associations in Gujarat have decided to come together to form a common
IT body.

The decision was taken during All Gujarat Associations Meet when 15 channel
partner associations from across the state converged in Ahmedabad. The body
would be known as Federation of Information Technology Associations of Gujarat (FITAG).

All associations present during the meet agreed to be a part of FITAG. It was
decided that the President of each association would become an executive
committee member of FITAG.

“We are glad that represen­tatives from associations across Gujarat
participated in the first ever meeting of All Gujarat Associations Meet. Apart
from the 15 associations that were present during the meet, other associations
in Gujarat are also welcome to be a part of FITAG. There are no charges to be a
member of FITAG,” said Kaushik Pandya, President, ACMA, which was the
association that hosted the All Gujarat Associations Meet.

ACMA will also be hosting the first official meeting of FITAG that will be
held on July 12, 2008 in Ahmedabad. During this meet, the names of the executive
members of FITAG would be finalized. “In the meeting scheduled for the next
month, we will announce the names of all executive committee members. All
associations have been given time till then to nominate a member of their
association who would represent them at FITAG. We have also decided that the
executive body must meet every quarter to take important decisions and review
the working strategies,” added Pandya.