AOTS Journal 2017 AUTUMN No.11 （ENGLISH)

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JOURNAL12The appointment ceremony was held, in the presence of Mr. Hiroshige Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, to appoint the following leaders of respective AOTS Alumni Societies, who had made signicant contribu-tions to the growth of Indian industries and promotion of friendship between Japan and India, as Monodzukuri Jinzai Ambassadors.1) Mr. Jacob Kovoor, President, Alumni Society of AOTS, Kerala Regional Centre (2003)2) Mr. Man Mohan, President, AOTS Alumni Society, Delhi (1998 and 2003)3) Mr. Premchand Goliya, President, AOTS Alumni Association of Western India (1987 and 1996)4) Mr. Krishna Murthy, Honorary Secretary-General, AOTS Alumni Association, Karnataka Regional Centre (2000 and 2007)5) Mr. Uday Neelkanth Raykar, President, AOTS Alumni Society of Central India (1996)6) Mr. Mulvadi Ragupathy Ranganathan, Chairman, ABK-AOTS Dosokai Tamil Nadu Centre (1972, 1977 and 1985)7) Mr. Ravindra Kalur, President, The AOTS Alumni Society - Hyderabad (2005)8) Mr. Jayanth Murthy, President, AOTS Alumni Association of Gujarat (1998)*The numbers in the parentheses show the years in which they participated in AOTS training.*Although India has one more AOTS Alumni Society, namely AOTS Alumni Society Calcutta, it was impossible to appoint the soci-ety’s leader because the appointment ceremony coincided with the election of its president.January 2017 • January 9: Appointment Ceremony for Monodzukuri Jinzai Ambassadors (India) March •March 15: A memorandum of understanding on business partnership and cooperation was signed with the Tokyo Higashi Shinkin Bank.June •June 1: A memorandum of understanding on business partnership and cooperation was signed with the Fukui Bank, Ltd.July •July 1: The English name was changed to the AOTS. •July 3: A memorandum of understanding on business partnership and cooperation was signed with the Hamamatsu Shinkin Bank.•July 4: A memorandum of understanding on business partnership was signed with JTB Communication Design, Inc.From left in the photo:Mr. Krishna Murthy, Mr. Premchand Goliya, Mr. Man Mohan, and Mr. Jacob KovoorFrom left in the photo:Mr. Jayanth Murthy, Mr. Ravindra Kalur, Mr. Mulvadi Ragupathy Ranganathan, and Mr. Uday Neelkanth RaykarRecent Developments in the AOTS (January–July 2017)The symbol of the association has also been changed in association with the change in its English name.The new symbol represents the following three primary purposes of the AOTS:International technical cooperation (designed to look mechanical)Mutual economic growth (protruding parts symbolizing growth and development)Contribution to promotion of friendship (one part tting into another, which symbolizes mutual support)The triangular shape represents the initial “A” for Asia, Africa, and Latin America, each of which is also repre-sented by each of the three parts.The color is “AOTS Earth Blue,” inspired by blue sea and Earth. It embodies our commitment to promoting technology exchanges, the borderlessness of which is comparable to sea and sky, so as to connect people with each other.