Institute of Hospitality, Management and Sciences, Kotdwar, organized 1st National Conference on 8th October 2022 and got grand success because of the participants, awardees and presenters who came from different states of India like Uttarakhand, Himanchal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim etc.
First session of the conference started with
Garlanding the statue of Shri Balbhadra Singh Negi Ji, Lamp Lighting and Saraswati Vandana in front of Hon’ble Chief Guest: Speaker of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Mrs. Ritu Khanduri Bhushan, Guest of Honour: General Manager “Taj Group of Hotels” – Mr. Amit Kumar, Key Note Speaker: Associate Professor, Shobhit University – Dr. Evgeniya Zharikova. Fifteen teachers from various Indian Universities/ Colleges/ Institutes from different fields of Culinary Art, Food & Beverage Management, Accommodation Operation, Bakery & Confectionery, Tourism Management, English Language, Accountacny and Financial Management etc. were awarded with the “Best Teacher” award by the Chief Guest. Hon’ble madam enlightened the session with her motivational words and appreciated the efforts of IHMS staff for organising such a big national event in Kotdwar after Covid-19.
During the conference IHMS organising team and management proudly launched its two books by the hands of Hon’ble Chief guest – First on – “The taste of Uttarakhand” – written by Chef Pankaj Kukreti & Chef Vijay Pant, and Second a conference edited book: “Challanges and Opportunities in the Industry and Academics” with the ISBN 978-93-94779-51-8.
The session ended with vote of thanks along with delicious & authentic dishes of Garhwali cusine for lunch. All Guests and delegates enjoyed Garhwali food.