The Chief Guest, Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, Minister for Power and Energy of Sri Lanka delivering his Inaugural Speech.

Dr. W. D. H. Perera delivering his welcome speech. Seated from left to right is Dr. D.N. Atukorala, Chief Guest Hon. Karu Jayasuriya , Minister for Power and Energy, Dr. Ganga Sirimanna, Chairman Organizing Committee SARCD III and President Sri Lanka Association of Dermatologists SLAD, Prof. A. Z. M. M. Islam, President SARAD, Hon. Dayaratne, Minister for Health, Nutrition and Welfare  and Dr. Jayamini Seneviratne, Organizing Secretary SARCD III

Fifth Executive Committee Meeting

Venue:-Oak Conference Hall, Hotel Ceylon Continental, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Date:- 9^th October, 2003

Time:- 12 Noon

     Minutes of the meeting:

1.      Prof. A. Z. M. M. Islam, President SARAD, declared the meeting open.

2.      Prof. M. A. Wadud, Secretary General of SARAD presented the annual report.

3.      Treasurer, Dr. Mahesh Shah presented the financial reports.

4.      Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists IADVL was admitted as new member.

5.      It was confirmed that Fourth South Asian Regional Conference of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology SARCD IV would be held at New Delhi in the month of January 2005.

6.      Nominees of three representatives for the next executive committee from dermatological associations/societies of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan were read out. It was decided that those members who cannot attend the Executive Committee meetings and SARCD Conferences that the home countries should not nominate their names. Their presence of about 70% attendance is a must.

7.      New registration fees for the next tenure 2004-2005 from member countries were collected.

8.      Prof. S. A. H. Kazmi has been nominated as co-opted member from Pakistan.

9.      Dr. Vijaya Bahadur Rajbhandari has been nominated as the local representative to deal with SAARC Secretariat.

10. SARAD President, Prof A. Z. M. Maidul Islam declared the meeting closed.

Prof M.A.Wadud

Secretary General, SARAD

Third SARAD General Body Meeting

Venue:  Sapphire Ballroom, Hotel Ceylon Continental, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Date:   11^th October, 2003

 Time: 6.30PM.

More than 50 members had attended the meeting. The required quorum is 25.

1. SARAD General Body Meeting elected the following to the Third Executive Committee of SARAD unanimously. .

President.........……... Dr. W. D. H. Perera (Sri Lanka).

Vice President.....…... Dr. K. K. Rajababu  (India).

Secretary General......Dr. Ganga Sirimanna (Sri Lanka).

Treasurer......……......Dr. Hari Narayan Gupta (Nepal) .

Joint Secretary..……...Dr. Md. Akramullah Sikder  (Bangladesh).

Members:

    Bangladesh:               

    Prof. Prof. A. K. Md. Shadidul Islam.

    Prof. M. Mujibul Hoque.

    India:                          

     Dr. A. K. Bajaj.

     Dr. S. Sacchidanand.

   Nepal:                         

    Dr. Dinesh Binod Pokhrel

    Dr. Farooque Ahmed Mikrani.

   Sri Lanka:                  

    Dr. Iyanthi Abeywickrama.

    Pakistan:                    

    Dr. Badr S. Dhanani

    Prof. Tahir Saeed Haroon.

     Prof. Sabrina Suhail Pal

     Prof. S. A. H. Kazmi ( Co-opted)

   Ex. Officio:                

   Prof. A. Z. M. Maidul Islam (Bangladesh)   

    Prof.. M. A. Wadud  (Bangladesh) 

    Dr Jayamini Seneviratne (Sri Lanka)

   Dr. Vijaya Bahadur Rajbhandari has been appointed as local representative to deal with     SAARC Secretariat.                                      

2. The out going Secretary General Prof.. M. A. Wadud presented the secretary's report. .

3. The out going Treasurer Dr. Mahesh Shah presented the treasurer's report. .

4. The handing over of the papers between the out going and incoming Secretary-Generals took place. .

5. The President's Medallion was garlanded on Dr. W. D. H. Perera, President SARAD by the out going President Prof. A. Z. M. Maidul Islam. This completed the total handing over of charges to the new Third Executive Committee of SARAD.

6.The meeting thanked Dr. Ganga Sirimanna President, Sri Lanka Association of Dermatologists SLAD and members of the Executive Committee & Organizing Committee of 3rd SARCD for organizing the Fifth Executive Committee Meeting of SARAD and for holding the Third SARCD Conference.

7) The meeting also thanked the President and members of the outgoing Second Executive Committee for its conduct during the past two years.

Prof M.A.Wadud

Secretary General, SARAD