Meet an author or join WTC anniversary celebrations in Goa

World Trade Center Goa celebrates the 22nd anniversary of WTCA on June 12, while the Dogears Bookshop, Margao, will host author and journalist, Jane Borges on June 13
BOOK TALK: Catch author and journalist, Jane Borges, at the Dogears Bookshop, Margao, on June 13.
BOOK TALK: Catch author and journalist, Jane Borges, at the Dogears Bookshop, Margao, on June 13.Photo: Gomantak Times
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While the World Trade Center (WTC) is a familiar name, not many people are aware that the organisation has a branch in the Goa, which is actively involved in the State’s business scene.

On June 12, 2024, the organisation joins its international counterparts in celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the World Trade Centers Associations Day.

On June 13, 2024, award-winning journalist, Jane Borges, will share her thoughts on life as a writer, her books and her endeavours at oral history.

BOOK TALK: Catch author and journalist, Jane Borges, at the Dogears Bookshop, Margao, on June 13.
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WORLD TRADE CENTER ASSOCIATIONS DAY

On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the World Trade Centers Associations Day, World Trade Center Goa, Panjim, is organising an exciting programme involving discussions, networking and more, on June 12, 2024.

Those connected with the field of business are invited to participate in a discussion during the programme, the main topic of which will be the seven MoUs which WTC Goa has signed with the seven international World Trade Centers (WTCs).

The local business community will be able to present their ideas as well as share ways to implement these ideas so as to benefit from these MoUs. Assistant Director (Trade & Promotion), WTC Goa, Cyril desouza, will moderate the programme.

Apart from this brainstorming session, participants will also get to explore the WTCA network and its role in global trade.

BOOK TALK: Catch author and journalist, Jane Borges, at the Dogears Bookshop, Margao, on June 13.
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This will be followed by fellowship and networking, and refreshments will be served.

The event is open to business professionals. While there are no participation fees, registration for the event is compulsory.

The World Trade Center Associations (WTCA) is a global network of World Trade Centers (WTCs) that aims to promote international trade, and serves as a platform for businesses, organisations and individuals to connect, collaborate and access resources to expand their global reach.

Currently, WTCA connects more than one million businesses across 90 countries.

BOOK TALK: Catch author and journalist, Jane Borges, at the Dogears Bookshop, Margao, on June 13.
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An initiative of M Visvesvaraya Industrial Research and Development Centre (MVIRDC), promoter of WTC Mumbai, World Trade Center (WTC) Goa facilitates trade and investment promotion in the State and assists local businesses to foray into global markets.

WHERE: Nalanda Hall, EDC House, Panjim

WHEN: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

TIMINGS: 3 pm

FEES: Nil

TO REGISTER: +91 99679 68213

BOOK TALK: Catch author and journalist, Jane Borges, at the Dogears Bookshop, Margao, on June 13.
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‘MEET THE AUTHOR’ IN MARGAO

The Dogears Bookshop, Margao, presents a ‘Meet the Author’ session on June 13, 2024, featuring Jane Borges, who will share her experiences as an author and journalist, as well as her work with Soboicar.

Borges, has authored fiction as well as non-fiction, the most recent being Bombay Balchão, a delightful chronicle of life in Cavel – a peaceful, yet fast-disappearing neighbourhood in South Mumbai.

She has also co-founded ‘Soboicar’, an oral history archival project that seeks to chronicle the stories of Catholic migrants, who made Mumbai their home, and shaped and influenced some of its neighbourhoods, in collaboration with the Citizens' Archive of India.

Jane was Deputy Editor at Sunday Mid Day, Mumbai, a stint that won her the RedInk Journalism Award in 2022.

BOOK TALK: Catch author and journalist, Jane Borges, at the Dogears Bookshop, Margao, on June 13.
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Her bylines have appeared in the Sunday Mid-Day, The Swaddle, New Lines Magazine, Scroll, The Asian Age and Muscat Daily.

WHERE: The Dogears Bookshop, Margao

WHEN: Thursday, June 13, 2024

TIMINGS: 5.30 pm

CONTACT: +91 98503 98530

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