The Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA), the apex body of the Indian events industry, has re-elected Sabbas Joseph as its president for another term of two years. Joseph is the Co-founder of Wizcraft and has been serving as President at EEMA since 2014. The new term begins 21 July 2016.
The decision came through during EEMA’s annual convention EEMAGINE 2016 at the General Body Meeting held on 1 May in New Delhi. Following a unanimous nomination in favor of Joseph, the congregation has also empowered him to choose the leadership team which would form the successive National Executive Committee of EEMA.
In an attempt to extend equal opportunity and impartiality to the process of choosing the leadership team, Joseph has invited members of EEMA to nominate themselves for the role. In an open letter he announced, “While we set the path forward for the second term which would commence from end-July, we commit ourselves to EEMA and the growth of the industry. May the power of EEMA grow and may India benefit from the contribution of our events industry. The new term gives us a chance to create a new leadership team. All of us should have equal opportunity to play a part in building and creating our future. While roles and designations should not matter, I would like to request those interested in participating in the leadership team to write to me directly. Please share what agenda you would like to focus on, the amount of time that you have on hand for the same, and what your contribution could be. It is an opportunity to shape the industry, administer the present while creating a future that we can all be proud of. The deadline for responses is May 15th, 2017.”
During Sabbas Joseph’s tenure as EEMA President since 2014 the association has paved the way for numerous developments within the events industry including single-window event licensing and pre-approved event venues; and is assertively working towards health and safety compliance at events, regularization of copyright laws and licensing, use of state owned venues for recreational purposes etc.
