Posted by Mariano Bernardez - President PIGNC on March 27, 1998 at 08:12:16:
Dear colleagues -
Thanks to the collaboration of Deborah Stone, we held a party on Chicago to celebrate the chartering and award for the PIGNC.
There attended representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, the US, ISPI International, IFTDO, Canada , Israel , France , Germany, those two last coming member of PIGNC.
We have a warm and personal celebration and fostered the internationalist spirit. There were toasts for all the countries and you will share the moment and the pictures soon.
I specially remark the attitude of Roger Kaufman, our Honorary President, who attended in spite of having undergo surgery the night before (fortunately, minor and succesful)
I invite you all to toast with us for our achievements and our coming future accross the boundaries.
Many thanks to Roger, Margo Murray, Jim Hill, Deborah Stone, Dale Breethower, Ruth Clark, Rick Battaglia, Lynn Kearny, Carol Haig (all from ISPI International and US), and also to Laura Marino (Uruguay), Jose Luis Palacio (Argentina), Silvia Uranga (Argentina), Alejandro Desiminone (Argentina), Jorge Carballo (Argentina), Miguel Bianchetti (Argentina-Brazil), Paulo Pizarro (Brasil), Ken Fackler (US), Jorge Franchi (US and Argentina), Klaus D. Whitkun (Germany), France Gagnon (Canada), Francois Lamotte D'Incamps (France) for being with us in this celebration.
And thanks to you all to make this new space for free thinking on HPT possible.
Estimados colegas:
Nos reunimos con los miembros del PIGN en Chicago para celebrar en una sencilla cena, la consagracion del PIGN como capitulo y su Premio Internacional.
Estuvieron presentes representates de Argentina, Brasil, Canada, Colombia, Uruguay, Estados Unidos, ISPI Internacional,IFTDO, Israel, Alemania y Francia (prosimo a incorporarse)
Agradecemos especialmente la actitud de nuestro Presidente Honorario, Roger Kaufman, quien asistio con nuestra querida Jan Kaufman (su esposa y companera) a pesar de estars recuperando de una operacion del dia anterior (por suerte menor y exitosa).
Muchas gracias a Roger, Margo Murray, Jim Hill, Deborah Stone, Dale Breethower, Ruth Clark, Rick Battaglia, Lynn Kearny, Carol Haig (all from ISPI International and US), and also to Laura Marino (Uruguay), Jose Luis Palacio (Argentina), Silvia Uranga (Argentina), Alejandro Desiminone (Argentina), Jorge Carballo (Argentina), Miguel Bianchetti (Argentina-Brazil), Paulo Pizarro (Brasil), Ken Fackler (US), Jorge Franchi (US and Argentina), Klaus D. Whitkun (Germany), France Gagnon (Canada), Francois Lamotte D'Incamps (France) por acompaniarnos en esta celebracion.
Y gracias a todos ustedes por hacer posible este nuevo ambito para el pensamiento libre en HPT.
Mariano Bernardez
Presidente
Performance Improvement Global Network Chapter
Capitulo Red Global para la Mejora de la Performance
Chicago, 26 de Marzo de 1998