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Ajith R. de Costa, Immediate Past President of IPM Sri Lanka and Deputy General Manager – HR Planning and Performance Management of Sri Lanka Telecom Plc. will visit Melbourne, Australia to represent as the Sri Lanka representative for next APFHRM board meeting.
This year’s World HR congress offer a great prospect for HR Professionals from all over the world to mingle and learn best global HR practices from each other and pave path to shape up the future of Human Resources Management profession .
The main organiser of this congress is Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) who is holding the position of Secretary General of the APHRM for 
the year 2011/12.
The Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resources Management (APFHRM) is a prime HR Body of the Asia Pacific region representing countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Fiji and few other counties. The APFHRM is the board representative of the World Federation of Personnel Management (WFPMA).
IPM Sri Lanka was the active member of APFHRM from year 2002 and was appointed for several positions to date: President – 2004/ 2005; Vice President – 2003/ 2004; Vice President – 2006/ 2007; Secretary General -2007/2008 and Vice President – 2011/ 2012.
Further to the above, IPM was invited to serve in the capacity of Advisory body of APFHRM during the period of 2005/2006 by considering the immense contribution made by IPM Sri Lanka in order to uplift the Human Resources Management in the Asia Pacific region.
The Board of APFHRM has unanimously decided in the last board meeting to offer next presidency to Indian Sub Continent. In this context, there is a greater chanceto award this position to either Sri Lanka or India at the next APFHRM Board meeting. This is a rare opportunity, to any professional Institution which could pave path to strengthen International relationship among other Professional HR Institutes in the world.
