CIPM Sri Lanka postpones World HR Congress to 1Q 2021

CIPM, the nation’s leader in human resource management, announced that World HR Congress 2020, the world’s largest HR conclave, which was to be held in July 2020, in Colombo, has been postponed to 1Q of 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The exact dates of the conclave will be notified in due course.

“Giving priority to the health and safety of all concerned and government regulations currently in force, we have decided to postpone World HR Congress 2020, scheduled for July 2020, to March 2021. As the most significant event in the calendar of HR professionals in Sri Lanka, as well as the world over, we will ensure that the rescheduled conference will add significant value to the participants incorporating the ongoing changes to the world of work and life, due to the current game-changing situation posed by the pandemic,” said CIPM Sri Lanka President and World HR Congress 2020 Organising Committee Chairman Dhammika Fernando. All registrations and fees paid to-date for the event will remain valid for the new date of the conclave in 1Q 2021.

If desired, the registered participants may request for refunds of the registration fees paid, which will be processed by the event management partner Paragon Asia. More details can be obtained by contacting the CIPM Sri Lanka Secretariat.

CIPM was founded in 1959, incorporated by Parliamentary Act No. 24 of 1976, amended by Act No. 31 of 2018. CIPM is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Foundation of Human Resource Management and World Federation of People Management Associations. CIPM, being a professional institute, is also a constituent member of the Organisation of Professional Associations (OPA) Sri Lanka.

Currently, CIPM comprises of over 1600 professional members, who serve in both public and private organisations. It was elevated to Chartered Status by Parliament of Sri Lanka on September 28, 2018, by amending the original act of establishment.