Youngship Sri Lanka presents CASA Youngship Open Quiz 2019
Youngship Sri Lanka presents their latest event, an Open Quiz Competition for the year 2019.
The quiz would be conducted by the renowned International Quizzing Association (Sri Lanka branch) with an independent Quiz Master and Judges. It would be held on June 8, 2019, at the BMICH.
The Grand Prize is for the Gold award, winners will receive a trophy and a cash prize of Rs.150,000. Silver award winners will receive a trophy and a cash prize of Rs.75,000. Bronze award winners will receive a trophy and a cash prize of Rs.50,000.
In addition, the organisers would also hand out five sector wise awards. The categories covered by the quiz would be on diverse sectors such as: International trade and finance, general knowledge and IQ, current affairs, sport, media and entertainment, history, science, technology and maritime and shipping.
The Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) is the industry body representing shipping agency companies in Sri Lanka and has been the voice of the shipping industry since its inception in 1966.
CASA has a total membership of over 130 shipping agency companies. CASA contributes regularly towards the formulation of National Maritime Policy initiatives in Sri Lanka and draws on the experience and expertise of its members who are shipping professionals.
Youngship Sri Lanka formerly Young Shipping Professionals (YSP) of CASA, Youngship Sri Lanka is part of Youngship International which was formed to be the voice for young people in the maritime industry and has won awards for promoting young entrepreneurs and for promoting young professionals.
Headquartered in Norway, Youngship is present in 18 countries with a membership of over 3,000. The Norway branch has a 350-strong membership and we are pleased announce that with support from CASA the Sri Lanka branch, the newest addition to the list now possesses a 250-strong membership.
Commenting on the event, Youngship Chairman Hasitha Dissanayake said: “This event would have the participation of close to 40 teams representing divergent sectors such as transportation and logistics, supply chain, import and export, telecommunications and ICT, schools, academic institutes, banks and financial institutions.”
There would also be an award ceremony after the quiz to felicitate the participants and prizes would be announced for the winners.
Commenting further on the event, Quiz Organising Committee Chairman Shane De Alwis said: “Many distinguished visitors from key stakeholders including the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, CEOS and Managing Directors of Sri Lanka’s Blue Chip conglomerates would be present for the awards ceremony.”
“Our aim from this open quiz competition is to encourage knowledge sharing among the participants, promote team work and provide a platform for diverse sectors to interact with each other in a competitive format. Several of Sri Lanka’s leading corporates have currently shown interest to sponsor this competition and to encourage their employees to participate in teams for the event,” he added.