The future is a very exciting place for a country of paradoxes like India. It is estimated that by 2047, 700 million people in India will be living in cities. A McKinsey Global Institute report says the country will need 25 new townships or urban areas two-and-a-half times that of America to contain that population. Hence India needs new cities and re-developments of small towns to meet the future needs. One potential answer is to build smart, compact communities that are self-contained in all living needs. While India needs astonishing infrastructural development to support this vision, it also needs new skill and capacity building to be able to develop and maintain these novel spaces. IRECMS is designed to act as a platform to engage different stakeholders in the conversation on how to develop these future needs of the country.

IRECMS is being supported by the US-based Community Associations Institute (CAI), a 45-year old institute with more than 35,000 members. CAI has 63 chapters worldwide, including Canada, the Middle East and South Africa, and relationships with housing leaders in a number of other countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom. Both the CEO and the President of CAI will be attending and speaking at the IRECMS event. IRECMS also has the endorsement of Consejo General de Colegios de Administradores de Fincas de Espana (CGCAFE) which is the apex body that governs the community management profession in Spain. IRECMS will act as a forum for Indian thought-leaders to meet and network with the international gurus of this industry with a view to encourage, develop and provide world-class education for housing society, community association and property managers.