Held at CeMat-TransAsia-Cold Chain Indonesia Expo which took place at ICE BSD Serpong, on 4 March 2017, ARPI (Indonesia Cold Chain Association) had a Special Member Meeting to elect professionals that will hold the position of Board of Trustee and Board of Excecutive with an organisation structure that accustomed to the development of national cold chain infrastructure in supporting national food sovereignity. Individuals who fill the organizational position for 2017-2020 period are divided to Board of Trustee and Board of Excecutive. Members of Board of Trustee areĀ Syukur Iwantoro, I Made Supartha Utama, and Iwan Yahya, while Hasanuddin Yasni acts as a Chairman (Board of Executive) with seven members that includes Bugie Pudjotomo, Hengky Dwiputra, Stephano Putra, Arline Mayasari, Fardian Marga, Amran Manalu, and Santoso Pribadi. The reinforcement of Board of Excecutive will advance according to market demand that comes from government institution, national cold chain industry, academic intitution, NGO, and even from other countries. Currently, ARPI has six area chapters in Indonesia. The chapters consist of Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, Kalimantan Timur, Makassar, and Manado. New chapters will be formed based on the cold chain potential in other areas.
Bertempat di gedung ICE BSD Serpong, pada 4 Maret 2017 di sela-sela acara expo CeMAT-TransAsia-Cold Chain Indonesia, ARPI menyelenggarakan Rapat Umum Anggota Luar Biasa untuk memilih kembali profesional yang duduk di Dewan Pembina dan Dewan Pengurus dengan struktur organisasi yang disesuaikan dengan semakin berkembangnya infrastruktur cold chain nasional di dalam mendukung program kedaulatan pangan nasional. Personal yang mengisi kepengurusan asosiasi periode 2017-2020 adalah : Dewan Pembina : Syukur Iwantoro, I Made Supartha Utama, Iwan Yahya. Sedangkan untuk Dewan Pengurus : Hasanuddin Yasni (Ketua) dengan 7 (tujuh) personal anggota : Bugie Pudjotomo, Hengky Dwiputra, Stephano Putra, Arline Mayasari, Fardian Marga, Amran Manalu, Santoso Pribadi. Penguatan Dewan Pengurus akan berkembang sesuai permintaan pasar, baik dari instansi pemerintah, industri cold chain nasional, pendidikan-akademik, NGO, maupun dari luar negeri. Enam chapter yang sudah ada, akan disesuaikan dengan potensi area pengembangan cold chain nasional.
Meanwhile, on 3 March 2017, ARPI has signed an MoU with KFCCA (Korea Food Cold Chain Association) that agrees upon collaboration of cold chain technology, visitation to both countries, technical training, and conducting workshop and conference, whether national or international level. Technical Agreement will be compiled while implementing the MoU. This event was held at Santika ICE BSD Hotel.
Sementara itu, sehari sebelumnya, 3 Maret 2017, bertempat di Hotel Santika ICE BSD, telah ditandatangani nota kesepahaman (MoU) antara ARPI (Indonesia Cold Chain Association) dengan KFCCA (Korea Food Cold Chain Association) dengan poin-poin kerjasama teknologi pendingin, mengadakan kunjungan masing-masing ke kedua negara, pelatihan teknis, dan penyelenggaraan workshop ataupun konferensi (nasional dan internasional). Technical Agreement bertahap disusun kemudian di dalam implementasi MoU tersebut.