October 29, 2008 marked a key transition date for Public Affairs Centre. After serving the Board of Directors for 14 years as Founder Directors, three members stepped down from the Board of PAC, including the Founder Chairperson, Dr. Samuel Paul. To recognize and appreciate the contributions of the founding members who have retired and those who still continue to serve in the PAC Board, the staff and well wishers of the Centre organized an event at the PAC campus. The function was chaired by the new Chairman of PAC, Justice M.N. Venketachaliah. Mementoes were given to Dr. Samuel Paul, Prof. Manubhai Shah, Prof. KRS Murthy, and Mr. P.P. Madappa. A memento was presented in absentia to Mr. T.R. Satish Chandran. A special memento was also presented to Mr. MR Jaishankar for his support and guidance in developing the new campus of the Centre. The gathering included PAC Board Members, members of the PAC Annual General Body, partners and staff.  Special homage was paid to the contributions of two founding directors, Dr. Kamla Chowdhury and Mr. Rohinton Aga, whose untimely deaths robbed the Centre of great sources of support and inspiration.