Professionals can spread the word about Dog Meets World at conferences....as occurred when American Michael Smith met Chinmoy Majumdar while attending a meeting in India. Chinmoy was introduced to the concept of affirming children in need by taking and printing out personal photographs. With "Foto", the stuffed dog mascot in hand and a printer supplied by his colleague, Chinmoy took the project to a rural impoverished school in Subash Colony, Lalbagh, West Bengal.