Lucknow | UP Chapter Meeting | 1 December, 2015 | 4 PM

Dear IIMCians,

Uttar Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will meet on December 1st, 2015 at the residence of Organisation Secretary Ms. Kamlesh Rathore- 3/54, Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow at 4.00 PM.

Alumni living in and around are requested to attend the meeting.

Thanks & Regards,

Pankaj Jha

General Secretary

MoM | Ahmedabad- Gujarat Chapter Meeting | 1 November, 2015

Dear IIMCians,

Gujarat Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met at Science City, Ahmedabad on November 1st, 2015. It was attended by Mr. Pradeep Mallik, Mr. Prasant Kumar Sahoo, Mr. Susim Mohanty, Mr. Shreepathy Hariprasad, Mr. Arvind Kumar, Mr. Dheeraj Vashishtha and Mr. Piyush Mishra.

Minutes of the Meeting:

1. Chapter Elections: Meeting elected Mr Pradeep Mallik as President, Mr. Arvind Kumar as General Secretary and Mr. Piyush Mishra as Treasurer of Gujarat Chapter.

2. Membership: So far 9 Alumni have submitted their annual membership fees. Gujarat Chapter has deiced to keep membership fees with itself. List of the alumni submitted their membership fees: Dr Pradeep Mallik, Mr. Prasant Kumar Sahoo, Mr. Susim Mohanty, Mr. Shreepathy Hariprasad, Mr. Pranjal Protim Boruah, Mr. Vikram Vishal, Mr. Arvind Kumar, Mr. Dheeraj Vashishtha and Mr. Piyush Mishra.

3. Next Meeting to take place on December 5/6 (Saturday/Sunday). Venue to be decided a week before.

4. Interaction with Media Students: President Mr. Mallik came up with this idea to have interaction with media students at various institutes/campuses. The initiative will be good for new media students and at the same time it will spread the awareness among people about IIMC Alumni Association.


Thanks and Regards,
Arvind Kumar
General Secretary
IIMC Alumni Association, Gujarat

IIMCAA Farewell Meet Tomorrow | Mr. Sunit Tandon | DG, IIMC & Patron, IIMCAA

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association will host a farewell meet on November 1st (Sunday) to express its gratitude to IIMC Director General Mr. Sunit Tandon who is the ex-officio Patron of the Association. Mr. Tandon is completing his term as DG, IIMC next week.

It will coincide with the monthly meeting of the IIMCAA which will start at 4 PM at IIMC HQ, New Delhi.

Join Us !


Thanks & Regards,
Rahul Sharma
General Secretary

MoM | Ahmedabad- Gujarat Chapter Meeting | 3 October, 2015

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association's Gujarat Chapter held its monthly meeting on 3 October, 2015 (Saturday) at the Gopi Dalbati Garden Restaurant off S G Highway in Ahmedabad.

Senior Alumni Mr Prashant Kumar Sahoo presided over the meeting that was attended by Mr Sreepathy Hariprasad, Mr Pranajal Protim Boruah, Mr Vikram Vihal, Mr Arvind Kumar and Mr Dheeraj Vashishtha.

In all only six members could turn up for the meeting as some were busy with their office assignments and some with last minute unavoidable office meetings, including our President Mr Pradeep Mallik.

Minutes of the Meeting:-

Term of the Chapter

- Gujarat chapter takes effect from 15 July, 2015 (IIMCAA Gujarat Chapter's inception meeting held on this day amid the presence of nine alumni).

- Calendar year for Gujarat Chapter will be from 15 July, 2015 to 14 July, 2016 and accordingly it will apply on membership fees (yearly renewable).

Election:

- President: Mr Pradeep Mallik's name proposed for the President's post that was unanimously accepted by all present members. However, if any member/s -- who were not present- has/ have any suggestion, comments or remarks then please do so by October 20, 2015. We will take that in our next meeting.

- General Secretary cum Treasurer: Mr Arvind Kumar's name proposed for the post of General Secretary with additional responsibility of Treasurer until next meeting. The post of treasurer will be separated on the next meeting. However, if any member/s- who were not present- has/ have any suggestion, comments or remark then please do so by October 20, 2015.

- As of now the chapter has decided to keep the management committee a small one, comprising President, General Secretary and treasurer. However, with the addition of more members chapter committee will expand accordingly.

Membership Drive

- All six present members have submitted their annual membership fees to the chapter. Soon all members will be enrolled with the central committee.

- The members who were not present in the meeting have been requested to submit their membership fees to Arvind Kumar as soon as possible.

- Chapter has decided to keep membership fees with the chapter.

Regular Meetings

- In every meeting chapter will decide the date of next meeting.

- November 1, 2015 (Sunday) is the date of next meeting. However, the venue will be finalised at least a week in advance so as to rule out any last minute uncertainty.

 

 

Thanks and regards,

Arvind Kumar

General Secretary, Gujarat

IIMC Alumni Association

+91-9925246535

Ahmedabad | Gujarat Chapter Meeting | October 3rd @ 12 PM

Dear IIMCians,

Gujarat Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will meet on October 3 at Gota Crossroads Dhaba, Ahmedabad at 12 PM. We will have a pool-in lunch that may likely to cost Rs 350 per person.

Agenda for the meet are:
- Line up the membership drive
- Fresh election for the office bearer
- Decide upon the date and venue for next meet
- Any other issue/s put forward by member/s


Thanks & Regards,
Arvind Kumar

General Secretary, Gujarat

IIMC Alumni Association

MoM | Mumbai- Maharashtra Chapter Meeting | 5 September, 2015

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association's Maharashtra Chapter held its first meeting after Mumbai Connections 2015 on September 5 at Cafe Coffee Day, Near Reserve Bank of India, Bandra-Kurla Complex.

Chapter President Mr. Suryakant Mishra presided over the meeting that was attended by Senior Alumni Mr. Saurabh Sinha, Mr. Neeraj Bajpai, Ms. Gayatri Srivastava, General Secretary Mr. Sourav Mishra, Mr. Niranjan Bharti, Ms. Hasleen Kaur, Ms. Sonam Saini, Ms. Mani Sharma, Ms. Dolly Bansiwar & Ms. Kamini Patil.

The meeting was attended by 11 alumnus, from across various branches and streams. The attendee profile included from very senior members to latest pass outs. The participants were journalists, TV producers, authors, teachers, bankers, movie stars, CXOs, PR executives and entrepreneurs.

Minutes of the Meeting:-

- The Maharashtra Chapter Meeting observed two minutes silence to mark the loss of our beloved teacher Prof. K.M. Shrivastava.

- Felicitation of Ms. Hasleen Kaur, (Ad-PR, 2009-10 Batch) under Campus Wale Entrepreneurs Series. Former Miss India and Bollywood Actress Ms. Kaur is the founder of Webeasts, a digital media marketing agency.

- Chapter members decided to visit IIMC, Amravati Campus on October 30- November 1 to interact with the current batch students. Interested members can communicate their names to me before September 30.

- Senior members Mr Saurabh Sinha, Mr Neeraj Bajpai and Ms Gayatri Shrivastava showed keen interest in nurturing students from IIMC, Amravati.

- Decision was taken to meet at a gap of one-and-a-half to two months.

- Proposal was discussed for dinner night on sharing basis to know each other at an informal level and boost the alumni bonding.

- Proposal was made to follow the Lets Talk format following its Delhi launch.

Thanks & Regards,

Sourav Mishra

General Secratary, Maharashtra.

IIMC Alumni Association

+919920285887

Mumbai | Maharashtra Chapter Meeting | 5 September | 4.30 PM | CCD @ BKC

​Dear IIMCians,

Maharashtra Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will meet on September 5 at Cafe Coffee Day, Food Court and Park, Near Family Court, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai at 4.30 PM.

Alumni living in Maharashtra are requested to attend the meeting.

Thanks & Regards,

Sourav Mishra

General Secretary, Maharashtra

IIMC Alumni Association

Mobile- 99202-85887

MoM | Chandigarh- Punjab-Haryana-Himachal Chapter Meeting | 26 August, 2015

Dear IIMCians,

 

Punjab-Haryana-Himachal Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met on August 26 in Chandigarh. It was presided over by the President Ms. Alice Guram (EJ, 1991-1992 Batch) and attended by Dr. Upendra Pandey (HJ, 1986-87 Batch), Ms. Divya Goyal (EJ, 2011-12 Batch), Mr. Muni Shankar (HJ, 2011-2012 batch) & Ms. Aneesha Barua (EJ, 2012-2013 batch).

 

Minutes of the Meeting

- It was decided that Chapter President Ms. Alice Guram and General Secretary Mr. Muni Shankar would represent the chapter at the felicitation ceremony of Magsaysay Awardee Alumni Mr. Anshu Gupta on September 5 in Delhi.

- The Chapter vows to hold a meeting once every month. Such meetings are proposed to be held in other cities falling under chapter area too.

- The Chapter will speed up the work of the membership drive. Regional meetings in various cities are proposed to be held for the same.

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Muni Shankar

General Secretary, PHHP Chapter

IIMC Alumni Association

MoM | Ahmedabad- Gujarat Chapter Meeting | 23 August, 2015

Dear IIMCians,

 

Gujarat Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met on August 23 in Ahmedabad. General Secretary Mr. Arvind Kumar, Alumni Mr. PK Sahoo & Mr. Dheeraj Vashisth attended the meeting.

 

Owing to various personal and family related reasons majority of alumni could not make it to the meeting. However, hoping to have all the chapter members in the next meeting, probably in mid-September, nothing much transpired in the meeting due to less representation of chapter members.

 

Note: Officer bearers election will be taken up in next meeting.

 

Minutes of the Meeting:

- Discussed about the membership drive (yearly and full-time membership).

- Discussed about making the meet more participative inviting issues and agenda from  members other than listed matters.

- Let the members be well informed about development in the chapter.

- Members asked to inform in advance about their availability for the meeting.

- Should there anything more add to these? Please come forward with ideas and suggestions.

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Arvind Kumar

General Secretary, Gujarat

IIMC Alumni Association

Muni Shankar New General Secretary of Punjab-Haryana-Himachal Chapter

Dear IIMCians,

Mr. Muni Shankar (HJ, 2011-12 Batch) is being appointed General Secretary of Punjab-Haryana-Himachal Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association. The post was lying vacant since Mr. Parveen Kumar Dogra moved to New Delhi last year.

Mr. Muni would coordinate with alumni in chapter area and organise a meeting the 2nd week of September, 2015 to revive the chapter activities.

The Chapter will send representatives at the felicitation ceremony of Magsaysay Awardee Alumni Mr. Anshu Gupta (HJ, 1990-91 & Ad-PR, 1991-92) on September 5 in Delhi.

Thanks & Regards,

Alice Guram

President, PHHP Chapter

IIMC Alumni Association

MoM | Lucknow- Uttar Pradesh Chapter Meeting | 9 August, 2015

Dear IIMCians,

The Uttar Pradesh chapter of the IIMC Alumni Association met in the lush green surroundings of Parag Restaurant in Lucknow on Sunday, August 9. 

Seven members of the association took time out of their busy schedules to attend the meeting. Breaking the ice over a cup of coffee, we discussed ways to fortify the chapter and various suggestions were put forth by different members. 

Attendee: General Secretary Mr. Pankaj Jha, Organisation Secretary Ms. Kamlesh Rathore, Secretaries Mohd Arshi Rafique & Ms. Deepika Singh, Alumni Mr. Sushil Chandra Tiwari, Mr. Rajeev Kumar & Mr. Utkarsh Chaturvedi.

On the spot, a WhatsApp group was made for chapter, all the IIMCians present were made its members and encouraged to add their friends and colleagues in the group, titled 'IIMCian UP' for now. 

We decided that we would meet every month, or at least every second month, to stay connected and plan different activities like seminars, movie outings, family picnics etc. 

Overall, it was a fun-filled experience, made all the more delightful with sudden, brief rain lashing the city after a long, dry spell. We look forward to many more interactions in the future. The date for the next meeting would be decided soon. Hope more members of the vast IIMC family would join in.

Thanks & Regards

Deepika Singh

Secretary, Communications

IIMCAA, UP

MoM | Delhi- Central Committee Meeting | 02 August, 2015

Dear IIMCians,

The Central Committee of IIMC Alumni Association met at IIMC HQ, New Delhi on August 02. President Ms. Sunila Dhar presided over the meeting that was attended by Executive President Mr. Apurva Chamaria, General Secretary Mr. Rahul Sharma, Organisation Secretaries Mr. Harshendra Verdhan, Mr. Sandeep Jha, Secretaries Mr. Amit Kanaujia, Ms. Deeksha Saksena, Treasurer Mr. Gaurav Dikshit, Executive Members Mr. Animesh Biswas, Mr. Pratham Dwivedi, Ms. Ipsita Panda, Ms. Arpita Kedia & Ms. Pragya Swastik. Alumni Mr. Ritesh Verma, Ms. Supriya Batra & Mr. Gourav Choudhary also attended the meeting.

 

Minutes Of The Meeting:

Let's Talk- IIMCAA adopted a logo designed by Creative Head Mr. Mohit Agarwal for its new event, Let's Talk. Let's Talk scheduled for November 1 will serve as a forum to discuss the issues concerning communication industry. A sub committee headed by Vice President Mr. Prasad Sanyal will oversee the preparations.

Social Cause of The Year- IIMCAA adopted ''Malnutrition in Children" as the Social Cause of the Year after it received maximum votes in the online survey. IIMCAA will identify an NGO working for this cause now and extend its digital & event space to the selected NGO to further the cause.

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Rahul Sharma

General Secretary, IIMCAA

Patna | Bihar Chapter Meeting on July 31 @ 12.30 PM

Dear IIMCians,

Bihar Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will meet on July 31, 2015 (Friday) at 12.30 PM at Akashvani Kendra, Fraser Road, Patna.

Alumni living in Bihar are requested to make it to the meeting, especially the ones who could not attend the last meeting.

Venue- Aakashwani Kendra, Fraser Road, Patna

Date: July 31, 2015 (Friday)

Time: 12.30 PM

Thanks & Regards,

Banjot Kaur

Secretary, Bihar

IIMC Alumni Association

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• Collate relevant and updated information.
• Participate as members of the research and knowledge team in conducting case studies.
• Write brief reports as well detailed case studies
• Initiate, participate in and contribute to cutting edge discourse on development issues through dynamic web-based tools (like communities of practice, discussion forums, blogs etc)
• Coordinate with a collaborative pool of domain experts to address specific queries, initiate discussions and provide feedback.
• Build and sustain knowledge partnerships with institutions/ organisations undertaking similar/related work in India and abroad.

 

Skills and Experience:

• Should have at least a Master's degree with exposure to data collection, documentation, research studies, and information synthesis.
• Good analytical and quantitative research capabilities
• Good written and spoken communication skills in English.
• Presentation skills with an ability to analyse, interpret, synthesise data and advocate for evidence-based recommendations.
• Familiarity with online, audio, visual and social media is desirable
• Experience of 1-2 years is preferable, but freshers from premier academic institutions are also encouraged to apply.

 

Personal Attributes:

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• Excellent interpersonal skills and a capacity to work in a team and with peers
• Ability to work and deliver output within the timelines.
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• Ability to travel

 

How to apply

Interested candidates are required to submit their applications by sending a comprehensive CV and a letter of interest via e-mail to recruit(dot)owfi(at)oneworld(dot)net by 9^th August 2015.

Please mention details of your current work profile, and current and expected salary. OneWorld Foundation India is an equal opportunity employer. Salary will be as per the selected candidate's qualification and experience.

Please mention 'Ref: Researcher and Knowledge Coordinator' in the subject line of the email.

 

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