Category: IIMCAA

Event: Central Committee Meeting | 2 June, 2013 | Press Club of India, New Delhi

Chaired by– Mr. Mukesh Kaushik

Attendees

•             Mr. Apurva Chamaria (Vice-President)

•             Mr. Dhiren Dukhu (Vice-President)

•             Mr. Animesh Biswas (General Secretary)

•             Mr. Harshendra Verdhan (Organization Secretary)

•             Mr. Ritesh Verma (Organization Secretary)

•             Mr. Anand Saurabh (Secretary)

•             Ms. Vartika Tomar (Secretary)

•             Mr. Mohit Agrawal (Secretary)

•             Mr. Gaurav Dikshit (Treasurer)

•             Mr. Nishant Verma (Executive Member)

•             Mr. Ranveer Singh (Executive Member)

•             Ms. Neha Keshri (Executive Member)

•             Mr. Keshav Kumar (Executive Member)

Minutes of the Meeting

1.  Reporting of Activities-

Organisation Secretaries Harshendra Verdhan, Ritesh Verma and Secretary Mohit Agarwal reported the activities since last meeting. West Bengal Chapter, Odisha Chapter & Pune Sub Chapter held meetings during last month. Odisha Chapter plans to organise an event to mark 150 years of Odia Journalism in coming months. New Coordinator is being appointed for North East Chapter.

2.  Review of Membership Drive-

To speed up the membership drive to enroll alumni as members of the Association, small teams of CC Members will regularly visit such offices where several alumni works. Membership is an important step towards building database which will help us creating a password protected website. The website can be accessed by Member Alumnus only and access the database or all other information at the website which we currently share at our blog or FB page including openings.

3. Induction of New Members in the Central Committee-

To work more effectively CC decided to raise the strength of CC to 52 including President (51+1). 23 New members being inducted are:-

Rakesh Kumar Das, EJ, 2001-02, New Delhi

Varun Vagish, HJ, 2003-04, New Delhi

Mayank Singh, RTV, 2003-4, New Delhi

Sandeep Jha, RTV, 2004-05, New Delhi

Sandeep Kumar, HJ, 2005-06, New Delhi

Anurag Sharma, HJ, 2005-06, New Delhi

Rahul Sharma, RTV, 2005-06, New Delhi

Saurabh Dwivedi, HJ, 2006-07, New Delhi

Himanshu Shekhar, HJ, 2008-09, New Delhi

Kuldeep Mishra, HJ, 2010-11, New Delhi

Swapnal Sonal– HJ, 2010-11, New Delhi

Soumika Das, EJ, 2011-12, Dhenkanal

Avinash Kumar Chanchal, HJ, 2011-12, New Delhi

Deepti Gahrotra, Ad-PR, 2011-12, New Delhi

Prakhar Arya, Ad-PR, 2011-12, New Delhi

Sugam Singhal, EJ, 2012-13, Jammu

Kumar Saurabh, EJ, 2012-13, Kottayam

Utkarsh Chaturvedi, HJ, 2012-13, New Delhi

Anand Dutta, HJ, 2012-13, New Delhi

Abhishek Malhotra, Ad-PR, 2012-13, New Delhi

Nitin Gulati, RTV, 2012-13, New Delhi

Nikita Arora, RTV, 2012-13, New Delhi

Smrithin Satishan, RTV, 2012-13, New Delhi

4. Formation of National Council-

It was decided to constitute a National Council, to shape the future of IIMCAA and take major policy decisions. The National Council will constitute all members of the central committee and four (4) representatives of each chapter and each sub chapter. President, General Secretary and Treasurer of the Chapter and Sub-Chapter are essential three (3) among four. 4th representative has to be nominated/ selected by Chapter and Sub Chapter in its meeting. Chapters with more than 50 alumni in their area will be able to nominate/ select one additional representative effectively making them eligible for five seats in National Council. National Council will meet annually for two days.

Venue for this year council meet will be Jammu/ Kottayam/ Amravati/ Aizawl/ Dhenkanal or Goa. Dates will be any of the weekends of September except 7 and 8 September. Venue and dates will be decided following the discussions with chapters and sub chapters.

5. Non-activity in Madhya Pradesh Chapter-

In consultation with other officials of Madhya Pradesh Chapter Mr. Amit Pathe is being replaced by Vice-President Ms. Rashmi Chouhan as President of the chapter. Mr. Pathe didn’t respond to notice sent by CC. CC wishes all the best to Ms. Chouhan and Mr. Anurag Chaubey to run the affairs of MP Chapter. Office bearers of the MP Chapter are as follows:-

President: Ms. Rashmi Chouhan, EJ, 2009-10, Dhenkanal

General Secretary: Mr. Anurag Chaubey, EJ, 2011-12, Delhi

6. Model of the competition for next batch-

There will be IIMC Paper Reading Competition 2013 for PG Diploma students arriving at different campuses and departments of IIMC for session 2013-14. 1st prize- 25,000, 2nd prize- 15,000 and 3rd prize- 10,000. Topic for the competition will be declared once academic session commences in August. Evaluation criteria of the competition will be:-

Parameter                       Weightage   Description

Originality of thought      25%              Are the thoughts presented in the essay or

                                                            paper original or new?

Strength of argument      25%              Is the author able to justify his ideas using

                                                            theory or data or logical argument? How 

                                                            strong is the argument presented?

Power of expression       25%              This is where the language and writing skills

                                                           of the author will be evaluated.

Structure of the paper     15%              Has the author presented his thoughts and

                                                           arguments in a structured manner? 

Citations, attribution        10%             This will help reduce plagiarism. This is an

and referencing                                  important feature of non-fiction writing.

7.  Selling of T-Shirts bearing IIMCAA's logo to generate funds-

A design of T-shirt bearing IIMCAA’s logo has been approved. It will be put up for bookings on online forums of IIMCAA soon at a fixed rate which will be 40% higher to the cost. Delivery via courier will attract additional charges. Funds generated through this activity will be made available to IIMCAA for carrying out other activities.

8.  Appointment of Auditor to file I-T returns-

PRAGS & Co. has been appointed our auditor to file I-T returns. This firm will audit the accounts of IIMCAA for next three financial year at the professional fee of 5057/- annually. Revision of the fee will take place after 3 years.

 

Thanks & Regards,

Animesh Biswas

General Secretary, IIMCAA

HICAP, a major initiative under ICIMOD’s Regional Programme on Adaptation to Change, is a five-year (2011–2016) applied and basic research programme. It focuses on five sub-basins of major Himalayan river systems: two sub-basins of the Brahmaputra and one each of the Indus, Ganges, and Salween-Mekong. The HICAP grant programme seeks to encourage journalists from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region to report on climate change across the five sub-basins: the upper Indus, Koshi, upper Brahmaputra, eastern Brahmaputra, and Salween-upper Mekong. 

Journalists should cover climate change in these target areas in an innovative and creative way. They should be willing to examine all aspects of climate change and its impacts: environmental, economic, and social. They should also investigate how communities can adapt to change and suggest possible solutions for the problems encountered. 

Eligibility

• Journalists from all media outlets can apply – print, radio, television, and online. 
• Journalists of all nationalities may apply, however, grants will be preferentially allocated to reporters from countries associated with the project (including China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan).
• Journalists working in non-English media are welcome to apply, but must indicate a proficiency in English, as English is the working language of the programme.

Guidelines for application

To qualify for a grant, applicants should apply to hicapmediagrants@icimod.orgbefore 25 June 2013 and provide the following information: 

1. A clear and concise description of their intended project (maximum 2 pages)
2. An updated Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages)
3. A list of up to 10 relevant stories on climate change (including title, year, weblink to stories)
4. A signed and stamped letter from the editor of a reputable publishing or broadcast agency indicating an interest in broadcasting the project story
5. Specifics of project duration (duration of project including associated travel/research and publication of stories, should not exceed 3 months)
6. A detailed breakdown of the proposed budget (expenses concerning travel, accommodation, incidentals, and any other requirements) 
7. Plans for self-financing, including the availability of funds. Applicants should consider that the last grant payment will only be made once stories have been successfully published. 

Selection Process

All applications will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of experts from CICERO, GRID-Arendal, ICIMOD, international senior journalists, and senior editors from the region. Only successful applicants will be notified via email. 

Inquiries regarding the status of applications will not be entertained.

Pay scale Rs.15600-39100 (Grade Pay Rs. 5,400/-)

i. Master’s Degree in Public Relations/Mass Communication and Journalism with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade of B in the UGC seven-point scale.

Or

Master’s degree in any discipline with at least 55% marks or its equivalent and P.G. Diploma in Public Relations/ Mass Communication and Journalism.

ii. Five years of experience as PRO/APRO in any University or a Govt./PSU/Corporate Sector organization or 5 years experience in the editorial Department/Centre of any established newspaper, National News Agency, Radio or Television or Film media. 

iii. Good working knowledge of computer applications. 

 

Position: Sub Editor – English News Website

(Fresher with excellent English writing skills can also apply for Sub Editor opening)

 

No of openings: Four (4)

 

Job Location: Sector-62, Noida (Behind Fortis Hospital)

 

Job Role:

1. Select news from national and international news agencies.

2. Decide the structure of a news based on importance & relevance to the reader, decide the elements that can better highlight the news.

3. Responsible to timely update news website.

4. Churn out copies with no grammatical and factual errors.

5. Responsible for the overall look and feel of the news website

 

Desired Candidate Profile:

1. Excellent News Sense.

2. Experience of out put desk of Electronic Media/Online News Portal/Print Media.

3. Excellent written English Communication.

 

P.S:

– Candidate should have excellent editing skills in English.

– Good at Churning out news copies with no grammatical and factual errors.

– Can commute on her/his own to Sector-62, Noida. (Behind Fortis Hospital)

– Pick up Facility for early morning shift (7 am) and Drop facility for late night shift (2 am).

– Willing to work in rotational shifts.

– Shift Timings: 7 am to 3 pm, 12 noon to 8 pm, 6 pm to 2 am.

– Two weeks five days working and two weeks six days working.

 

In case you’re interested in the same; we’d request you to send your resume to deepti@acdplacements.com

Do remember to mention your Current/Last Drawn Salary in the Email.

Kindly fwd this email to your friends at News Desk or fresher with excellent English writing skills, incase you’re not interested.

Regards,

Deepti

ACD Placements-Delhi, India

www.acdplacements.com