Category: Indian Institute of Mass Communication

Karnataka Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met on 2nd September, 2017  at the residence of Senior alumna Ms. Renu Kakkar. Ms. Kakkar presided over the meeting that was attended by Organisation Secretary Mr. Chaithanya Krishnaraju. The meeting heralded the following points/ suggestions after much discussions and debate on the new constitution.

1. Suggestions for Inclusion in Aims and Objectives Section

A. To provide a forum for all Alumni of IIMC to connect, meet and interact, to promote and support each other in all areas.

B. To encourage formation of chapters of the Association to increase participation of Alumni.

C. To organize lectures, symposia, workshops, conventions for the Alumni and also for the students of the College to share knowledge and experience and promote dialogue and debate.

D. To create awareness about the achievements, contribution and the rich heritage of the College amongst the Alumni, present students, workplaces, society and the media.

E. To encourage the Alumni to take an abiding interest in the progress and development of the Alma Mater.

F. Funds can be collected/ raised not just for the ‎Alumni Association but for the Alma Mater as well. So as to drive home the point that IIMCAA is the Alumni Association and thus could also be (one of the) stated objectives of the Alumni Association too. 

2. Suggestion for Inclusion in Audit Section- All the income, earning, moveable, immovable properties of the Association shall be solely utilised and applied towards the promotion of its aim and objectives only set forth in the memorandum of association and no profit thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividends, bonus, profits or in any manner whatsoever to the present and past Members of the Association or to any person claiming through any or more of the present or past Members. No Member of the Association shall have any personal claim on any moveable or immovable properties of the Association or make any profit, whatsoever by virtue of his/her Membership

3. Annual Report to be shared with the respective Chapters (and Sub-Chapters) before it gets printed in the Souvenir of IIMCAA.

4. It'll also be helpful that the Souvenir can also be mailed to the respective Alumni, and be charged for the same.

5. Immediate Past- President shall be an ex-officio member of the national council/ central committee.

6. With regards to the powers of the president, the powers vested in him/ her to singlehandedly start/ dissolve a ‎chapter/ sub-chapter, and the powers to remove/ change any office bearers of the central committee/ state chapters/ sub-chapters/ International chapters is too undemocratic and ergo, we believe a quorum will be a better alternative and better dissemination of the powers and is more democratic.

7. Presidentship should be reserved to anyone who's be an alumni for at least 15 years. 8. Vice-President and General Secretary (or anyone from Central Committee) should be reserved for anyone who's been an alumni for 5 years at least.

8. The following members of the Karnataka Chapter had earlier through other modes of communication had ratified the constitution without any recommendations or suggestions to make changes in the draft constitution. They are: President Mr. Ramesh Muniyappa, General Secretary Ms. Rama Nedungadi, Ms. Dhiren Dhuku, Ms. Puja Upadhyay, Ms. Neha Keshri and Ms. Khushboo Gupta.

Thanks & Regards,

Organisation Secretary, Karnataka

IIMC Alumni Association

Uttar Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met at the residence of Organisation Secretary Ms. Kamlesh Rathore on 2nd September 2017. Chapter President Mr. Santosh Kumar Valmeeki presided over the meeting that was attended by Organisation Secretary Ms. Kamlesh Rathore, Mr. Bhai Shelly, Ms Smriti Sinha, Mr. Bhaskar Singh, Mr. Maninder Mishra, Ms. Deepika Singh, Mr. Ramendra Singh, Mr. Utkarsh Chaturvedi, Ms. Tuhina Ghoshal, Ms. Surekha Shukla and Mr Neel Krishna Dwivedi.

1. Uttar Pradesh Chapter ratified the new constitution without any proposal to change.

2. President Mr. Santosh Kumar Valmeeki suggested that IIMCAA should take this organisation to international level.

3. Mr. Bhaskar Singh suggested to help alumni in illness or casualty in their life by the organization.

4. IIMCAA shall contact an agency or government to help journalists affected by a major disaster.

5. IIMCAA should help an alumni if he/she joins a new organization in the city concerned.  

6. Alumni working with an organization should try to help in hiring of other alumni. 

Thanks & Regards,

President, Uttar Pradesh

IIMC Alumni Association

Dear IIMCians,

 

The Central Committee of IIMC Alumni Association will meet on 3rd September at IIMC HQ at 5 PM.

 

Agenda:-

1. Discussion on amendments raised in the process of ratification of the New Constitution by Chapters/ Sub-Chapters

2. Appointment of one Vice President and one Secretary

3. Status of the work of IIMCAA Awards Expansion Committee

4. Agenda of AGM scheduled on 8 October, 2017

5. Dissolving the non functional Chapters/ Sub-Chapters

6. Any issue raised by alumni present in the meeting.

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Mihir Ranjan

General Secretary

IIMC Alumni Association

West Bengal Chapeter of IIMC Alumni Association met on 2 September, 2017 at CCD, Kankurgachhi, Kolkata. Senior Alumni Mr. Rajneesh presided over the meeting that was attended by General Secretary Ms. Piyali Chatterjee.

1. The Chapter in consultation with Chapter President Mr. Subir Bhaumik, currently in Myanmar, has decided to ratify the new constitution of IIMC Alumni Association without any changes. 

Thanks & Regards,

General Secretary, Bengal

IIMC Alumni Association

The Punjab-Haryana-Himachal Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met on September 2, 2017 at Cafe Tea Hut, Ludhiana to discuss the draft constitution of IIMC Alumni Association. Chapter President Ms Alice Guram presided over the meeting that was attended by Mr. Alok Kumar, Ms. Nupur and Ms. Divya Goyal. 

1. It went through the draft constitution. While all else was okay, the chapter felt that the following points needed a rethink. The chapter felt the need to amend section 5c, (6) 5 and G 2. 

A. One section which refers to the power of President of the Central Committee of IIMCAA. The chapter has decided to propose amendment to make this section more democratic. The draft says that among other powers, the President has got the right to remove any member of IIMCAA if s/he is found to be working against aims and objectives of the association. The draft also says that the President has the right to dissolve an entire state's chapter/sub-chapter for a similar reason. While the chapter does underscore the importance of the discipline, it also unanimously suggests that the member or the chapter concerned must get a fair chance to have their say before a disciplinary committee which should be constituted for the same. After hearing, the disciplinary committee must give its recommendations to the Central Committee, which, in turn, should take a final call on the matter after taking a a two-third majority. 

B. The chapter is of the view that state chapters should have a say in the working of the national chapter. They oppose the undemocratic functioning of the central committee.

C. The chapter members also opposed the point of non acceptance of fee from foreign alumni and felt that there should be one uniform policy on the issue of membership fee.

2. The above amendments were ratified by Dr. Upendra Pandey and Ms. Divya Sharma via conference call. Hence we have 6 people proposing the above amendments.

3. Further, the chapter proposed to change the name to Chandigarh-Shimla-J&K to incorporate all the states/UT under its purview. 

Thanks and Regards,

President, PHHP

IIMC Alumni Association

Odisha Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met at The Press Club of Odisha, Bhubaneswar on 1st September, 2017. Chapter President Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sahoo presided over the meeting that was attended by General Secretary Mr. Jyoti Prakash Mohapatra, Secretary Mr. Pratyush Kumar Saa, Join Secretary Mr. Ananta Prasad, Central Committee Member Mr. Joy Daniel Pradhan, Mr. Bhawani Shankar Das and Mr. Sudam Barik. 

1. Odisha Chapter ratified the new constitution without any changes unanimously.

2. Chapter decided to appoint two spokesperson cum media relation officers. Mr. Ananta Prasad and Mr. Kishan Barai were given the charges. The Spokespersons cum media relation officers will work closely with the President and General Secretary.

3. It was proposed by some members to hold a welcome meeting for new batches at IIMC, Dhenkanal from next year. Many members supported the idea. Modalities will be worked out in the next meeting.

4. President Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sahoo thanked all for participation.

Thanks & Regards,

General Secretary, Odisha

IIMC Alumni Association

Kanpur Sub-Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association held a meeting on 31st August, 2017 at Rita's Restaurant, Kanpur regarding the new constitution. Sub-Chapter President Mr. Praveen Mohta presided over by the meeting that was attended by General Secretary Ms. Vrishali Jain, Executive Members Ms. Shikha Singh and Mr. Sachin Dixit.

1. The constitution should have a clause that specifically mentions any remuneration, or the absence thereof, for the members of council and committee at all levels. 

2. The committee should have a term of not less than three years, as against the currently proposed 2-year term. We feel that a 3-year term will provide committee with more stability and clarity in regards of IIMCAA proceedings nationally and internationally. 

3. Apart from the above two suggestions, the Constitution has been ratified by the Kanpur Sub-Chapter in principle. 

Thanks & Regards,

General Secretary, Kanpur Sub-Chapter

IIMC Alumni Association