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  • Notice: IIMCAA Annual General Meeting on 11 October at 3 PM at IIMC HQ, New Delhi

    Dear IIMCians,

    IIMC Alumni Association will host its Annual General Meeting- All Hands Meet 2020 at IIMC HQ, New Delhi on 11th October, 2020 (Sunday) at 3 PM.
    Agenda:-

    1. IIMCAA Biennial Elections- Constitutional amendment for delaying elections and extensions to the CC in extraordinary circumstances. 
    2. IIMCAA Membership- Constitutional amendment to raise the annual membership fee from 500 INR to 1000 INR conditional to accidental insurance coverage to members. 
    3. Organisational Report
    4. Financial Statements
    5. Any issue raised by members present at the meeting.
    Thanks & Regards,
    Harshendra Singh Verdhan
    General Secretary
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  • MoM – Governing Council Delays IIMCAA Elections by 6 Months, Hikes Membership Fee

    Dear IIMCians,
    An emergency meeting of the Governing Council of IIMC Alumni Association held virtually on 20th September, 2020. IIMCAA President Mr. Prasad Sanyal presided over the meeting that was attended by representatives of the central committee, chapters and sub chapters such as Maharashtra, Pune, Punjab Haryana Himachal Pradesh and J&K, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Ghana, Singapore and Germany & Europe.
    Minutes of the Meeting:-
    1. IIMCAA Biennial Elections– The GC has granted a six months extension to the current Central Committee owing to COVID 19 and asked it to conduct biennial elections by April, 2021. GC has approved a necessary constitutional amendment, for delaying elections and extensions to the CC in extraordinary circumstances, to be placed before AGM for consideration and adoption. 
    2. IIMCAA Membership– The GC has approved to raise the annual membership fee from 500 INR to 1000 INR. This hike will be implemented only if IIMCAA is able to arrange accidental insurance coverage to members. Necessary constitutional amendments to be presented to the AGM for consideration and adoption.
    3. Group Health Insurance– The GC has approved the CC proposal to conduct an internal survey among alumni with the help of CC, Chapters, Sub Chapters over the idea to have a group medical health insurance scheme in place for willing members. Group insurance requires a good number of members willing to subscribe to the insurance which forms the ground for the group to bargain premiums with the insurance company.
    4. AGM: All Hands Meet 2020– The GC has approved a proposal to host the Annual General Meeting- All Hands Meet 2020 on 11th October, 2020. Agenda for AGM shall be issued to members separately.
    Thanks & Regards,
    Harshendra Singh Verdhan
    General Secretary
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  • Agenda: IIMCAA Governing Council Emergency Meeting on 20 September, 2020

    Dear Governing Council Members,

    IIMC Alumni Association is hosting an emergency Governing Council Meeting this Sunday on 20 September, 2020 at 5 PM virtually, as communicated earlier.
    Meeting will be hosted on video meeting platform Lauk and a link with a password is being sent to you separately. 
    Kindly ask us if you didn't get it by tomorrow morning.
    1. IIMCAA Biennial Elections
    2. AGM: All Hands Meet 2020
    3. IIMCAA Membership
    4. Group Health Insurance and Accidental Insurance
    5. Connections 2021
    6. Anything raised by attending members 
    Thanks & Regards,
    Harshendra Singh Verdhan
    General Secretary
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  • MoM: Central Committee Meeting on 13 September, 2020

    Dear IIMCians,

    The Central Committee met at IIMC HQ, New Delhi on 13th September. Senior alumni and IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund Chairman Mr. Kalyan Ranjan presided over the meeting that was attended by Treasurer Mr. Animesh Biswas, Organisation Secretary Mr. Ritesh Verma, CC Member Mr. Dadan Vishwakarma, Mr. Atul Gupta and Ex Treasurer Ms. Deeksha Saksena.
    Minutes of the meeting:-

    1. IIMCAA Biennial Elections– CC resolved to recommend to the Governing Council to defer the biennial elections for six months until April, 2020 and propose necessary constitutional amendments.

    2. AGM: All Hands Meet 2020– CC decided to host the Annual General Body Meeting- All Hands Meet 2020 on 11 October, 2020.
    3. IIMCAA Membership– CC resolved to recommend to the Governing Council to raise the annual membership fee from 500 INR to 1000 INR excluding applicable GST and propose necessary constitutional amendments.
     
    4. Group Health Insurance and Accidental Insurance– CC resolved to present the plan to GC for deliberations and decision.
    5. Connections 2021– CC resolved to prepare an itemised priority plan against sponsorship.
    Thanks & Regards,
    Harshendra Singh Verdhan
    General Secretary
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  • Central Committee Meeting on 13 September @ 5 PM @ IIMC HQ, New Delhi

    Dear IIMCians,

    The Central Committee will meet on 13th September, 2020 (Sunday) at IIMC HQ, New Delhi at 5 PM.

    We have to observe all COVID 19 precautionary measures to keep ourselves safe.

    Anyone having any symptom or in contact of a positive case recently or a flagged Arogya Setu status should not attend the meeting.

    Agenda:-
    1. IIMCAA Biennial Elections 

    2. AGM- All Hands Meet 2020
    3. IIMCAA Membership
    4. Group Health Insurance and Accidental Insurance 
    5. Any unlisted issue raised by attending members 
    Thanks & Regards,
    Harshendra Singh Verdhan
    General Secretary
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  • Dillip Satapathy Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship By Dillip Satapathy Memorial Trust

    Dear IIMCians,

    IIMC Alumni Association is adding one more IIMCAA Scholarship from the 2020-21 academic session in the memory of Late Dillip Satapathy. Senior journalist Dillip Satapathy fought a long battle against cancer before he passed away on 8th September, 2019.

    Dillip Satapathy Memorial Trust has instituted the Dillip Satapathy Memorial IIMCAA Scholarship, which will be awarded to a deserving student of English Journalism at IIMC Dhenkanal for the next five years.

    The scholarship will honour Dillip Satapathy’s exemplary professional commitment, outstanding journalistic career and selfless devotion to mentoring young journalism students.

    IIMCAA Scholarship is an initiative started with the support of alumni and well-wishers of IIMCAA from the academic session 2018-19.

    11 students in 2019 and 27 in 2020 received IIMCAA Scholarships. The addition of one new scholarship will make a Total of 28 IIMCAA Scholarships of 25000 INR each available for students in 2021.

    Full List, Rules, Criteria and Process to Start & Adopt IIMCAA Scholarships  

    Thanks & Regards,
    Harshendra Singh Verdhan
    General Secretary

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  • IIMCian Anuranjan Jha launches Video Conferencing Platform ‘Lauk’

    IIMCian Mr. Anuranjan Jha (HJ, 1998-99 Batch) has launched ‘Lauk’, a video conferencing and web streaming platform and solution purely made in India for Indians. It offers a general video conferencing platform as well as ‘Lauk Classroom’ for educators and ‘Lauk Studio’ for live streaming, webinars, and other services.

    Lauk platform has 3 different solutions that Jha’s company, Park Media Private Limited, is offering. In the backdrop of the privacy concerns of some video conferencing apps, Jha claimed Lauk comes with an ‘end-to-end encryption’ essential feature.

    Lauk offers optional password protection on each call, multi-device login support. The users, especially the ones working from Home, for enhanced collaboration with colleagues can share the screen with the other side.

    Jha is a TV Journalist and Media Entrepreneur. In his career spanning over 22 years, he has worked with leading media organisations such as Zee News, AajTak, India TV.  At an early age of 30, Anuranjan Jha became an Editor and News Director of a National News channel “India News”and only two years later he became the COO and Editor-in-Chief of CNEB. Jha founded Park Media Pvt Ltd. in the year 2009, and became the Managing Director of a well-known Media company Vertent Media Soft Pvt. Ltd in 2012.  

    He started India's first wedding entertainment channel Shagun in 2012. He now owns National News Channel R9, which is available on all major DTH and cable distribution platforms. He sits on the boards of four different media companies.

    He is also the author of "Ramlila Maidan-A series of false Gods”, a book on the background and reality of the Anna Movement. Jha is a native of Motihari, a small town in Bihar and runs BHOR Trust, for the sustainable development of his hometown. He is a lifetime member of IIMC Alumni Association.

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  • Team IIMCAA Calls On Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi, DG- IIMC | 17 July, 20

    Dear IIMCians,

    A small delegation of IIMC Alumni Association led by IIMCAA President Mr. Prasad Sanyal called on Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi- DG, IIMC & Patron, IIMCAA on July 17th, 2020.

    Prof. Dwivedi and Mr. Sanyal discussed ways to expand co-operation between the institute and the alumni association.

    IIMCAA Awards Coordinator Ms. Simrat Gulati, Organisation Secretary Mr. Ritesh Verma and Former Treasurer Ms. Deeksha Saksena accompanied IIMCAA President.

    Harshendra Singh Verdhan
    General Secretary
    IIMC Alumni Association

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  • Mumbai MoM – Maharashtra Chapter Meeting of 19 June, 2020

    Dear IIMCians,

    IIMC Alumni Association Maharashtra Chapter hosted an online meeting on June 19th, 2020. Chapter President Ms Gayatri Srivastava presided over the meeting. Around 20 members attended the very first virtual meeting of the chapter.

    Members discussed how they were dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown in Mumbai. Mr Suryakant Mishra suggested that sub groups should be formed for cultural and social activities.

    Mr Mubin Khan spoke of the activities undertaken by his NGO in Navi Mumbai. Mr Atul Purohit and Ms Aparna Pandey welcomed this digital initiative of the Maharashtra chapter.

    Mr Dheeraj Kumar recommended a Book Club for members. Special vote of thanks went out to Mr Ketan Tanna for his daily shares of latest newspapers and books. Members were unanimous in their appreciation of Mr Tanna's efforts in keeping the group alive and going especially in the lockdown.

    Neeraj Bajpai
    General Secretary
    IIMCAA, Maharashtra Chapter

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