The Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC) is organising National Cyber Media Conclave ’09, a media seminar on the 28th of March, in its campus at Lavale. The event will explore various aspects of the cyber medium and its vast potential. A first of its kind initiative by any educational institution, NCMC aims to bring together stalwarts from the cyber world on a common platform where they can address enthusiastic young minds interested in cyber media.
The National Cyber Media Conclave has been conceived and organized by a 5 member team consisting of our media trainees from the mass communication and the communication management programmes. The seminar is meant for undergraduate and post graduate students from all over India, who are interested in pursuing careers in the cyber media, giving them a chance to interact with the best in the business.
The Indian cyber media industry has evolved over the years and is today replete with innovative ideas and ventures. NCMC is one such avenue which will allow students and aspiring media professionals to explore such opportunities. Interactive sessions with stalwarts and pioneers from the industry will provide the students with valuable insights, thus influencing and moulding future careers in the field of Media & Communication.
The National Cyber Media Conclave will host two panels of speakers on the potency of cyber media for knowledge sharing, social change and networking; and the emergence of the web as a medium for branding and marketing. This would be followed by a workshop conducted by Mr. Rajesh Lalwani (Founder and CEO, Blogworks.com), and ‘Web Wunderkind’, a contest on the presentation of a business plan for the cyber medium. The winners of the contest would get cash prizes worth Rs. 15,000/-.
Eminent personalities expected to attend are the event are
- Mr. Kiruba Shankar (Co-founder, The Knowledge Foundation)
- Mr. Jasmeen Bhateja, (Founder, The Blank Noise Project)
- Mr. Shivam Vij (Renowned blogger, Delhi)
- Mr. Atul Chitnis (Senior Vice-President, Geodesic Information Systems)
- Mr. Namit Bimbhat (CEO, Switch Media Services India Pvt. Ltd.)
- Mr. Shiv Bhaskar (CEO, The Viewspaper)
Students interested in participating in this seminar can contact the student coordinators: Hamsini Ravi (09011021853) and Deepali Pavagadhi (09765897445) for further details. No participation fee will be charged. Also visit www.ncmc2009.ning.com for further details and updates.
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