IMNU to host its 1st ever Inter B-School Sports Festival from Sunday

Institute of Management, Nirma University is organizing ‘Parakram’, its 1^st Inter B-School Sports Festival on 13^th-14^th Feb. The festival will see players from different B-schools across the country participate in various individual and team sports. The B-schools scheduled to take part in the festival include IIM - Indore, K. J. Somaiya, Mumbai, School of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar, B K School of Business Management, Ahmedabad and Mudra Institute of Communication (MICA), Ahmedabad. The participants will take part in the following events: Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Cricket, Throw ball, Badminton, Table tennis, Lawn tennis and Chess.

Perspective 2011- the Annual Academic Confluence to kickstart tomorrow

Institute of Management, Nirma University is organizing its annual Academic Confluence ‘Perspective’ on 11-13th Feb. The highlight of this year’s fest will be ‘Bouleterion’, mock Cancun summit that will be on the lines of COP 16 summit. In this, participants in group will represent the views of the participating nations and have discussion and debate over environment related issues. The confluence will also feature for the 1st time a Quiz competition ‘mIMNUrma’ for MBA aspirants from across the country. Other events that will be held include Case study competitions, Virtual Stock Market, Debate and other literary events

The events that will be organized during these 3 days will be Bizzart (Marketing based case study), Bellatus Ultimus (Best Manager Competition), Bouleterion (Mock Cancun summit), Finesse Case Study (Finance based case study), Make The Cut (Movie promotion Competition), Money Messiah (Virtual Stock Market), Navreeti (IT based case study), Prayaas (Social Marketing Competition), Quizmos (Business Quiz), Sahitya (Literary Competition), Srijan (B-Plan Competition), The Big Fight (Debate Competition), mIMNUrma (Quiz Competition for MBA aspirants) and The Longs & The Shorts (Equity Research Competition).

Richter'10 - the Annual Cultural Festival to begin tomorrow

Institute of Management, Nirma University is organizing its annual Cultural Fest ‘Richter-10’ on 11-13^th Feb. The highlight of this year’s fest will be a Kavi Sammelan that will feature renowned poets Mr. Surender Sharma, Mr. Kumar Vishwas and Mr. Saral Sampat. The fest will also have a Rock Night that will feature rock bands from across the country including Vizia and Blind Ritual from Mumbai. Apart from these the fest will include a plethora of events including a Fashion Show, Dance competitions, a Group Skit competition, a LAN Gaming competition and other events providing a platform to the young to display their talents and skills.

The events that will be organized during these 3 days will be Aagaz (Karaoke Competition), Guerrar (Counter Strike Competition), To the beat (Dance Competition), Showtime (Movie Making Competition), Rangmanch (Group Skit Competition), Step up (Activity based Competition), Shutter Bucks (Photography Competition), Scavenger Hunt (Treasure Hunt), Rok Tok (Just a minute Competition), Tux n Tails (Fashion Show), Kabad Wars (Junkyard Wars), Masquerade (Face Painting Competition) and Antakshari Competition.

NICOM: A glimpse of Day 3

The plenary session of the day was on the theme “Information Security Threats & India’s Readiness”. The keynote address was delivered by Mr. Pavan Duggal, Cyber Law Expert and Supreme Court Advocate and Prof. Liliana Moga from University of Galati, Romania.

Mr. Pavan Duggal spoke about the wide gamut of Indian Cyber cases and the new corporate security mechanisms. .”We don’t think of Cyber Law as a proactive plan” said Mr Duggal. He threw light on the crises faced in India due to absence of cyber laws and the factors that lead to India becoming the 12th nation in the world to enforce cyber law. He elaborated on the intricacies of the law and the subsequent amendments to the law that now covers all kinds of communication devices , such as mobile phone, smart phones and PDAs, that can transmit audio and video information. He further commented “There is no law for right to privacy”. Prof. Liliana Moga gave a critical analysis of cyber laws in Romania which is still in the nascent stage and the directions where there is scope for enhancements to cover the lacunae.

The Chief Guest for the valedictory session was Prof. Manas Chatterjee from University of New York, USA. From his vast teaching experience he expressed his opinion about the state of management education in India, “Management education in India is not going the right way, there should be emphasis to bring ‘indianness’ in the curriculum as management style that works in the developed nations will not work in the developing nations”, he said. This was followed by a talk by Mr. Larry Lemanski, Texas A&M University, USA who spoke on the importance of managing internal conflicts and maintaining global peace in times of turbulence.

Overall out of the 227 abstracts and 160 full papers received, around 100 papers, of which around 10 from foreign delegates, were shortlisted and presented in 24 concurrent sessions across three days of NICOM. NICOM saw the participation of the brightest minds from the industry and academia who came together and brainstormed about how best to lead an organization through turbulent times and addressed a wide gamut of challenges faced by businesses globally during recessionary business environment were addressed.

NICOM: Day 2 Snapshot

Session 1:

The speaker for the first session was Mr. Kartikeya V. Sarabhai, the founder and the director of the Centre for Environment Education (CEE). Mr. Sarabhai shared his vast experience with the audience and related to the fact that in nature, we don’t have the concept of waste, its a human concept. Mr. Sarabhai gave examples on how a billion dollar drug was derived from a snake’s venom, how Cuba innovated in times of turbulence, how Kutch developed innovatively after the earthquake of 2001 and even on how BRTS was successful in traffic management in the city of Ahmedabad. “Innovation takes a geometric path rather than linear path”, quoted Mr. Sarabhai. He further addressed the students as to how Nature brings innovation and how to foster that innovation. “The world is running out of resources and we need to think creatively”, he said. He ended with a note of suggestion to students asking them to think creatively and foster innovation.

Session 2:

The speakers for the second session were Professor Neculita from the University of Galati, Romania, Mr. Darma Mahadea from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa and Professor R J Mody from the Institute of Management, Nirma University. Professor R J Mody shared his views on public interest theory, capture theory and on different types of regulations in United States and India. “Developing countries do not need charity, they want to trade”, said Prof. Mody. Professor Neculita gave some valuable insights into the evolution of European economy from the global crisis perspective. Prof. Mahadea shared his experience of how the South African economy evolved and transformed during the times of turbulence while fighting against issues like joblessness, illness, unemployment and inflation. The day ended with the management students of IMNU gaining valuable knowledge from startling speakers as how to manage effectively and efficiently during the times of turbulence.

The track sessions during the day covered variety of themes such as “Emergence of Indian Multinational Companies", “Supply Chain Management Integration”, “Relevance of Corporate Social Responsibility during the Turbulent Time”, “World Economy Evolution from the Global Crisis Perspective”, “Value Based Pricing to Survive in Turbulence”. More than 50 papers were presented during the five parallel track sessions by academic scholars, practising professionals and management students.