Hi Asif We certainly received an offer from Jamshedpur to host the next convention.
We need to take a call if indeed organising it is a good idea. It takes considerable time and effort doing it and when feedback is distorted to facts it is no way encouraging to go for it all over again. Harish ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mohammed Asif Iqbal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Convention feedback > Dear Harish, > It sound like that convention was great success. I am sure that organizers > must have done a very good job at organizing the whole thing. > Just curious to know when is the next convention and where it would be held? > I am sure there must be a discussion during closure of this convention. I > truly regret not being able to attend the convention due to my professional > commitment. However; look forward to attend next convention. > Thanks and regards > Asif > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kotian, H P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:31 PM > Subject: [AI] Convention feedback > > >> Hello all >> >> I appreciate the feedback regarding the convention and take them all in >> right spirit. >> Let me go over through it: >> >> 1) Introduction of members was not done >> >> We were planning to it in a different way. We wanted introduction to be >> done by different persons and so was with offering bouquets to the >> speakers. This would get an opportunity for large number of participants >> to come to the stage and inderectly get introduced. >> >> We started with it all right, however it was taking more time and we had >> to abandon it all together. >> >> We had actually planned the introduction session during the cultural >> session which was scheduled at karnavati hostel. The Karnavati hostel had >> a nice gardenwhere we were planning to keep it. Some logistic problems >> proped up and the cultural programme had to be done at the auditorium >> >> 2 Segregation of its own members: >> >> I am not aware of any segregation but this is of paramount concern to me >> if any member felt so. I would have appreciated if members should have >> brought it to my notice and I could have taken a remedial action. All the >> members with whom I interacted with did not put forth any such feedback. >> All the feedbacks which kept pouring in the last session was very >> positive. >> >> 3) dearth of volunteers: >> I agree , this could have been better and something to work on in future >> >> 4) the lousy preparation in terms of broadcasting this convention : >> >> I am afraid, I can't take this. Firstly I had not made any promisses on it >> and offered to make an attempt on reaching there. Network fascility was >> indeed arranged but some glitch took place while connecting the laptop to >> the hub which could not be resolved and enough effort could not be done on >> it due to other compelling priorities. >> >> 5) Imbalanced time to speakers: >> I have a contrary take on it. I am in fact happy our programme hostess did >> not allow any session to get choked which usually takes place in such >> presentations and judiously intervened when ever required. Keeping >> sensitive to participants request she also gave an additional slot >> obliging requests made to her. Comming particularly to your session, it >> was very unfortunat that incidently your session got scheduled on the last >> part of the day and we had to clos in as members had to take their journey >> back. I can assure it was not intended and was only incedental. >> >> 6)time management: >> I don't think we fared badly on that as no time was wasted between >> sessions. Things went smoothly and good enough time was given to speakers >> and Q&A >> >> Finally, a negative feedback from my side which was not reported by >> anyone: >> >> I did not spend time with participants, I could say only hi and with many >> I could not do even that. >> >> My profound appology on that and I shall not make anyattempt to give any >> excuses. I certainly failed on that, I am aware of it and feel extremely >> guilty about it. All I can ask to be excused and I am confident our >> members shall with a big heart bear with me for any short commings, >> lapses or anything which made them unhappy. >> >> I hope on the positive side this convention proved benificial to some and >> was worth coming over and organising it in the first place. >> >> Yours >> Harish. >> >> Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and >> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are >> addressed. 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