Hi all, I wanted to express my gratitude to Harish, Kanchan and everyone who organized and attended this convention. It was an enriching experience for me. It was inspiring to meet so many achievers and so much talent all at the same place. i found most of the sessions facinating -- starting from the keynote address (which I've put an entry about on my blog as well) to the self-employment sessions by Sidharth and Vikram, the tech sessions in the second half of the first day, the very well presented session on braille (I'm learning braille these days), to the ones on the importance of soft skills and eticates and independent living and how to make yourself more employable. I could go on and on... Overall, I came back totally satisfied and with a sense of having achieved a lot in a small time. Kudos to Harish and the team on a job well done. I'll do this again any time.
Thanks again, Manish On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Mohammed Asif Iqbal < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Harish, > I have learned done thing in my life. You can not make everyone happy. I > am sure that this is applicable here also. > Cheers > Asif > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harish Kotian" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 7:40 AM > > Subject: Re: [AI] Convention feedback > > > 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: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >> 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: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >>> 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. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, >>>> use, >>>> review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained >>>> in >>>> this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If >>>> you have received this email by error, please notify us by return >>>> e-mail >>>> or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any >>>> attachments. 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