Archive for July, 2009

NetIP unveils new commercial for 2009 National Conference in Toronto

Click here to watch the latest 2009 NetIP National Conference ad!

To view this year’s exceptional host of speakers and the entire programming schedule, and to register for the Conference, visit NetIP’s 18th Annual Conference website at www.netipconference.org. The conference will be held at the luxurious Sheraton Centre Hotel in the heart of downtown Toronto, and will host over 800 attendees from across North America.  This year’s conference will provide three activity-filled days of engaging seminars and workshops, inspirational speakers, social networking opportunities, along with elegant nightly entertainment, culminating in a grand Bollywood-inspired formal gala.  Clearly, this year’s conference will be an event not to be missed!

NetIP is proud to associate with The Akshaya Patra Foundation – new press release

 

NetIP officially welcomes The Akshaya Patra Foundation to its alliance partner program. Akshaya Patra, an organization with the vision that no child shall be deprived of education because of hunger, recently partnered with the Network of Indian Professionals North America in a strategic alliance that will help advance both organizations’ goals.

Together, both organizations will promote awareness of the dual challenges facing India, hunger and access to education. NetIP will support Akshaya Patra’s mission by promoting the Foundation in its blog, newsletter and website, and at its programs, events and national conferences. Akshaya Patra sent out a press release to announce this partnership. You can download the press release here.

 

About NetIP’s Alliance Partner Program

Led by Sundip Arora, VP of External Affairs for NetIP-NA and Yash Chitre, Alliance Partner Advisor, the program aims to partner with other South Asian non-profit organizations whose goals are aligned with those of NetIP. This strategic alliance program will leverage the individual strengths of each organization for joint marketing, outreach, volunteering and furthering of common agendas. For more details on the Alliance Partner program or to apply to the program, please visit NetIP’s Alliance Partner Portal

 

NetIP's Alliance Partners

NetIP's Alliance Partners

NetIP Atlanta Wins June’s “Event of the Month” Award

On June 10th, 2009, NetIP Atlanta hosted the first of a series of events entitled “Aspire – Women’s Empowerment Program”.  NetIP Atlanta reached out to its members to identify ways in which they could best serve the community and an idea was forged to dedicate a series of discussions to help empower women by introducing them to strong, independent, and successful women who have made an impact within their industry.

The event was very well received by attendees who were especially pleased with the interaction they had with guest speakers and the topics covered.

To learn more about all of NetIP Altanta’s upcoming events visit www.NetIPAtlanta.org.

NetIP Announces June’s “Leader of the Month”

Vamshi Gumalapuram, NetIP LA-OC

As President of NetIP LA-OC, Vamshi Gumalapuram has truly reinvigorated the chapter. His vision has resulted in a tremendous increase in membership and a roster of innovative events.  He has established relationships with a number of partner organizations.  He has also been instrumental in creating the new and improved LA-OC chapter website and newsletter which have received much praise from the chapter’s member base.  Vamshi has also taken it on himself to monitor and help execute the chapter events and this effort has been has translated to creating very high quality and high impact events for NetIP LA-OC.

NetIP North America congratulates Vamshi on his accomplishments and the leadership he has shown with NetIP LA-OC!

NetIP Welcomes Nandita Das as July’s Prime Time guest

Prime Time with NetIP is pleased to welcome Nandita Das to the show in July.  Das is an award-winning Indian film actress and independent filmmaker. As an actress, she is known for her critically acclaimed performances in Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000) and Aamaar Bhuvan (2002). As a director, she is known for her directorial debut Firaaq (2008), which has won a number of national and international awards.

Although globally recognized for her performances on screen as a critically acclaimed Indian actress, Nandita Das remains deeply involved with her activism and social work. She holds a Masters degree in Social Work and is involved with various civil society organizations and movements. Over the years, she has actively campaigned against communal violence, violence against women, stigma concerning HIV/ AIDS and has raised a strong voice on the issues of child rights, disability and human rights. Not only has she voiced her concerns at relevant platforms, but she has also actively advocated for certain issues close to her heart at various social forums in India and abroad. In recent times, she has also produced & directed short public service films on issues like Education & Rainwater Harvesting.

Do you have a question for Nandita Das? Please email your questions before July 20th to primetime@netip.org.
For more information on Prime Time with NetIP, please click here.

NetIP interviews world renowned economist, Dr. Ravi Batra, on HumDesi Radio.

Dr. Ravi Batra, a world renowned economist and best selling author, was NetIP’s special radio guest this month on Prime Time with NetIP.  Batra shared his wisdom to listeners who were interested in what jobs will be on the rise in the upcoming years, where the recession is taking the U.S. economy, the economic impact of India in the next decade, as well as the life and times of Dr. Batra.

 

A multitude of questions poured in over email during the show: M. Ferber asked “What is your outlook for interest rates in the U.S.? Will the Fed be able to control the 3-4 Billion debt that the US creates each day?” Dr. Batra was very clear in his outlook on the economics.  Sandeep Saini asked “When do you think the housing market will improve in US?” Apurva Mistry and Ajay Sarpeshkar were more interested in learning about Batra’s personal strategies.

 

Dr. Batra is an exceptionally intelligent individual when it comes to economics, but it is his underlying philosophy that true happiness comes from service to others, which really gives him a unique and fresh perspective on the economic world. His vast economic knowledge is only deepened by the wisdom he attains from spending two hours a day meditating and practicing yoga.

 

Despite hardship in the economic world right now, Batra has an optimistic view of the future. While he feels we will continue to endure a struggle for more years to come, he predicts a “Golden Age” where there will be much prosperity throughout the world. He has been correct with many predictions in the past and hopefully this one will also come to fruition.

 

To hear the podcast of Dr. Ravi’s Batra’s interview, click http://www.worldbandmedia.com/Data/Global/Multimedia/Podcasts/ravi.mp3

 

Join us for the next Prime Time Show on July 27th , 7pm EST. Click here for more info: http://www.netip.org/membership/primetime.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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