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 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.