Dear Members Here is the update on meeting held on April 11, 2009 at 8pm on Yahoo Voice.
ATTENDEES - Dr. Akalpita, Mayank Shukla, Raj, Adarshvardhan, Ritu Nigam, KUMAR GYANESH, Richa Gupta, Dr. S.S. Thakur, Nishant Shrivastava, Ravinder Sanserwal, Roshni Singh, Shrinivas K, Sneha R, Yogi(Myself) MEETING OVERVIEW - We started with individual's introduction (Since it was the first meeting with many new members). The discussion was mainly focused on how we channelize our passion and enthusiasm into action. We also discussed and addressed some members concerns on "nothing is happening". Let me say this first - There is a lot of field work happening in Field by BM core team. And we accept that the information did not reach effectively to online group as well as outside people. We are going to make conscious efforts to build effective communication channels. This will not only to give updates of BM's field work to members but also allow us to participate in activities that are suitable to individual's interest. ACTION POINTS - #1. Group Moderation - We shall have faster and effective group moderation. This has been improved recently but we shall add more Moderators to make sure your posts are moderated quickly and reach to group in minimum time. #2. IT Team (Website) - Current website is just launched. So the details of BharatUdayMission and its activities need to be updated. We also need to build more effective tools to collaborate ideas and our field work. This will be done by adding more members to team. Whoever is interested please contact me or Mayank. We are mainly looking for members with good CMS skills like Wordpress set up, Joomla set up etc. #3. Marcom Team - Marcom will focus on communicating between Field activities and members, Updating website with latest news, articles and also sending updates to outside media. We shall also publish by-weekly news update on field activities to group. This is an umbrella group which will include many sub activities, so we need a lot of members to participate. It will initially include online media activities (3-4 months), and later we shall extend it to offline mainstream media as well. Members with good exposure on blog writing, article writing, Press contacts, powerpoint presentation making, Drawing using software tools like Coreldraw/photoshop etc, Creative Artists, Drawing skills like comic designs, Flash developers all are welcome to join. #4. BM is joining hands with REaD foundation(http://readfdn.org/) for "Rural Education & Development" program. We shall start with its current base in Kanpur. We shall focus currently on IT Education programs. The REaD needs volunteers immediately to take teaching responsibility. In next couple of days I shall publish the syllabus being taught there. Anyone nearby Kanpur Region is invited to join this immediately. Our intention is to make sure that this education is relevant for Job Market needs. In long run we shall also try to find ways to transform this program from Donation based to self sustaining model. This model will be replicated to more rural areas. Members from Mumbai(Dr, Akalpita), Haryana(Raj) are already keen to expand this activity in nearby rural areas in respective regions. #5. We shall publish the profile of BharatUdayMission and a detailed write up on organization's core objectives, current structures, ongoing and upcoming activities, future goals. This will be shared by Dr. Akalpita, Adarshvardhan and other core members and Marcom team will publish it in various forms including Brochures, Presentations, Press Releases etc. We all can use this material to spread word about BM to our friends, relatives and colleagues. On all above points we are acting now, starting from THIS WEEK. Our next meeting is scheduled for 25th April 8pm IST. The blueprint and follow up on current action points will be discussed. We are creating a new Email ID for RSVP, so please wait for some time till its ready. We invite everyone to join for next online meeting. Friends the ACTION IS HERE, awaiting for your participation. Join hands to make difference. Whatever efforts you can contribute are valuable. Even if you can spare some time for online work, Field work, ideas with action plans, just a few hours of your time or dedicated work for long time or just help in spreading the word about BM. The task is so mammoth that each big or small help is valuable. Cheers Yogi
