| Sunday,
May 30th |
| Time |
Session |
Presenter(s) |
| 08:00am - 09:00am |
Breakfast
Look out for informal sessions. Time to talk about the concert
in your chapter, the outing you did or your viewpoints on sessions!
|
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| 09:00am - 10:00am |
Connecting to Local Communities: Local Outreach Session
This session will focus on ways to outreach to the local community
in our own backyard. Issues that we deal with in India are relevant
right here. We will hear from local organizations on ways we can
collaborate as well as testimonials from AID volunteers and chapters
on their local outreach
|
Sharmila Rudrappa,
Madhulika |
| 10:00am - 10:05am |
Stretch Break |
|
| 10:05am - 11:30am |
Parallel Workshops: |
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Treasury
Treasury session will focus on the following:
a) Chapter Treasurer Responsibilities
b) Online database system (we will do live queries and demo on the
system)
c) Check deposit procedure
d) Credit Card mechanism
e) Accounting for chapter events like concerts etc.
f) Getting to know each other.
g) Cribs and whines
|
Om |
|
Projects
The Projects workshop will address the importance of the quality
of the projects we do and their impact by dealing in detail the
philosphy of AID projects.The session will also briefly touch upon
the procedural guidelines for projects selection and execution.The
workshop will also talk about the integration of the focus and cell
initiative into projects as we move along.
|
Srividya |
|
Web
Most chapters prefer to have their own websites because they can
present their own chapters identity and can organize information
based on their chapters need. However, there are things all chapters
do being part of AID, whether it is scheduling CSH meetings/agendas,
posting event information, sending CSH minutes, filling forms, uploading
projects etc. We will identify how we can share current resources/
come up with new tools to be used across chapters. We will identify
tasks, establish milestones, put together a rough schedule and identify
volunteers who can contribute time in making it happen by AID conference
2005 at the workshop.
|
Suresh Madhu |
|
Your Voice Counts
The Your Voice Counts Workshop will focus on hands on media activism.
Resources on making your voice heard in your communities through
the media to get coverage for the issues important to you, for your
projects and events will be provided.
|
Ani Vaidya |
|
Fund Raising - A Case Study Approach
Objective of this session is to effectively comunicate best practices
in fundraising for chapters at different levels of maturity. AIDers
will brainstorm potential fund raising ideas, revenues and expenses,
publicity and outreach channels, risks, non tangible benefits and
resource issues. Large concert organizing skills and a possible
AID wide 2005 concert series will also be a part of this discussion.
|
Harish, Srikanth, Sastry |
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| 11:30am - 12:30pm |
AID General Body Meeting
AID EB will present the last year's annual report on funds collected,
projects disbursed and other activities.
|
Kiran Vissa |
| 12:30pm - 01:30pm |
Lunch |
|
| 01:30pm -
02:30pm |
Parallel Sessions on Regional
Cells: |
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Gujarat
While more commonly known for the post-EQ & communal harmony
projects, the efforts of this cell were conceived from the onset
to morph into a more comprehensive plan. Be it those interested
in tribal, water, women, livelihood, relief, pluralism, education,
environment issues or drawing lessons for (and from) similar effort
in any other state/region, it is a crosscutting space for any one
to learn AND teach. Initial goals include launch of the for GujaratĖ
cyber portal in an autonomous organizational space, to reflect multifaceted
human networks/realities for the purpose of awareness/fund raising
about sustainable, empowering development of the region.
More Details: Mandate of the cell, AID's work in Gujarat
|
Gautam |
|
North East
The NE cell will describe its process of evolution over the last
year: how it established links with the Assamese community in the
US, took up new projects in the NE, and is developing a resource
base for NE-related information. It will also discuss future plans.
More Details: Vision,
Strategy and Current Initiatives, The North East Cell.ppt
|
Tulika |
|
Rajasthan
This sensitive border state has one of IndiaĖs lowest literacy,
high infant mortality rate, low sex ratio, widespread poverty and
high distress migration; frequently faces silent disasters like
the recent 4 consecutive years of famine that decimate the few rural
livelihood options. Some AID volunteers recently spent significant
time traveling, networking and understanding issues in the state;
their learning will form the starting point for this group which
will discuss its short-term and long-term plans for engagement with
various issues, movements, subregions.
More Details: Conference Document
|
Nishant |
|
Tamil Nadu
The TN cell will utilize the already existing heavy involvement
of AID in TN (including HBP) to discuss ways of achieving the following:
continued commitment from diasporic community for TN projects, facilitating
networking among TN NGO's etc.
More Details: Hundred Block Plan (HBP), HBP - The next phase
Presentation slides : TN-Cell
|
Gayathri, Govind,
Padmapriya |
|
Andhra Pradesh
The AP cell will utilize AID's existing significant involvement
in AP with a variety of NGO's and movements to review the key issues
for subregions of the state, survey the distribution of current
AID projects to identify gaps, and place the needs in context using
historical and policy information/analysis.
More Details: Strategy Paper, Reading Materials
Presentation slides : AP-Cell, AID AP projects at a glance, AP-Cell action
|
Suresh, Samyukta |
| 02:30pm - 03:20pm |
Using media for outreach
Bob Jensen is associate professor in Journalism in UT, Austin and
is author of several books and articles on foreign policy, politics
and race. Dilip D' Souza is a regular columnist with rediff.com
and indiatogether.org and he writes on the conditions of India's
downtrodden lives. Bob and Dilip will discuss about effective ways
to attrach media on social issues both locally and in India.
|
Bob Jensen, Dilip D'souza |
| 03:20pm - 03:30pm |
Stretch Break |
|
| 03:30pm - 05:00pm |
Parallel Creative Workshops: |
|
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Theater
Theater workshops are participatory ways to involve the audience
in exploring social themes and solutions.
|
Aravinda |
|
Public Speaking
Lose your fears in public speaking and learn how to present your
ideas in public
|
Bob Jensen |
|
Multimedia/ Pamphlets production
Explore creation of pamphlets and multimedia to discuss about projects,
issues or concepts
|
Balaji |
|
Media Workshop
Workshop on different ways to reach to the media - How to write
op-eds, letters to editors
|
Dilip D'Souza |
| 05:00pm - 05:30pm |
Tea |
|
| 05:30pm - 06:30pm |
Chapter Presentations
Chapters are invited to present highlights on their activities
in the last year.
|
Kishore |
| 06:30pm - 08:00pm |
Keynote Speech (Public Event): Land reforms and their implications in Dalit and Adivasi struggles
Chennaiah has been working on the issues of land appropriation
and distribution among landless laborers, release and rehabilitation
of bonded labour and negotiation for minimum and equal wages by
founding the Andra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruthidarula Union (APVUU).
He will talk about the land reforms and the impact of golobalization
on agricultural workers and dalits and APVUU s efforts to unite
the agricultural workers unions in India.
Presentation slides : Keynote presentation
|
P. Chennaiah (APVUU) |
| 08:00pm - 09:00pm |
Dinner |
|
| 09:00pm - 10:30pm |
Cultural Items presented by various chapters
Unpack the costumes, dust off the scripts. Exercise your vocal
chords to enthrall the AID audience with your talents!
|
Srikanth |
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