After the kick-start given to FOB by the cricket prelims (boys) in the morning, it was now time for the guys to play across the net. The lush grass of the lawn surrounded by the desert around the campus, came alive at 5:00 PM on the Saturday evening with the enthusiastic junior boys hitting the gound first.
Team A (Juniors), winning the first two straight sets (11-9, 11-2), qualified for the finals to be held on the 18th of this month. Harsh Thakar, Shashwat Bhanti and Ankit Bhardwaj of the winning team showed commendable performance and managed knitting the team together. Team B played tough with Ishank Mahajan and Anuj Verma putting in great efforts.
This was followed by an enchanting senior boys’ prelims match which engrossed the spectators no less than what a final match would. Both teams gave tough competition to each other which was proved by the three long sets that were played – third being the longest with 8 all to make the game stretch to a game of 13. Set 1 was won by Team-A (11-9), with Tarun Baijanath, Shivang Kapoor and Anirudh Lal showcasing their best. Great resilience shown by Team-B in the second and the third set winning, both (11-6, 13-10) with an awesome performance by Akhil and his team.
Team METH..!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
FOB Girls Cricket
Girls of IMT-Dubai proved their mettle by displaying a powerful performance in a cricket match that took place today at 5:00 PM on the campus ground. Junior girls’ team won the toss and decided to ball first. It was a 6 over match with boundaries redefined. Shweta Katurwar and Swati Tewitiya were the opening batsmen of the senior’s team. The senior team set a target of 54 for the junior team with 2 wickets fallen. Dimpi Kachhia and Swati Tewatiya showed a wonderful partnership, hitting a series of 4’s and 6’s.
The cheerful junior’s team hit the ground with Apoorva Dumra and Aditi Agarwal being the opening batsmen but could only make 41 runs for 6 wickets. Though the junior’s team lost there was a commendable performance shown by Sonia Sehgal, who alone made 25 runs.
The umpires of the match were Nakul Sharma and Harsh Thaker. The cheering from the respective classmates of both the batches was encouraging enough to motivate the girls to play their best and more than that they seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly.
Team METH..!!
The cheerful junior’s team hit the ground with Apoorva Dumra and Aditi Agarwal being the opening batsmen but could only make 41 runs for 6 wickets. Though the junior’s team lost there was a commendable performance shown by Sonia Sehgal, who alone made 25 runs.
The umpires of the match were Nakul Sharma and Harsh Thaker. The cheering from the respective classmates of both the batches was encouraging enough to motivate the girls to play their best and more than that they seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly.
Team METH..!!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Strategize: Transition to E-Procurement
19/10/10:Phase one of the annual “Marketing On Fire” conference kicked off at IMT Dubai and on a fine note. “Marketing on Fire” is an IMT Dubai initiative that gives its students, the opportunity to interact with the corporate world, present ideas of their own to the invited dignitaries and receive appropriate feedback for the same.
Despite facing immense pressure of balancing both their working life and their college routine, this phase of the conference was enthusiastically initiated and organised by the 2nd year evening batch students of IMT Dubai, under the guidance of their esteemed marketing professor, Dr Mohan Lal Agarwal.
The focal point of the seminar was “Strategizing the Transition from Procurement to E-Procurement.” The main crux of the forum was E- Procurement and its application in today’s world, the challenges faced by the procurement industry and finally the solution to the problem “e-procurement “
The presenters were Shadaab Ahmed, Shadab Anwar, Mayur Khanna, Yogesh Badlani, Jenny Tahilian and Reema Badlani, each bringing with them a glorious mix of corporate experience and the knowledge they had so far received from their tenure at IMT.
They began their presentation by defining what E procurement is, its role so far in the U.A.E, the transitional returns, the barriers faced and finally the benefits provided by transitioning an existing system from procurement to e-procurement.
After the presentation, the dignitaries, Bhanu Pratap Singh (Atlantis, Director of Procurement), Mr. Ganesh Kumar (Manager, Procurement, Atlantis), Mr. B Mohan Kumar (General Manager, JAAS Electromechanical LLC) and Mr. Mohammad Husain Vora (Sales Engineer, Aqua Gas Group) each gave their own valuable insight into the topic based on their vast experience and presented a few questions of their own to the presenters, which in turn were suitably answered by them. Once this was done, the floor was open to the rest of the student body, to clarify any remaining doubts they may have had on the subject.
IMT Dubai has always placed high value in providing quality education and quality opportunities to its students. Students’ development in both theoretical and the practical aspects of an application is given highest priority, so that they implement it both during their student life and further along in their career.
Team METH..!!
Despite facing immense pressure of balancing both their working life and their college routine, this phase of the conference was enthusiastically initiated and organised by the 2nd year evening batch students of IMT Dubai, under the guidance of their esteemed marketing professor, Dr Mohan Lal Agarwal.
The focal point of the seminar was “Strategizing the Transition from Procurement to E-Procurement.” The main crux of the forum was E- Procurement and its application in today’s world, the challenges faced by the procurement industry and finally the solution to the problem “e-procurement “
The presenters were Shadaab Ahmed, Shadab Anwar, Mayur Khanna, Yogesh Badlani, Jenny Tahilian and Reema Badlani, each bringing with them a glorious mix of corporate experience and the knowledge they had so far received from their tenure at IMT.
They began their presentation by defining what E procurement is, its role so far in the U.A.E, the transitional returns, the barriers faced and finally the benefits provided by transitioning an existing system from procurement to e-procurement.
After the presentation, the dignitaries, Bhanu Pratap Singh (Atlantis, Director of Procurement), Mr. Ganesh Kumar (Manager, Procurement, Atlantis), Mr. B Mohan Kumar (General Manager, JAAS Electromechanical LLC) and Mr. Mohammad Husain Vora (Sales Engineer, Aqua Gas Group) each gave their own valuable insight into the topic based on their vast experience and presented a few questions of their own to the presenters, which in turn were suitably answered by them. Once this was done, the floor was open to the rest of the student body, to clarify any remaining doubts they may have had on the subject.
IMT Dubai has always placed high value in providing quality education and quality opportunities to its students. Students’ development in both theoretical and the practical aspects of an application is given highest priority, so that they implement it both during their student life and further along in their career.
Team METH..!!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Fresh Off the Boat! Day 2: Seniors Vs. Juniors - Volleyball Finals
17th October, 2010. The second day of the Fresh Off the Boat, IMT Dubai’s annual sporting tournament, ended with the highly anticipated Seniors Vs. Juniors Volleyball Finals.
As the floodlights lit up, the player’s entered the field all geared up for the game. It was expected to be a close match as both the juniors & seniors were experienced players, all geared up for the game. Despite, the lateness of the hour, a huge crowd turned up, hollering their support for their respective teams .The game started out with a good note for the seniors scoring their first point. The juniors chased them right till the end, but, were unfortunately unable to hold onto the game as the seniors won the game by a close, nail biting 20-19.
The juniors were able to gain a little momentum going early in the second set as they scored their first point, but, couldn’t keep up the intensity up and soon tumbled. The score card showed a staggering 13-6 before the time out session. The time out didn’t help them much as, by then, the juniors had lost most of their energy. The game ended with the seniors winning the set and the game with a score of 20-10.
The crowd applauded their sportsmanship and the commendable performance that the two teams showed. It was a thorough entertainment right till the end.
Team METH...!!
Marketing Insight into the FMCG Industry
IMT-D was honored to have the esteemed presence of Mr. Kishore Hemraj Bhatia on the 17th of Oct, 2010. Mr. Kishore Bhatia, the Marketing Support Manager of Federal Foodss is an authority in the FMCG business with 10 years of experience. His specialty: marketing strategies, customer relationship, and profit responsibility within the FMCG industry. Federal Foodss, one of the largest FMCG distribution centers in UAE has more than 30 reputed brands under its belt including Sadia, Daawat, and Marina etc. He delivered an excellent presentation where his focus was to practically apply the theoretical marketing concepts into an FMCG industry.
“FMCG is not a glamorous industry but a recession proof industry” he states.
He highlighted the advantages of being in an FMCG industry which apart from being resistant to recession is a huge market with many categories. This industry he says has a quick turnover & relatively low cost associated with it. He went on to explain the FMCG boom in Dubai and how taking advantage of the huge market in UAE Carrefour established them as the leading FMCG here. He outlined the basic concepts of marketing and their practical applications in an FMCG industry.
While elaborating various marketing strategies,he stated that it is very important to select a category, define the segment, zero down to one sub segment and define the risk.
In conclusion, he stated that equal emphasis must be laid on both sales and marketing clarifying that neither can exist without the other. As the session came to an end, he advised the students by highlighting the 6Ps of a successful marketing manager: professionalism, problem solver, passionate, and persuasiveness
The interactive session was equally insightful with the students enthusiastically came forward with questions. The students of IMT D, has surely benefitted immensely from the vast bounty of knowledge they received regarding the functioning and marketing strategies of FMCG industries.
Team METH...!!
Fresh Off the Boat! Juniors Vs. Juniors - Cricket Match
16th October, 2010.It was a beautiful Saturday morning and the FOB (Fresh of The Boat) week, organized by IMT, Dubai kicked off. The freshers were welcomed with the first extracurricular event – A cricket match between the two teams from the fall September 2010 batch. The venue was the IMT parking lot and the match was scheduled to start at 0700 Hours sharp.
The two teams assembled at the venue at 0630 Hours and all the prior arrangements had been done courtesy the Sports Committee. As the clock stuck 6:45, the two team captains Harsh Thaker and Shivankit Kumar were called onto the pitch by the two umpires Nakul Sharma and Sankalp Khanna. There was a flip of the coin and Shivankit Kumar won the toss and elected to bowl first. The match kicked off and Harsh Khanna and Vrishodhan Jhawar came out to open the innings facing Niaz Nain Ahmed with the bowl in his hand. Both the openers showed some defensive skills to begin with and there was a slow start to the game.
Out of the total 10 overs allotted for each side, the score stood at 31 runs for the loss of two wickets at the end of five overs. The bowling side showed some superior skills and the batsmen were evidently facing pressure. The batting team decided to gather some pace and was more or less successful at doing so, ending their allotted ten overs with a target of 61 to be chased by the other team. There was an interval of 10 minutes as the players were seen strategizing under the scorching sun now starting to take its toll on the players.
Team 2 came out to bat with its openers Rahul Mahanta and Sumeet Panda. Ankit Bharadwaj opened the bowling attack with a superb first over conceding only one run of it. Saurabh Mishra and Anjum Goyal decided to take charge and displayed some extravagant batting skills with some undisciplined bowling show from team 2.
The match entered the final over and team 2 required 19 runs to win, which seemed a daunting task. The first ball was hit for the longest six of the match by Team 1 instantly showed signs of pressure.
There were celebrations all around and signs of disappointment on faces of the players of Team 2. It was a well fought battle and the players shook hands and admitted the match could’ve gone in any Team’s favor. The atmosphere at the area was over whelming as both the teams showed true sportsmen spirit and finally shook hands with the two umpires. All the players were then taken inside the cafeteria and offered much needed refreshments courtesy IMT which was a big relief.
Match Statistics
Team 1 – 61/5 in 10 Overs.
Team 2 – 56/6 in ten Overs
Team 1 won by 4 runs.
Highest scorer of the match – Saurabh – 27 Not Out.
Scorer – Niket Garg
Team METH..!!
The two teams assembled at the venue at 0630 Hours and all the prior arrangements had been done courtesy the Sports Committee. As the clock stuck 6:45, the two team captains Harsh Thaker and Shivankit Kumar were called onto the pitch by the two umpires Nakul Sharma and Sankalp Khanna. There was a flip of the coin and Shivankit Kumar won the toss and elected to bowl first. The match kicked off and Harsh Khanna and Vrishodhan Jhawar came out to open the innings facing Niaz Nain Ahmed with the bowl in his hand. Both the openers showed some defensive skills to begin with and there was a slow start to the game.
Out of the total 10 overs allotted for each side, the score stood at 31 runs for the loss of two wickets at the end of five overs. The bowling side showed some superior skills and the batsmen were evidently facing pressure. The batting team decided to gather some pace and was more or less successful at doing so, ending their allotted ten overs with a target of 61 to be chased by the other team. There was an interval of 10 minutes as the players were seen strategizing under the scorching sun now starting to take its toll on the players.
Team 2 came out to bat with its openers Rahul Mahanta and Sumeet Panda. Ankit Bharadwaj opened the bowling attack with a superb first over conceding only one run of it. Saurabh Mishra and Anjum Goyal decided to take charge and displayed some extravagant batting skills with some undisciplined bowling show from team 2.
The match entered the final over and team 2 required 19 runs to win, which seemed a daunting task. The first ball was hit for the longest six of the match by Team 1 instantly showed signs of pressure.
There were celebrations all around and signs of disappointment on faces of the players of Team 2. It was a well fought battle and the players shook hands and admitted the match could’ve gone in any Team’s favor. The atmosphere at the area was over whelming as both the teams showed true sportsmen spirit and finally shook hands with the two umpires. All the players were then taken inside the cafeteria and offered much needed refreshments courtesy IMT which was a big relief.
Match Statistics
Team 1 – 61/5 in 10 Overs.
Team 2 – 56/6 in ten Overs
Team 1 won by 4 runs.
Highest scorer of the match – Saurabh – 27 Not Out.
Scorer – Niket Garg
Team METH..!!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
ICTBM-10 at IMT-Dubai
The International Conference on Technology, Business and Management (ICTBM), held in the Institute of Management Technology, Dubai kick-started with the inaugural ceremony on the 16th. The three day conference was held from the 16th-18th March 2010.
The ICTBM is supported by AIMS which was established to unify Indian management scholars to foster excellence in education and research and to support practices in all business related disciplines.
The conference hosted around 81 delegates from India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Libya, Oman, Portugal, Taiwan, the U.A.E, Ukraine,the U.K, and the U.S. There were 436 papers given for consideration, out of which 86 papers are to be published in the ICTBM bulletin.
Among the congregation were present many eminent faces of the U.A.E, including the ICTBM Chief Guest Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Executive Director DIAC and Dubai Knowledge Village and Prof Lawrence Loh, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Al Ghurair University –Dubai .
The three day affair included sessions on various aspects of Technology, Business, Management, Finance, Innovation, IT Industry, Human Resource Management, and Marketing.
A special plenary session was held on 17th March where subject matter experts, Prof. Sohail Chaudhary, Department of Management and Operations/International Business, Villanova University, USA and Dr. Subhash Datta, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, India shared their expertise on “Perspective on Distance Learning Approaches in a Business School Environment” and “OR Models for Sustainable Development” respectively.
“ All the insights and experience conveyed by the brilliant minds present here at ICTBM-10 have broadened the horizons of everyone’s learning" ,said Dr. Abhilash Singh, the Conference Co-Chair.
The ICTBM is supported by AIMS which was established to unify Indian management scholars to foster excellence in education and research and to support practices in all business related disciplines.
The conference hosted around 81 delegates from India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Libya, Oman, Portugal, Taiwan, the U.A.E, Ukraine,the U.K, and the U.S. There were 436 papers given for consideration, out of which 86 papers are to be published in the ICTBM bulletin.
Among the congregation were present many eminent faces of the U.A.E, including the ICTBM Chief Guest Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Executive Director DIAC and Dubai Knowledge Village and Prof Lawrence Loh, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Al Ghurair University –Dubai .
The three day affair included sessions on various aspects of Technology, Business, Management, Finance, Innovation, IT Industry, Human Resource Management, and Marketing.
A special plenary session was held on 17th March where subject matter experts, Prof. Sohail Chaudhary, Department of Management and Operations/International Business, Villanova University, USA and Dr. Subhash Datta, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, India shared their expertise on “Perspective on Distance Learning Approaches in a Business School Environment” and “OR Models for Sustainable Development” respectively.
“ All the insights and experience conveyed by the brilliant minds present here at ICTBM-10 have broadened the horizons of everyone’s learning" ,said Dr. Abhilash Singh, the Conference Co-Chair.
Team METH..!!
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