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Mar 30th, 2011

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Workshop in Chennai and Bangalore

   

1.) Workshop on Leadership & Team Building By Biswajit Ghosal
Date: 19 April 2011 Courtyard Marriott, CHENNAI

The workshop provides the participants an opportunity to undertake self-analysis, analyze individual behavior, understand group dynamics and identify skills in decision-making. Through structured instruments each of them learn about their competencies in interpersonal relationship and decision making in group and inter-group situations. It provides a learning platform, which highlights their competencies and gaps and offers insights into ways to acquire process competencies required for managing in the fast changing competitive environment.

Objectives:

firstly, to help the participants to understand the processes of leadership; and
Secondly, to help them understand their personal style, skills and orientation in providing leadership.
The Workshop will deal with the following;

1. Leading a Team
2. Alignment for Maximizing Performance
3. Work of Leadership
4. Leadership Decision Styles
5. Situational Leadership

For Detail programme schedule,Timing, Faculty Information & fees Kindly download brochure

2.) One-day Workshop on Social Media & Search By Mr. Vivek Bhargava, Mr. Benedict Hayes Head of Enterprise Organic Search Division (SEO)
Date: 29 April 2010 Venue: Taj Westend – Bangalore
Google is closest Man has come to creating a mind reading machine. It’s a “data base of intentions” – while social media is a “database of actions”. The goal of this work shop is to demonstrate how Search and Social Media can be leveraged to acquire and engage customers, take business decisions regarding product development, marketing collaterals, and understand consumer behavior, all through data gathered through search, analytics and social media listening.
The conference will cover understanding Paid and Organic Search, different social media platforms and how each needs to be leveraged differently to gain a competitive edge. Lastly, it will cover global and local case studies on each of the above.
Benefits:

Migrate traditional marketing activities to your online marketing
Become familiar with the components of online communications programs
Monitor the Web for “buzz” about your brand
Implement and measure search engine optimization and paid search techniques
Initiate a measurement and metrics regime to demonstrate the ROI of your e-marketing efforts
Generate interest and buy-in from senior executives and other organizational stakeholders
For Detail programme schedule, Timing, Faculty Information & fees Kindly download brochure.
Registration Procedure: – Please send an email to register@princetonacademy.in with name & number of participant, company name & contact details.

   
   
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Mar 7th, 2011

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Photography Workshop in Bangalore – 26th and 27th March

   

Dates and Venue

Saturday and Sunday, March 26th and 27th 2011
At Nandhana Grand, Koramangala, Bangalore.

Introduction

This workshop introduces you to the technical, artistic and social aspects of photography. You will learn about the concepts of photography, what the different modes of a camera mean, how to compose a photograph so that it catches the eye, how to post-process it to reflect reality or make it artistic, and, in an increasingly connected world, how to share it online. So the next time you click a photograph, you’ll create a memory to cherish.

Intended Audience

If you have an interest in photography and are keen to take better photographs, this workshop is for you. You would be required to bring your digital camera to the workshop.

Topics covered

Classroom Sessions

  • Concepts of photography
    • Introduction to photography
    • Learning what makes a good photograph
    • Technical aspects of making a photograph
    • Focus, Aperture, Shutter-speed, ISO, Depth of Field, Exposure, Metering
    • Camera modes and making the best out of your camera
    • Understanding digital cameras and associated photography gear
  • Composition – making visually appealing pictures
  • Understanding quality and play of light
  • Types of photography and their nuances
  • Post-processing
  • Social Networking and Photography

Field Session

  • Guided outing session to practice concepts learnt in the classroom
  • Review of photographs from field session

Registration Details

The workshop fee is Rs. 3,500/- per person.

Please email us at register@darter.in or call us at 9880006460 (Arun Bhat) / 9740083260 (Shreeram M V) to know more details and to register. Alternately, you can also send your queries or registration through the contact-form at the bottom of this page.

Your Photography Experts

Arun Bhat

Accomplished travel and landscape photographer Arun Bhat’s works have been used by publications in India and across the world, all the way from Japan to USA. He is a professional photographer who has extensively travelled across India, creating some of the finest imagery of India’s landscapes and heritage sites. Some of his work can be viewed at www.paintedstork.com

Shreeram M V

Shreeram is a passionate naturalist and a professional wildlife photographer. He has photographed wildlife across multiple habitats across India – from the rainforests to the high-altitude deserts to grasslands to coasts. He comes with vast expertise in bird photography, having photographed hundreds of species from places as far as mountains of Ladakh to the beautiful forests of the North-east to the vast wildernesses of Kutch to the seashores of South India. See some of his works at www.visualquotient.net

   
   
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Feb 11th, 2011

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Workshop on Performance Management Systems

   

Indo-American Chamber of Commerce takes pleasure in inviting you to the Workshop on “Performance Management Systems – Design & Implementation of KRAs” on Saturday, February 19, 2011 between 09.30 a.m. and 01.30 p.m. at Regus Business Centre, Chennai City Centre, Dr. R K Salai, Chennai 600 004.

The trainer is Ms. Kameswari Vissa, Partner, Transfolign Consulting and the following aspects will be covered at the Workshop:

1.   What is performance management?

2.   Why should we have a performance management system?

3.   Advantages and disadvantages of a performance      management system

4.   What are the elements of the system?

5.   How to develop the performance management system – a      business oriented approach?

6.   How to implement the system? and

7.   How to keep the system live and ensure continuous

improvement?

REGISTRATION FEE:-

Member of IACC 1,600/- per delegate
Non Member 2,200/- per delegate

Methodology used in this workshop

  • Presentation and interactive session

Key takeaways:

  • Learnings on the performance management and talent  management strategies and systems
  • Implementable methods and tools

An early bird discount of 10% is applicable on the registration fee if you register on or before February 11, 2011.

We look forward to receiving your registration at the earliest.
Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

Sujatha Ravishanker

Branch Secretary

Profile of the Trainer:
Kameswari is a Partner with Transfolign Consulting and has over 22 years of experience comprising Management Consultancy and industry experience. She is a Chartered Accountant, with significant experience in the areas of Business Strategy, Corporate Planning. Performance Improvement, Activity Based Costing, Supply Chain, Strategic Cost reduction, IT strategy and Implementation

She has worked extensively over multiple industries covering automotive, light & heavy engineering, process industries (e.g., chemicals, petrochemicals, pharma, cement) FMCG, Financial services, Infrastructure, Hospitality, IT/ ITES and Retail  With her experience of working across multiple industry sectors, Kameswari focus areas of experience is holistic organizational transformation and delivering implementable solutions.

Kameswari has worked with large business conglomerates in India leading Strategy and Performance Improvement. Working across all levels in the organization, from Board level to shop floor, is a unique advantage she brings with her. Culture change and enhancing organization’s preparedness for growth are key areas of focus in the current business context

   
   
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Jan 20th, 2011

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Prince2 Project Management Certification – Workshop

   

Program Objective:

To understand why projects need to be managed differently from the operations of the organisation.
To understand how PRINCE2TM projects are organised
To understand the role of senior management in a PRINCE2TM project
To understand how day-to-day management of a project is delegated to the Project Manager in a controlled way
Who Should attend?

The course is suitable for any organisation or individual seeing the need for a controlled approach to managing its projects from any discipline, including: Project Managers, Project Support, Team Members. The PRINCE2TM method is flexible and adaptable for any type and size of project. It offers an excellent management foundation for any member of staff; no prior Project Management knowledge is necessary.
Faculty Profile:

Dr. Ian Procter (BSc, Ph.D.),SIANTI , UK .

Authorized PRINCE2TM TM Trainer, APM Group.

Ian is an experienced Lecturer and Consultant in Project Management who has worked in various industry sectors. Ian was a member of the team that developed the PRINCE Project Management Methodology on behalf of the OGC. Ian has been involved in training and consultancy in PRINCE since the launch of version one in 1989. Ian is an accredited PRINCE trainer and developed all the material used on the accredited PRINCE2TM training courses offered by UNICOM.
Program Schedule
14th 18th Mar, 2011.[Chennai]
21st 25th Mar, 2011.[Mumbai]

Course Fee
Rs 62,300 /- (Service Tax Incld.)
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Venue
Chennai – Hotel Savera
Mumbai – Hotel Lotus Suites

Contact Details
Wasim Ali – 0 89391 60640
Teena. S – 0 90945 32918
Office – 044 4501 8472
Email: contact@optiriskindia.com

Certification
PRINCE2 certification will be provided by APMG UK, UK after successfully clearing Foundation and Practitioner exams.clearing Foundation and Practitioner exams.

Examination:
There are two levels to the certifications exams:

The Foundation Level:

Foundation certification is aimed at enabling the candidate to act as an informed member of the team using the PRINCE2 method.
Basic understanding of the principles and terminologies of PRINCE2 PM method is tested.
Foundation exam is one hour long and of multiple choice questions (closed book). To pass Foundation exam, one need get 35 correct answers out of 70 questions.
One need to pass the Foundation Level exam to appear for a PRINCE2 Practitioner exam.
The Practitioner Level:

The Practitioner Level aims to measure whether the candidate’s ability to apply PRINCE2 methods to the running and managing of a project.
They need to show that they are able to tune PRINCE2 to different project circumstances and understand the relationship between processes, components and techniques.
The Practitioner Exam is a “Scenario based” examination lasting three hours.
This is an open – book format and the minimum pass mark is now 55%.
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5. Certified Scrum Master© Certification Workshop Learn More

   
   
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Jan 20th, 2011

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Social Media workshops by Digital Vidya…

   

www.digitalvidya.com | Call Shweta @ 09818625239
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Opened up the World of Social Media for me!
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Jan 20th, 2011

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Workshop on ” Balanced Scorecard “

   
Workshop on“Balanced Scorecard” to be held on  Friday,  January 21, 2011.  The program will be conducted at Regus Business Centre, 6th Floor, Chennai Citi Center, Dr. R K Salai, Chennai 600 004.

The trainer is Mr. Murli Ramachandran, Management Consultant, CEO & Executive Coach (Partner, Transfolign Consulting)

The training program covers the following aspects:

  • · Introduction to scorecards
  • · History and evolution of the Balanced Scorecard
  • · The four “perspectives” in a Balanced Scorecard
  • · How to develop and implement a Balanced Scorecard

  • · Critical success factors

  • · Conclusion

Registration Fee: (per delegate)

IACC members –   1,200/- ; Non-members:  1 ,600/-

If three or more delegates register from the same organization a discount of 10% is applicable on Registration Fee . Please issue a Cheque / DD in favor of ‘Indo-American Chamber of Commerce’ payable at Chennai.

Due to limited seats, the registration will be only on first-come first-served basis.

We look forward to your registration at the earliest.

Yours Sincerely,

Sujatha Ravishanker

Branch Secretary

Speaker’s Bio:

Murli is a Partner with Transfolign Consulting.  He has over twenty five years of experience with over a dozen years in leadership roles as part of Indian and multinational organizations in the professional services and manufacturing industries.  His expertise spans strategy design and implementation, business / supply chain performance improvement, change management, leadership development / executive coaching and other organizational interventions.

As a consultant, Murli has led large and complex projects combining creativity, analytical rigour, leadership capabilities and change management skills in delivering value to clients.  His clients have included players in the automotive / engineering, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, petrochemicals and textiles sectors among others.

Murli has an MS in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University, New York.  He also has an MMS degree and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.

Jan 21, 2011 Friday
0930 hrs – 1330 hrs.
Who Should Attend?

CEO’s  / CXO’s Frontline executives and Middle Managers  etc

Venue
Regus Business Centre

6th floor, Chennai Citi Centre,

Dr. R. K. Salai, Chennai  600 004

Registration
You may kindly send your registration to  Ms. Loretta King   by e-mail toloretta@iaccindia.com with the following details:

Name

Designation

Company

E-mail

Cell phone

Dress Code
Business Casuals

Sujatha Ravishanker | Branch Secretary | Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) | Flat No.106, Ist Floor, ‘Eldams Square’, No.12, Eldams Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018 |Phone: +91-044-24310506;  Direct: +91-044-32977577 | Fax +91-044-24358391 |e-mail:sujatha@iaccindia.com | Web: www.iaccindia.com

   
   
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Jan 14th, 2011

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Workshop on Client Interfacing Skills

   
“Workshop on Client Interfacing Skills”
Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) takes pleasure in inviting you to a Workshop on “Client Interfacing Skills” to be held on Saturday, January 29, 2011 between 9.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. at Regus Business Centre, Dr. R. K. Salai, Chennai.

The objective of this program is to enable the participants to acquire skills and thought processes that will help them effectively handle challenging clients – interfacing situations. This workshop will cover the following aspects:-

Customer Expectations:

  • Understanding, customer needs and customer expectations
  • Managing the perception of customer
  • The ‘Golden Rules’ of ensuring customer satisfaction

Good Etiquette in customer Service:

Ø Customer Expectations – Handling customer effectively, Understanding customer expectations, Managing customer expectations and keeping customer informed and involved

Ø Essentials of Customer Services- Developing customer service orientation, Essentials of quality customer services

Ø Handling challenging clients- Aggressive/demanding clients, Angry clients, Empathy – understanding the difference between ‘Empathy’ and ‘Sympathy’ and using the right phrases to empathize

The outcome of this training session will have:

  • Learning to effectively deal with challenging clients situations
  • Understanding the perspectives of our clients and dealing with them appropriately
  • Using words and phrases that helps with facing challenging customer situations
  • Environment of shared learning and open feedback for personal improvement

Training Methodology involves: Role plays situations, Games and Group Activities and Audio and Video Clips.

Registration Fee: (per delegate):

IACC members – Rs. 1500/-; Non-members: Rs. 1800/-

An early bird discount of 10% is applicable on registration fee for those who register on or before January 20, 2011. Please issue a Cheque / DD in favor of ‘Indo-American Chamber of Commerce’ payable at Chennai.

Due to limited seats, please note that registrations are accepted only on first come first serve basis.

We look forward to receiving your registrations at the earliest.

With warm regards,

Sujatha Ravishanker

Branch Secretary

Speaker Bio:

Bhavani Janakiram is a creative, articulate, goal-oriented achiever with excellent organizational, analytical & interpersonal skills; and her 20 years of multi-disciplinary experience enables holistic and effective execution of a multitude of programs.

Bhavani has worked with Companies like Hinduja Hospital, Parinam School, Port Harcourt (Nigeria), Feminist Association for Social Action, Sify.com, Devaki Hospital, Winspire Language World, Paradigm-Shift Outsourcing Solutions, WLC College, Nuveda E-learning

Bhavani’s area of expertise – Accent Neutralization, Client Interfacing Skills, Negotiation Skills, Making Customer Service Work, Written and Spoken Business Communication , Leadership Development, First Time Manager, Spoken English, Call monitoring and coaching , Business Etiquette Conflict Resolution , Team Building, Cross Culture Training (US/UK/Singapore/Japan), Presentation Skills, Personality and Assertiveness, PI & GD skills, Work Life Balance, New Recruits Induction, Sexual Harassment in the Work Place, Personal Effectiveness, Self Defense for women.

Bhavani has conducted training program for companies like TCS, Congruent, Saksoft, E-serve, Scope International, Wipro, ABN-Amro Bank BPO, ITC, BHEL, Vellore Institute of Technology, HCL, Office Tiger, Convansys, Maples ESM, Blue Dart, Cognizant Technologies, Igate, Syntel, Tesco, Shriram epc.

Sujatha Ravishanker | Branch Secretary | Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) | Flat No.106, Ist Floor, ‘Eldams Square’, No.12, Eldams Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018 |Phone: +91-044-24310506; Direct: +91-044-32977577 | Fax +91-044-24358391 |e-mail: sujatha@iaccindia.com | Web:www.iaccindia.com

   
   
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Dec 11th, 2010

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7Habits of Highly Effective People Signature Workshop

   

7 Habits of Highly effective People Signature program in being conducted in various cities.

Based on the proven principles found in Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s best-selling business book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® Signature Program is the training that helps your organization achieve sustained superior results View the video

About the Course

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Signature Program, participants learn how to: take initiative, balance key priorities, improve interpersonal communication, leverage creative collaboration, and apply principles for achieving a balanced life.

Core competencies for The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Signature Program include:

Core Competencies Participants Will Learn to:
Habit 1
Be Proactive®
Take initiative, Manage change, Respond proactively, Keep commitments, Take responsibility and practice accountability, Create positive business results.
Habit 2
Begin With the End in Mind®
Define vision and values, Create a mission statement, Set measurable team and personal goals, Start projects successfully, Align goals to priorities, Focus on desired outcomes.
Habit 3
Put First Things First®
Execute strategy, Apply effective delegation skills, Focus on important activities, Apply effective planning and prioritization skills, Balance key priorities, Eliminate low priorities and time-wasters, Use planning tools effectively, Use effective time-management skills.
Habit 4
Think Win-Win®
Build high-trust relationships, Build effective teams, Apply successful negotiation skills, Use effective collaboration, Build productive business relationships.
Habit 5
Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood®
Apply effective interpersonal communication, Overcome communication pitfalls, Apply effective listening skills, Understand others, Reach mutual understanding, Communicate viewpoints effectively, Apply productive input and feedback, Apply effective persuasion techniques.
Habit 6
Synergize®
Leverage diversity, Apply effective problem solving, Apply collaborative decision making, Value differences, Build on divergent strengths, Leverage creative collaboration, Embrace and leverage innovation.
Habit 7
Sharpen the Saw®
Achieve life balance, Apply continuous improvement, Seek continuous learning.

Investment

1 nomination – 23,500/- INR*

2-5 nominations – 22,000/- INR*

Table of 6 & above – 20,000/- INR*

* Price per person, exclusive of service tax of 10.3%. Book your seat 30 days before the program date and avail 10% additional discount (With 100% Advance Payment Only)

Program Dates

Mumbai – 15,16 December &20,21-January

Hyderabad – 17,18 December & 20,21-January

Delhi – 17, 18 December & 28,29-January

Bangalore – 9, 10 December & 28,29-January

Chennai – 26,27 November & 28,29-January

Pune -14,15 Januarary

   
   
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Nov 20th, 2010

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Workshop on IT Security – Dec 3, 2010, Chennai

   

Risk is the likelihood that something bad will happen that causes harm to an informational asset.

Vulnerability is a weakness that could be used to endanger or cause harm to an informational asset.

Threat is anything (man-made or an act of nature) that has the potential to cause harm.

The likelihood that a threat will use a vulnerability to cause harm creates a risk – the chances being high in the current scenario concerns All.

Indo-American Chamber of Commerce takes pleasure in organizing a Workshop on “Sec10” – The Essential Security awareness program.  This program is designed by Adept Technology for providing you the complete do’s and don’ts in all aspects of IT security.  Security has a huge impact on your personal and organization’s Information.  It is important that all PC users have appropriate awareness training.

This Awareness program is specifically designed to suit Non Technical Participants also. Hence, regardless of your Computer Proficiency, this program would help you identify Security concerns, and also would help you Escalate or Resolve.

The training program covers the following aspects:

ð Physical Security – Physical Security, Physical Access, Passwords, Backup, Restore, How to  (Manual Back up / Schedule Backup / BIOS Password)

ð Network Security – Network Types, Network Attacks, Network Security Modes, Types of Network Attacks, Threats (Virus / Malware / Spyware / Worms / Trojan , Zombies), Network Security Access

ð Communication Security – Communication Security, Types of Communications, Securing Emails / Chat / Video Conferencing / Data Transfer

ð Entertainment Security – Entertainment Security, Music, Video, Online Gaming

ð Social Engineering – SE Techniques, Phishing, Securing form Phishing, SE protection Guidelines

ð Mobile Security

Registration Fee: (per delegate)

IACC members – Rs. 2,000/- ; Non-members: Rs. 2,500/-

An early bird discount of 10% is applicable on registration fee for those who register on or before November 26, 2010. Please issue a Cheque / DD in favor of ‘Indo-American Chamber of Commerce’ payable at Chennai.

   
   
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Nov 12th, 2010

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Maths workshop in Chennai for parents and students

   

Poor in maths? This workshop could be just for you!


For details:

Sayee Manohar,
Managing Director,
Etutors International(India),
Chennai

http://www.etutors.org.uk/

don’t dream of a revolution: realize your own evolution

   
   
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