A wonderful opportunity for aspiring professional photographers and advanced amateurs to interact and learn from one of the most renowned and award winning photographers of India-Dr. Deepak John Mathew at the Shanthivanam eco- campus,N.Parur in Kochi on 28th May 2012.

Listen to The Master share his knowledge , get a chance to see some of his selected works, know the story behind each image and interact openly.

Besides being an award winning photographer ,he is a much sought after academician who has started an MFA programme in photography and an International Postgraduate Certificate Program in photography at the prestigious NID , Ahmedabad in collaboration with The University for Creative Arts,Farnham,UK.

The workshop could include-

• A lecture on technology and trends,fine Arts Photography,Commercial Photography etc.
• An outdoor shoot at Shanthivanam eco-campus.
• An interactive session with Dr. Deepak John Mathew.

Registration-On a first come first serve basis (Limited seats available).

Contact:  shanthivanamecocampus@gmail.com/9495763241

So, all you aspiring photographers hurry up and register before  23-05-2012 to confirm your seats.

The piling work of this building is expected  to be completed within a month, Infopark sources said. The initial earth works for the internal road for the second phase is under way. The full-fledged road is expected to be ready by this September or October. The phased installation of power connectivity is also progressing. Power lines are being drawn ahead of the drawing of the 11 kv lines.

When the work of second phase gets completed by July 2013, it is expected to generate around  80,000 jobs. The entire second phase of Infopark will be developed in three phases. Initially, BPO Complex, software development block and a convention centre would be set up at an estimated cost of Rs. 200 crore.

It is expected that around Rs. 200 crore and Rs. 75 crore is to be invested in basic infrastructure and core infrastructure respectively.  After completion this building  would provide a built-up space of 8 million sq.ft. This would take the total built-up space provided by Infopark to about 15 million sq.ft. taking into account the combined space provided by the IT parks at Koratty, Cherthala, and Ambalapuzha as well.

It’s been said that God could not be everywhere that’s why he made mothers. Mother’s day is that special day of the year when you celebrate the joy of  your motherhood. On the occasion of this beautiful day,  Cuppycakes Studio At Oberon Mall is organizing a mother and baby contest. All moms can send the pictures of their most embraced moments with their little bundle of joys.

The winner will receive a free  ’Cuppycakes Mother and Baby Portfolio Shoot.  You can participate in the contest from 8 May-12 May 2012. All the entries should be mailed to  info@cuppycakesandyou.com before  12.00 pm on 12 May. Mother and Baby Portfolio shoot will be as per package available in the Cuppycakes Studio , Oberon, Cochin.

Welcome Folks to be a part of the great performance by the Sitar Maestro Pt. Prateek Chaudhuri!

You can witness the breath taking performance with rare musical blend and the technical finesse using his sitar.

Being the well known sitar player he has mastered the ‘Senia’ tradition, of playing the sitar with the traditional 17 frets and a unique string arrangement, unlike the 19 or 20 frets seen today.

He finger does magic on sitar and he is considered a well known innovative composer too.  His great magic has made both the national and international audience spellbound. This includes fusion music, carnatic, and jugalbandi performances.

The date falls on 12th May, 2012 at JT Performing Arts Center from 7:00p.m. onwards.

Enjoy your weekend night by booking your tickets online.

For reservation or enquiries:

contact: 9349528057, 9349528107

A good news for all the music lovers of Cochin, Pt Ronu Majumdar is performing at JTPAC today at 7 pm. This ace Flautist with his Bansuri takes you to a world of divinity and you just don’t wish to come back to the real world. His performance reminds you of the mythical Ras Leela of Lord Krishna and his Gopis. It will be then followed by a jam session with ace guitarist Ry Cooder and Lary Coryell.

Ranendranath Majumdar, popularly known as Ronu Majumdar started to  play  flute under the guidance of his father Dr. Bhanu Majumdar.  Later on he received training from Pt. Lakshman Prasad Jaipurwale and  Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao as well. He also got a lucky chance to receive training from Pt. Ravi Shankar. This scintillating performer is deeply rooted in the Maihar gharana which has also given shape to musical legends like Pt. Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

Pt. Ronu Majumdar is known for his experimentation with his new age music and was also nominated for Grammy awards for his his work with the Banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck in the album “Tabula Rasa”.

Kochites don’t miss this opportunity to feed your soul with this extraordinary performance on Sunday, 6 May at 7:00 p.m.

For details and reservations contact 9349528057 or 9349528107

In this demanding era, there is an increase in the properly trained manpower in freight logistics industry,  the Cochin Chamber of Commerce & Industry has joined hands with the Open University Malaysia to offer a Professional  Diploma in Freight Logistics (PDFL) for students in the state of Kerala.  This main initiative is mainly to help the Shipping and Logistics sector in Kerala as it provides skilled and trained youth to the society meeting the drawback of unemployment.

The Cochin Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI), was established in 1857, which is one of the oldest Chambers of Commerce in the country and is a promoter chamber of the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) New Delhi.

The  Open University Malaysia (OUM) is a consortium of 11 public universities in Malaysia and also the Institute of Professional Development (IPD-OUM www.ipdoum.edu.my)  which is authorized to meet up with dedicated support for the learning and development of professional programmes. OUM   received   the   Award   of   Excellence   for   Institutional   Achievement   from   the Commonwealth of Learning (COL).

IPD-OUM has developed an extensive network of strategic alliances with recognized local and international experts, providing career development programmes for students. On the way,  Straits Academy India Private Limited (SAI), as Principal Consultants have resulted in the foundation of many partnerships in India with educational and trade organisations to facilitate various programmes powered and delivered by IPD- OUM. Malaysia and India being the main centers and apart from this OUM also operates learning centres in Sri Lanka, Sudan, Ghana, Maldives, Singapore and various other countries. Now OUM has more than 75,000 student community and annually graduation ceremonies are held for a 3-day stretch because of the vast populated student strength.

The happening PDFL program is open to all those who have pass out with a degree in arts, commerce, science, law, management or in any other faculty, and this will inturn help  to enhance the talents of youngsters who are interested in pursuing a career in the field of Shipping and Freight Logistics industry which run across the world.

For more information, please contact the Learning Centre which is located at the Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bristow Road, Willingdon Island, Cochin 682003

Tel: +91-484 2668349, 266865 Mob: +91 7736337150  E-mail:pdfl@cochinchamber.org

Team Sam Academy is organizing  a Soft Tennis Trial at Regional Sports Centre Tennis Court, Kadavanthra on  May 4.  This trial is  conducted for selecting the Ernakulam Soft Tennis Team  to represent the District in the Kerala State 2^nd Senior and 1^st Junior Soft Tennis Championship 2012-13 on 5^th May at Calicut University Tennis Court, Thenjippalam, Malappuram.  There will be categories for Men, Women and Juniors  Under 18 years.

The events will be for Individual Singles and Doubles along with 6 member Team competition. The  registration fee is Rs.100. Soft Tennis Balls will be provided but  participants need to bring tennis racket and dress.

For more details and registration you can contact Director of Team Sam Academy at 9846042421

So Kochites, don’t miss out this opportunity to represent your district for the upcoming Soft Tennis Championship.

JTPAC presenting the  Belinda and Tropicanos on 5Th May, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. onwards.

People get ready for the grand vibrant musical bonanza with Belinda & The Tropicanos and their spicy mix of Latin and Western music with a blend of Indian flavors.

The band is a mix of samba, cha cha, salsa, and mambo, with reggae, rock, folk and Indian fusion music thrown in from time to time. Besides reviving some old Latin classics, the band will perform original compositions, improvisations, and adaptations that are sure to get your feet tapping and your hips shaking!

Don’t ever miss them as they ‘cha cha’ their way from sunny Goa to JTPac.

Come on hurry up your seats !

The Google owned android OS has become a hearthrob in the market, giving a tough competition to its peers like iOS  and Windows OS for mobiles, resulting in 25% of smart phones in the world being run on Android.

This Android boot camp brings about hands-on-training for designing and building mobile application using Android open source platform. Android boot camp explains the philosophy of developing for Android through the main application development building blocks and the interaction with one another. The workshop is organized jointly by IEEE Computer Society of India and led by Mr.Vijyakumar Nair K who has 22 years of experience in the IT industry.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand how Android™ applications work, their life cycle,

manifest, Intents, and using external resources

• Design and develop useful Android™ applications with compelling

user interfaces by using, extending, and creating your own layouts
and Views and using Menus.

•  Take advantage of Android’s Application Framework API to build

complex applications.

Utilize the power of background services, threads, and notifications.

• Use Android’s communication APIs for SMS, telephony, network

management, and internet resources (HTTP).

• Secure, tune, package, and deploy Android™ applications

Eligibility:

This course is designed for software developers interested in designing, creating, deploying, and testing applications for the Android™ mobile phone platform. It is valuable to both novices and gurus, who already have experience in developing mobile applications for other platforms.

Prerequisites:

Java experience is preferred to get the most benefit from this training.

All the participants are supposed to bring out their laptops.

The training camp is going to happen on 4 th and 5 th of May, 2012 from 9.30 -5.00 at Hotel Grand Seasons, at Ernakulam.

Hurry up seats are limited !

To reserve seats visit: ht t p:/ /goo.gl/ pAE6p

For more contacts:
shahim@ieee.org | +91 9895100209
bijumg@hotmail.com | +91 9446005568

JTPAC presents Cochin Azad’s Mohammed Rafi’s musical night on 28th April at 7:00 p.m. Azad Yousuf Mohammed who is popularly known as Cochin Azad, promises songs which rekindle human mind and presents Mohammed Rafi’s music which can play in your head as a stuck record.

The magic of Azad’s voice is that it greatly resembles Mohammed Rafi’s voice and capture the mind of the audience especially with the impeccable rendition of ” O duniya ke rakhwale”.

Azad’s tribute to his idol promises to touch every Indian listener’s heart presenting a memorable evening.

Also JTPAC presents the splendid vocal and percussion band Asima on 29th April at 7:00 p.m. Asima gets the title name as breaking boundaries because of the combining music elements from Indian rhythmic and melodic systems with harmonic traditions of western music.  The performance will be a splendid kind.

Composer Devissaro, is the brain-head of Asima. He is an Australian born and the lived in India for 1980. The great blend of music performance of Devissaro’s is the combination of Western and Indian classical music.

Asima brings you a thrilling night with the energetic, electric, and experimental vocal and percussion spectacle.