Inviting Nominations for Magazine Team

[Bharat Uday Mission - National Executive]

Dear members and supporters of Bharat Uday Mission,

With this email, we begin the much awaited process of formation of the Team for Official Magazine and Newsletter of the Mission , and we invite nominations for the Team.

Please send your nominations to me ( abhi...@gmail.com ) after reading the details and in the format specified in the end of this mail.

The National Executive will consider all the nominations and announce the formation of the team. The National Executive will also declare the Name of the magazine with the formation of the team.

Last date for sending nominations is 15th April 2007.
 

Thanks and Regards,

Abhijit Meenakshi

( www.geocities.com/abhijit1303/aboutname.txt)

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Jt_Secretary (Administration), National Executive, BM.

Details of the Magazine and Call for Nominations:
Main objectives:
* It will be the Mouthpiece of the Mission and all its wings/sister organizations.

* It will be the medium through which the Mission's functionaries and administration will communicate and explain important policy and administrative matters to the Members and the public.

* It will be the medium through which members and Chapters will be able to share and exchange views, news and lessons from their field work and policy discussions.

* It will carry reports of inspirational works done by organizations & individuals within and outside the country.

* It will educate the Members and the public by carrying news/articles on various relevant topics from history, India's Freedom Struggle, Past & Current Political movements and affairs the world over, Indian Polity, Economy and Society.

* The objectives will be subject to alterations with the approval of National Executive of the Mission.

Terms:
* We'll start with the electronic edition of the Magazine first and move to the Print version when (and as soon as) possible.

* The magazine will be started in English first and the editions in other Indian languages will be brought out later.

* The magazine will be published by the Chief Editor of the magazine on behalf of the National Executive of the Mission.

* To begin with the frequency of publication shall be monthly.

* The Team shall have autonomy in its work, however the National Executive will set terms and conditions for the working of the Magazine Committee and retain the authority to issue directions from time to time.

 

* The term of the first committee shall be for six months.

Expectations from the Team:
* Timely delivery of the magazine.

* The work may require about 1-2 hour daily or 6-12 hours per week and may require more time depending on the conditions. Team members are supposed to contribute time as per the needs of the team to ensure timely work.

* Collection of data and articles will be the team's responsibility

* Handling communication with Chapters and members shall be the team's responsibility. The National Executive shall extend its help in all possible ways to achieve this.

Eligibility Conditions for membership of the team:
She/He:
* Should be a Active Member  of the Mission as defined by the Constitution

* Should have completed 18  years of age

* Should have been active in the mission for at least the past 6 months

* Should have good command (written & spoken) over English.

* Should be proficient in using required software like text/document/image editors like MS-Word, Excel, Paint, Adobe, etc; or have the willingness to learn.

* The first issue of the Magazine shall be latest by end of May'07.

Call for Nominations:
This is the call for nominations to the Magazine committee. The committee shall consist of at-least the following roles (not exhaustive):

Chief Editor (1): Responsible for overall functioning of the Team and publication. Shall be responsible for all words published. Will be the final authority in the team.
Editors (atleast 1): Will assist the Chief editor and perform specific duties as defined by the Chief Editor.
Designer(1): Will assist in designing and bringing out the layout of the magazine.
Reporters(Minimum 3): Will help the team in getting news from Chapters, other organizations, any other sources.

Other roles: Members may nominate themselves for roles other than the ones mentioned above. Please write in details about the role you find yourself suitable for.

Application Form Format:
(Send this form filled in reply to this mail to abhi...@gmail.com )
Role Applied for:

Name:

Email/Phone/Contact Address:

Chapter:

Age:

Educational Qualification:

Work Experience, if any:

Whether 'Active Member' as per Constitution?:

Date of joining the Mission:

Contribution to the Mission (write in brief about the activities and roles):

Experience of journalism/editing/writing  articles, if any:

Specify how much time in a week you can commit:

For Editorial roles - Attach/Paste-inline any one article written by you at any point of time on any issue, that you believe reflects your literary skills.

For roles other than the ones defined - Reasons for importance of this roll and why you are fit for that role:

Anything else you'd like to write/suggest/...