The Press Meet to announce the partnership of RTI, LCI & AOL Broadband in Delhi on Friday 4th April went off well despite the sudden heavy downpour that started an hour before the scheduled time and resultant water logging and Traffic jams on the approach to the venue. This did result in a few media teams not being able to make it to the venue, but still we had a satisfactory presence from the media and good presence of Tablers, Circlers and AOL/Wipro representatives. The event was well attended by Top executives from AOL Broadband , Wipro as well as Ambassodor of Ireland to india besides our own RTI, LCI top brass and Area 5 members.
Stories were carried on DD national, Delhi Aaj Tak and Siti News, IANS besides a number of websites. coverages expected on HT mint, Planman Media, and Neighbourhood Flash (in next issues of magazine)
The News got good coverage in the On line media as well - please 'google search'on the headline
Ireland's AOL pitches in to educate Indian kids and see the results
some of the links where the news has appeared are as under
http://www.newdelhinews.net/story/345235
http://www.wikio.com/world/europe/ireland
http://www.indiaprwire.com/businessnews/20080405/29061.htm
http://www.nerve.in/news:253500139495
http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/Ireland
http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=44361
http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=40633287&Channel_ID=65&Category_ID=235 and many others.
Thanks to AOL Broadband for making this contribution and Wipro BPO for providing their venue and Hospitality.
Thanks to the efforts of VP Tr Himanshu and his Table & Circle that made this partnership possible and to President Tr Ajay Handa, VP Tr Himanshu & VP LCI, Cr Uma Raghuram for coming all the way for this event. Area5 Chairman Ravi Baid, Project Convenor Amit bansal for their support and all the Tablers and Ladies of various Tables and Circles present there. Thanks to Chairman DSRT 32 Tr Sameer, LC 15 Chairperson Cr Ruchika Jain, and the Tablers of 32 and Circlers of LC 15 for being present in good strength at the event.
A special thanks to my wife Cr Nima (DSLC15) without whose effots media coverage would not have been possible.
We hope that partnerships like this continue to flourish and bring more funds for our 'Freedom Through Education'
Tr Kulbhushan Rakheja
Publicity Convenor, RTI Area 5
