Press release from Business Wire India
Source: PoleStar Foundation
Monday, February 22, 2010 10:09 AM IST (04:39 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Telecommunications; Technology
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PoleStar Foundation Invites Nominations for the Twelfth Annual PoleStar Awards for Journalism
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Monday, February 22, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Having crossed a decade of celebrating Excellence in Journalism, The PoleStar Foundation is all set to invite nominations for the Twelfth Annual PoleStar Awards for Excellence in IT and Business Journalism.
The PoleStar Award recognizes outstanding talent among Indian media professionals and celebrates stupendous contributions from media citizens who have acted as catalysts in disseminating quality information to the world.
Interested journalists can nominate their work by logging on to www.polestar-foundation.org. All articles on IT and Business published between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009, in the Indian media can be nominated for the Twelfth Annual PoleStar Award. Nomination window is open till March 9, 2010.
Winners of the PoleStar Award will receive
-- A Trophy
-- A Citation
-- A Cash Prize of Rupees One Lakh
The PoleStar Advisory Committee (PAC)
The PoleStar Foundation is guided by the PoleStar Advisory Committee (PAC), a panel of eminent Industry and thought leaders from the Indian IT and Business arena. The members of the PAC include Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Head - Telecommunication & Networking Group & Professor, IIT-M, C K Ranganathan, Chairman & Managing Director, CavinKare Pvt. Ltd, Prof S Sadagopan, Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B), Vittal N, Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner, V Balaraman, CEO & Managing Director, Adrenalin eSystems Ltd. and Arun Jain, Founder Chairman & CEO, Polaris Software Lab Ltd.
This year's Jury
An independent Jury consisting of leaders of the Indian Industry, will judge the nominated articles based on criteria such as Subject/Domain Knowledge, Writing Style and Presentation.
The Jury in yesteryears
Over the last decade, the PoleStar Jury has comprised industry stalwarts like (Late) Dewang Mehta, Ashok Soota, R Seshasayee, Pradipto K Mohapatra, Ramraj R, Ganesh Natarajan, B Santhanam and Mallika Srinivasan.
About The PoleStar Foundation
The PoleStar Foundation instituted the PoleStar Award in 1998 to celebrate Excellence in IT & Business journalism. The Foundation through its annual awards pays tribute to the media citizens' contribution, for their commitment to the nation and its people, and also for tirelessly acting as a catalyst in disseminating quality information to the world. The PoleStar Award is an annual award by The PoleStar Foundation for Excellence in Indian Journalism. This prestigious recognition for the Indian journalists includes a trophy, a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000 for furthering education. For further details, visit www.polestarfoundation.org.
CONTACT DETAILS
Nishant Maller, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 9840070444, polestarfoundation@gmail.com
Zamira Tasneem, PoleStar Foundation, +91 9790908177, polestarfoundation@gmail.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY
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