The lights dimmed, as the models walked the ramp on the thumping music at “Celestial Futurama” held on 28th September 2011 at Sirifort Auditorium to celebrate 21 glorifying years of International Institute of Fashion Technology (IIFT). Mr. Ratnadeep Lal, Founder Chairman of IIFT group organized the fashion extravaganza to showcase a spectacular collection of 30 aspiring designers from 30 cities of International Institute of Fashion Technology (IIFT) Centers acrossIndia.

The ramp was dazzled by models like Amanpreet Wahi, Shipra, Sarayu, Vira, Anasthasia, Puneet, Manish, Pradeep. Audience was glued to the runway fashion by budding designers. Emcee Palab Bose entertained people with his witty script and made the affair a memorable one.  The occasion was graced by Charu Lal, Bharti Taneja, Former Delhi Mayor Aarti Mehra, and many more. The mesmerizing show was choreographed by renowned choreographer & Film Maker Kaushik Ghosh and Directed by Mr. Ratnadeep Lal, Founder Chairman of IIFT group.

Mr. Ratnadeep Lal, Founder Chairman of IIFT group said “It is a wonderful moment for me & my institute to celebrate 21 years of success in the Industry. I would like to thank all my students, faculty members for extending their support and making “Celestial Futurama” a fantastic show.  Our annual fashion show is a platform for the students to showcase their talent & creativity.”

The aspiring designers created a buzz by depicting Centenary Celebrations of Delhi, London Olympics 2012, 3D, Taste of India etc in their innovative collection. The collections were a consortium of Prêt & Couture, western casuals, western formals, Indian contemporary and traditionalIndia.

About International Institute of Fashion Technology (IIFT):

International Institute of Fashion Technology was established in 1990 by country’s leading fashion technologist Mr. Ratnadeep Lal who himself has a vast experience in the field of fashion inIndia and also in Europe & America. The success story of IIFT is spreaded now through its newly established branches.  Over 65 branches are now established by IIFT for imparting education & providing consultancy service to Industry within span of five year.

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Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature a Lebanese artist, Rita Aad, in Passages. The exhibition is scheduled to run from March 25, 2011 through April 15, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, March 31, 2011).

About the Artist

Rita Aad’s oil on canvas paintings utilize abstract figuration, effectively merging human and plant forms in vivid, plentiful color. Her tactile, indulgent use of paint verges on the sculptural and conveys an abundant sense of energetic motion, interconnectivity and balance. A spontaneous, impulsive recorder of life, Aad cultivates a profound sense of experiential joy which she crystallizes during her creative process. An expert of textural variation, Aad methodically builds up the canvas with thick layers of oil that she reshapes anew with palette knife and brush. Her neo-primitive motifs, inspired by the colors of Fauvism, portray a beguiling illusion of radiating warmth. Within each work lies a tender and whimsical manifestation of our collective emotional, physical and cultural landscape.

Rita Aad was born in 1967 in Lebanon and currently lives and works in Beirut. She studied Business Administration at the American University of Beirut and worked in fashion as an image consultant for four years.

Exhibition Dates: March 25, 2011 – April 15, 2011

Reception: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Gallery Location: 530 West 25^th St, New York City

Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.

Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Rita_Aad.aspx

About the Exhibition:

Celebrate the spring with Agora Gallery’s new series of exhibitions. Through Contemporary German Art: The New York Experience you can get in touch with the energetic talent of some of the best of German art today. Full of personal insight, yet containing universal understanding and appreciation, these artists use their cultural heritage to create unique and innovative pieces of art. In Degrees of Abstraction you can view the works of artists who get to the heart of the complex mysteries of the world as they treat everything they meet with gentle but creative respect. Delightful but thought-provoking, these images will resonate with something deep within. Passages presents artworks which speak of the life-changing and perception-altering power of journeys both personal and physical. Reflective of the artists’ experience, they will also help viewers themselves to gain a new perspective on everyday life and humanity.

Featured Artists:

Degrees of Abstraction – Did Dontzoff, Jack Cymber, Domingo Martín, Concha García de Pablos, Andreas Hessman, Clive Rowe

Passages – Hanna Westerberg, Rita Aad, Neslihan Ozdemir, Richard Griffith, Jin Hwan Cho

Contemporary German Art – Amalia Gil-Merino, Christian Gipp, Christine Haehner Murdock, Eberhard Marx, Iva Milanova, Corina Schmidt, Renate Thalhammer, Petra Thoelken

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district. It is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. Gallery II, an elegant adjacent gallery space, gives artists the ideal area for a solo or group exhibition of their own, organized and publicized by Agora Gallery. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.

Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Sherry Ruden in The Rhythm of Color. The exhibition is scheduled to run from February 4, 2011 through February 25, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, February 10, 2011).

About the Artist

There is a playful elegance to the decadent swirls and curves of Sherry Ruden’s figurative abstractions, a harmonious rhythm and lyrical flow as her sweeping linear loops reveal arching forms and the bodies of women relaxed in luxurious repose. Blending acrylic and oil paints on canvas, the artist infuses her art with a richness of hue and texture, her use of patterns and metallic sheen recalling the works of Gustav Klimt. As she paints, Sherry searches for beauty and perfection with a boundless freedom of self- expression, bringing to life the artistic dreams of her consciousness.

Born in Shanghai, China, Sherry began her studies in traditional calligraphy and scroll painting before attending the prestigious Shanghai University of Fine Art where she was inspired by Western art and culture from the Renaissance to modern masters. Sherry now lives and works in Seattle, WA where she continues to explore the limitless possibilities of her unique creative vision.

Exhibition Dates: February 4, 2011 – February 25, 2011

Reception: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City

Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.

Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Sherry_Ruden_%28aka_Sherry_Ying%29.aspx

About the Exhibition:

Sensitivity, intelligence and vision shine through the works on display, with the collection as a whole an example of creativity at its energetic best. The artists come from widely differing backgrounds and a range of countries, and as such each bring their own personal perspective on life and the world at large to their work. Yet they are united by a shared commitment to the importance of artistic development, and the real and lasting effect that art can have on those who see it.

Featured Artists:

The Manifestation of Milieu

Vera L.P. Cauwenberghs, Ivan Radman, David Segeta, Thomas Ab-e, Peter Sherman, Thanh Mai-Charles, Heather Everett, Younghee Hong, Hyejin Kim

The Rhythm of Color

V. S. Ajayan, Yunkap Jung, Laurence Steenbergen, Sherry Ruden (aka Sherry Ying), Yvonne Maloney, Michael Grine, Adka (“Andrea Jones”), Gisa Elwazir

Unbound Perspectives

Jorge González Velázquez, Gary Hong, Brian Kelly, Fred Gemmell, Shenna Vaughn, kBlanchard, Paloma Bernaldo de Quirós, Jane Sandes

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district that was established in 1984 and is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. Most recently, the gallery launched Agora Art Blog, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.

Attack! announces the integration of social media marketing as an additional service offered to agencies looking to connect with consumers online. The adoption of the new service aims to reshape the landscape of promotional marketing by strategically placing campaigns and programs directly in online locations consumers visit most: social networking sites.

Attack! collaborates with Marketing, Advertising and PR agencies to provide event staffing, guerrilla services and field support focused on developing successful brand experiences. Attack!’s award-winning team has worked with agencies to promote over 300 of the country’s best brands. They are recognized within their industry for delivering the best in staffing, training, and 24-hour customer support.

To launch the new service, Attack! will be hosting a free webinar on social media marketing, “Strategies for Incorporating Social Media into Your Events”, on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. All event marketing agencies are encouraged to join and learn about the new wave of online street team marketing strategies.  Guest panelist will include Andy Alt, founder of PeopleHumanThings.

Topics covered in “Strategies for Incorporating Social Media into Your Events” include:

• Social Media as a Friendlier Form of Data Collection
• Microblogging, Growing Facebook Fans, Twitterblitzing, Foursquare & LinkedIn Communication
• Geo-location Microblogging, Non-invasive Data Collection, Mobile Technologies
• Customer Service, Media Distribution, Feedback Gathering
• Tips on Effectively Integrating Social Media into Your Event

By expanding communication reach, interaction, and activity on both synchronous and asynchronous levels, Attack! begins to lead the industry into the new generation of offline and online consumer-client relationships.

For more information on the “Strategies for Incorporating Social Media into Your Events,” and to secure your spot visit http://www.attackmarketing.net/contact.php?type=webinar.

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About Attack!

Attack! partners with Marketing, Advertising and PR agencies to provide nationwide event staffing, field support and guerrilla services focused on developing successful brand experiences.  At the core of our success is turn-key field services, enabling agencies to deliver the best in event staffing, guerrilla, non-traditional, and out-of-home media.  Contact: Christian Jurinka, [email protected]

About PeopleHumanThings

Andrew Alt is the founder of PeopleHumanThings, an online communications-based marketing agency that has an unimpeachable respect for audiences, clients, media outlets and honesty. Our mission is to introduce our clients to social media communities through meaningful engagements and content. For more information please contact [email protected]

Synverse, the innovative Global Services and Systems Integration specialists for Managed Services and SaaS/Cloud deployments, have become a launch promoter of the UK arm of EuroCloud, Europe’s first ever Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) business community.

The kickoff event for Eurocloud UK was held on Wednesday November 25th at the SUN Microsystems Customer Briefing Centre in London. The event was supported by over 40 representatives from a broad mix of Cloud Computing platform vendors and software companies, IT Managers, Consultants and Analysts.

Synverse specialises in accelerating the deployment of SaaS software projects using its pre-built Accelerator Frameworks and business processes coupled with a well proven systems integration methodology.

Synverse Director Anuj Sachdeva said “Synverse is pleased assist in the formation of Eurocloud UK and looks forward to delivering extra value to our customers through close collaboration with the other members. We are seeing a great deal of interest in Cloud Computing from companies wishing to reduce IT costs and gain greater flexibility in their businesses”.

About Eurocloud

The overall Eurocloud organisation is led by Pierre-José Billotte, President and Founder of the French ASP Forum, with a team of SaaS and cloud computing players from the UK, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain.

EuroCloud facilitates leading SaaS vendors, enablers, integrators and industry experts to share best practice and expand their businesses across the continent. Through its diverse membership, EuroCloud will promote cloud computing in Europe, including current state of the markets and future innovations, and will become a critical exchange platform across the different continents.

For further information, please visit: http://www.eurocloud.org/ &

http://euroclouduk.eventbrite.com/

Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/EuroCloud

About Synverse

Synverse is a next generation global IT services company headquartered in Maidenhead, UK. Synverse is led by innovation, solution accelerators and methodologies with a core focus on enterprise integration web and collaboration solutions.

Synverse combines the latest Cloud Computing and SaaS developments with its unique business, solution and technology accelerator frameworks to deliver IT projects with as aggressive time to market at lower total cost of ownership, without compromising on the service quality. Synverse has partnered with a number of leading Cloud Computing vendors including Salesforce.com, Microsoft and Rackspace.

Contact Synverse at:
Tel: +44 1628 421827
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.synverse.com

Booking a meeting never felt this good.

In conjunction with the launch of IMOCOM Hotels and Resorts´ Suite Meetings, Monte Santo will award one lucky meeting planner €5.000 worth of hotel services to plan their next suite meeting at the 5-star Monte Santo in the “Win A Free Meeting” drawing. Entrees are currently being accepted on Monte Santo´s website (www.montesantoalgarve.com) until the end of August 2009 and the winner will be announced until the 7^th of September 2009. The package includes complimentary guestrooms, meeting facilities in dedicated meeting suites, banquet food and beverage, parking and welcome amenities up to a retail value of €5.000.

Perfectly situated – less than 45 minutes from the Faro International Airport- with convenient access to famous local attractions and shopping, along with the benefit of onsite complimentary parking, the meeting Suites are located on the 1st floor of the Club House, overlooking the resort and provide stunning sea views. The meeting suites feature high-tech amenities and luxury décor – ideal for everything from a dinner meeting to an intimate social gathering. The private suites provide the perfect venue to impress.

Outstanding attention to detail and extensive indoor and outdoor meeting facilities ensure every event is successful and highly productive. Whether you are hosting a training session, a private boardroom meeting or celebrating a company milestone with a grand celebration, our resort offer just the right venue for your event. An inspirational setting for your meetings, you can choose from day or overnight packages. Alternatively, meeting room hire only prices are available.- our 5 star resort offers all you need to plan a memorable gathering. Take advantage of all our benefits, including:

• Flexible event space, ranging from private boardrooms with en-suite break-out rooms to large functions
• Lovely outdoor venues, including terraces and the Garden Tent
• Business Services through dedicated Meeting Concierge, to assist you in all aspects from start to finish
• Complimentary transportation to the Airport, making it easy for your attendees to arrive
• Extensive activities in the hotel and nearby for participants and their families
• 133 suites and townhouses with deluxe amenities

Meeting planners can enter the drawing on the Monte Santo Web site at www.montesantoalgarve.com and by sending an e-mail to [email protected] Previously contracted groups are not eligible to win. The winner must sign the contract within 10 working days of the drawing. The winner will be notified the day following the drawing via e-mail and a phone call.

Packages and booking incentives are available throughout the year, minimum numbers may apply.

Monte Santo, is a part of IMOCOM Hotels and Resorts which offer the largest most luxurious suites in Carvoeiro and Vilamoura. Each property provides guests with exceptionally personalised service and exquisite décor, creating a distinctive, yet informal experience. IMOCOM Hotels and Resorts offer an unsurpassed range of guest services and amenities, including high-speed Internet connectivity, wine tastings, gourmet dining and unique Spa & fitness options from in-room treatments to state-of-the-art fitness facilities.

A typical day at Monte Santo might include an early bird run around the Resort’s fitness track or an energizing swim in indoor pool, a buffet breakfast by the outdoor pool, morning meetings followed by an express lunch, a bicycle ride or a transfer to the Golf course (3 minutes by car, 20 minutes by bicycle). Then our guests may choose between 18 holes of Championship Golf, a Tennis tournament, or various treatments by the 7Seven Spa. To end a perfect day, the guests may enjoy cocktails, while watching the sunset at the Club House followed by a casual BBQ dinner.

Visitors can locate hotels, book accommodations or find out more by calling +351 282 321 000 / +351  289 304 900, or accessing the resort websites at www.montesantoalgarve.com | www.ascascatasvilamoura.com. For enquiries on this and other offers please e-mail [email protected]

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Editor´s Information

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Freire

PR & Communications Assistant

Tel.: 282 321 000, Fax: 282 321 001, e-mail: [email protected]

Site: www.montesantoalgarve.com

Young, Gifted, and Black and in Business

The Association for Black Engineers, UK (AFBE-UK) would like to cordially invite you to the ‘Young, Gifted, Black and in Business Panel Discussion’ at Franklin Wilkins Building at Waterloo on Saturday the 26th of April 2008 at 4pm-7.30pm. This event promises to give you a range of practical tools to start –up your business and network with other professionals. It’s a great opportunity to network and a renowned business coach will be at hand to give you pointers in the right direction.

All welcome, including non-members. Spread the word!!! For free tickets, please email AFBE-UK at [email protected]