Xpressions

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Xpressions is the annual cultural festival of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB). It is held in the month of October / November every year.

The biggest B-school fest of the east[1] and one of the best in India, the gamut of participants varies from management students to art & engineering undergraduates, from aspiring MBA's to professionals.

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[edit] Xpressions 2007

Xpressions '07 held in the first week of November was a magnificent success. Spanning over a period of 4 days, the cultural festival was witness to about 25000+ footfalls from people from all walks of life, including B-schools, Undergraduate colleges, Corporate houses, Media and the city of Bhubaneswar. Corporate sponsorships were to the tune of about 4.5 million INR, out of which prize money alone constituted about 1 million INR.[2][3]


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Prelude to Xpressions '07, XIMB

Conclave Flags off Xpressions '07, XIMB

Jal Performing LIVE, Xpressions '07, XIMB

Carnivale de Vogue, Xpressions, XIMB

Carnivale de Vogue, Xpressions, XIMB

[edit] Theme

The official mascot of Xpressions '07 was Mr. Blox and the theme for the event was "One Event….Thousand Emotions!".

[edit] Events

  • Gladiator[4]
  • Kurukshetra[5]
  • Skill City[6]
  • Helios[7]
  • Xquizzite[8]
  • Fourth Estate
  • Dalal Street
  • Lucratif
  • Case In Point
  • Shatranj
  • Nirnay
  • Mercatique
  • Ananya
  • Country Vault

[edit] Culturals

[edit] Celeblitz

CeleblitZ, a celebrity performance, was the grand finale to Xpressions 2007. In the past this event had been graced by internationally acclaimed celebrities like Jagjit Singh and rock bands such as Euphoria and Indian Ocean. CeleblitZ is a much awaited event in Orissa and attracts a diverse audience comprising of students from various B-Schools, undergraduate colleges as well as people from in and around Bhubaneswar.

In Xpressions '07, CeleblitZ witnessed the LIVE performance of the famous Pakistani Band JAL.[9]

[edit] Decibelz

Decibelz is a celebration of the spirit of hard rock that abides in the young hearts of all B-school grads. It is a beacon for all upcoming rock bands, and is a forum where soulful music meets rebellion of the mind and hence nothing but genius flows. It defies all the logic that says that amateur bands cannot give a level of entertainment that can match those given by professionals. Decibelz, the first rock competition in these parts of the country has been declared by many to be one of the most important events of Xpressions.

Several rock bands including the popular local band Raagaz had performed in this event in Xpressions '07.

[edit] Bandwidth

It is yet another celebrity music performance, some of the past performers have been Band of Boys[10], Pentagram[11][12], Cassini's Division.[13]

[edit] Carnivale de Vogue

This is one of the most sought after events in the form of a mind-boggling fashion show, where participants walk the ramp amidst lots of colours, special effects and cheers.[14]

[edit] JLTs

JLT is an acronym for "Just Like That", the verved up dance parties of XIMB. Elevating music, disco lights and low alcohol punches keep the participants captivated to the floor. Parties begin post midnight and run into the wee hours of morning, with the crowd just asking for more. Swing in to the rhythm or swing out to a beer, people let their hair down.

[edit] Corporate Events

[edit] Conclave

Conclave, the panel discussion, is the inaugural event of Xpressions and is known to bring together trend-setting faces from the Indian business world. The theme for the year 2007 was "Merge and Grow or Grow and Merge". Conclave promises to offer insights into one of the most recent and pertinent phenomenon of the business world of today. Distinguished minds from across the realms of the business community would come and share their thoughts on the topic, and what would emerge henceforth will be a magnificent rainbow of ideas to smile on the horizons of Xpressions.

Some of the eminent panelists in the past have been Praful Patel, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India, Naveen Jindal, Jindal Group, Sachin Pilot, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - India, Mahesh Murthy, Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist, Deepak Bagla, Director - Citigroup, V K Timothia, Non-Executive Director on the board of Vedanta, V S Jain, MD, Jindal Stainless,[15] Krishna Angara, Director of Operations, Vodafone, Rajeev Dubey, Editor, Business World among others.[16]

[edit] Home Coming

Homecoming is an event conducted by XIMB for its alumnus. An invitation to the alumnus to take a trip down the memory lane to those golden years that lost somewhere in the hustle bustle of everyday life. It is an opportunity for the alumnus to relive those magical moments on campus – to relive those long nights spent chatting outside the night mess, to meet those buddies who shared those days of fun and those nights of work, to relive those 'eventful' midnight birthday parties, to relive the JLTs and the block parties, and to sing the block anthem one more time to bring all those old memories rushing back.

[edit] Bon Appétit

The opening event of Xpressions-CONCLAVE, is followed by a Corp Dinner. The Corporate speakers and guests, the faculty and students are invited to a formal dinner. Apart from the sumptuous appetizers, there are ideas aplenty to satiate everyone….except the curious students.

This is a unique opportunity for the students to talk to the corporate bigwigs who come as speakers and guests for conclave on a one-to-one level. The students can widen their knowledge about the latest goings-on in the corporate world by talking to the movers and shakers of the Industry. Students invariably have found the interaction with Corporate honchos an enriching experience, because talking to experienced people who have a current perspective about the Industry provides them with invaluable inputs which mere books can never give!

The Corporate speakers and guests also look forward to this experience of interacting with the student fraternity because it allows them to revisit theoretical concepts and get a fresh perspective on mundane business processes and usual business problems.

[edit] Partners

The UK based Vedanta was the title sponsor of Xpressions '07 and Tata Steel was the associate sponsor. Some of the other renowned sponsors for the events were Vodafone, Axis Bank, Trident group, Cognizant, Hindustan Unilever Limited, HSBC, Coca Cola, Airtel, Volvo, IMFA, Tata Consultancy Services(TCS), Ultratech Cement, Canara Bank, Cafe Coffee Day, AFL logistics, Team outdoor media, The Hindu, Radio choklate 104 fm and Pagalguy.

[edit] Participants

Xpressions '07 played host to participants from all the prestigious B-schools in India. Undergraduates from various engineering colleges and universities participated in events like Helios and other cultural programs like the fashion show, which had been designed keeping the younger junta in mind.

Xpressions '07 welcomed participants from two renowned European B-schools, namely, Reims Management School, Rheims Cedex, France and Euromed marseille Ecole de Management, Marseille, France.[17]

The total turnout was in excess of 5000.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off (02-November-2007).
  2. ^ Colourful start to Xpressions-2007 (02-November-2007).
  3. ^ XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off (02-November-2007).
  4. ^ Stage set for show of ‘Xpressions’ (01-November-2007).
  5. ^ Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds (06-November-2006).
  6. ^ Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds (06-November-2006).
  7. ^ XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off (02-November-2007).
  8. ^ Corporate Quiz at Xpressions '07 (09-November-2007).
  9. ^ City of Bhubaneswar Comes Alive with Scintillating Music Performance by 'Jal' at XIMB (05-November-2007).
  10. ^ Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds (06-November-2006).
  11. ^ Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds (06-November-2006).
  12. ^ Stage set for show of ‘Xpressions’ (01-November-2007).
  13. ^ XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off (02-November-2007).
  14. ^ Stage set for show of ‘Xpressions’ (01-November-2007).
  15. ^ Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds (06-November-2006).
  16. ^ XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off (02-November-2007).
  17. ^ Colourful start to Xpressions-2007 (02-November-2007).

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