GITAM Excellence Meet
~Randy Phantom(don't put my name)
The “GITAM Excellence Meet”, popularly denoted as “GEM” is an annual event conducted by GITAM Institute of Management (GIM). This year, GEM 2013, received acclaimed success, probably the biggest GIM event in history. There were more than 3400 registrations, ranging from high school students all the way to post graduates. There was a Food Adda consisting of more than 20 stalls. There were more than 10 stalls featuring fashion and related accessories.
Getting the statistics out of the way, let's move on to something more exciting! First off, the publicity done by the organizers of GEM was done magnificently. We got a glimpse at what we could expect at the fest even before it even started with all of those flash mobs. There were 3 flash mobs that took place: one in CMR, one on Beach Road, in front of YMCA, and one within the GITAM Campus itself. The one inside GITAM took place in front of the popular hangout, Tibb's Frankie. However, setting up the speakers took a while, which gave away the fact that people were going to break out in a dance. This resulted in taking away the “flash” from the “flash mob”. Hence, it was basically just a “mob”. Howerver, overall the publicity team did a great job. Almost, all of Vizag knew of the fest taking place in GITAM. Couldn't expect anything less from management students.