IIM-I presents an 'Open to all' blogging contest

The blogging contest is open to all Indian bloggers. IRISing is a set of events that are open to... well, all Indians - not just B-school folks. You might have to do a 1 minute registration [IRIS website link] to check out the various events.

Following are some of the details of the blogging contest. [Mirrored from IRIS website]

About Bloggers Park

Blogging as a phenomenon is picking up slowly but surely. While blogs neither have the reach nor the say as that of the mainstream media, it surely has a definitive impact among the internet savvy population in India. In the light of the growth of this medium, Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM-I) brings you a unique contest to lend your thoughts on blogging as a phenomenon.

Topics:

Bloggers could choose to write as many articles on the following topics.

1) Are blogs an alternative for conventional media?
2) Blogging and viral marketing.

Contest rules:

• The contest is open to all Indian bloggers residing in India and abroad, including, but not limited to, B-school students, other post graduate and under graduate students and corporates.
• The posts have to be dated between October 24, 2005 and November 5, 2005

Prizes:

The winners would be judged by the top-Indian bloggers: Thanks a lot to Amit Varma, Kaps and Kiruba for agreeing to be the judges for the event.

Check out the website for more details.