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  • Latest programme information
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  • Things to do now!
  • Crocodile bank bursting at the seams
  • Delicious India #3
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    GM HOST & EXHIBITORS

    GM New Delhi, India
    Date: 10-12 November 2005
    Location: Hyatt Regency, New Delhi

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    GM VENUE

    At the Hyatt Regency Delhi Hotel, you have a choice between two kinds of rooms, the Pool View room and the Hyatt Club room. The difference between the rooms is of course the price, but also the extra’s you get.

    For US$ 165 (approx. EUR 137) you’ll have a Pool View room per night and for US$ 200 (approx. EUR 166) you can have a Hyatt Club room per night.

    If you book a Hyatt Club room, you will stay at the Hyatt Club floor and that includes many additional amenities, like access to the Club Lounge, with complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, pick up at the airport by limousine, and much more.

    But if you would like to book a Pool View room, be quick, there are only a limited number of these rooms available!

    Click here for more information on the hotel rooms.

    Basic Hindi

    Words that might be useful for your trip to India:

    Ok, I agree - Acchha
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    Excuse me - Maf kijiye

    Did you know ...

    The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.

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    Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to man. Charaka, the father of medicine consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in Indian civilization.

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    The official Sanskrit name for India is Bharat and it has been called Bharat since the Satya yuga (Golden Age).

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    INDIA Newsletter
    -------------------------------------------- THE ONLINE REGISTRATION PAGE FOR THE INDIA GM IS READY! Visit the ICMA website here.
    		 Nr. 3 - August 2005
    Dear Karina,

    This week you’ll be receiving your printed GM programme through the mail. There are a few late additions – Peter Rees will be joining us again to talk about maximizing revenues in a multi-channel business, and we will welcome a speaker from Orange to talk about what 3G could mean for classified media, plus plenty of other goodies for you. We’re busy practising our Hindi in Head Office and are quietly confident that our Dutch-acquired bike-riding skills will stand us in good stead during the rickshaw treasure hunt!


    Lucie Hime
    Latest programme information

    The Times of India is one of India’s best-established daily English-language newspapers with a considerable online presence. Mr R Sundar, a senior director with corporate responsibility for classifieds, will give the Keynote Presentation on their TimesClassifieds.com site which carries nearly a quarter of a million ads, and has over 110,000 registered users.

    Together with reviewing some of the site’s features such as advanced search functionality, the ability for advertisers to manage their responses online, registered users’ capacity to track ads that interest them, and their print/online self-service pages, Mr Sundar will discuss some of the strategic decisions underpinning the Times’ classified approach. If classifieds are essentially local, how can you manage the business in a market of over a billion people? And with Internet penetration growing very fast but from a small base, how are they executing a mixed-channel strategy effectively? You heard it here first.
    Timeline

    You should have received your brochure by now, if not please contact ICMA Head Office and we will send you a new one!

    Remember the EARLY BIRD registration fee will apply until Wednesday 21 September!

    SEPTEMBER

  • 14 Sep. 2005: Make an appointment with your doctor or vaccination institute for your vaccination schedule
  • 21 Sep. 2005: End of the EARLY BIRD registration fee. The STANDARD conference registration fee will now apply


    • OCTOBER
  • 12 Oct. 2005: LATE conference registration fee will apply
  • 17 Oct. 2005: Apply for a visa


    • NOVEMBER
  • 5 Nov. 2005: Head Office is leaving for New Delhi
  • 10 - 12 Nov. 2005: The General Meeting in New Delhi, India
  • 13 Nov. 2005: Day trip to the world famous Taj Mahal

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    Things to do now!

    You must have received the beautiful brochure by now, so there is only one thing left to do, click here to register for the General Meeting!

    The way it works with these pre and post tours, is as follows, click on one of these trips:

    1. Golden beaches of Goa
    2. Exotic spa holiday in the Himalayas
    3. Golden Triangle
    4. Wildlife tour
    5. Rajasthan tour

    This will take you to the ICMA website where you will find more detailed information about these trips. Have a look and make up your mind which trip you like and think of dates that are convenient to you. Send all this information in an email to info@incentiveindia.com or sajwan@vsnl.com and they will get back to you with a proposal for your personal India Tour!

    Click here for more information
    Crocodile bank bursting at the seams

    In 1976 an American herpetologist (reptile expert), Romulus Whitaker, set up a crocodile bank in the southern city of Madras. "We found that crocodiles in India were becoming extinct very fast and it seemed possible to be able to breed them in captivity and then offer their offspring to the national parks and other protected areas of India," says Mr Whitaker.

    The programme succeeded beyond all expectations. "The reptiles started breeding like rabbits and we were able to give a lot of them away to other states," says Mr Whitaker. The population explosion actually became a problem for the centre. From 14 adult crocodiles the centre soon had well over a thousand.

    Today, there are about 2,500 crocodiles in the bank and some of the pits have close to 500 reptiles in them. The centre has 14 different species of crocodiles found around the world. The biggest draw is a salt-water crocodile, named Jaws III, seventeen feet long, this reptile weighs over a ton and is extremely ferocious.

    "You can pat them on the head if you're careful," he says. According to Mr Andrews most types aren’t dangerous, except for the salt-water crocodiles, which are extremely territorial. Their charm lies in the fact that the crocodiles have not changed in appearance since pre-historic times, perhaps that explains the constant stream of visitors to the centre.

    For the full article, click here
    Delicious India #3

    One of the most easterly states, Bengal's greatest contribution to the food heritage of India is a magnificent spectrum of sweets made from burnt milk and curd. 'Rasogullas', 'gulab jamuns', 'cham cham', 'malai sandwich', 'chena murki', 'anarkali', 'rajbhog' - the list of mouth-watering delicacies is endless. 'Mishti dhoi' or yoghurt sweetened with jaggery (an unrefined sugar) is a must in every Bengali home. Guests are always welcomed with 'sandesh' or sweets made from burnt milk and 'singadas' or crisp samosas.

    Besides sweets, the Bengalis love fish and most of the popular Bengali dishes are made from fish. They are at times marinated in spices, at other times cooked in curd. The cuisine of West Bengal differs from that of Bangladesh with less use of coconut and a preference for mustard oil. The specialty of Bengali cooking is the use of ‘panchphoron’ i.e. five basic spices which include ‘zeera’, ‘kalaunji’, ‘saunf’, ‘fenugreek’ and mustard seeds. Generally, Bengali food is a mixture of sweet and spicy flavours and dining with these gentle people is a definite treat.

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