AFVOA Newsletter of Year 2021

Section 3 – Value Add / Special Tasks CV 2 No. 01 / 2021 Page 31 of 123 our Lady guests – Dr Shoba Varthaman, Ms Sulochana Krishnaswami, Ms Jaya Subramanyam, Ms Lalitha Mohandas and Ms Chandrika Harsha. But at 10:45 AM, multiple and concurrent entries happen all at once, completing the viewer complement of the day. The bonhomie and the cheer among the early birds are seen to be believed! If this is not camaraderie, what is? The pre-event tête-à-tête is as interesting as the main event per se , with subjects ranging from light hearted pulling of each other’s legs to participation in 1971 Ops! It is also true that attendance in a few meetings has not been flattering, but the encouragement provided by the inimitable subset of regulars enthuse the Managing Committee to “bash on regardless”! The back-office work for the eConnect work, from ideation till execution, is indeed very interesting. While a lion’s share of the ideas on the subjects / Speaker come from the President of the Association, the Secretary has not been far behind in this area. A flurry of activities follow once a consensus is reached on the subject and Speaker. This triggers an unstated, but a healthy competition among the members of the Editorial Committee to gather the contact details of the Speaker through the entire gamut of the social media including search through the Web, Facebook, LinkedIn, friends etc. It will not be an exaggeration to state that the members of the Editorial Committee work with the zeal and enthusiasm of newly commissioned Flying Officers in their first unit of posting. Once done, a formal Invite is shared with the Speaker through eMail and a personal call from the President. Acceptance of the same by the Speaker sets off a series of intimation and reminder flyers (tastefully and aesthetically designed by the President) from the Secretary to the members through eMail and WA, till the day of the event. On the day of the event, the Technical Member steps in to coordinate recording of the event in cloud and live streaming in YouTube. After the event, on the same evening, a ‘Thank You’ note with a ‘Letter of Appreciation’ signed by the President is sent to the Speaker. Samples of the Invitation and the Appreciation letters are placed at the end of this article for reference. Ideation & Selection Find Contact Details from Social Media / Others Send Invite & Obtain Confirmation Intimation & Reminders to Members and other Groups Stage Event, Record & Live Stream Sharing of a Letter of Appreciation by the President