Xpressions

Xpressions is the annual cultural festival of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB). It is held in the month of October / November every year. It was reported by the The Financial Express to be the biggest event hosted by a business school in eastern India [cite web
url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/XIMBs-biggest-event-Xpressions-kicks-off/235127/
title=XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off
date=02-November-2007] .

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. [cite web
url=http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/02/stories/2007110253330300.htm
title= Colourful start to Xpressions-2007
date=02-November-2007] [cite web
url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/XIMBs-biggest-event-Xpressions-kicks-off/235127/
title=XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off
date=02-November-2007]

Gallery

Theme

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

Events

* Gladiator [cite web
url=http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/01/stories/2007110151770300.htm
title=Stage set for show of ‘Xpressions’
date=01-November-2007]
* Kurukshetra [cite web
url=http://www.coolavenues.com/bschools/061106/ximb_x_1.php
title=Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds
date=06-November-2006]
* Skill City [cite web
url=http://www.coolavenues.com/bschools/061106/ximb_x_1.php
title=Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds
date=06-November-2006]
* Helios [cite web
url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/XIMBs-biggest-event-Xpressions-kicks-off/235127/
title=XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off
date=02-November-2007]
* Xquizzite [cite web
url=http://www.thehindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092258940200.htm
title=Corporate Quiz at Xpressions '07
date=09-November-2007]
* Fourth Estate
* Dalal Street
* Lucratif
* Case In Point
* Shatranj
* Nirnay
* Mercatique
* Ananya
* Country Vault

Culturals

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 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. [cite web
url=http://www.coolavenues.com/bschools/071105/ximb-jal-1.php
title= City of Bhubaneswar Comes Alive with Scintillating Music Performance by 'Jal' at XIMB
date=05-November-2007]

Decibelz

Decibelz is a forum for all upcoming rock bands to compete with one another. It includes college and b-school bands along with local amateur bands.

Several rock bands including the popular local band Raagaz [cite web
url=http://www.orissadiary.com/Shownews.asp?id=4746
title=Bhubaneswar Came Alive at XIMB by Pakistan band performer
date=04-November-2007] had performed in this event in Xpressions '07.

Bandwidth

It is yet another celebrity music performance, some of the past performers have been Band of Boys [cite web
url=http://www.coolavenues.com/bschools/061106/ximb_x_1.php
title=Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds
date=06-November-2006] , Pentagram [cite web
url=http://www.coolavenues.com/bschools/061106/ximb_x_1.php
title=Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds
date=06-November-2006] [cite web
url=http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/01/stories/2007110151770300.htm
title=Stage set for show of ‘Xpressions’
date=01-November-2007] , Cassini's Division. [cite web
url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/XIMBs-biggest-event-Xpressions-kicks-off/235127/
title=XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off
date=02-November-2007]

Carnivale de Vogue

This is a fashion show event, where participants walk the ramp amidst lots of colours, special effects and cheers. [cite web
url=http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/01/stories/2007110151770300.htm
title=Stage set for show of ‘Xpressions’
date=01-November-2007]

JLTs

JLT is an acronym for "Just Like That", the spirited dance parties of XIMB.

Corporate Events

Conclave

Conclave, the panel discussion, is the inaugural event of Xpressions and is known to bring together reputed personalities from the Indian business world. The theme for the year 2007 was "Merge and Grow or Grow and Merge".

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, [cite web
url=http://www.coolavenues.com/bschools/061106/ximb_x_1.php
title=Xpressions 2006 at XIMB Concluded in a Riot of Colours, Lights & Sounds
date=06-November-2006] Krishna Angara, Director of Operations, Vodafone, Rajeev Dubey, Editor, Business World among others. [cite web
url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/XIMBs-biggest-event-Xpressions-kicks-off/235127/
title=XIMB's biggest event Xpressions kicks off
date=02-November-2007]

Home Coming

Homecoming is an event conducted by XIMB for its alumnus. It is an event where people from the early batches of the institute visit the campus to mix up with the current students and faculty members.

Bon Appétit

The opening event of Xpressions-CONCLAVE, is followed by a Corporate Dinner. The Corporate speakers and guests, the faculty and students are invited to a formal dinner.

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.

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.

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.

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 the various cultural programs.

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. [cite web
url=http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/02/stories/2007110253330300.htm
title= Colourful start to Xpressions-2007
date=02-November-2007]

The total turnout was in excess of 5000.

ee also

* Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

References

External link

* [http://home.ximb.ac.in/~xpressions/ Xpressions - The Annual B-school Fest of XIMB]
* [http://in.youtube.com/user/ximbee XIMB's Official YouTube Channel]