Seshu | Editor & Publisher, Author at Tiffinbox

Indus Women Leaders

September 21, 2004 by Seshu | Editor & Publisher Leave a Comment

Via Rebecca Karamehmedovic

Indus Women Leaders is proud to present “Leadership Summit 2004: Unleashing Our Potential” on Saturday, October 23, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Rena Golden, Senior Vice President of CNN International
Dr. Margaret Abraham, Professor in the Department of Sociology at Hofstra University, New York
Lubna Khalid, Founder and President of Real Cosmetics
Beena Kamlani, Editor at Viking Penguin and Professor of Publishing at NYU
Dr. Mangalam Srinivasan, Senior Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and Former Scientific Advisor to PM Indira Gandhi
Roopa Unnikrishnan, Management consultant for Katzenbach Partners LLC and a world-class sports rifle shooter
Alka Gupta, VP Corporate Strategy and Development at Lycos Inc.

This year's conference is experiential and interactive as it is focuses on personal growth, relationship building, and community building.

Workshops include:

The Power of Influence: Be the change you want to see
The Balancing Act
The Undiscovered Diamond Mine: South Asian Women Leaders
Artist Reception – Harmony of Hues featuring South Asian women artists

SPECIAL Registration: For Non-Profit and Arts, you may register for only $75! Limited Availability.

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Sylvia Plachy

September 21, 2004 by Seshu | Editor & Publisher 2 Comments

Women In Photography International announced that it had honored Sylvia Plachy for its Distinguished Photographer Award for 2004.

Plachy brings an indisputable European aesthetic to her work, especially documenting life in New York City. Moody, even surreal but tangible. I feel my toes squishing through clay whenever I see her images. Her origins in Hungary and her early apprenticeship with Andre Kertesz bode her well through the years. Her book Unguided Tour is a must-have on every photographer's book shelf. The Tom Waits record in the back is a bonus.

Getty Grant

September 21, 2004 by Seshu | Editor & Publisher Leave a Comment

Via PhotoTalk

At Perpignan this year, Getty Images announced a $100,000 “investment” grant for photojournalists. But there are no free lunches.

“Getty Images will hold a one-year exclusive rights deal with the photographers to market and license the images to its customers, delivering contributor royalty fees to photographers … The photographers will always retain copyright.”

As Andy at PhotoTalk astutely points out, with 5 photographers being chosen for this program, the nickel and dime value for each photographer is $1,666 per month. I just hope Getty isn't expecting these photographers to shoot exclusively for them. In some quarters $1,666 is a LOT of money, but it just doesn't go very far out here in the US.