A Response to Uttara's Jimpojiums

Here's my response to Uttara's Jimpojiums

@Uttara: Reading your article actually gave me an idea for a blog post of my own.

I'm not gonna contradict the article but rather add to it... give it few points from a new perspective.

I completely agree with the point that, as an endeavour to build organisational skills among students, these symposiums fail miserably. Not all the students involve themselves with the co-ordinating and those who do, have little or no clue as to what is to be done. Someone(at the apex of the organisation body, like the chairman or treasurer) barks the orders and the others simply comply.

To make matters worse, the politics among the organisers only adds to the systematic breakdown of order(yeah, you read that right!). The chairman is not willing to listen to new ideas or his ego simply prevents him from to co-operating with his colleagues. And they call this organisation!

For all its failures, though, these 'jimpojiums' do help some of those involved in conducting them. And I'm not talking about the excuse to get drunk. It actually helps build confidence. The extensive(relatively speaking) social interaction that these symposiums demand from the organisers harden them up to shed some of the public shyness - that impediment that stops people from marketing themselves where needed.

I've myself seen a number of guys come out of their shells after our symposium. Guys have started attending more events and are bolder when it comes to speaking in public. Even though this contributed to frequent mass absenteeism that thoroughly ticked off the faculty, it did have a positive influence.

Perhaps, the outcome of organising such 'jimpojiums' isn't totally lost on the organisers, is it?

Thoughts?