amchamindia.com White Paper Competition For Millennials On Leveraging SMAC For HR 2015 : AmCham India

Organization : AmCham India
Competition Name : White Paper Competition For Millennials On Leveraging SMAC For HR 2015
Abstract Submission : 14th July 2015

Website : http://amchamindia.com/
Notification : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/514-HR.pdf

White Paper Competition For Millennials On Leveraging SMAC For HR:
AmCham – India is an association of American business organizations operating in India. Established in 1992, AmCham has around 500 member companies of US origin across all major business sectors. The incumbent U.S. Ambassador to India is the Honorary President of AmCham.

Papers are invited under either of the following 2 Categories:
Category A:
White paper on existing scenarios at the workplace where SMAC & HR are working together with practical & productive outcomes. The practice or innovation which would be the topic of the paper should have been deployed for at least 6 months to support its success.

Category B:
White paper on a futuristic scenario where SMAC and HR can come together and lead to improved practices, better engagement or/and effective management.

Winners will have an opportunity to present their paper at the Annual AmCham HR Summit this year in the presence of some of the most influential HR professionals Winning entries will be published on the AmCham website.

Winners will have the unique opportunity to reverse mentor an HR Leader from outside their company.

Winners also win smart gadgets, membership to professional publications and a lot more

Interested? Here’s how you can participate:
** This is a team contest with number of members not exceeding 2.
** Both the team members should be under the age of 35 years.
** Team members should be from the same organization.
** Participating Organization must be a member of AmCham.

And it’s really easy to submit your paper:
1. There will be three level of the contest.
a. Level 1: Call for Abstracts; participating teams need only submit an abstract on a topic in either category A or B. One team can submit only one abstract.

b. Level 2: Abstracts cleared for level 2 by the panel will be asked to submit a full length paper basis the abstract.

c. Level 3: Papers that clear level 2 will be invited to present to the panel of judges and the HR committee in an AmCham  HR committee meeting.

2. In the abstract, the team would be expected to define the Problem Scope, the suggested/applied solution, the success criteria & a closure statement.

3. Abstracts should be a minimum of 300 and no more than 500 words.

4. All abstracts must be submitted by 14th July 2015 to amchamhr@gmail.com

5. The results of level 1 will be announced by 31st July 2015.

6. Those advancing to level 2 will now have to submit a full length paper basis the abstract they had submitted in level 1.

7. The paper will have to be original and being presented for the first time.

8. Papers must be sent as per the format described below:
a. The paper should be neatly typed and should not exceed 3000 words.
b. Use Times New Roman 12 size fonts with 1 line spacing.
c. All graphs / tables should be from MS Office applications.

9. The last date for submission of the main paper is 31st Aug 2015.

10. Papers that clear level 2 will be informed of their selection by 14th Sep 2015 & will be invited to present their paper at the next AmCham HR Committee meeting. Winners would be declared on the day of the presentation.

11. The papers will be evaluated by a committee of eminent subject matter experts in the Industry. Their decision shall be final and binding.

Just a few things you must keep in mind during submissions:
1. The cover page should include your Name, Designation, Organization’s Name and
Contact Details for both the Abstract and the Final Paper.
2. The team should indicate if one or both of them are millennials.
3. Entries should be mailed to amchamhr@gmail.com
4. File should be named: AmCham Paper_<Your Name>_< Organization’s Name>_<Paper Title>
5. Subject line: AmCham PAPER <Your Name> <Your Organization’s Name>

Important Dates:
Abstract Submission: 14th July 2015
Notification of Abstract Selection: 31st July 2015
Final Paper submission: 31st August 2015
Invitation for Final Presentation: 14th September 2015
Final Winner Announcement: September AmCham HR Committee Meeting

Contact:
In case of any queries, contact us at paridhi@amchamindia.com