Finally, that day has come. March 25. Twestival Global 2010.

tweet. meet. give.

Let us see this day as one of the best days that the earth has faced this year. A single day, an interval of 24 hours, in which, every other city you mention, becomes a part of this festival, for a noble cause.

Unlike any other twestival, Cochin is in its infancy, but the Twestival bug has already attacked the whole of the state of Kerala. People from all over the state have confirmed their attendance to the Twestival. We hope this can make all the difference to children all over the world devoid of one basic human right - Education

Ms. Archana Kavi will be our guest for the evening, and we all hope she would grace the occasion, and help us take one more step closer to our cause.

The Twestival Kerala Team is at the venue, making our last minute arrangements to the final showdown, and putting up the icing on the cake. We hope you all would make the best out this very first twestival in Kerala and help support the cause and make a difference…

We thank each and everyone of you, who is even remotely involved, in making this day come to us, as one day we are to have fun by bringing happiness into the lives of countless children in the dark. So, see you all at the Twestival!!!

Cheers.

The Twestival Kerala team.

South Indian cine actress Archana Kavi (@archanakavi) is known to be heart stealer with her sweet smile and we are in fact happy have her as the celebrity guest on the occasion. She has been really active in Twitter and she was more than delighted to be invited for the function. Though the shoot of her next movie “Best of Luck” is all set to start tomorrow, she has promised us she will make time for our event. We wish we had the entire cast of Best of Luck Movie but would that be too much to wish for ?  Keep our fingers crossed,lets see if we could bring them in too.

But one this for sure Kunjumallu who we all fell in love with is going to be a part of the event and add to the cause of it. So one question remains did you get your invite to the event ? Get it quick if you haven’t…

hi cochin,

at last cochin twestival is here !

here is the awesome logo of cochin twestival by vipin dhanurdhar-malayali  designer and a supporter of kerala’s the very first twestival !

The Cochin Twestival presents before you…

ELECTROWESTIVAL, exclusively for Kerala Twestival, by Cochin’s Electro Boy DJ Arvee

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Stand Up Comedy by Siddharth, KochiVibe

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Techno-Humour Geek Extravaganza by Binny the blogger.

At Somewhere Else Café, the only FREE Wi-Fi cafe in Cochin. Free Welcome Drinks!

Cochin Twestival supports MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Make A Difference is a youth volunteer network that works with underprivileged children in India. We try to empower these children with English, Computer knowledge and other necessary life skills to help them succeed in life and harness their true potential.

Right now, 800 Make A Difference volunteers teach close to 2500 kids in the Indian cities of Cochin, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Trivandrum, Mangalore, Goa, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai.

•Cochin Twestival salutes the initiative taken up by the volunteers behind MAD, who have been providing unprivileged children with necessary education. This is the same reason behind our support to them. “Education for all” being the message for Cochin Twestival 2010, we are spreading the message with the help of this very awesome volunteer network•

Please check their website and Facebook page for more details.

Special Twestival t-shirts are now available for purchase from Myntra.com. Help us support our cause by buying these cool t-shirts for just Rs. 299/-.

Visit the following site for designs

http://www.myntra.com/twestivalindia

Myntra will donate 100% profits from the sale of Twestival T-shirts to Concern Worldwide.

Cochin Twestival has grown from just an idea to something more in the
past few days. From just a handful of volunteers, the people of Kerala
have joined in to volunteer help and make it a huge success. This post
is devoted to every volunteer who has helped us in getting this mega
even closer to reality.

Kenney Jacob(@kenneyjacob), a serial entrepreneur and a BarCamper, along with
Andrine Mendez (@Andrine_Mendez), a marketing consultant, have been instrumental in
pushing the idea of the first ever twestival in Kerala to a whole new
level. Both, very successful bloggers, have been in contact with
various Sponsorship prospects, and have ensured a positive response so
far. We thank you guys for being an important kernel in this Twestival
team.

Binny VA(@binnyva), a freelance web developer has been the core of the twestival
team from the very beginning. We were all very sad to hear him bedded
due to heavy fever, but even in his ailing condition, he has managed to
start up a discussion group between the volunteers on Twitter Kerala.
We hope he will be ready for the event. He has also done his part in
bringing some entertainment artists into the Twestival programs, of
whom you all will be notified soon. We request all volunteers to join,
participate and contribute to the Cochin twestival discussion group.
You will all receive a mail for the same soon.

Ivin Gancius,( @ivan457)a Lawyer who runs a consulting firm is an active
twitterer and will be issuing the posters of the Cochin twestival free
of cost on behalf of his firm. We would love to thank you for this.

Thariq CP (@thariqcp )has been trying to get artists for the event, and we have
contacted the band EverGreen through him.

Jayadeep Gilroy(@jAyaDEEpGiLrOY) has been trying his best to contact sponsors for the
event. His efforts in making this happen is what makes our Twestival
team truly special.

Ranjith K Avarachan, aka @zeqox , has been a part of the twestival team
from the very beginning. He has contributed to various brainstorming
sessions and has come up with innovative ideas to make our twestival
stand out. Moreover, he has been hunting bands for the cultural events
on the day.

Arun Sadanand,( @sadu_arun)an engineering Final year student and an active
twitterer, has been working hard to get the contacts of the various
bands in Kerala. We would like to acknowledge his effort.

Ashwin,  (@4sHwiN) a very active Criminology Student and an avid traveller, has
been instrumental in connecting a lot of the members in this Twestival
teams. Moreover, he has carried out miscellaneous jobs to make his
Twestival more than a reality, a Festival. We hope to find him on the
day managing most of the events.

Cijo Abraham Mani( @cijoaj2003) SEO Consultant and a blogger

Volunteering for a bettet cause. He is in a sponsors hunt for cochin twestival.

Sharat Sreenivas-(I_Sharat) -Engineer, at Idea Cellular Limited is helping

cochin twestival .

Nitin, better known as  @hollowmaniac, is a second year Engineering

Student who loves to write. He is writing up the posts for the
Twestival on behalf of the team. He is also helping Ashwin and Arun in
their respective works.

Sajan Mani ( @vmsajan) is the official organizer of Twestival Kerala. He has
brought Twestival to God’s own country with a lot of effort, and put
up the above team of volunteers to make this one a huge one indeed!

The people mentioned above have met in real life to discuss the matter
in hand, i.e., the successful execution of Twestival Kerala. We have a
huge number of volunteers registered for the vent, but we need to meet
up with you guys physically to make this work faster. We encourage you
to involve yourself in and contribute to the Cochin Twestival forum by
Binny VA, on Twitter Kerala. You will all receive mails inviting you
to the forum.

Moreover, this week, we are planning an array of meetings, and
tweetups to discuss the final stages of Cochin Twestival. We need you
all to me present there so that every one of you is assigned to what
you have volunteered for. We hope, with such a team of volunteers, we
will make this Twestival a real huge event!

The Twestival Kerala team would also like to thank @angeldirect @blogadda
@tinucherian @dhempe @SangitaSri and  lot of tweeple for spreading the world of Kerala’s first ever Twestival all over the Twitterverse.

We hope, by the next few days, the final building blocks of the
Twestival will be in place, and we will have everything rigged to go
on 25th march.

Thats all folks.

Have fun.
The Cochin Twestival Team.

Cochin Twestival 2010-the very first twestival in Kerala

@hollowmaniac, along with @vmsajan, @binnyva, @4sHwiN, @ivan457, writing for Twestival Kerala.

Twestival Kerala or Cochin Twestival

Twestival has finally come to God’s own country, our beautiful lush green state of Kerala, India. It will be in Cochin on March 25, 2010.

? Twestival ??

It is a mega tweet-up with lots of things added. In short, it is a Twitter Festival. Twitter Festivals or Twestivals happen all around the globe once a year. There are basically two types of Twestivals: Twestival Global & Twestival Local. Twestival Global is one day, one cause all around the world and Twestival Local takes place over a weekend where cities are encouraged to support a local cause. Both versions have international momentum, but the real power of Twestival is when everything comes together on one day, giving focus to an important cause, the cause being different every year.

This year, besides Cochin, Twestival Global is primed to go in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata and Goa, all on the very same day, of which Goa, Kolkata, and Cochin are getting their first ever Twestival.

? WHY ??

Basically, everyone needs to have fun. And that is why Twestival happens. Twestival not only gets together a group of tweeple, but it creates a movement, a change, not only in the life of the people concerned, but also to the life of those who don’t actually have one. Each year, Twestival supports a non-profit organization, and all the profit from the Twestival goes to Charity via that selected organization.

? So WHAT is going to happen in 2010 ??

The 2010 Twestival will be held on March 25, in Cochin. Please follow @cochintwestival on Twitter for more updates and inputs.

The theme for this year is:

Everyone in the world deserves an education

Twestival Global 2010 aims to support ConcernWorldwide’s global education programs through fundraising and awareness efforts.

? What is CONCERN WORLDWIDE ??

Concern Worldwide was founded in 1968 to meet the needs of people living in extreme poverty, for whom every day is a fight for survival. Concern is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of poverty. Their mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives - improvements they can sustain without ongoing support. Concern meets the needs of these people in a caring and personalized manner, respecting their human and cultural dignity. They are committed to reaching the most vulnerable, even in the most difficult of circumstances. Concern’s work is informed by a vision for change and their education programs target the poorest people in the poorest countries in the world, with particular emphasis on reaching out-of-school children such as girls, orphans, street children, working children, children affected by conflict, children affected by HIV and AIDS, and children with disabilities. Concern’s educational programs currently reach over 700,000 people in 25 countries across the regions of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Please follow @concern on Twitter to get a glimpse of their staff tweeting from around the world, including their efforts on the ground in Haiti.

? WHY COCHIN ??

Cochin has always been that major city in Kerala, where everyone can get together to celebrate. This sea-facing city is the best place to have a Festival, or any carnival of that sort. It is at the heart of Kerala, the lush green state of South India, christened as God’s own Country. Cochin is the easiest accessible point in Kerala since it has a National Highway, is a major Railway station, an International Sea-Port, and has an International Airport. Thus, one can get there by all the basic transportation means, by Road, Rail, Sea, and Air.

? Our Current STATUS ??

The Kerala Twestival is still in its infant stage. All we now have in an Idea, and a plan, and the basic will power to make it happen. Twestival is a global event, and it is recognized all over the world. But when it comes to the local perspective, very few people are aware of such a thing happening. We know, for a fact that there are a very considerable number of Malayalees in twitter. Thus, we aim to bring together all of you to this Twestival, and make it happen, and make it happen Big.

As of now, our team stands like this. The list will renew itself when you volunteer for it.

@vmsajan is organizing the Cochin Twestival 2010 along with

@binnyva

@hollowmaniac

@4sHwiN

@ivan457

As of now, we are running short of a Volunteer team. We need to set up a Volunteer team as quick as possible, conduct frequent meetings and brainstorming sessions. The team essentially consists of a Team Leader, Sponsorship Coordinators, Prizes Coordinators, Logistics Coordinators, Website Coordinators, Volunteering and Ushering Coordinators, Entertainment Coordinators, Marketing/PR Coordinators, Volunteers under the Coordinators, and Everyone who is willing to help, willing to contribute.

Please visit the Twestival main site for more details about the portfolios.

We need URGENT and IMMEDIATE support from you. Please Sign up, Get Involved, Share, Tweet, and Volunteer.

I’m Interested. I need to know MORE…

Please connect with @vmsajan (organizer)

Or mail vmsajan@gmail.com your queries, opinions, suggestions, everything. Just do not forget to add “twestival” in your subject line.

Global information on Twestival can be obtained by connecting with @twestivalteam or @amanda

Specific info on Twestival India can be found by connecting with @twestivalindia or @adropofwisdom – the Regional Coordinator for Twestival in India.

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Love and Regards,

The Cochin Twestival Team.

The page is getting ready. Please be patient. We will put up updates in a short while. We appreciate your need to help and volunteer, so we are doing as fast as we can to put up news for you.

Love and Regards,

The Cochin Twestival Team.