Online Debate Manfest

Indian Institute of Management IIM Lucknow plans a 8216;generation Y8217; twist in its upcoming annual event Manfest 2009, with the launch of 8216;Treatise8217;, an online debate. College students, postgraduates, professors and even corporate honchos can lock horns and reason out their arguments freestyle in the online debate, the first of its kind in a B-school fest. Manfest 2009, being organised by the B-school students in association with Tata Group, will be held in January on the Lucknow campus. Treatise is open for registrations at iiml-manfest.com, an interactive flash website designed as a corporate boardroom. 8220;This year, Treatise will stress on the fact that corporate social responsibility is not just a buzzword but a profit centre in itself,8221; said Ruchika Agrawal, Core Committee Member, Manfest. The debate is part of a slew of events and will follow the fest8217;s theme of 8216;Sustainable Development: Fuelling the Future8217;.