MUMBAI: Infocom, an annual conference and exhibition that aims to bring together business and technology on the same platform, has partnered with Assocham to launch media and entertainment venture the Infocom?Assocham Mets Forum 2013.

The Mets Forum, the third edition of the annual Infocom conference, will kick-start at the Indian capital and will be inaugurated by Information and Broadcasting (I&B) minister Manish Tewari in the presence of I&B secretary Uday Kumar Varma and ABP Group MD & CEO and Infocom chairman D. D. Purkayastha.

The two-day conference, exhibition and the EME Awards will be held on 8 and 9 March at the Indian Habitat Centre (Silver Oak I & II), New Delhi and will provide a unique combination of thought provoking discussions at the conference along with live experience at the exhibition.

One of the key objectives of the forum is to provide a one-stop-shop for the modern day convergence unleashing the power of media and entertainment, information technology, telecom and social media.

The Excellence in Media and Entertainment (EME) Awards 2013 is aimed at recognizing excellence in the field of media and entertainment with emphasis on ?Animation and VFX?.

Nominations have been received from 28 countries including India and abroad with national and international award categories. The jury members for the EME Awards 2013 will comprise dignitaries and celebrities associated with the entertainment and media fraternity.