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Techfest 2012

National level science and technology festival
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Organized by
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Eligible students
For more details
http://www.techfest.org/
Event ends
08 Jan 2012
Event starts
06 Jan 2012
Opportunity category
College Events - Engineering Fests, Contests/Competitions - Art/Literature/Design
opportunity Location
Mumbai
Description
Techfest, an independent body run by students of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, is the pioneer of science and technology festivals in India. It is Asia's largest annual science and technology festival. Apart from this, it has been involved in taking many path breaking initiatives to promote eco-friendly technology and revolutionise the present day Indian society. Techfest started in 1998 with the aim of providing a platform for students to showcase their talents in the field of science and technology and in the short period of 15 years has grown to become Asia's largest festival of its kind.

The last few editions of Techfest have seen more than 85,000 participants from more than 2100 colleges across India along with teams from countries like the USA, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Nepal, Iran, Bangladesh, SriLanka, UAE, Denmark ,Venezuela and Canada. Apart from student involvement, Techfest 2011 also saw more than 6,000 faculty members and corporate executives.
Events
Competitions
  • International robotics challenge
  • Nexus
  • Robotron
  • Dimensions
  • Xtreme Machine
  • Code Magnate
  • Social buzz
  • ArchiTech
Ideate:
  • Earth
  • Elixir
  • Utkarsh
  • Inspire India
Workshops:
  • Balancing Bot
  • X-Eyebot
  • Hacktrack - IITB
  • Android App Development
Lectures
Techfest feels honoured to have been graced by the presence of the following lecturers and reaching out to the learning world earning huge appreciation:
  • Sir Harold Kroto [1996 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry]
  • Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam [Hon’ble Ex-President of India]
  • Michael Jones [Chief Technology Advocate, Google Founder, Google Earth]
  • Jimmy Wales [Founder, Wikipedia]
  • William Baker [Structural Engineer, Tallest Manmade Structure, Burj Khalifa]
  • Dr. Lyn Evans [Project Leader, Large Hadron Collider, CERN]
  • K. S. Pua [Inventor of Pen Drive]
  • Jaap Haartsen [Inventor of Bluetooth]
Floating Habitat : International Design Challenge
What is the challenge?
Creating a completely offshore building is the challenge for this Inter-Institute architecture competition which not only would reduce the dependence on land but can also pave the way for a new aesthetics and methodology of design. 

Prizes: Cash prizes worth INR 24,000.

Certificate policy:
  • Certificate of Excellence will be given to all the winners.
  • Certificates of Participation will be given to all the teams whose abstract will be selected for the competition.
  • Disqualified teams will not be considered for any certificates.
To know more: http://www.techfest.org/resources/ps/architech/architech.pdf
Others Event Details
  • Exhibitions
  • Technoholix
  • Ozone
  • Umeed-e-milaap - a student initiative to take a step towards a peaceful tomorrow between India & pakistan
Event Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/techfest2012
Event Twitter Page
http://twitter.com/#!/Techfest_IITB
Tags
Engineering Symposiums, Technical Fests | Art, Literature and Design Competitions for College Students
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