RENDEZVOUS 09 – Cultural Fest Of IIT-Delhi

Organizer:

IIT-Delhi

Key Dates
Fest begins: September 23, 2009
Fest ends: September 27, 2009

weblink:

Website: http://www.rendezvous09.com/

Its time for a RENDEZVOUS – The largest college festival of north India is back again to judder the youth of the nation with its grandeur and excitement. Like every year, the cultural extravaganza is also set to win thousands of hearts, to blow out their minds and shoot up adrenaline levels. The legacy of RENDEZVOUS ensures whopping crowds flocking in to the lush green campus of IIT DELHI to engage into the fun and frolic. The thirty year old brand of RENDEZVOUS ensures that its sponsors gain an incredible amount of publicity. “stnjiex937″

hinkLABS : Embedded System Design contest

Organizer:

ThinkLABS

Key Dates :
Last date for registration: December 15, 2009
Last date for submission (Round 1): December 31, 2009
Round1 results declaration: January 5, 2010
Round2: January 18, 2010
Final result declaration: January 25, 2010

weblink:

Website: http://www.thinklabs.in/esdc/

Eligibility
Students, professionals, embedded enthusiasts and hobbyists are all allowed to participate.

synopsis:

The Embedded System Design Contest is a open software contest based on uNiBoard v1.1, which is an open source hardware platform manufactured by ThinkLABS for Embedded and Real Time Systems Programming.The contest aims at recognising and rewarding the best talents in logic, creativity and software design.The contest is open for students, hobbyists and embedded enthusiasts of any age group.The contest comprises of two rounds. The first round would be an online round in which the participating teams would be required to send (by email) the source code, synopsis and presentation of the project undertaken. Based on this round, teams would be shortlisted for the second round which would comprise of a demonstration round followed by an on­the­ spot competition based on the same platform.

The finals of the competition would be held at ThinkLABS, SINE, IIT Bombay.Every registering team will need to pay an entry fee of Rs. 5000/against which ThinkLABS will issue a shop voucher of an equal amount.This voucher can be utilized to purchase relevant components from the Thinklabs shop.Participation certificates would be given to all team members on submission of their entries for Round 1.Prizes worth Rs. 2,00,000 to be won including four consolation prizes.

Roboveda’09 : National level robotics symposium , Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology -Hyderabad

Organizer:

Robotics club – Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology -Hyderabad

Key Dates:
Laste date to send the abstracts of paper: August 15, 2009
The last date for the submission of Hospitality DD is: August 18, 2009
Event begins: August 25, 2009
Event ends: August 27, 2009

weblink:

Website: http://www.roboveda.org/index.php

Roboveda’09 is the prestigious National level robotics symposium conducted by Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology ,Hyderabad.This influential national level robotics symposium, which is one of its kinds in the entire country, signifies “knowledge in robotics”.The main objective of conducting such a technical fiesta is to offer a domain for the convergence of all the intellectual resources in the mighty field of robotics. The theme of Roboveda 09 is “Unveiling the ancient India-Mystique of the metal myth”. This time, the fest would be of highest technical attribute with all the events very well upgraded which would test the technological know-how of the students and apparently the competition would be of the utmost eminence which would certainly test the engineering insight of each and every participant in various concepts of robotics.
The eight Robotics events include Kurukshetra, Lakshmanrekha, Goalaa, Vistaar, Gati, Sarvaagami, Padmavyuh, Yoddha.Other events inlcude Parishkar, Paper Presentations, guest lectures, workshops, On spot Events.An individual can participate in any number of following robotic events just by paying a registration fee of Rs 200/- only which includes food and participation kits.Out station students are charged Rs.650/- (the cost includes accommodation charges + food charges + transportation charges). Money should be paid prior to the fest in the form of Demand Draft.

TED Fellows program 2010

Organizer:

TED

Key Dates :
TED2010 applications DUE: September 25, 2009
Fellows arrive in Long Beach: February 9, 2010
Fellows pre-conference; TED2010 BEGINS: February 10, 2010
TED2010 ENDS: February 13, 2010

weblink:

Website: http://www.ted.com/fellows/

Eligibility
Open to anyone over age 18 .

synopsis:

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Fellows program brings world-changing innovators from around the world into the TED community and with its help, amplifies the impact of their remarkable projects and activities. Fellows are drawn from many disciplines that reflect the diversity of TED’s members: technology, entertainment, design, the sciences, the humanities, the arts, business and more. Each year, TED Fellows program organizers choose 50 individuals who demonstrate world-changing potential to join either the TED or TEDGlobal Conferences, approximately 25 Fellows for each event. At the end of the year, organizers select 20 of these Fellows to participate in an extended three-year Senior Fellowship, bringing them to six consecutive conferences.

TED Fellows receive conference admission, round-trip transportation and room and board at the conference site. Fellows also participate in a two-day pre-conference where they can present a short talk or video which will be considered for TED.com. Other benefits include elite skills-building courses taught by world experts, social opportunities and surprise extras.

Quizmine Group Internships

Organizer:

Quizmine Group

weblink:

Website: http://www.quizmine.com/jobsandintern.aspx

Eligibility
Open to Sophomore, Junior or Senior year, Graduate/MBA students in School.

synopsis:

Quizmine Group is offering Content Development , Web Development,Software Development,Operations Management internships.

Content Development Internship : Its for some one who can enjoy writing articles, blurbs, blogging, and especially paying attention to details while writing articles. This role is creative and fun, where you develop quizzes, content using flash & videos, to enable learning for others to be fun. The skills Involved are Creative writing & thinking, Good communication skills, Flash, Camtasia studio.

Operations Management Internship:Its for some one who can enjoy management roles, especially those which are challenging with everyday being a new challenge and who has a MBA background,enjoy running the show, monitor the progress on ongoing projects, well versed in reporting to senior management.The skills Involved are  Operations Management, Project Management.

Web & Software Development internships: It would be for some one who has a computer science background,willing to work hard and learn the ropes in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment,have a computer and dedicated internet, and be able to work remotely under minimal supervision. Previous internship experience preferred.