Thursday, March 15, 2007
Digest#13: Upcoming Events (others)
THE ON-CAMPUS LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE
(MAR 15 – APRIL 15, 2007)
This event will offer students a unique opportunity to solve a localized, on-campus problem which is of relevance to the efficient day-to-day working of the institute. Students often have several ideas about how to solve many of the problems affecting them, and either they do not know what to do with them or their ideas get mired in the various layers of red-tapism involved in the process. Jaagritie aims to provide them with a platform to air these views to the concerned people, and possibly even see them implemented.
OBJECTIVE The objective of this exercise is to give interested students a first-hand experience to solve a real-life problem which they are (quite possibly) facing every day. This will not only further their ability to think rationally and cohesively, but also give them valuable experience in analyzing the problems facing an organization as well as ways to solve them (local innovation). In short Jaagritie aims at mooting the spark of entrepreneurship in fellow IITians.
CONTEST DETAILS EDC would release a list of problems which are facing IIT amongst the students and provide a timeframe for solution of the problem. Some typical examples of these problems could be:
Ø Hostel Food and Messing
Ø Hostel Maintenance
Ø KLS
Ø Motor Vehicle Problem
Ø Attendance Problem
Ø Internet Speeds
Ø The Problem of Depression and Stress Management, et cetera Students would form teams among themselves (upto 5 members each), to come up with viable solutions to these relevant problems which affect life on-campus. They would be given a pre-decided timeframe to come up with solutions to their chosen problem.
PROBLEM ANALYSIS DRAFT
The problem analysis draft submitted initially to us shall be in the form of a .pdf or .doc document and needs to be mailed to us at jaagritie@gmail.com. The draft must have the following components: Problem statement and definitionProblem analysis – establish the extent of the problem and requirement of eradication.Problem tackling – component-wise breakup and suggested solution.Problem eradication implementation – how the contestant thinks he would take up the mantle, make the team and go about making his solution work.A short summary of his problem analysis of about 200 words.
TIMELINE
Here is the tentative timeline/schedule for us:
Publicity round one on 17th March, 2007
Publicity round two on 1st April, 2007
Deadline for submission of entries – 2359 hrs on 9th April, 2007
Date of declaration of shortlisted entries – 11th April, 2007
Senate Room presentations – 14th April, 2007
Deadline for E-voting – 2359 hrs on 15th April, 2007
Publicity for the final event and e-voting on 14th April,2007.
Closure Event and Declaration of final result# – 16th April, 2007
JUDGING Manner of Judging- First round of entries: Shortlisting will be done by the EDC team on the basis of a preferential point system. The problem shall be seen under the following subheads: The extent of problem (as in how many people are affected by it)The realistic approach followed by the contestant in analyzing the problemThe depth of problemThe proposed team and timeline structure for tackling the problem Each subhead shall carry five points for every judging coordinator. Each EDC coordinator shall have an equal weightage for every entry; this means that for the four subhead structure given above, each problem has a weight of 20 points resting with each coordinator. The cumulative top six entries go in for the finals. *In case EDC members are participating too, then for their particular problem analysis, a shut-door preferential point structure will be followed. This essentially means that these particular participants are not allowed to be around while their entry is being judged. Also the net points that they get shall be scaled up. Final round: There are two aspects to the judging of the final round shortlists: panel of judges (75% weightage) and e-voting (25%) Panel of Judges: 75 % weightage They shall be requested to evaluate the final presentations and already submitted problem analysis in tandem with each other on a similar weightage criteria as above. The added subhead though shall be a presentation with a 10 point weight. E-voting: 25% weightage The voting can be done on the following email id: jaagritie@gmail.com uptil the given deadline. The summary of each shortlisted entry shall be uploaded on www.edciitd.blogspot.com and will be viewable on the same. The mails shall have the subject Jaagritie and shall have a 1-2-3 rating for three entries. The sender needs to put his name, entry number and mobile number as well. Incomplete e-votes shall not be entertained.
Every vote has a six point weight: 3 for each 1st, 2 for each 2nd and 1 for each 3rd.
We will finally scale it down to our scale.
Certain helpful guidelines for problem judging are:
Ø Quality of analysis of the problem: the problem analysis should be accurate, unbiased and realistic.
Ø Identification of the flaws in the current solution to the problem.
Ø To what extent will their solution achieve the desired outcome? Quantified data on the same would be appreciated, which would again depend on correctly identifying and characterizing all parameters relevant to the chosen problem.
Ø Sustainability of the proposed solution.
Ø Efficacy of the proposed solution on the following criteria: ü
Money required for implementation. ü
Proposed execution time of project. ü
Ease of incorporation of the proposed execution (e.g. how many departments would be involved, would it involve making significant amount of changes in the current setup etc.) PANEL OF JUDGES: For the judges, we need a three to four people panel. Prof. Shashi Mathur should be requested for that as one judge. I would be able to call Prof. Santosh Satya. HOD RDL to come as well. So we need two more.
*EDC student team members are eligible for participation, but will not be entitled to any prize money.
2. Pan-IIM Alumni Golf 2007
PAN - IIM ALUMNI GOLF 2007
GOLDEN GREENS GOLF RESORT,
GURGAON Sunday 18th March 2007
FORMAT OF PLAY 4 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE
Ø Each player tees off.
Ø The team selects the best placed shot.
Ø All players play the second shot from this position ·
The position to be marked with a coin or a tee ·
Balls may be placed within one clublength of the spot by hand ·
Shots may be played in any order
Ø The team again selects the best shot
Ø This process is repeated till the completion of the hole.
Ø This being a team event, there will be only one team score recorded on the scorecard
Ø This is a net event with 10% of Team total Handicap for a Fourball and 15% for a Threeball. Ø Initials of the player who’s drive is used must be marked on the scorecard against the hole score. Minimum 3 drives of each player must be selected over the 18 holes _____________________________________________
IIM ALUMNI GOLF 2007 GOLDEN GREENS GOLF RESORT,
GURGAON Sunday 18th March 2007
FACT SHEET
Event: IIM Alumni Golf 2007
Date: Sunday , 18th March 2007
Venue: Golden Greens Golf Resort,
Gurgaon
Format Of Play:4
Man Texas Scramble
Schedule Of the day:
Registration & Breakfast 7.00 am Briefing 7.30 am
Players Move onto course 7. 45 am
Shotgun start 8.00 am
Lunch & Prize Distribution 1.00 pm onwards
3. EUROPE-INDIA T2B CONFERENCE, Paris, 11.05.2007:
Dear Sir:
I am mailing on behalf of the organizing committee of IIT-EU. In this mail I am attaching the details of and invitation to the Conference that is being organized in Paris.
Dear Sir/Madam, On behalf of the IIT-EU Alumni Association** it is our pleasure to invite you to attend this year’s annual conference to be held on May 11 2007 at the Ecole Centrale Paris in France. This conference is entitled: “EUROPE-INDIA T2B CONFERENCE – Partnership for Technical Education & Business Innovation.” This conference builds upon our successful 2006 conference in Hannover, and will focus on the connections that allow technical ideas to go from conception to global eco-friendly business entities. Under the topic Technical Education, we wish to facilitate advanced research cooperation between institutions of higher education in engineering in Europe and IITs and similar universities in India. Under the topic Business Innovation we seek to address partnership between research establishments and industry. The Conference will bring together industry, research institutions, and universities in Europe and India to foster discussion and interaction towards partnership. The Conference will focus on the topics of Energy/Environment, Transportation and Telecommunications. The emphasis will be on the growing role of science and technology in achieving progress in the face of such global challenges such as pollution, resource-scarcity and natural disasters. The format will feature short Invited Presentations from prominent experts in their fields followed by a general discussion. Panelists are drawn from industry, academia and governmental agencies. Speakers with prior experience in Europe-India partnerships will summarize their projects. In the course of workshops and panel discussions as well as networking/partnering sessions, the international audience will have access to a broad platform of information. The impact of the event in the T2B area will be amplified by the growing network of IITians in Europe with direct connections to India. Our alumni who are students in Europe will be available for recruitment opportunities. Upon request, special one-to-one meetings will also be arranged. The Conference Language is English.
Below a short description of the program, supporters & speaker affiliations: Plenary Session: Dr A. Kakodkar (Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India)
| INSEAD |
** Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are leading institutions offering higher education in engineering and sciences in India. Alumni from the IITs have made notable contributions to their countries of residence that has been globally recognized, for example, in the transcript of a CBS television documentary at: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/19/60minutes/printable559476.shtml
Conference Organizing Team:
| Moris Habip (Moris.Habip@Fluidyn.com) | |
| Vidya Kaushik (vskaushik@iitbombay.org) | Mayank Kapoor (mayankkapoor@gmail.com) |
| Balaji Renukumar (balaji.renukumar@gmail.com) | Satish Pai (spai@paris.oilfield.slb.com) |
| Dilip Williams (Dilip.Williams@Fluidyn.com) | Anand Canda (Anand.Canda@free.fr) |
| Mayank Jha ( | |
Thanks and Regards. Mayank Jha
Tel (Mob)- +33-6 80 00 79 79
Fondation des Etats-Unis, CIUP
15 Bd Jourdan, Paris 75014
mayankjha01@gmail.com
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