Kaleidoscope 2005 a grand success

For the first time Kaleidoscope was organized at a very massive scale. We divided activities during oorja into 3 parts:

Core competitions: included paper presentation contest, Programming Contest, TechQuiz, Open Software, Open Hardware, Open Design, Web Designing Contest, GK Quiz, Creative Writing and JAM Session

Fun Zone included events like Treasure Hunt, Dare, Lan Game, Skit Competition, Face Painting, Blind Date, Ad Hawk, painting exhibition/contest

Events: Workshops: For first time we had 4 workshops during oorja itself: J2ME by Mr. Abhay Jain, Impetus, Latest Technologies in electronics by Mr. Tapan Mukherji, Personality Development by Cerebral Heights and Linux by SSI.

Several movies were also screened during the 2 days of oorja.

During Deeksha we had Techtalk by Dr. Pushpak Bhattacharya, IIT Bombay and HRtalk by Mr Ambrish Kanungo, HR Manager, Impetus. In deeksha also a movie was screened.

The annual newsletter: Interface was also released in Deeksha (To download: http://www.rootshell.be/~abacuscl/downloadnl.htm ).

Apart from handsome cash sponsorship 1.4 lacs we also got 600 digit magazines + 200 scoar gaming magazines + several Technology Encyclopedia CDS from the sponsor Digit. These were distributed to the participants.

Kaleidoscope was also very well covered by several newspapers including Times of India (Education Plus), Hindustan Times, Free Press, Dainik Bhaskar, Naidunia and Navbharat.

coming up Kaleidoscope 2005

Kaleidoscope, the annual college fest of IET-DAVV. enters its third year, albeit with a change, with a uniqueness, with a new ideology. Enthused by the success, Kaleidoscope now aims to be bigger, to be different, to set a precedent. It aspires to be a combined platform for technology and culture. This year it is expected to be one of the biggest college fests of MP with a participation of 1500 students from various colleges. It is scheduled from 4th-6th March, 2005.
Kaleidoscope 2005 would be twin headed spaced over two phases Oorja and Deeksha. Kaleidoscope, which emboldens a pot pourri of variegated colours essentially is an iridescent blend of variously flavored ideas. Oorja will witness the convergence of students from all over Indore to take part in a 2 day extravaganza of competitions like technical presentation, programming contests, quizzes, open software/hardware, Treasure hunt, movie shows, lecture series, Lan Games, JAM, Skits, Face painting and many other on the spot events.

Deeksha is an attempt to cross the barrier of prevalent technologies and look beyond the obvious-into the realms of unfolding techno crafts. It will include lectures by eminent personalities and also an animated movie to refresh the students. Deeksha will be held at the new university auditorium.

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