Sampark

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‘Never before has the gap between what we can imagine and what we can accomplish been smaller’

— Gary Hamel

Distances don’t matter; after all imagination takes one places! But we at IIT-Madras choose to differ! Come August’10 and you needn’t look any further for Shaastra comes right to your doorstep to guarantee you an experience of a lifetime!

Aimed at ‘unleashing the imagination of the youth’, we proudly present Sampark ‘10, a pre-Shaastra initiative to reach out to students across the country through a multiplicity of events, ranging from robotics to puzzle championships and an array of exciting workshops from a wide spectrum of fields. Discover the engineer in you and prove your worth & gain a direct entry to our main event!

 In its second edition, competition just got bigger and better! With incentives aplenty and huge prize money at stake, we provide YOU the golden opportunity to participate in one of the most sought after tech-fests in the country!! Learn, explore and enjoy the tech-experience at our expense for you could be ‘The Chosen One’!

A second ago is gone, and a second from now might be. Now is all you've got. Oye, ride the Sampark fervour!

For queries mail

Pramod P
pramod@shaastra.org
publicity@shaastra.org

Schedule for Pune Sampark, 22 August, COEP Auditorium

9 AM - FOSS conf
10 AM - Shaastra Main Quiz
12: 30 PM - AeRobotics workshop
2: 30 PM - Project X
9 AM - 2: 30 PM - Robotics

Prize money of Rs 10,000 to be given away by Vestas for Project X !!
Prize money of Rs 11,000 to be won for the Vestas quiz !!
Goodies worth Rs 15,000 to be given away !!

Sampark Policy
 

  • Sampark will be conducted in Pune [College of Engineering, Pune] on 22nd of August, 2010..
  • Students from any college of Maharashtra are eligible to participate in Sampark Pune.
  • Events conducted at Sampark include ‘The Octagon Mission’ robotics competition, AeRobotics workshop, Shaastra Main Quiz, Project X and a FOSS conference.

Robotics

  • Click here for the problem statement.
  • The robotics competition will serve as a preliminary round to the main event in Shaastra.
  • A maximum of top three teams from the competition will be given second round entries to the event at Shaastra.
  • In addition these teams need not submit an online Team Description Paper and will be given confirmed accommodation in Shaastra.

AeRobotics workshop

  • A 2 hour workshop on AeRobotics will also form a part of Sampark Pune 2010.
  • Registration for the workshop is free.

Shaastra Main Quiz

  • A maximum of top two teams will gain direct entry to the semifinal round of the event in Shaastra 2010.

Project X

  • Registration is free. You may register on-spot too.

FOSS conference

  • FOSS Conference at Sampark 2010 is an event where student developers will introduce you to open source software from the twin viewpoints of a user and a developer. Whether you are just curious to know more about Linux and open source software or the power hacker, we try and bring together a series of talks and hands-on events that help you dive deeper into FOSS, know some of the open source projects better and eventually get into writing patches and contributing to open source. Sampark 2010 will cover a small introductory talk about how to get started with open source to get you started with the basic tools needed to develop for your favourite open source projects.
  • Registration is free. You may register on-spot too.

 
The event coordinator(s) decision shall be final.

Mail us at publicity@shaastra.org or pramod@shaastra.org for further queries. Please identify yourself along with your college name while mailing.

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We're giving away Rs 10,000 for the quiz(HTW) and free SHAASTRA Distro CDs  during the Hackfest.
 
Also second round entries in Watts Up, giving you a greater chance to win at Shaastra.

Sampark Policy

    * Sampark will be conducted in Bangalore [Sai Vidya Institute of Technology] on 19th of September, 2010.
    * Students from any college of Bangalore are eligible to participate in Sampark Bangalore.
    * Events conducted at Sampark include

   1. Hackfest
   2. Robotics workshop
   3. How Things Work Quiz
   4. Watts Up and
   5. An introduction to coding events at Shaastra.

Schedule:-
Autonomous Robotics Workshop___10am - 1pm
How Things Work(Quiz)______1:30 pm- 3pm
Watts Up____3pm-4:30pm
Hackfest___11am - 1pm (its a session on Open source programming from both User and developer point of View)
 
Computers will be provided for the Hackfest.
All Events/Workshops are FREE and open to all for Participation.

The event coordinator(s) decision shall be final.

Mail us at publicity@shaastra.org or pramod@shaastra.org for further queries. Please identify yourself along with your college name while mailing.