Techkriti 2011 at IIT Kanpur on 17-20 February 2011

Event: Techkriti 2011 

Organised by: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 

Key dates:
Fest dates: 17th-20th February 2011
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Techkriti is the Annual Technology and Entrepreneurship Festival of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Our motive has always been to encourage, promote and make the aspirants aware of the technical and entrepreneurial developments across the world. Being one of the biggest  of the festivals in India attended by more than 8000 students, we provide a platform to students to showcase their talent and battle out against the best in the business! 

Techkriti this year brings along a number of marvelous new initiatives that are sure to sway you away to new heights of knowledge and Geekiness.

1) The Wild Soccer Championship:- The headline event of Techkriti this year is the Wild Soccer Championship(WSC). WSC would be a first of its kind inter collegiate event where colleges from all across the country will battle against each other for the WSC Trophy. Each college will be represented by a team of 3 bots- a goalkeeper, a defender and an attacker. What else? The robots not only have to score goals, but will also rip apart the opponent’s robot in Robowars fashion. Only the maximum number of goals would be the winning criterion. 

2) International Online Programming Contest:- IOPC, as we like to call it, is the biggest student conducted programming contest in Asia with participation from across the world. The event involves intense programming battle for a day long. IOPC is sponsored byGoogle this year!

3) Indian Open Rubik's Cube:- IORC is the biggest Rubik's Cubing event in India affiliated with the World Cubing Association(WCA). The event is highly competitive with world's fastest cubers battling against each other for the prizes. 

4) Take-Off- The Aeromodeling Events :- Take-Off is a conglomeration of unique aero-modeling events which are held on IIT Kanpur's very own airstrip! From RC Plane flying to Ornithopter design, Take-Off has it all. The event is sponsored by Boeing Corporation

5) GCOSE - Grand Challenges in Science and Entrepreneurship is the talks and exhibition section of Techkriti. This year, Techkriti will feature some of the best speakers from across the world like Dr. Vladimir Voevodsky(Field's Medalist), Mr. Bruce Melnick(Former Astronaut, NASA), Dr. Sidney Altman(Nobel Laureate in Chemistry), William Albert Allard (World renowned photographer, National Geographic), Microsoft Surface and Project Natal, World's most advanced Social Robot PR2, USA, NPCIL, Rural Innovation Exhibition from National Innovation Foundation and India Innovators Forum inviting the most flamboyant of Indian young entrepreneurs.

6) Episteme, The Quizzing Events- Episteme promises to feature some of the wackiest and awesomest quizzes of our times, including Science Quiz by Dr. H C Verma, HowStuffWorks Quiz,  and Business Quiz

7) Workshops:- Workshops covering the advanced facets of technology like ARM Processors, Radio Controlled Aircraft making, Robotic Arm, Fuel Cell Technology, Android Development, Boomerang making, Science Journalism and many many more!

8) Battlefield:- Battlefield is the premier Case Study Challenge conducted by Techkriti in association with the Harvard Business Review, South Asia. Test your business acumen by solving the most challenging problems of the business world.

To Register in Techkriti, click here

Be a part of the Renaissance of the Geeks!

Contact Us:
Devesh Kumar
Coordinator, Hospitality
techkriti@iitk.ac.in
+91 9307952363 

How to Reach The College:
Located alongside the Grand Trunk Road (Calcutta to New Delhi) IIT Kanpur is nearly 16kms away from the Kanpur central railway station. Being located on the national corridor of railways the city of Kanpur is well connected with the rest of India by rail services. 

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