<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="COLOR: #548dd4">ROBOTICS: </span></b><span lang="EN-IN">This competition has been the most popular event of Techniche for years. The following events were organized under this banner: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Badge of Honour, the manual robotics</b> event which witnesses the maximum participation. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">RGB and Autonomous Robotics events</b>, the semi autonomous and fully autonomous robotics events respectively<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, </b>where the robot is completely program-controlled and will receive no help from the participants and<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">&nbsp;</b>the new kids on the block: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">On the Spot robotics </b>is a massive crowd puller. This time the module widens its scope enclosing many new events.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="COLOR: #548dd4">&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</span></b></span></font></font></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="COLOR: #365f91; mso-fareast-font-family: ">ONLINE EVENTS</span></b><span lang="EN-IN"> A utopia for all the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">gaming lovers and puzzle solvers</b>. With participation in hundreds from all over the country and abroad (winner of Arbit in Techniche ’07 was from <placename w:st="on" />Tsinghua</placename /> <placetype w:st="on" />University</placetype />, <city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Beijing</place /></city />) One of our most prized events- and all a participant requires is a computer with an internet connection! This time it goes more hi tech with competitions like<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Chakravyuh, Ikaaru, Byte Code, Digital Fortress, and Blue <city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Battle</place /></city /></b>.</span></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN-IN"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>Other attractions include the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="COLOR: #548dd4">MANAGEMENT </span></b>MODULE, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="COLOR: #548dd4">AFTER THE SUNSET </span></b>and<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="COLOR: #548dd4"> PRADARSHINI </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>which hosts major and cutting innovations in technology. The new <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="COLOR: #4bacc6">FUNNICHE </span></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>gives <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>fun a new definition with many wonderful new events.</font></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="COLOR: #4bacc6"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">GYAN SANCHAR<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</span></font></font></span></b></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN-IN"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Apart from the competitions we also have <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Gyan Sanchar </b>under which we will be conducting workshops &amp; lectures by prominent names in the industry and education sector. Last year we had lectures by<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Mr. Prabhu Chawla, Dr. C. Mohan</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="COLOR: black">Dr. John Mather (</span></b><span style="COLOR: black">Senior Astrophysicist and Goddard Fellow, NASA; 2006 Physics Nobel Prize awardee) and by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Mr. Michel Danino, </b>a French author who participated in the translation and publication of the works of Sri Aurobindo and of The Mother. </span></font></font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-IN" style="COLOR: black">This time there is much more to offer as we have lectures from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Mr. Franck Wilczek</b> (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Physics Nobel Laureate, 1996</i>), </span><b><span lang="EN-IN">Douglas Osheroff</span></b><i><span lang="EN-IN"> (Physics Nobel Laureate</span></i><span lang="EN-IN">, <i>2004), </i><b>Stuart Parkin (</b><i>IBM Fellow, Director, IBM-Stanford Science and Application Centre), </i><b>Adam Cheyer (</b><i>Founder, Vice-President, Siri Inc), </i><b>Shekhar Dattatri (</b><i>Wildlife Film-maker, Rolex Award Winner), </i><b>Agatha Sangma (</b><i>Lawyer, Environmentalist, Youngest ever Member of Parliament), </i><b>Director (</b><i>Defense Research and Development Organization). </i></span></font></font></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN-IN" style="COLOR: black"></span><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="COLOR: #002060"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Technothlon: </font></font></span></b></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-IN"><font face="Calibri">We say with extreme pride that we are the only IIT who conduct an event of this magnitude for school students of grade 9-12! Technothlon has become an alias for an event which serves as an able platform to expose the innovation and creativity of a student in all its rawness. But only the best get to make it to IIT Guwahati <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>is decided on the basis of an All India Preliminary exam to be conducted on the </font></span><strong><span lang="EN-IN" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Cambria">19th July 2009</span></strong><span lang="EN-IN"><font face="Calibri"> at about 60 centers across the country with an expected participation of more than 1 lakh students across the country (15000+ students registered already!)</font></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN-IN"></span><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="COLOR: #002060"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Jaagore election awareness: </font></font></span></b></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN-IN"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Janaagraha is a non-profit organization that works with citizens and their governments to improve the quality of life in our cities and towns. Janaagraha has worked consistently to address issues of urban governance.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="COLOR: #002060">We Care:</span></b><span lang="EN-IN"> This is IITG reaching out, for all those that feel deprived. During Techniche’s decade edition, we organised a blood donation camp so that we could give something back to the society. Under this initiative a village called ‘Kattin Pahad’ with a population of just over 700 has been adopted by IITG to bring a ray of hope back into the lives of those who just barely manage to earn a living. </span></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN-IN"></span><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN-IN"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">For any further details, log on to <span style="COLOR: #1f497d">www.techniche.in. </span></font></font></span></p><p /></p><p><font face="Calibri" size="3">&nbsp;</font></p></p><p><font face="Calibri" size="3">&nbsp;</font></p></p><p><font face="Calibri" size="3">&nbsp;</font></p>