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The
Computer Society of India, Mumbai chapter, had recently organised
its annual student convention ‘enable2002’. The convention
this year focused on the path-breaking technologies that are likely
to radically change our lives in the near future.
The
inaugural session was addressed by Hemant Sonawala, chief executive
officer, Hinditron group of companies. Sonawala, a past president
of CSI, threw light on many interesting aspects of the IT industry
25 years back and how they happened to form the CSI during those
days.
“Current
software professionals have a greater responsibility of providing
the right kind of information system, which is cost effective and
ensure security,” he reminded.
As
part of this convention many competitive events were organised.
The events included:
Agnavali
(Programming Contest): Top-notch programmers from each institute
participated in this event. Participants took the online test.
Chakravuyh
(Online Treasure Hunt): For the detectives on the campus, this provided
a space for searching clues and arriving at the treasure site. This
event led the detectives over uncharted waters and was open to all,
including faculty members.
Dwi-Visharad
(Designing and Debugging Contest): Designed to bring out the software
designing talent in students.
Jaal
Kruti Web Designing
Provided
students an opportunity to exhibit their talent on the Web. The
theme was assigned to the teams in advance.
Prashnamanjusha
(Quiz Contest): An effort to find the cleverest of the clever in
various colleges. The elimination rounds of the contest was held
online.
Prastute
(Paper Contest): Students were expected to write a technical/managerial
paper on the topics given.
Vaad
Vivaad (Group Discussion): The 12 best speakers made it to the final.
Vikalpa
(Management Game): This brought out the management spirit in students
and included a Business Quiz.
The
speakers included: Sanjay Ahuja, Nortel Networks; Yaduvendra Singh,
GTL Limited; Sonali Gogate, Microsoft; Siddhartha Khare, IBM; Vinesh
Paperwala, Intel; Prof Sanyal and Prof A Sen, Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research; and T Maheedharan, Aptech.
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