INFOTSAV

INFOTSAV, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering
Duration 2 days
Venue Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE)
Location Mysore, India
Coordinates 12°18′48″N 76°36′41″E / 12.313268°N 76.611350°E / 12.313268; 76.611350Coordinates: 12°18′48″N 76°36′41″E / 12.313268°N 76.611350°E / 12.313268; 76.611350
Type Non-Profit Student Organisation
Organised by Student community of MCA, SJCE
Website www.infotsav.in/

INFOTSAV ( Kannada ಇನ್ಫೋತ್ಸವ ) is the annual science and technology festival of Department of Master of Computer Applications ( MCA ),[1] Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE).[2][3] Students of MCA organize this event along with few social initiatives.

Seminars

The inaugurations have been done by - Dr B G Sangameshwara, former Principal of SJCE,[4][5] now Joint Director (Academic), JSSMVP;[6][7] Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, Tumkur, president, Sri Swami Veereshanandaji.[8] [9] [10][11] [12]

Guest of honours have been - Vice President of Global Hosting and Support, Talisma-USA, Rajendra, now Chairman and Managing Director of Talisma-USA.

Valedictory functions had chief guest as - Late Dr S Rame Gowda,[13][14][15] former Chairman - VET and AICTE.

Also Seminars were delivered by personalities from companies like:

   TCS
   MindTree Consultancy
   Tattva solutions

History and Growth

Started in 1996 with the aim of providing Indian student community of MCA a platform for interaction between students and the professionals from the industry, exposure to the currents trends and technology, and to develop and showcase their technical prowess. It is generally conducted during month of October–November.[16]

INFOTSAV 2000

INFOTSAV 2001

INFOTSAV 2002

INFOTSAV 2003

INFOTSAV 2004

INFOTSAV 2005

INFOTSAV 2006

It was conducted during October 14 and 15 of 2006. With seminars on ‘Transition from C to C,’ ‘Innovation as a powerful instrument of globalisation,’ and ‘Embedded Systems.’ Games such as ‘Tame the bug’, ‘Ipso Facto’, ‘Relic hunter’ and ‘Papyrus Presento’ were conducted.[16]

INFOTSAV 2007

It was conducted on October 13 and 14 of 2007.[17]

INFOTSAV 2008

The IT Fest was held on October 11 and 12 of 2008.[18]

INFOTSAV 2009

INFOTSAV 2010

INFOTSAV 2011

INFOTSAV 2012

It was conducted from May 5, 2012.

INFOTSAV 2013

It was started on Oct 26th and 27th of 2013. Inaugurating the programme, was Chairman and Managing Director of Talisma Corporation, Bangalore, Rajendra C. Mruthyunjayappa, who is also an alumnus of MCA, SJCE, who reiterated that MCA was not just a course but a passion with many challenges to be faced by the students on acquiring the degree.[19] Students from colleges across the country attended this fest to showcase their talents and skills in various fields of IT. The two day fest saw a string of events being conducted onstage as well as offstage. The onstage events included the icebreaker, best manager, paper presentation and rhythm (culturals). The offstage events consisted of crackers (coding), photofunia (image editing), treasure hunt, clickzz (photography), data digger, newshunt and IT quiz.[20]

INFOTSAV 2014

The former Vice-Chancellor of the Kuvempu University K. Chidananda Gowda inaugurated the festival.[21] He is also the son-in-law of the Kannada playwright, Kuvempu, after whom the Kuvempu University is named.[22] He has published many papers, mainly in the field of pattern recognition. Events conducted were Romper el hielo, Just for Laughs, Lens Arc, Techno Buzz, Master M, Wicth Hunt, Giga Mind, Brass Tack Miner, Game Theory, Code Chef and Rhythm.

INFOTSAV 2015

It was organised on 7th and 8th October 2015, with events like campus quest, aperture, paper presentation, brainiacs, innoventure, ice breaker, gamiacs, dubsmash, foot loose, code jam, best manager and adzap.[8]

Social Initiatives

Boondh

Boondh, a blood donation camp by Project ReachOut was conducted on 9 October 2015 in SJCE Auditorium. Certificates and refreshments were provided to donors.[23]

Associates and Partners

INFOTSAV receives coverage in print, digital as well as online media like Deccan Herald, Star of Mysore(Mysore, India), Daijiworld Media, The Hindu.

INFOTSAV receives sponsorship, and had association with firms like Talisma, TCS, MindTree Consultancy, Tattva solutions, OriginApp.

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering - Department of Master of Computer Applications".
  2. ↑ "Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering - Mandatory Disclosure" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering".
  4. ↑ "JSS MAHAVIDYAPEETHA SJCE MYSORE - Restructured Academic Council" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "QIP Office, IIT Bombay - ADDRESSES OF QIP COORDINATORS".
  6. ↑ "JSS Mahavidyapeetha".
  7. ↑ "JSS Mahavidyapeetha - SJCE - Governing Body" (PDF).
  8. 1 2 "NATIONAL - KARNATAKA - engagements". The Hindu. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ramakrishna - Vivekananda Ashrama" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Ramakrishna - Vivekananda Ashrama, Tumakuru".
  11. ↑ "1614 Discourse by Swami Veereshananda Saraswati, President, Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashrama, Tumkur".
  12. ↑ "Ashram adopts sons of Kargil martyrs".
  13. ↑ "All India Council for Technical Education - Minutes of the Twenty Eighth Meeting of the Executive Committee" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "All India Council for Technical Education - Minutes of the Twenty Ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "Rame Gowda's contribution to society lauded". The Hindu. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  16. 1 2 "Infotsav-2006 from today". Deccan Herald. Retrieved October 14, 2006.
  17. ↑ "about sjce". Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  18. ↑ "WELCOME TO B.L.D.E.A's Dr P.G.H COLLEGE OF ENGG & TECH - Participated in INFOTSAV-08".
  19. ↑ "Infotsav '13 Opens at Sjce". Star of Mysore (Mysore, India). Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  20. ↑ "AIMIT emerges champion at SJEC Fest in Mysore". Daijiworld Media. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Inter-collegiate fest". The Hindu. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Kuvempu literary festival inaugurated". Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2004-08-23 (Chennai, India). 2004-08-23. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  23. ↑ "Instagram photo by project_reachout". lakako.com.

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