Mr. CH. Karteek initiated the presentation regarding SPDC and discussed a few points.
- SPDC-Student Professional Development Conference will be held at BITS Pilani from
March 28th to 30th, 2014.
- SPDC District G will be held for the first time in India.
- This time SPDC India and SPDC District G will be held simultaneously and the winners will compete in the finals that are to be held at IMECE, Canada.
- Each Participating member should be an ASME Member.
- For Oral Guard Oral Presentation only 2 papers are eligible per student section.
- Internal Competition will be held for Paper Presentation and the deadline for submission of abstracts will be 5th March 2014.
- The papers which are not been promoted to SPDC will be converted into Poster Presentation.
- For Poster Presentation the participant need not be skilled in Photoshop but can also prepare it using a PowerPoint Presentation.
- SDC problem statement was explained.
- Water Rocketry competition introduced by the BITS Section. Design, aerodynamics, accuracy are tested.
- Elections will be held for the following posts which provide an opportunity to represent in SDOB-Student District Operating Board ,India
- Interested Students can book their tickets in one of the following trains. The availability status as on date is also given.
- SPDC-Student Professional Development Conference will be held at BITS Pilani from
March 28th to 30th, 2014.
- SPDC District G will be held for the first time in India.
- This time SPDC India and SPDC District G will be held simultaneously and the winners will compete in the finals that are to be held at IMECE, Canada.
- Each Participating member should be an ASME Member.
- For Oral Guard Oral Presentation only 2 papers are eligible per student section.
- Internal Competition will be held for Paper Presentation and the deadline for submission of abstracts will be 5th March 2014.
- The papers which are not been promoted to SPDC will be converted into Poster Presentation.
- For Poster Presentation the participant need not be skilled in Photoshop but can also prepare it using a PowerPoint Presentation.
- SDC problem statement was explained.
- Water Rocketry competition introduced by the BITS Section. Design, aerodynamics, accuracy are tested.
- Elections will be held for the following posts which provide an opportunity to represent in SDOB-Student District Operating Board ,India
- Vice-Chair
- Programs In-Charge
- Communication In-Charge
- Memberships at-Large
- Webmaster
- Public Relation Officer ( eligibility only for girls)
- Interested Students can book their tickets in one of the following trains. The availability status as on date is also given.
Trains
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Availability
|
|
26-03-14
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31-03-14
|
|
GT-Express
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WL- 10
|
268
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Tamilnadu Express
|
WL- 1
|
4
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Kerala Express
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WL- 9
|
|
Prof.
K. Shyam Prasad clearly explained the major competitions and discussed a few
points regarding the rules and
restrictions related to certain competitions.
Events
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Participation
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participation
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Number
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OGOP
|
Yes
|
No
|
2 papers only
|
OGTP
|
No
|
Yes
|
No Limit
|
OGWP
|
No
|
Yes
|
No Limit
|
SDC
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No Limit
|
Water Rocket
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No Limit
|
- Candidates participating in OGWP can take guidance from Mr. Kartheek , Ms. Sunanda , Mr. G.B. Prasad.
- The Participants should not aim only at winning the competition. They should be able to gain the concepts acquired during the process and during the competition by learning from other teams.
- Extend you Professional Network.
- Members have the advantage to participate in BITS Pilani Techno Fest APOGEE-14 too.