APOGEE – 2015, the annual Technical Festival organised each year by Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, is scheduled to be held from 25th to 29th March. APOGEE – 2015 will be the 33rd annual technical festival of the institute. The fest aims at inculcating the exponent of creativity and exuberance within each and every passionate student so as to enhance their technical understanding. It is one of the biggest technical fests across the country.
APOGEE – 2015 will hold a mix of diverse interesting Technical Events, guest lectures by eminent personalities, enchanting Workshops and Exhibits, Scientific Paper and Project Presentations which will draw young intriguing minds from around the country. Numerous renowned tech companies like LAVA, Nokia, Aircel, MTS, Lenovo, Microsoft, and various other companies are sponsoring APOGEE 2015.
A plethora of interesting events will be organised as part of the fest and the events have been clubbed into various categories.
Here is the list of events, workshops, lectures, etc. that will be held during the fest.
EVENT CATEGORIES
Kernel Events, Build and Design, Code and Simulate, Automation, Online Events, Ecomania, Develop and Discover, Quizzes, Miscellaneous, Fun Events
PAPER AND PROJECT PRESENTATION
Paper Presentation will be a competition wherein each participant will have to exhibit the result of his research or scientific investigation.
Various projects from the fields of Science and Engineering will be welcomed as part of the Project Presentation.
LECTURES
The Think Again Conclave, the guest lecture series will be part of APOGEE. This is one event that will amazingly explore broad spectra in a short span of time. Do not lose the chance to listen the following great minds
Aaron Ciechanover, Nobel Laureate, Chemistry
WalterLewin, MIT Physicist
Stephen Wolfram, Scientist & Entrepreneur
Mansoor Khan, Director
Sir Harold Kroto, Nobel Laureate, Chemistry
Archana Sharma, Scientist, CERN
APJ Abdul Kalam, Scientist and Former president
John C. Mather, Nobel Laureate, Physics
Jeff Lieberman, Host, Time Warp
Piyush Pandey, AD Guru
Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia
Ryan Woodward, Designer, Animator and Director
WORKSHOPS
Robotics, Automobile Engine, Quadcopter, Web Development, STAAD PRO, Matlab
IMPORTANT LINKS
Website: http://www.bits-apogee.org/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bitsapogee?fref=ts
Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/bitsapogee
Blog: http://prototype-apogee.blogspot.in/
To get all the details of APOGEE – 2015, click here
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