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CSI e_SANGAM

Chief Editor Prof. D.K. Dwivedi Director (CRC, Capacity Building & E-Cell), SIET & Patron, CSI Allahabad Chapter Editor Er. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Professor Department of Computer Sc. & Engineering, & CSI Student Branch Coordinator, SIET, Allahabad Er. Pankaj Tiwari, Asstt. Professor Department of Computer Sc. & Engineering, SIET, Allahabad

January-June, 2017

Congratulations! “Best CSI Regional Student Branch Award - Region-I” bagged by CSI-SIET Student Branch, Allahabad this year.

Best CSI Regional Student Branch Award - Region-I bagged by CSI-SIET Student Branch

On Jan.21, 2018, Best CSI Regional Student Branch Award-Region-I was received by Prof. D.K. Dwivedi from Sri Sanjay Mohapatra, President, CSI during the 52nd Annual Convention of Computer Society of India at Kolkata. Sri Gautam Mohapatra, Vice President Cum President-Elect & Prof. A.K. Nayak, Hony. Secretary, CSI were also present on the dais. Award becomes significant as it is given to a CSI Student Branch in the Region in recognition of the activities organized & overall performance of the branch during the period under consideration. Region-I consists of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Uttaranchal & other areas in northern India.

Seminar on Development & Application of High Precision GPS Measurement On Jan.27, 2018, Seminar on Development & Application of High Precision GPS Measurement was organized by Shambhunath Institute of Engineering & Technology, Allahabad in association with Computer Society of India, Allahabad Chapter & CSI-SIET Student Branch. Prof. Thomas Herring, Professor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA was Keynote Speaker. Prof. K.K. Bhutani, Fellow, CSI was Chief Guest while Prof. Gulab Singh, Former, HoD, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, MNNIT and Dr. G.S. Darbari, Imm. Past President, EUPCCI were Guests of Honour on the occasion. Programme started with the lighting of ceremonial lamp & Sarasvati Bandana.

Prof. D.K. Dwivedi, Director (Capacity Building, CRC & Entrepreneurship) briefed participants about the topic of the Seminar & Global Positioning System (GPS)- a navigational system that utilizes satellite technology to determine with great accuracy the location of any person or object and gave brief introduction of the Keynote Speaker and other invited guests present on the occasion.

Dr. K.K. Tewari, Secretary, Utthan & Shambhunath Group of Institutions

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welcomed the guests by presenting floral bouquets, angvastram and mementoes. He also briefed guests and participants about the courses offered and milestones achieved since the establishment of Shambhunath Group of Institutions.

Prof. K.K. Bhutani, Chief Guest delivered Presidential Address. Prof. Gulab Singh & Dr. G.S. Darbari also addressed the participants and shared their view on fast increasing dependence on GPS in different application areas.

Prof. Thomas Herring delivered nice presentation covering wide spectrum of the development of global positioning system (GPS; scientific principles that make GPS possible; Applications of the GPS; Advantages of the GPS over other navigational systems; Potential uses of the GPS. He explained how Geophysicists have applied the GPS since the mid-1980s to help monitor the slow but relentless deformation of the earth's crust in geologically active regions- changes that can eventually cause the ground to rupture in an earthquake. For such investigations, they seek a maximum in precision from the GPS and often employ a technique called carrier tracking. Compared with differential GPS (which can locate a position to within about a meter or so), carrier tracking allows locations to be determined to within a few millimeters. Meteorologists are measuring the delays in GPS signals caused by the

atmosphere to aid in weather forecasting. GPS is more and more helping to guide shins, airliners, helicopters, satellites and even passenger cars. Experimental systems carried in backpacks may eventually lead blind people about. Indeed, the commercial applications now far outnumber the military uses of the system. Prof. Thomas also satisfied the queries of participants who took keen interest and made session very interactive.

CSI Awards Celebration & Felicitation programme

On Jan. 27, 2018, felicitation programme was organised at SIET, Allahabad to celebrate the winning of following prestigious awards in various categories during the 52nd CSI Annual Convention held at Kolkata from Jan.19-21, 2018 with the student & professional members of the CSI Allahabad Chapter:

CSI Best Regional Accredited Student Branch Award - Region-I

CSI-Shambhunath Institute of Engineering & Technology, Allahabad Student Branch

Best Chapter Award of Region-I

CSI Allahabad Chapter

CSI Chapter Patron Award

Prof. Gulab Singh, Former HoD, CSE, MNNIT, Allahabad

CSI Significant Contribution Award

Sri Gyanu Ji Srivastava, Senior System Analyst, Allahabad High Court

CSI Active Participation (Youth) Award

Dr. Dushyant Singh, Assistant Professor, MNNIT, Allahabad

CSI Active Participation Award (Woman)

Dr. Shashwati Banerjea, Assistant Professor, MNNIT, Allahabad

Dr.M.K. Mishra, Dr.Shashank Srivastava from CSI Allahabad Chapter and Dr. Ramji Dwivedi from MNNIT were also present.

CSI Young Talent Search Software Quiz Competition On Jan.25, 2018, CSI Young Talent Search Software Quiz Competition organised. Winners were B.Tech.(CSE)-3rd year students of SIET; First: Sri Abhishek Anand Mishra; Second: Ms. Pratyaksha Tiwari, & Mohd. Anal Mirza, Third: Ms. Manorama Gupta. Cash prize was given to winners by CSI-SIET Student Branch while merit certificates were given by the CSI.

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Entrepreneurship Summit-2018 March 9-10, 2018 Entrepreneurship Summit was organized by the Entrepreneurship Cell, Shambhunath Institute of Engineering & Technology, Allahabad in association with Kalam Centre for Innovation & Incubation of Startups (K-CIIS), Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (AKTU); Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India; Computer Society of India (CSI); Eastern U.P. Chambers of Commerce & Industries (EUPCCI) & Millionminds. Theme of the E-Summit was Entrepreneurship: Opportunities & Challenges in India.

With a view to provide a platform for the students of various Institutions as well as Startups to present innovation business plans before the experts, startup pitching competitions were organised as part of the E-Summit:

E-Summit was inaugurated with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp and addresses of eminent invited guests from reputed institutions. Dr. K.K. Tewari, Secretary, Shambhunath Group of Institutions extended floral welcome to the guests and presented Angvastram. He briefed guests & participants about the milestones achieved by Shambhunath Group of Institutions & UTTHAN within a short span of time. Prof. D.K. Dwivedi, Director, E-Cell, SGI in his address informed the guests and participants about the aim & objective of the E-Summit, Startup-Pitching/ Business Idea Competitions, E-Talk, E-Quiz scheduled during two days’ event. He also briefed participants about the initiatives & activities of E-Cell, SGI. Prof. S.N. Upadhyay, Emeritus Professor, DAE Raja Ramanna Fellow & Former Director, IIT BHU delivered his address on Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurs and discussed several case studies of successful

entrepreneurs along with intricacies of entrepreneurship in respective cases. Prof. P. Nagbhushan, Director, IIIT, Allahabad in his address talked about Entrepreneurship: Opportunities & Challenges in India and advised participants specially students to dream big & aim big and accordingly groom themselves to be successful in the career. Prof. P.K. Mishra, HoD, Chemical Engineering & Coordinator, Malviya Centre for Innovation & Incubation of Startups (MCIIS), IIT BHU in his address discussed about “Innovate to Serve” and enlightened students about the innovations carried out by various social as well as charitable organisations including MCIIS, IIT, BHU. Er. Rajneesh Agrawal, Director, STPI, Noida enlightened audience about the organization structure & infrastructural facilities of STPI in different cities, Government Policy of supporting Startups, Call Centres as well as various initiatives & activities of STPI in innovation & incubation of Startups. Dr. G.S. Darbari, Managing Director, Darbari Industries & Past President, Eastern U.P. Chambers of Commerce & Industries shared his entrepreneurial journey and also discussed about the entrepreneurial opportunities & risks in various sectors in city like Allahabad. Er. Ajay Chaturvedi, CEO, Harva (Harnessing Value of Rural India)- An NGO emphasized the need to accept the challenges of entrepreneurship for the progress of rural India and motivated students by citing several examples from mythological scriptures. He also briefed participants about the social entrepreneurship work being done by Harva. Er. Praveen Dwivedi, Dy. Director, STPI, Lucknow showcased the facilities established by STPI in Noida, Lucknow, Allahabad, other cities of

U.P. and nearby States along with core activities of STPI. He also discussed about the Incubation Centre, Startups being incubated at present at STPI Centres and opportunities for the students to establish their Startups. Er. Shivesh Gaur, CEO, Empyrean (An Allahabad based Startup manufacturing drones & imparting training to students) discussed about his entrepreneurial journey, challenges faced in registering his venture as Startup and the activities of Empyrean.

In second half, Dr. Kalam Startup Parikrama was organized in association with Kalam Centre of Innovation & Incubation of Startups (KCIIS),Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Uttar Pradesh. Sri Saurabh Singh, Sri Abhishake Nandan, consultants, KCIIS and Sri Shivesh Gaur were judges in Startup pitching competition. On second day, E-Quiz was organized by the E-Cell SGI student volunteers to generate an appetite amongst students to become aware about the current happenings and test their entrepreneurial knowledge. Surprise gifts and goodies were given to those who promptly gave correct answers. In E-Talk Session, Er. Mohit Nayar, Founder, Lawyers of India & Er. Piyush Agrawal, Founder, Happy Cultures, ThEnGa shared their success stories/ challenges faced and explained the art of preparing good business Plans to attract angel investors as well as sustain the Startup business. In second half, The Startup League was organized in association with Millionminds. Er. Piyush Agrawal and Er. Mohit Nayar were judges in the Startup Pitching Competition. E-Summit attracted participation of both professionals from Academia, Industry, Government, Startups, Entrepreneurs and students from various streams such as engineering, management, pharmacy etc.

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Entrepreneurship Summit-2018

Theme: Entrepreneurship: Opportunities & Challenges in India organized by

Entrepreneurship Cell, Shambhunath Institute of Engineering & Technology, Allahabad

Some glimpses of the E-Summit & Startup Pitching Competitions

Summary of the Startup Pitching Competitions

Startup/ Business Idea Pitching Competition

5th Edition of Dr. Kalam Startup Parikrama organized by K-CIIS, AKTU with support of TEQIP Phase-III

The Startup League-Allahabad Chapter organised by Millionminds with support of Startup India programme

Winning Teams I- Hybrid Refrigerator - AITM, Varanasi II- Sangam Trip Advisor - SIET, Allahabad III- E-bicycle –AITM, Varanasi

I- Obalish of MNNIT, Allahabad II- Apna Ghar of SIET, Allahabad III- V4U of MNNIT, Allahabad

Jury of experts Sri Saurabh Singh, Consultant, K-CIIS Sri Abhishake Nandan, Consultant, K-CIIS Er. Shivesh Gaur, CEO, Empyrean

Er. Mohit Nayar, Founder, Lawyers of India Er. Piyush Agrawal, Founder, Happy Cultures, ThEnGa & Millionminds team

Prizes to the winners Cash prize of Rs.10000.00, Rs.5000.00 & Rs.3000.00 respectively

Ticket to Grand Finale of “The Startup League” to be organized in Metros.

Remarks 11 innovative business ideas were shortlisted out of 175+ online submissions for pitching competition.

9 innovative business ideas were shortlisted out of 120+ online submissions for pitching competition.

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