TECHRITI INVITATION TO ME

Dear Friend,



Techkriti is the annual International Science and Technology festival of IIT Kanpur scheduled to be held between 12th to 15th Feb 2009. Over the years it has grown into one of the largest festivals of its kind in Asia. Since its inception, Techkriti has not only enriched the technical spirits of young minds, but has also been a source of novel solutions to some interesting engineering and scientific problems. From talks by eminent personalities, cut throat competitions, challenging workshops to incredible exhibitions and fun filled shows, Techkriti has got something for everyone.

Continuing the legacy of unparallaled reputation from the past years we bring to you Techkriti '09 which is all set to transform your thoughts. We have a multitude of events ranging from International Online Programming Contest, Software Corner, Robogames, Electromania to Rubiks Cube solving puzzle, Bio Business plan, RC Flying Contest and many more which are set to explore all possible arenas of Science and Technology. New events such as the Rube Goldberg Challenge and the National Spaghetti Bridge Making Contest will further add to the vast diversity of competitions we already have.

Techkriti, in the past, has been graced by the legendry talks by Dr Peter grunberg (Nobel Prize in Physics 2007), Mr. Ankit Fadia, Dr. Kevin Warwick (First Human Cyborg), Mr. Harsh Manglik (MD, Accenture India). This year we invite you to be the audience in the enthralling lectures by following noted illuminories in their field of expertise.


Prof. Martin L. Perl (Nobel Prize in Physics, '95)
Prof. Hod Lipson (Self aware robots)
Prof. Peter Naur (Turing Award Winner)
Prof. Edmund Clarke (FORE systems professor, Carnegie Mellon University)



Registration for Techkriti 09 has already started with many of the events having their preliminary elimination deadlines by December itself. Visit us at www.techkriti.org and check out the problem statements. Watch out for the online events. And to add to it prizes worth more than 10 lacs of rupees are at stake!

So, what are you waiting for! Register yourself at our website and together we will make the event memorable.

Regards,