BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//KnowAFest//Campus Events//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eventsphere-58413@www.knowafest.com DTSTAMP:20261008T133415Z DTSTART:20220323T183000Z DTEND:20220327T182959Z SUMMARY:Techkriti 22 LOCATION:IIT Kanpur\, Kanpur DESCRIPTION:

Techkriti\, Asia’s largest technical and entrepreneurial f estival organized by IIT Kanpur\, symbolizes creation or innovation in tec hnology. Many interesting workshops\, fascinating shows\, enthralling talk s\, informal events\, intriguing exhibitions\, and exciting competitions t ogether construct the face of technological innovation. The four days of t he festival attract a footfall of over 60\,000 from around 1500 prestigiou s colleges worldwide. Techkriti’22 is scheduled on 24-27th March 2022\, and it aims for many more years full of technology ahead.
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\nT echkriti is known for hosting a variety of competitions with total prize m oney of more than 40 Lacs. The competitions serve as the backbone for fulf illing the basic motto of Techkriti - developing interest and encouraging innovation in technology among students. Competitions are classified into a few broad categories such as MUN(Model United Nations)\, Robogames\, ECD C\, Take Off\, Fintech\, Software Corner\, Mixed Bowl\, Design\, Technovat ion\, Entrepreneurial\, and Business Events. Some of the key competitions that are going to be conducted at Techkriti’22 include RoboGames\, ML Ha ckathon\, ECDC\, IOPC\, Speed Quant\, Mandakini\, FinTech\, Design and bus iness and entrepreneur events(prizes worth INR 20 Lacs). Competitions cond ucted in Techkriti provide an excellent platform for students to compete a nd showcase their talents and kindle their innovative streak and creative appetite.
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\nThe workshops organized by Techkriti are designed to demonstrate the advancements in science and technology to future archi tects. They enhance the core skills required in the technology industry. T hey belong to vibrant categories like electronics\, sustainable developmen t\, aero-modeling\, application development\, and many more.
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\nAmid COVID\, the mode of conduction of Techkriti’21 was entirely onlin e. This year\, Techkriti’22 is in hybrid mode. Several talks and events are planned in-person for campus residents\, and screening of the same wil l happen for those joining the fest live.
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\nSome of the works hops Techkriti is conducting this year are Web Development\, Machine Learn ing\, Cryptocurrency\, Ethical Hacking\, Internet of Things (IoT)\, Androi d App Development\, Robotics\, Bridge Design\, Python programming\, and mu ch more
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\nTechkriti also took a social initiative\, BLISS (br ightening life by igniting social support). BLISS started its journey with old age home visits\, where they made those people feel needed and Recent ly\, Techkriti organized a huge cloth donation drive in association with ‘Rao Foundation’. The drive saw donations of over 100 KGs of clothes i n slum areas of Kanpur. The event has been an enormous success.
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\nTechkriti\, in its past 27 years\, witnessed various prominent person alities who showed the proper direction to many scientific minds by offeri ng mind-stimulating talks and motivational speeches. Some of the speakers include Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (Ex-President of India and Founder of India’ s missile program)\, Richard Muller (famous American physicist and profess or of Physics at the University of California\, Berkeley)\, Richard Stallm an (Founder of FSF and GNU Project)\, Vladimir Voevodsky (Fields Medalist from Russia)\, Douglas Osheroff (Physics Nobel Laureate)\, Dr. Lyn Evans ( Director of LCC CERN)\, Michael Foreman (NASA Astronaut)\, Marshall Straba la (Architect of Burj Khalifa)\, Jeff Liebermann (Host of Time Wrap)\, Vic tor Hayes.
\n(Father of Wi-Fi)\, Dr. Hamid Karzai (Ex-President of Af ghanistan)\, Prof. Henry Schaefer (one of the most highly cited scientists in the world)\, Rajat Sharma (a renowned name in the field of Indian Jour nalism)\, Prof. K.C. Nikolaou (2016 Wolf Prize recipient for Chemistry)\, MK Amit Peretz (member of the Knesset and former Deputy Prime Minister of Israel)\, Jitendra Nath Goswami (Padma Shri 2017 and popularly known as Mo on Man of India)\, Dr. Mohsin Wali (Honorary Physician to the President of India and Padma Shri)\, etc. The words of such experienced people help to nurture future technology endeavors.
\nThe exhibitions organized by Techkriti focus to present fascinating things before the fest audiences. T heir prime objective is to shape future innovation ideas and to think. Som e of the past exhibitions at Techkriti include INDRO 3.0(India’s tallest Humanoid)\, Kuka\, Eth Zurich (an autonomous Soccer playing robot)\, Nino (first Indian humanoid robot)\, Remidi (world’s first wearable device t o record\, play and perform)\, Hyperloop (a cool transportation system)\, OTO (a controller come musical instrument of Germany)\, Indro (the tallest humanoid robot)\, Holus (world’s first interactive tabletop holographic display)\, LIGO (gravitational waves in action) Puzzlebox Orbit (a brain- controlled helicopter of USA)\, vintage car exhibitions including Rolls-Ro yce Silver Ghost\, Singer\, Morris Cowley\, and Austin Saloon\, Facebots ( robots which use Facebook account information to converse with friends)\, etc.
\nBesides workshops\, talks\, and exhibitions\, the fest conduct s blasting shows and performances as well. They mark the biggest centers o f attraction for the audience. The festival\, in some past years\, witness ed concert by Piyush Mishra\, DJ night by Willy William\, stand up comedy Zakir Khan\, and Biswa Kalyan Rath\, Drone Show\, DJ night by Zephyrtone a nd DJ Morgan\, a concert by Sonu Nigam\, and Kailash Kher Edge Ryderz (mot orbike stunt show)\, informal session by TVF Pitchers team\, breathtaking performance by Farhan Akhtar\, Beltek and NDS &\; Blues\, Finnish rock band\, 3D projection mapping show\, fireworks and laser shows\, Sukhwinder Singh’s performance\, concert by Nucleya\, magic show by magician Nigel Mead\, The Laser Man\, Feeding the Fish\, air show by Akash Ganga team of Indian Air Force and much more. The shows and performances truly exponent iate the fascination among the fest attendees.
\nTo know more\, visit techkriti.org.

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