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Engineer is the Annual Technical Symposium of NITK Surathkal and is one of the largest of its kind in India. Started in 2005 as an amalgamation of many technical fests held in NITK Surathkal by its various student clubs, Engineer has grown in leaps and bounds over the years. It is held over 4 days in the second half of the month of October and has consistently attracted participants from all over India. A Penrose Triangle is used as its logo with the tagline 'Think.Create.Engineer'. In its previous editions, Engineer brought organizations such as CERN, MIT Media and Bell labs while catering to a participation pool of over 6000 students from 150 colleges across 65 countries.〔()〕 Many technical and entrepreneurship events are held during the fest, including quizzes, Coding marathons, RC car racing and the like. These are broadly classified into various Branch Events. Apart from this, Workshops in a variety of fields are also held. To highlight the social responsibility of Engineers, social/environmental awareness initiatives are undertaken under the banner of SCE (Socially Conscious Engineering). Technites is another major attraction, showcasing the beauty of technology after dark. Guest speakers of past editions have included Richard Stallman, Sam Pitroda, Dr. Devi Shetty, Sir Anthony James Leggett, Ankit Fadia and other personalities.〔(Workshops, Lectures, Robotics )〕 ==History and Growth== Engineer '06 included paper presentation competitions, project presentations, Shrishti, where participants are required to apply engineering for the greater good of society, robotics events (Perfect Machine, Automata), hacking contests, programming contests, design problems, and workshops and seminars.〔(Engineer )〕〔("Students from 40 institutions vie for honours at Engineer 2006," ''The Hindu'' )〕 Engineer '07 was conducted on a larger scale and witnessed international participation with participation from the Gulf along with participants from major colleges across India. The online events drew programmers from universities in Europe, Americas and Asia. The robotics events were appreciated and well contested. The workshop conducted by Indian Underwater Robotics Society (IURS) was unique to Engineer. The four-day event included video conferences with Kevin Warwick, Ehud Shapiro, Nobel Laureate John C. Mather and Bjarne Stroustrup. Engineer '08 Engineer in 2008, in line with the ongoing trend, was conducted on an even grander scale. It had Green Engineering as its theme, where technical progress is considered keeping in mind sustainability and protection of the environment. Engineer '09 For the first time, it features Impetus, where robotics events' preliminary rounds were held at a venue outside the institute's campus, in cities of Hyderabad, Bangalore and Pune. Engineer '10 Engineer in 2010, included video lectures with Vic Hayes, Peter Norvig amongst the usual events. Engineer '13 This edition featured a totally different publicity technique with students performing a Freeze Mob. Other highlights of this edition of Engineer include the Entertaining 3D mapping show held for the first time, the 3D painting of the Engineer logo by students etc. The planting of trees around the campus by SCE under Green Kalam Movement was another highlight. Engineer '14 Engineer '14 incorporated a large number of main shows, than the usual trend of having only a single main show. The famous band 'Raghu Dixit Project' and Sunburn also performed during the nights. Engineer '15 This year Engineer will be held in a much grander scale from 8th - 11th October, as this is it's 10th Anniversary. EngiConnect, a science exhibition for schools in the South Canara region will also be held during this edition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Engineer (technical fest)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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