Back 2 Bedlam... The Game Arena of Nimbus 2010

The bedlam was the platform where the participants from different colleges unleashed their skills and dexterity at the most happening event at Nimbus 2010. Indulging themselves into a multi player gaming fiesta, they experienced the brute adroit of human opponents. Foes with lightning quick reaction and blade sharp wits danced on the dais of the bedlam. The bedlam avenues included:

1. Counter Strike 1.6

2. FIFA 2010

3. Age Of Empires II - Conqueror's Expansion

4. Need For Speed - Most Wanted

Workshops at Nimbus 2010

CATIA V5

Nimbus 2010 in association with CADD-CENTRE Hamirpur organized a 20 hour workshop on CATIA V5.Worshop from 20th to 26th February. Followed by workshop there was be a competition called C.A.D. based on CATIA during NIMBUS.

Circuit Designing

This workshop covered everything necessary for the continued understanding of the much more advanced topics presented these days in various circuits and systems in use in the industry.

All those dealing with electronic circuit designs and development require knowledge of basic electronic components. In this workshop they were made familiar with commonly used active and passive electronic components and then made to work on circuit designing using the knowledge of components.

Students were taught the use of basic building blocks of electronic circuits using sensors, 555 timers, op-amp and other commonly used circuits in making projects.

Photography

It was a workshop all about Photography, camera, images and digital implications. A special interest of the participants was built towards Portrait, Landscape and Architecture.
 An eminent speaker and instructor was available to answer questions during this two day
workshop.

Web Technologies and Web CMS : JOOMLA

The main aim of the workshop was to learn all about Latest Web Technologies and Web Content Management System (CMS) with Joomla implementation and to begin managing your our website like a professional. Participants were provided with instructions to build and manage their own new Joomla website. A live speaker and instructor was available to answer questions during this two day workshop.

Ethical Hacking

For the First Time in India, Innobuzz Knowledge Solutions in association with APOGEE, BITS Pilnai organized a workshop on Information Security and Ethical Hacking.

Ethical Hacking is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or unauthorized access, while allowing the information and property to remain accessible and productive to its intended users. The terms computer system security, means the collective processes and mechanisms by which sensitive and valuable information and services are protected from publication, tampering or collapse by unauthorized activities or untrustworthy individuals and unplanned events respectively. This workshop was designed to provide the students with knowledge on the basic as well as advanced topics of Ethical Hacking and Information Security.

Exhibitions at Nimbus 2010

 

Timber Trail "Paddling in Air"

Transporting goods to and from an elevated height is a basic requirement in hilly regions. Not just at elevated heights, but at times transportation of horticulture produce and other essential goods across the valleys and rivers is essential in higher Himalayan regions.
Timber trail as the name suggests is a mode of transport of goods. It is basically a ropeway which is a popular and cheap mode of transportation of goods in hilly areas using motors as drive. But here in this project we are replacing the electric motor by a complete mechanical driver so that the electricity constrained is detached which makes it a better option in rural areas where electricity is still a problem.

Motorama

It was a mini auto expo, which went a step ahead and included vehicle stripping. From the nifty bits of an internal combustion engine to the glamour of expo floor, we had it all.

Participant Companies: TATA, Hero Honda.
Stripping: "Hero Honda Hunk" as the expert dismantled it to the smallest bit.

Smart Sensors

Many times simple principles lie behind the most complex things in this world. Automatic doors, burglar alarms, fire alarms, face recognition systems; touch sensors- all these devices seem to be very complex. But their principle is nothing more than a simple circuits called the sensor.
SMART SENSORS was a demonstration of various types of sensors which have always fascinated us. Right from the simple clap sensor to the principle of automatic robots which can sense the obstacles-it’s all about the sensors. Lasting throughout the three days of NIMBUS’10, it showed all the aspects of the sensor technology and provided an insight to this very interesting field.

Concretion

The go-green future welcomes innovation of crib retaining walls. Concretion was an exploring display of this extravagant and rare piece of art, engineering and innovation.

Aeromodelling

On a windy day lets go flying

There may be no trees to rest on

There may be no clouds to ride

But we’ll have our wings and wind will be with us

That’s enough for me that’s enough for me

-Yoko Ono

For long men have envied birds... Nimbus feeled this never ending lust of men for flying through the demonstration of aero model as Amandeep Katria’s plane soared over everyone’s head giving a hard to be matched by any other dope.

Corona Discharge

This time at Nimbus 2010 Corona discharge was back...bigger and better than its previous avatar which no one had even seen...This Nimbus, all the folks saw lightening brought to earth, through artificially. All the fear, inspiration, awe!! Call it whatever but the beauty and majesty of its display still enthral many.

Green Hostel campaign

Save today survive tomorrow.

We've embarked on the beginning of the last days of the age of oil and the bottom of the oil barrel is now visible. Embrace the future and recognize the growing demand for a wide range of fuels or ignore reality and slowly, but surely, be left behind. So, next time when you fling the lights open or keep the tap running do remember that we can create a more sustainable, cleaner and safer world by making wiser energy choices. Keeping this feeling of green in our mind, Nimbus witnessed the first ever green hostel campaign, where the different hostels fought out for being the most eco-friendliest of the lot. As it is often said, Charity begins at home.

Defence Exhibition

Nimbus 2010 in association with N.C.C. 1 H.P. Naval Unit, Bilaspur presented the Defence Exhibition where engineers explored:
Naval Ship Models.

Remote Controlled Ship in artificial poundage.

Gunnery Display of dismantling of automated Rifles and Guns.

Star Gazing at Nimbus 2010

“They shine, they twinkle, and burn in fiery glory.”
The cosmos is more happening than the earth and NIMBUS witnessed this up-close. On the three nights of the tech fest, the whole of the techno geek population of the country gathered with all their friends under the umbrella of constellations, planets and satellites to experience the night life of our universe.

The Nimbus Marathon

It was time to get hip and happening. On 12th MARCH 2010, Nimbus witnessed the most creative vibrant and outrageous fashion statement this town had ever seen, the NIMBUS MARATHON.

World over marathons are revered for the emotional connect that they establish in the hearts and minds of the citizens. A marathon provides the city with a platform to come together in a celebration that cuts across social and economic barriers. It brings together the common man, the corporate czar, the politician, the socialite and the physically challenged onto one platform. It is an event that stirs the conscience of every citizen, encouraging them to reach out in aid of a cause or charity.

The Nimbus Marathon was a great success with over 200 participants which included students, correction engineers from almost every corner of the country.

P.A.R.I.K.R.A.M.A. at Nimbus 2010

Keeping with the throbbing pulse of the times and igniting the magnificent jazz harmonies, NIMBUS 2010 witnessed a once in a lifetime musical extravaganza. A live performance by P.A.R.I.K.R.A.M.A. a leading Indian rock and roll band on the night of March 15, 2010 sizzled the technical environment of the institute. The bundles of energy were unscrambled and the floor was set abuzz with the never dying beats.

It is but a way of life for these six, going this way ever since that summer afternoon in Delhi. JUNE 17th, 1991. They named it PARIKRAMA ... literal Hindi means revolving around.. encircling. In essence, "KARMA"..., living our lives doing what one ought to, keeping to one's own chosen path, and on and on. Them were either out of the same school, into the same college, whistling similiar tunes, or sharing brains. It has been so, all these years, it probably will be so awhile. Small wonder then, if you see the same old faces. It only keeps getting rockier and rolliest. Especially the ones that are dished out with that screeching violin or ones that begin with about thirty fiery balls of fire, not in one bang, but a million colors ... so to say :)

Dignitaries at Nimbus 2010

Mr. CHRISTOPHER C. BENNINGER

An Archi-design Architect of the Decade Award winner, Prof. Benninger believes that "Architecture is a curious craft; one structure may follow all of the laws of the design, yet be worthless, while still another may break all the principles and be profound."

Prof. Christopher Benninger has won the Archi-design Architect of the year award-2009 for the project Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies (pune) and has been awarded for designing the Best Institutional Building in India, by J.K. Cement in 2009.

He has also received the Great Master Architect Award by J.K. Cement which is the most prestigious award given only to 6 other master architects in the past 17 years.
Recognized as Construction World Magazine’s ‘Top Ten Architects and receipient of The Golden Architect of the Year instituted by A+D magazine,his contributions to the field of Architecture are immense.

Mr. M C MEHTA

A lawyer by profession and a committed environmentalist by choice, M. C. Mehta made the fight to protect India's environment his unending mission. He has pioneered legal activism for environmental protection and is proof that one man can make a difference.

In the words of Ms Smita Gate "Often described as the One Man Enviro-legal Brigade, Mr Mehta is a dedicated, fearless and extremely honest man, he pursues his goals with single-minded devotion. He has been conferred with several prestigious awards. Some of these are the Governor's Gold Medal, the Goldman Environmental Prize, considered on alternative Noble Prize in USA and Europe, the UN's Global 500 Award for 1993 and above all the Magsaysay Award for 1997."

Mr. MAHESH MURTHY

Mahesh Murthy, a college dropout, sold vacuum cleaners from door to door, before joining the advertising business. Famous for his work as a creative director for HP, Microsoft, Unilever, The Economist, Pepsi and MTV - for whom he wrote and directed a spot voted “Asia’s best commercial of the decade”. He helped create and launch the first commercial version of Yahoo! In 1995, and the “Earth’s biggest bookstore” campaign for Amazon.com in 1997. Returning to India, he ran Channel V till 2000, and later also appeared in Business Baazigar on the Indian Television. In 2003, he founded the digital marketing firm Pinstorm, ranked among Asia's Top 100 Technology Companies in 2005, today among the world's leading digital marketing firms. In 2006, he co-founded Seedfund with the backing of investors like Google and Motorola to create and guide even more revolutionary companies.

Dr. JOHN C. MATHER

Dr. John C. Mather is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his work on COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite). COBE was the first experiment to measure "... the black body form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation." This work helped cement the big-bang theory of the universe. According to the Nobel Prize committee, "the COBE-project can also be regarded as the starting point for cosmology as a precision science."

Mather is currently a senior astrophysicist at the U.S. space agency's (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland also the project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, which is slated to replace the Hubble Space Telescope. In 2007, Mather was listed among Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World and has been awarded with the India General President Gold Medal by the Govt of India.

Mr. SAM PITRODA

Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission
Advisor to the Prime Minister of India

Sam Pitroda (born 16 November, 1942, in Titlagarh, Orissa) (Real name Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda) is an inventor, entrepreneur and policymaker. Currently Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations, he is also widely considered to have been responsible for India’s communications revolution.

He has served as Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission (2005-2008), a high-level advisory body to the Prime Minister of India, set up to give policy recommendations for improving knowledge related institutions and infrastructure in the country. He is also the founder & CEO of C-SAM, Inc. The company maintains its headquarters in Chicago with offices in London, Tokyo, Mumbai and Vadodara.

He has also served as an advisor to the United Nations and in 1992, his biography Sam Pitroda: A Biography was published and became the bestseller on the The Economic Timeslist for 5 weeks. As technology Advisor to the >Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi in the 1980s, Mr. Pitroda not only heralded the telecom revolution in India, but also made a strong case for using technology for the benefit and betterment of society through several missions on telecommunications, literacy, dairy, water, immunization, oilseeds etc

Dr. T P SASIKUMAR

M.Sc., M.Phil (Mathematics), PhD (Fluid Mechanics - Heat Transfer), LLB, MBA (HR - Knowledge Management), MS (Psychotherapy & Counselling)

[FORMER :
- DEPUTY DIRECTOR, Directorate General of Security, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, Delhi
- DIRECTOR, UGC-ASC, Calicut University, Kerala.
- SECTION HEAD - DAAPS, Organizational Development, Photolab, MI Library & Training, ADRIN, Space Department, Hyderabad
- SCIENTIST, Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad
- SCIENTIST, Program Planing & Project Management, ISRO-HQ, Bangalore]

AUTHOR OF LIFE OF LOVE & LIFE MADE SIMPLE

Teacher, Writer, Public Speaker, Space Scientist, Educationalist, Science Communicator, Soft / Life Skill Trainer, Spiritual Director, Psychotherapist

STUDENT of
Ayurveda, Vasthu, Astrology, Rituals, Thanthra, Therapies & Healings, Eastern Philosophy & Heritage etc.

Dr. ARCHANA SHARMA

Dr. Archana Sharma is an Indian experimental physicist and a staff member of CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research. She has been working there since 1987 and is presently working on the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project in Geneva, Switzerland, and has authored over 200 scientific papers.

She has been working on detector development for instrumentation of experiments at the Large Hadron Collider and has authored over 200 scientific papers published in scientific journals. Her major contributions have been in the field of gaseous radiation detectors. She is also on the advisory committee of several international scientific committees.

YASHWANT KANETKAR

Yashavant P. Kanetkar is an IIT Kanpur alumnus and a Computer science author, known for his books on programming languages. He has authored several books on topics such as C, C++, VC++, C#, .NET, DirectX and COM programming. His best-selling books include Let Us C, Understanding Pointers In C and Test Your C Skills. He has created, moulded and groomed many of IT professionals in the last decade and half. He has been awarded the "Best .Net Technical Contributor" and "Microsoft Most Valuable Professional" awards by Microsoft for his contributions in the field of web software technology.