Pre-ATMOS Events
Written on May 25th, 2018 by {"login"=>"jcbitshyd", "email"=>"journal@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in", "display_name"=>"Journal Club, BPHC", "first_name"=>"", "last_name"=>""}Tech Expo
Wanted to show off your tech side? At Tech Expo, let your inner geek
shine through. For all the budding entrepreneurs and tech savvy people
out there, impress the geeky audience and the meticulous judges with
your marvellous inventions to stand a chance at winning big bucks.
Robowars
Nothing beats the sound of metal crashing into more metal. An
adrenaline filled event, Robowars promises excitement and thrills to
both the competitors and the audience. An integral part of ATMOS,
Robowars is sure to leave you spellbound.
Quadcopter
Designing, building and flying a wireless drone is the dream of many
engineers in the world. Dreams do come true, don't they? Well ATMOS is
the perfect platform to fulfill this dream of yours and it presents you
with an opportunity to own the skies of BPHC!
MiniGP
Competitors are required to build a robust RC car and drive it across
rough terrains and circuits. The cheering crowds coupled with the
adrenaline rush makes it one of the most exciting events of ATMOS. So
fasten your seat belts, because it’s going to be one hell of a ride.
CodeJam
Well, the name speaks for itself, keeping up with one of the most
fascinating trends in the tech arena , Codejam is all about getting the
marvelous coder out of every single one of you. It's where geeks
transform into legends! 35k in perks await you!
Enigma
Inactive grey cells? No problem! A premier quiz event featuring
intriguing questions, bound to give you a mental workout. With regionals
happening all over India, get ready to compete with the best of the
best.
Bombsquad
The ultimate challenge for robotics enthusiasts, the aim of this
event is to build a robot that can be used to pick up a specific object
tagged as a bomb and relocate it to the safe zone! With a prize money of
40k, it can't get bigger than this!
Chem-e-car
Participants put to the test their knowledge of chemistry and
machines by building a car that works solely on chemical energy. The car
needs to carry a load over a specified distance to complete the
challenge.
So how good is your chemistry?
Maze Perilous
Another event for robotics buffs. You’ll need to build a robot which is not only fast but also follows commands. The robot has to follow your commands to make it through a perilous maze in less than 5 minutes. (justice is served to the name, isn't it?)
MEA (Mechanical Engineering Association)
For those with a passion and flair for designing and for those who
thought designing could not reap benefits, MEA came up with a solid (pun
intended!) answer. With CADpro, an exciting design competition, it gave
competitors freedom to work with any software of their comfort, like
CREO, SolidWorks, and many others to create wonders of all shapes and
sizes, and of course, a reward of 1.5k to the best of the bunch.
ACE (Association of Chemical Engineers)
This time, ACE came up with two innovative pre-Atmos events. The
first being a fast-paced treasure hunt called ‘Chamber of Secrets’
where all the clues that needed to be deciphered were quite technical.
The second one was ‘Chemictionary’ which was a fresh version of
Pictionary with engineering related words, aptly described as
‘Pictionary for the nerds’.
CEA (Civil Engineering Association)
CEA this year, came up with a novel one-day, free-of-cost designing
workshop for Revit. The workshop aimed at educating the students on the
various applications of the software like designing buildings and
placing various furniture components in it, learning about templates and
3D image rendering along the way.
Wall Street Club
The Wall Street Club conducted the Mock-Mart - an intricate and witty
game to be played by finance-enthusiasts in teams of three. It gave the
players a hands-on experience on buying and selling stocks and
analyzing market trends, skills the Wall Street Club is known for and
actively encourages.
Economics Association
The Economics Association conducted an enlightening panel discussion
on the generally hitherto unknown concepts and facts of the newly
introduced GST. The panelists were all dignitaries and experts in their
respective fields and owing to the riveting topic, the event was met
with active participation.
CSA (Computer Science Association)
This year, CSA introduced Mock Algomaniac, a scaled-down version of
the superhit actual Algomaniac conducted during Atmos. To make things a
bit more interesting this year, the questions were set up by the
freshers.
Pre-fest Pro-show
This year, a pro show was conducted at the auditorium in association
with Parx-Hunt. It saw various bands competing for the title of Best
College Bands. The headliner event of the show was a performance by the
band, Underground Authority, a neo-epoch rock band that brought to life
the theme of this ATMOS - A Neon Dystopia
PHoEnix
PHoEnix, this year, brought the Home Automation Workshop to educate
the students about automating household electronic devices using simple
Wi-fi modems and Arduino Uno boards. It sought to teach the students who
had come in teams of three to control their devices using Facebook
messages and also to get live updates from the devices directly to their
mobile phones.
ARC (Automation and Robotics Club)
The Automation and Robotics Club of our campus organized the Line
Followers workshop and the workshop on the beguiling Bomb Squad. It
attempted to teach many enthusiastic students about the basics of
creating bots for the Atmos event of the same name.
CRuX
The competitive coding club on campus has always been extra active
with its educative sessions on Web and Android developer workshops and
competitive coding classes. This year, it organized a workshop on
competitive coding, a workshop on Python and also, the Dussehra Hack
conducted with the help of the Mozilla Foundation. It taught the
students on campus to create their own web extension over a single day.
The participants were taught to develop add-ons in teams of four, with
exciting prizes for the most creative teams.