Events of PICT-IEEE Student Branch
Credenz '11
Credenz is the annual technical symposium organized by the PICT IEEE Student branch. Since its inception in 2004, Credenz has blossomed to be one of the finest technical festivals in the country. With the aim to encourage the students to challenge their abilities and think uniquely, the Student Branch strives to provide a platform for students from diverse fields to break free from the monotony of their regular academic curriculum and broaden their horizon of knowledge.
Impetus and Concepts ’11
This event, held in association with PICT-IEEE Student branch, is one of the largest technical events in the country. With the prize money of over 7 lakhs, and a footfall of over 30,000+, this event encompasses
one and all. There were nearly 2400+ odd student participants from 150+ engineering colleges from inside and outside Maharashtra. Concepts has been attracting corporate giants for not only sponsorship but
also in terms of time and guidance to the office bearers. Industries such as S1,Tibco,Calsoft,Persistent,Pubmatic,Campus Components,Pune Diary,IBM,Airtight,Wikipedia,etc were closely associated with this event
Membership Drive ’11
The Membership Drive marked the beginning of this semester’s activities. Seminars were held on the 10th and 11th of January, wherein the First year students and the interested students from Second and Third
year were informed about the activities of the PICT IEEE Student Branch. They were also updated about all the benefits of being an IEEE member, its professional association and its aim of technology
promotion. The membership drive was held in the month of January,2011. The students also got to interact with the senior members of the student branch regarding their experiences as a student
member and how it has been advantageous. Registration desks were set up in the college where the students got themselves registered as IEEE members. Overall, the membership drive was a great success with
125+ interested students registering themselves as IEEE members.
Credenz Tech Dayz
Credenz Tech Dayz was organized as a welcome event for the new IEEE members, which will now become an annual event. It was basically organized to focus on first and second year students, to make them
well acquainted with the current scenario in the field of technology.
It is an initiative to encourage all the enthusiasts to not only develop their skills in the latest technologies, but also apply them. This also
provides them a platform for interaction with experts from the industry and helps them select a domain of their choice and advance in their field of interest.
Following were the seminars held during those days.
