LITMUS: Annual IT Conclave at NITIE Mumbai

Aug 17th, 2009 | By Collegekhabar | Category: Conclave, Conferences, Workshops and Seminars

LITMUS ’09: Annual IT Conclave at NITIE

Organizer: NITIE Mumbai

Date: August 8,2009

Website: http://www.nitie.edu

The primary focus of LITMUS ’09 would be on contemporary themes regarding effective use of Information Technology (IT) in Manufacturing Sector. Participation would mainly be from eminent personalities from the corporate world, academia and students from other top MBA institutes in the country.

The event would consist of three sections: case study competition known as Sync-Quest, panel discussion called Biz-Talk and online quiz E-NIGMA. Participation would be from accomplished business professionals and the students from top MBA institutes of India.

Sync-Quest offers the members of the corporate world and students an intellectual platform for interaction. The case is presented by Greenway Ecodevelopment, an organization committed to the adoption of Green IT practices for improvement in business processes. The solutions given by the students would help the organization reassess present problems from a fresh perspective. At the same time it presents an opportunity to explore the talent pool of exceptional management minds. Before the students are presented in front of the jury, the case studies submitted by them will be scrutinized, of which only the best will be chosen.

The focus of Biz–Talk is to gain an industry perspective on various matters related to the IT. This year’s Biz-Talk topic is ‘How can India and China capitalize on each others’ strengths in a manner that will ensure commensurate benefits to both? Elaborating on the above, a NITIE spokesperson said, “The true mettle of any country in terms of development and growth is fairly summed up by a glance at the performance of its manufacturing sector and the extent of the role it plays in the larger scheme of things. Sustainability is what gives the manufacturing sector an edge over others. China does seem to be doing well for itself on this front. Where fast-paced growth, however, is concerned it is the services sector that has the upper hand. In India, the IT Services sector in particular has, indeed, brought faster economic success. A robust manufacturing sector, though, continues to elude. The topic promises to provoke an intellectually stimulating and informative discussion”. And given LITMUS’s past history of unfailingly serving up perfectly harmonized panels and dynamic moderators Biz-Talk ’09 could be one of the most eagerly anticipated events by faculty and students alike.

E-NIGMA, the online quiz event will be held in two rounds. The first round is Quiz IT followed by the ITinerary Hunt. Quiz IT will follow the basic quiz norms. Participants will be given a stipulated time period to answer a certain number of questions. The earliest teams to submit the answers to each of the questions would qualify for the next round. The second round, ITinerary Hunt can be best explained as the amalgam of a Quiz and Treasure Hunt. Spread across different locations on Wikimapia, the round will entail solving a string of clues, each pointing to the location of the next clue. The guiding themes of both rounds would be firmly in step with that of Litmus ’09.