Tryst, IIT Delhi
| Tryst | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Technology |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Delhi, India |
| Country | India |
| Activity | Competitive events, guest lectures, technical workshops, and exhibitions |
| Organised by | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Website | tryst-iitd |
Tryst is the annual technical festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, held in February and March. Competitive events, guest lectures, technical workshops, and exhibitions all take place at the festival.
History and awards[edit]
The first Tryst event happened in 2012. It is entirely student organised. There is an Overall Coordinator (OC), 7 core team members, 60 coordinators,200+ activity heads and 700+ campus ambassadors. The team is divided into the following departments: Marketing, Publicity, Events, Guest Lectures, Finance, Infrastructure, Workshops, Prizes, Hospitality & Security.
Tryst is recognised by the United Nations.[citation needed] The Tryst logo is modelled on the hyperbolic paraboloid.
Sponsors[edit]
Tryst has been associated with Facebook, Yahoo!, Samsung, IBM, JCB, Infosys, Texas Instruments, Robosapiens, Robotech Labs, Moser Baer, Wigilant, Datsun, Tata Motors, Internshala, vmock, Campus France, Chegg, PayPal, Punjab National Bank, American Express, Swiggy, Pizza Hut, Kwality Wall's, and Mr. Sub.[citation needed]
Events[edit]
| Year | Dates | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 - 5 March | |
| 2013 | 1 - 4 March | Weird, Wacky and Wild Developments in Science and Technology |
| 2014 | 25 - 28 February | Dividing by Zero |
| 2015 | 25 - 28 February | |
| 2016 | 26 - 28 February | Fifth Dimension |
| 2017 | 24 - 27 February | Decoding the Pattern |
| 2018 | 23 - 26 February | Infinity and Beyond |
Competitions[edit]
Competitions are the generally major part of any technical festival. Tryst hosts many exciting competitions every year. Some of the interesting and popular competitions hosted by tryst are International Robotics Challenge,[1] HACK-IT,[2] National Junior Robotics Challenge,[3] Android Hackathon,[4] Quadcopter Challenge,[5] IOT Challenge,[6] Asgard[7] and many more.
Workshops[edit]
Examples of workshops held at Tryst include Ethical Hacking,[8] Automobile Mechanics,[9] Sixth Sense Robotixs,[10] Android App Development,[11] Cloud Computing,[12] Quadcopter/UAV,[13] Internet of Things,[14] and Mock Stock.[15][16] Each year the festival has new workshops to give an overview of the subject and provide hands on experience.
Guest lectures[edit]
Notable guests who have lectured at Tryst include:
- Ajoy Ghatak — Indian physicist and author of physics textbooks[17]
- Alberto Minetti — Italian former cyclist, competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Anil Kadodkar — Indian nuclear physicist and mechanical engineer, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India
- Avinash Chander — Indian scientist and former Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister
- B. N Suresh — Indian aerospace scientist and former Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
- Jayati Ghosh — Indian economist and Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Jeff Lieberman — American artist, engineer, and host of the documentary show Time Warp on Discovery Channel[17]
- Mark Edward — American professional mentalist and author who specializes in magic of the mind[18]
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia — Indian economist and civil servant who was the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India[19]
- Narayana Murthy and Kris Gopalakrishnan — Co-founders of Infosys
- Rajagopala Chidambaram — Indian physicist and former leader of India's Nuclear Weapons Program[18]
- Richard A. Muller — American physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley[18]
- Richard Stallman — American free software movement activist and programmer, founded the GNU Project and Free Software Foundation
- Ryōji Noyori — Japanese chemist, won Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001
- Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal — Indian entrepreneurs and founders of Flipkart[19]
- Shafi Ahmed — Bangladeshi surgeon, teacher, and entrepreneur[18]
- Steven Ballmer — American businessman and former CEO of Microsoft
- Ulrich Bez — German businessman and former CEO of Aston Martin[18]
- Walter Lewin —Dutch astrophysicist and former professor of physics at MIT
References[edit]
- ↑ "International Robotics Challenge Grand Finale - ROBONATION". ROBONATION. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "HACK-IT | The Hacking Challenge at IIT Delhi - ROBONATION". ROBONATION. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "National Junior Robotics Challenge at IIT Delhi - ROBONATION". ROBONATION. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Android Hackathon at IIT Delhi - ROBONATION". ROBONATION. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Quadcopter Challenge - ROBONATION". ROBONATION. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "IOT Challenge at IIT Delhi - ROBONATION". ROBONATION. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Asgard". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Ethical Hacking Workshop". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Automobile Mechanics & IC Engine Workshop". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Sixth Sense Robotics Workshop". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Android App Development". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Cloud Computing Workshop". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Introduction to Quadcopter/UAV". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Internet of Things Workshop". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Mock Stock". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ "Tryst, IIT Delhi - Events | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "IIT Delhi's Tryst 2013 tech fest kicks off March 1st". Digit. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 "Guest Lectures at Tryst, IIT Delhi". Wext.in. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "IIT Delhi's Tryst 2012 fest kicks off on March 2nd". Digit. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Tryst IIT Delhi Photos | Images of Tryst IIT Delhi - Times of India - Page 5". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- "IIT all set for annual technical festival, Tryst | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- "IIT Delhi's Tryst 2017 to begin from February 24". Inshorts - Stay Informed. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- "12th IIT Parliamentary Debate Organised by IIT Delhi gets huge response - New Delhi Times - India's Only International Newspaper". New Delhi Times. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- http://www.thinkdigit.com/Features/IIT-Delhis-Tryst-2012-fest-kicks-off_8877.html
External links[edit]
- Official website (offline)
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