2010 Theme

History
India's second largest technical fest , Cognizance is a perfect blend of learning and fun ,inculcating an unfettered spirit of learning, exploration, rationality and enterprise for the betterment of the society. It is home to over 150 events, encompassing almost every possible aspect of technical education. Attracting gargantuan participation from across the country and witnessing a record footfall of over 40000 , IIT Roorkee has been successful in spreading cognizance across the nation and has made sizeable contribution in developing novel technologies and harnessing it for the welfare of mankind. Cognizance is a plethora of events ranging from illuminating workshops, elucidative guest lectures ,edifying exhibitions to exhilarating contests. In keeping with the tradition, Cognizance 2010 shoulders the responsibility of Technovating India transforming it into a first world country. Cognizance is the second technical fest in India to have acquired an ISO 9001:2009 certificate and as a recognition for developing environment-efficient sustainable technologies it was certified as the only carbon neutral festival of its kind.It has also seen the likes of Dr H.C.Verma, Dr John C.Mather, Dr. James Sylvester Gates, Padmabhushan Dr. Yashpal Sharma and other dignitaries, who have shared their valuable experience with the young future of the nation. This year's Cognizance promises to be bigger and better, with brand new events which take competition to a whole new level. Be it the model Copenhagen Summit or Blogomania, Cognizance with its innovative events has always managed to awe inspire students over the years.

True to the great meaning behind its magnificent name, the Tech Fest will ensure a convergence of ideas from all around the country on a platform that shall serve as the pedestal that thrusts a Technovating Nation towards the glory road. Today, it stands as the second largest festival of its kind in the Indian subcontinent, at the tender age of six years. It is home to over 150 events, encompassing almost every possible aspect of technical education. Last year's edition looked to the future with the theme Think Energy, Go Green. Shouldering the responsibility for environment-efficient sustainable technologies while simultaneously trying to solve the country's energy troubles, Cognizance 2009 made a sizeable contribution towards this crucial global issue. Taking a cue from its glorious past and continuing to take big steps forward, Cognizance 2010's theme is Technovating India, with a view to bringing a transformation to the very grassroots of the country. With innovative events like TEDx, parliamentary debate, model Copenhagen, the best of brains in the country shall battle it out producing some of the most creative and novel technologies.

2010 Mascot

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Embark on this mind boggling chase of riddles, teasers and puzzles which require an uncanny knack for sighting the invisible. Specially crafted crypts, conundrums, paradigms await to baffle the participants for the hunt of ultimate treasure.

If you are willing to venture into the wilderness of your intuition, then Prodesk is the platform for you to showcase your creativity. Starting from bare basics, conceiving a primo product design which will benefit the society will be the essence of this crowd puller.

Insomnia
As the smartest of minds in the country battle away into the wee hours of the morning trying to solve the trickiest of

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Prodesk

problems thrown their away, sleep takes a back seat for these passionate programmers. As the night progresses, you will be lost in the darkness of absorbing tricks. Get that coffee ready!

The Mecca of college quizzing promises to shower a lot of green, all you need is sharpness, scious and speed. So if your eyes light up at the idea of quizzing, then enter into the centerstage of quizzotica.

Satiate your spirit of enquiry and quench your thirst for knowledge with this online quizzing event. This event plays host to a wide range of quizzes that put to test your gray cells in the extensive fields of Mathematics, General Knowledge, Engineering, Programming and Hacking. Gear up for the challenge.

Centrestage Events

Quizzotica Robosapiens
A world where robots and Homo Sapiens co- exist and effortlessly pave their way through all the hurdles will come to life at Cognizance 2010.The battleground of the robots becomes even more exciting this year with stimulating rounds like others.

Enquesta

Chaos Blogomania

RoboSoccer, Robowars and many

If anarchy, disorder, bedlam placates you then this year's Cognizance agent of chaos returns with more carnage and further destruction. As the mightiest of warriors engage in one of Asia's fiercest battle the land of IIT Roorkee shall be a witness of mayhem, bloodshed and massacre. He who shall conquer the impregnable lands of Counter Strike, Age Of Empires, Need For Speed Most Wanted, DoTA and FIFA, shall be bestowed with glory and boundless riches .

the battle of the biggest bloggers in the country is here to witness the clash of the titans, and the celebration of word-play, wit and humour. So you think you can be crowned as the lord of the Blog?

Workshops
Adobe Dreamweaver- No coding knowledge required, no pre-requisite, any non-coder with illusory imagination can join this workshop and learn to build his own web site in a span of just two days! Robot Arm- aimed at training you on various design and programming aspects pertaining to robotic arm construction. Take home a buddy that can write, draw and sketch with you. Six Sigma- Learn the nuances of effective management with the Six Sigma workshop, a disciplined data- driven approach which has produced superlative entrepreneurs like Ambanis and Birlas. BSI Lean Management- imparting knowledge about lean management, this workshop aims to create technically proficient students who can master inventory management. Digital Film Making- With the Digital Filmmaking Workshop, you will learn practical, no-nonsense approaches to developing and producing your independent film and video projects. Aero Modelling- Your simple desire to fly shall come true this Cognizance as you learn the nuances of aeromodel design and fabrication.

Mobile Robotics- Relish your dream of wielding the reins of power. Now, wherever you go a robot follows, doing all that you say for you are the creator!

Embedded robotics- This workshop is aimed at introducing you to seamless integration of hardware and software

.Autonomous robotics- Starting with the basics about robotics, the 2 day workshop promises to teach you the nitty-gritty of this fast-growing field.

Ethical Hacking- In a scenario where none of your online information is safe, this two day workshop promises to teach you the nitty gritties of the verboten activity in a legitimate way.

3 D Animation- Cognizance 2010 offers you a chance to build your own virtual world and gain technical expertise in the field of animation. Flash- Excel in a myriad of tasks ranging from embedding videos in your blog to making whole new variety of animated and interactive webpages by attending this state- of- the- art workshop.

Joomla- This comprehensive workshop brings forth to you the world of Web Designing and Software Development.

The second technical fest of India to be awarded an ISO 9001:2008 certificate, Cognizance now marches forth in firm resolute to technovate the nation.
Cognizance now spreads amongst the budding minds of the nation with its novel Edu Wiz program- Edu Wiz. This event gives ordinary school students a chance to grow into the C.V.Ramans, Ramanujans and Arya Bhattas of new India. A national level IQ examination brings forward the 2000 bright minds who get to interact with top notch academicians from the best institutes of the country under a 'Nurture Programme'. The final leg of this event will let students participate in an 'Education conclave' Rags to riches stories have always inspired CEO and given common man the strength to dream Talks big. Be it Dhirubai Ambani or Narayan murthy, all leading ceos of the country emerged from a humble background. Cognizance brings forth some of these notable personalities to share their enriching experiences with the youth of the nation.
Blogomania

Solar Conference

Staying in tune with the current scenario to shift towards ecologically sustainable growth and meet India's imminent energy security challenge, Cognizance IIT Roorkee presents Solar Conference 2010. The conference will include idea/paper presentations, panel discussions and exhibition.

Testing the zeal and enthusiasm to work for Technovision the country , this event will urge participants to break all barriers that curtail creativity and innovation.

For A Better Tomorrow

This event shall take valuable inputs from participants for chalking out the next five year plan that would most effectively and optimally utilize the assets at the nation's disposal.

The battle of the biggest and best of the blogosphere is this Cognizance's newest innovations. This celebration of word play,wit and humour is sure to have thousands of people in splits.
Vox Populi

In the spirit of the main TED conference , under the theme of technovating India this conference will present some of the most prolific thinkers and doers to give a talk that has a powerful message relating to creativity. Autobots hit the road ! Let robots get behind the wheels and revolutionalise commuting in a way we could only have imagined !

Debating just got bigger with Cognizance 2010 holding the first ever IITR parliamentary debate. With the best speakers opinionating on the most pertinent, need of the hour issues fruitful solutions are sure to come up.
Mock Copenhagen Summit

Circuitron

The battle of the biggest and best of the blogosphere is this Cognizance's newest innovations. This celebration of word play,wit and humour is sure to have thousands of people in splits.

A one of its kind paper presentation which Corporate Social conflates development with social responsibility Responsibility requires the participants to come up with a corporate model that also gives due consideration to social and environmental development.

Team Cognizance 2010

Co-coordinators -

Coordinator Prof. Dinesh Kumar

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Prof. S.P.Srivastava Prof. G.S.Agrawal Prof. N.K. Samadhiya

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