- Felicity (Festival)
Felicity is the annual college festival of IIIT Hyderabad. Held in the month of January/February, the event spans for a period of 3 days. Felicity attracts participants from all the major colleges of India as well as from International community. This year it is proposed to be organized from 13th-15th February .
Events
Threads
* [http://felicity.iiit.ac.in/codecraft Codecraft] : The International Coding Competition for the code gurus and noobs.
*Mathematica : Coding, but with a touch of Mathematics.
*Java Jargon : Come with a full cup of Java.
*Cache-In : For the likes of those, who believe in explorations.
*Kode Konundrums : Wits , that all you need.
Cultural
*Antakshari : Get your hands on the oldest of traditions.
*30 seconds to fame : 30 Seconds and a lifetime of fame.
*Two 2 tango : Its not about how well you can dance, its about how well you can synchronise.
Literary
*Creative Writing :
*J.A.M :
*Catch the clip :Major Nights
*The War of the DJ's : The best of the DJ's fight till the last drop .
*Mr. and Ms. Felicity : The overall attraction of the whole fest . Brings out the best in people .
Workshops
*Blogging :
Guest Lectures
*DRDO :
Participation
The Festival seeks and is overwhelmed by participants from every corner of India. There is also a huge participation from the foreign universities of Seoul, Egypt , China and Poland. Last year more than 2000 people took part in online Threads Competitions , which were, Sculpt, Codecraft and Mathematica. The cultural events too engage a huge crowd from local people and students from different institutions.
Governing Body
The event is totally handled by the core committee which is well in advance of the organizing date . Among many of the companies that
sponsor the event areMicrosoft ,Google ,Amazon.com ,Computer Associates .The students also donate a part of the festival's income to the NGO's which are associated with the Institution .External links
* [http://felicity.iiit.ac.in Felicity]
* [http://iiit.ac.in IIIT Hyderabad ]
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