Imagine an alternate universe, one in which every aspect of your reality is altered. Let your mind indulge itself in the age old war of ideas between Thomas Edison and Nicola Tesla. The premise is set in a world where the inhabitants have been programmed to believe that they are the sole entities on Earth – while there exists a thriving universe beneath them, slaving day and night, to survive and maintain their individuality. Split the way you see the world, and allow imagination to create the Hive Humanity on Earth's surface– that has been trained to establish a system of taboos, that quell the desire to exist independently of the hive mind, and the Orange Society – a population of robots, that inhabits the subterranean part of earth.
Centuries and centuries of wars, truces and subdued resentment finally ignites the citizens of the Orange Society to reclaim their land, their Earth. Thus begins the Orange Revolution, the war for robotic independence. The world is about to witness the most intense battle ever fought.
Whose side are you on?
Set in this fantastic alternate reality, IIT Delhi’s Technical Festival 'Tryst' returns with a bang as a perfect stage for talent, brilliance and intelligence, between the 2nd and 5th of March 2012. One of the most successful technical fests across the country, Tryst 2012 promises to be bigger and better than ever before – as it undergoes a reinvention, combining the technical fest and the entrepreneurial summit under one roof. To applaud the creations of many geniuses across centuries, Tryst 2012 will endorse the Sci-Fi theme, and pay tribute to some of the most favorite contributions in science fiction of all times.
This March, discover and embrace the Geek in you.



Azeez Gupta azeez@tryst-iitd.com
EsummitAakash Tulsani aakash@tryst-iitd.com
MarketingArjun Attam arjun@tryst-iitd.com
Neeraj Aggarwal neeraj@tryst-iitd.com
Naman Vijay naman@tryst-iitd.com
EventsNitish Goyal nitish@tryst-iitd.com
Arnab Dutta arnab@tryst-iitd.com
Lectures & ExhibitionsShalinee Daga shalinee@tryst-iitd.com
Abhinav Agarwal abhinav@tryst-iitd.com
WorkshopsMathew George mathew@tryst-iitd.com
Technical SymposiumJay Gupta jay@tryst-iitd.com
Samar Ahmed samar@tryst-iitd.com
Here is your chance to meet the ones who might just change the world, one theory at a time. Witness some of the brightest minds present a fresh take on the latest advancements in science, through thought provoking research papers and poster presentations.
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Witness the amalgamation of intelligence with idiocy, as participants attempt to present papers based on strong engineering concepts, liberally salted with nonsense. Yes, try being Sokal for a while.
The hive humanity designated delegates have spent a hundred years trying to keep their citizens unaware of a whole world that exists beneath them. Now, they need a mind control programme more than ever, as the Pulp is determined to reveal themselves and reclaim their land. Frame an intellectually valid and well engineered lie for the hive humanity delegates, and present it to an audience that will buy it.
Gather knowledge and gain insights into the most exciting concepts and questions facing science today from some of the most eminent researchers and scientists, and please the inquisitive child in you.
Watch, as the future asserts itself in the presence of reputed personalities, and enjoy the exchange in dialogue as talented minds of the youth vocally express their opinions and theories about various important issues, to well known figures in the field of technology and science.
Let your actions speak louder than words – and allow yourself to implement and work with the latest technologies and inventions. Enjoy, discover and appreciate the magic of science through innovative, inspiring and interesting workshops, conducted by industry leaders such as IBM and Microsoft.
Indulge yourself in a glamorous showcase of the latest inventions and understand the thought processes and new concepts behind them. Let your imagination take flight as you see a world of ingenious ideas and innovations, hitherto real only in your head, come true. Take a peek at ISRO's new rocket and TERI's environmental contraptions, to name a few.
Here is your chance to meet the ones who might just change the world, one theory at a time. Witness some of the brightest minds present a fresh take on the latest advancements in science, through thought provoking research papers and poster presentations.
This one is for the architecture fanatics and Lord of the Rings Lovers. Here’s your chance to take the biggest architectural achievements of the mighty dwarf empire and build it the way you like. Design the entire Orange city from scratch taking into consideration the environment, temperature, air supply, and the other necessary features for survival. Build your own city complete with transportation, social hubs and city planning.
Challenge your definitions of science and technology as you see it make the transition from cryptic to compelling, from inscrutable to inviting. Enjoy the lighter side of technology, and indulge yourself in interesting and thrilling events like laser tag and dome discovery. Experience fun the tech-way.
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Write the AI and control for the bots, but the bots can’t be completely autonomous nor, because of the number of bots, purely manual. Brainstorm to find a middle ground.
It’s War and you know it. Here’s your chance to really feel the tension, get that adrenaline pumping. Write the AI and control for the bots, but the bots can’t be completely autonomous nor, because of the number of bots, purely manual. Brainstorm to find a middle ground.
Watch, as the future asserts itself in the presence of reputed personalities, and enjoy the exchange in dialogue as talented minds of the youth vocally express their opinions and theories about various important issues, to well known figures in the field of technology and science.
Hosted by some of the best quizmasters across the world, this is a game of grey matter, challenging talented quizzers from top technical institutes to come and test their mettle. Come, embrace the nerd in you.
The robot leader, Bailey has heard of Edison's plan to mind control humans on the surface. He intends to secretly create a series of games and smuggle them to the surface with the intent of engaging the players in some interactive gameplay, thought provoking story lines and most of all to bring in an adrenaline rush and to heighten their reflexes. If you think you have the skill to design such a game, Gamex is the place for you.
A small section of the humans have banded together to oppose Edison and have formed a Resistance to try and save humans from being turned into mindless creatures. To keep their wits sharp they have started over engineering even basic activities and designing complex machines for fun. This is your chance to help hive humanity by participating in Tryst 2012's Rube Goldberg. Think up of a crazy idea to do something simple and watch how twisted your mind can be.
The Orange City can be a treacherous place for the uninitiated. Sudden lava flows, rock falls and tectonic plate movements can block roads and can create others where none existed. Each young orangutan is trained from birth to survive in such an environment by the old Master. After the Master's demise, it is now up to you to design the robot which will take up this task. Are you up to the challenge?
The orangutans were greedy and in their haste they dug deep and they dug without planning. Lost within their labyrinth they lose several of their kind in attempts to map out the entire maze of tunnels they have created. Are you up to the challenge to design for the orange city?
The Orange City is preparing for war. A small secret group of elite warriors are being trained to launch an initial attack on the surface. Do you have it in you to compete with the best? Get your creative juices flowing and design the ultimate bot to participate in a one on one battle with your opponent. We present Robowars 2012.
Time to trouble your nerves and meddle with that IQ a little bit. Brainstorm and propose a solution to some of the most mind boggling problems ever. Only the best of the best shall make the cut.
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Witness the most futuristic war ever conceptualized, with efficient robots fighting it out in parkour style.
This is War, and each side is readying itself to fight it out in the ultimate battle for ownership. Choose your side. Help the hive humanity in creating its defence by building a monolithic robot or join the Orangutans and build robots that split into several smaller ones-either one capable enough to battle it out in parkour style, read in an arena with sudden drops, vertical walls, lots of bumps and a moat.
Is the hive humanity society where your loyalties lie? Then here is your chance to prove it. Construct the legal framework for their world, ensuring every objective and purpose of their existence is achieved.
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Transformation of trash to tools, mere waste to mechanical marvels, this event will push your imagination to the limits, as you innovate and create something impressive from the most common items possible.
The Orangutans are suffering from a culture shock. The War has plunged them into a world they don’t understand. Their resources are fast depleting, they need a new strategy. Put your basic science to test, and improvise and use the common everyday materials at hand to help them take back what is their own. Go Pulp!
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Go stealthy, go sly – here’s your chance to build a spy. Indulge yourself in the ultimate thrill of efficient and situation specific spy gadgets.
The hive humanity and Orange society are both going neck to neck, and every strategy under their belt is being put to practice. The hive humanity has decided to employ spy gadgets to retrieve important war tactics and strategies from the Pulp. Help them build efficient, situation-specific spy gadgets, and defeat the Pulp!
Appreciate art with a difference. Watch and wonder, as creative minds put their programming skills to task, to produce some of the best pieces of art you’ve ever witnessed.
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Design, assimilate and actualize an automated or semi automated digging machine, keeping in mind the specifics of the underground.
It’s getting serious; the Pulp needs to be washed out. Design automated/ semi automated design machines to evacuate and destroy the Orange society – to dig through their world and invade their territory.
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Challenge your imagination to the extremes -simulate the city plan of the Orange city, keeping in mind their environment, temperature and other such specifics. Build your own version, complete with ventilation, transport and planning.
Challenge your imagination to the extremes -simulate the city plan of the Orange city, keeping in mind their environment, temperature and other such specifics. Build your own version, complete with ventilation, transport and planning.
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The Orange society has invaded every nook and cranny of every household! Take your science to the kitchen, and create something unimaginable – to aid them in their conquests or defeat them – whichever side you’re on! Find your inspiration in the mixers and grinders, and sodas and stoves.
The Orange society has invaded every nook and cranny of every household! Take your science to the kitchen, and create something unimaginable – to aid them in their conquests or defeat them – whichever side you’re on! Find your inspiration in the mixers and grinders, and sodas and stoves.
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Find your inspiration in the mixers and grinders, and sodas and stoves. Take science to the kitchen, and create something unimaginable!
The Orange society, we discover, uses not electricity, but steam to run their world. Use your concepts of steam punk, visualize and actualize their steam – driven technology.
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Combine your ability to discuss, create and understand to construct the legal framework for the hive humanity society, ensuring every objective and purpose of their existence is achieved.
Is the hive humanity society where your loyalties lie? Then here is your chance to prove it. Construct the legal framework for their world, ensuring every objective and purpose of their existence is achieved.
E-summit is IIT Delhi's Entrepreneurship Development Cell's annual two day mega event which has something for everybody. It caters to the interests of students, budding entrepreneurs, start-ups and venture capitalists alike. The 2011 version of E-Summit was held on 26th and 27th February and was a straightaway success.
Thousands congregate at the premises of IIT-Delhi, in order to witness the grand get-together under the same platform for entrepreneurs at various stages of their company, thus facilitating an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Lectures, workshops, panel discussions, games are an extensive part of the Summit, as well as the Start-Up Showcase, which brings together about 50 start-ups under the same roof.
Vishishth, is eDc's flagship B-Plan competition which boasts of an impressive two stage competition which will take the audience through all the various stages to make a dream a reality. Starting from the initial idea formulation stage right to business plan making and looking for investment Vishishth shall address them all. Vishishth will bring to the audience all the practical knowledge they need to make their business idea a reality.
Deadline for submission: 26 Jan 2012
Send it to: bplan.eDCIITD@gmail.com
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eDc IIT-Delhi launches this year’s e-Summit with its flagship event ‘Startup Showcase’, with the theme being ‘Connecting the Dots’. The event will be held during the two day entrepreneurship conclave organised annually the IIT-Delhi. The aim of this event is to help young entrepreneurs showcase their start-up ventures before the right audience and get all the desired publicity to boost their before the right audience to pump up their nascent firm.
The event shall see a large number of professionals coming together providing the ideal networking platform consisting of mentors and venture capitalists that no budding entrepreneur can afford to miss; thus enduing them with a unique chance to showcase their products to large audiences and share ideas with already existing entrepreneurs. As a one- day event, the event shall have a number of presentations by the participants on new start-ups, ideas and skills involved with entrepreneurship, in an attempt to solicit the venture capitalists present in the audience. Budding entrepreneurs should definitely look forward to this event with great enthusiasm.
An alternate universe in which Victorian experimenters discover an organising force or if you will, governing dynamics permeating and intrinsically tied to animate matter; a force which, far as they can tell, is sui generis. They call it élan vital.
Around 72.2% * of Indian population lives in villages. They constitute the backbone of our country but unfortunately they are also the most underprivileged section of our society. The major cause for this being lack of the social, religious and technological maturity.
Here is an opportunity for you to do something about it. Advent gives you a chance to take your ideas out the brainstorming phase and boost them into an implementation mode where they will directly benefit the targeted population. Send in your best ideas for implementing socio-technological changes in the rural community.
Report Submission
Your team has to submit a detailed project report and conduct a short pilot before coming to TRYST 2012. The report should be mailed with the subject “Advent-YourProjectTopic”
to advent@tryst-iitd.com before 23:59 hrs on 17th Feb., 2012.
Open Round
In the open round of the competition the shortlisted teams must give a presentation about the implementation of the project to the judges. The concept as well as the execution of the pilot must be included in that presentation.
Your team may consist up to 4 members from any academic background. Cross college teams are also allowed.
All students with a valid identity card of their respective educational institutes where they are pursuing their degree are eligible to participate.
Round 1: The report is judged on the following basis:
You need to frame an intellectually valid and well-engineered research paper to prove that nothing can survive below the earth’s surface. It does not need to be scientifically correct, but must be written logically and must be based on the principles of science.
Report Submission
Your team has to submit the research paper to fakeresearchpaper@tryst-iitd.com before 23:59 hrs on 17th Feb., 2012.
Final Round
The shortlisted teams must present the paper and convince the audience of its authenticity. There will also be a Q&A round with the panel and the audience where the paper will be put under scrutiny.
Your team may consist up to 2 members from any academic background. Cross college teams are also allowed.
All students with a valid identity card of their respective educational institutes where they are pursuing their degree are eligible to participate.
Round 1: The paper will be judged on the basis of :
The theme shall be open, meaning that you can choose any theme you like but keep in mind that you should be answerable as to why you chose the theme.
There will be 2 stages
Stage 1:-
Participants are supposed to submitan online abstract which contains details about the game and submit it by 18th of Feb (tentative).
Stage 2:-
The D-Day. All selected candidates from stage 1 will be called upon to deliver a final presentation before the judges. Please note that the participants may be asked to prove the authenticity of the game and if found otherwise, they may be disqualified by the organizers at will.
Specifications
Gaming Platform can be Flash, C and JAVA ( includes JAVA 3D)
Also, use of 3rd party plugins such as 3D plugins, tweening plugins etc are allowed, but not any game related SDK’s or Softwares.
It is recommended that you strictly adhere to the above specifications only as we might check for these during the final round (Stage 2).
The organizers reserve the right to disqualify any entry at any stage in case it finds any discrepancy with the said specifications.
Team Details
Teams of upto 3.
Graphics : 30%
What’s a game without decent graphics. Even a very simple game can be made quite engaging with visually pleasing graphics and animations. Score will be deducted for poor/pixilated graphics.
Theme : 20%
We all know why Mario tries so hard. It’s to save the princess. We will be looking for theme based games along with complementing stories.
Engagement and Immersiveness : 10%
How well does this game use scoring and levels of challenge to be interesting and engaging? Is the user dying to play it again even before the current one finishes?
Interactions and Feedback : 15%
How well are the keyboard and mouse controls used? How is the response in the game in respect to a keyboard stroke or a mouse click or is there any noticeable delay? Is the FPS too low? Does the game support other game controllers, provide Haptic Feedback?
Fidelity : 15%
How well does this game represent or simulate one or more aspects of reality? This may include physics laws, real life situations, etc.
Sounds : 10%
The visual feedback isn’t enough. Sounds plays a very important role in any game and it must not go unnoticed especially the background score.
Design a self-sustaining underground city with the following guidelines:
Report Submission
Your team has to submit the architectural plan to minesofmoria@tryst-iitd.com before 23:59 hrs on 17th Feb., 2012.
Final Round
The shortlisted teams must make a presentationand explain their concept. There will also be a Q&A round with the panel and the audience.
Team Specifications
A team may consist of a maximum of 3 members. Students from different educational institutes cannot form a team as this is an Inter-Institute Competition.
Eligibility
All students with a valid identity card of their respective educational institutes are eligible to participate.
Justification of choice of buildings with their need to be built considering limitations of space and their location
Innovation in concept evolution
Analysis of city’s vulnerability with depth due to temperature changes and tectonic movements
Depth of detailing out the concept
To design and build an autonomous line-follower robot that negotiates a maze of made out of white lines on black surface in the shortest time.
Rules for the robot
SAMPLE MAZE
(Please note, the maze during the competition will be different and will be disclosed on the day of the event).
Design and construct a remote controlled robot which can fight with another robot in a one on one round.
Winning Criteria:
To win make your opponent immobilized for at least 30 seconds or throw it out of the boundary of the Arena.
The competition will be played on a knock-out basis.
Maximum number of participants in a team is three.
The maximum duration of each round will be 5 minutes.
In case when no teams will be declared winner within the time limit (i.e. 5min) while fighting a single match then an extra time of 1 minute will be allotted.
In case the result is not obtained in extra time then the result will be declared by the judges based on performance of the machines.
The machine would be checked for its safety before the race and would be discarded if found unsafe for other participants and spectators.
Judges decision shall be treated as final.
The organizers reserve the rights to change any or all of the above rules as they deem fit.
The machine should fit in a box of dimension 600 mm x 600 mm x 1000 mm (lxbxh) at any given point during the match. The external device used to control the machine is not included in the size constraint.
The machine should not exceed 25 kg of weight including the weight of pneumatic source/tank. This does not include the external power supply (if used). Weight of onboard power supply will be counted as 0.5*actual weight.
All robots must have controlled mobility which include Rolling (wheels, tracks or the whole robot), Linear-actuated legs and novel non-wheeled drive systems.
Flying, Hopping and Jumping of any kind is not allowed.
The machine can be controlled wirelessly or with wires.
If the machine is wired then the wire should remain slack under all circumstances during the competition. All the wires coming out of the machine should be stacked as a single unit. Use proper rated wires.
Two frequency remote control system
Batteries must be sealed, immobilized-electrolyte types (such as gel cells, lithium, NiCad, NiMH, or dry cells).
Robots can use any type of weapons like magnetic weapons, cutters, flippers, saws, lifting devices, spinning hammers etc. with some exceptions like:
Choose from your side the task you want to perform and complete the task in as many steps as you can.
The mechanism must lie within an imaginary box whose dimensions are (l*b*h)3meter * 3meter * 3meter.
For electrical appliances, team will be provided with a power supply of 230volts/50 Hz.
The space provided would be open, which means no wall will be there to support your arrangement. Teams have to bring theirown supporting system.
Participant teams will compete to design a machine that uses the most number of processes to complete a simple task. Processes or Steps can be mechanical or electrical or anything else. Each team can have up to a maximum of 5 members. The participants have to submit their abstract by 20 February (tentative) to the email id ‘rubegoldberg@tryst-iitd.com’. The shortlisted teams will be contacted separately.
Shortlisted teams will be provided with 3 trials to make their arrangement working. Each team will be given 90 minutes to setup their arrangement at the event area before the very first attempt. After that 15 minutes will be given between every attempt to reset their arrangement.
The number of steps for the completion of the task must be more than 10.
The time for each trial should not exceed 4 minutes.
Teams must bring their own materials and instruments etc. to setup their arrangement and nothing will be provided by the organizers. On the other hand the teams are allowed to share their materials.
Once initiated, no manual intervention is allowed.
No combustibles, flammables, fire or hazardous materials may be used. The organisers have the right to disqualify any team if the arrangement is found to be unsafe.
Contestants are responsible for removing their arrangement and any debris left after the completion of their 3 trials.
Judges' decision shall be final and binding to all.
The teams must adhere to the spirit of healthy competition. Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any team indulging in misbehaviour.
The organizers reserve the rights to change any or all of the above rules as they deem fit.
Team Composition:
A maximum of 5 members are allowed per team. Students from different educational institutes can form a team.
Eligibility criteria:
All students with a valid photo identity card of their respective educational institutes are eligible to participate in RUBE GOLDBERG at TRYST 2012.
The winner is decided on the basis of maximum number of steps required to complete the task. Bonus marks will be awarded for innovative ideas and design. Parallel processes will not be counted in the total number of steps. Parallel steps are the steps which do not affect the machine even if they are removed. Therefore only those steps which when are necessary for the proper functioning of the machine will be counted in the total number of steps.
Design and construct a robot which follows your instructions perfectly.
Winning Criteria:
The Robot which completes the arena in minimum time will be declared as winner. In case if no robot will be able to complete it then the winner will be decided on the basis of maximum number of check point crossed.
A team can consist of maximum 4 members.
Bot must not exceed 200mm x 200mm x 300mm as l x b x h in dimensions at the starting of the match.
The weight of the robot must not exceed 5kg.
The size of the robot can change during the match.
The robot may be wired or wireless. In case of a wired robot, the wires must remain slack at all times during the Game.
The voltage difference between any two points of the machine must never exceed 24 volts dc.
If the robot causes any kind of damage to the arena it will be immediately disqualified.
The machine will be checked for its safety before the race and will be discarded if found unsafe for other participants and spectators.
Judges decision shall be treated as final and binding on all.
The organizers reserve the rights to change any or all of the above rules as they deem fit.
Arena consists of a number of hurdles and sharp turns.
Final Arena will be disclosed just before the event.
Some of the hurdles are shown in the figures.
There may be more hurdles in the arena but they are of same nature as those are specified.
Maximum height of speed breakers is 2cm.
Maximum angle of inclination of the ramp is 20 degrees.
The dimension of the box is 15cm x 15cm x 15cm (lxbxh).
Weight of the box is 200g.
Box and arena both are made of wood.
Robot will have to clear preliminary round to enter in the final round.
There will be more hurdles in final round than prelims.
Robot will have to start from the starting point specified in the arena and completes the arena by passing through the checkpoints.
Points will be awarded for every checkpoint crossed.
Bot will be allowed to take maximum 3 tries in a time interval of 10 minutes.
Maximum score of 3 turns will be used for deciding the winner.
Controller can take as many retakes as he/she wishes to but will have to start from last checkpoint crossed and timer will not stop.
In the end robot will have to push a box and slide it into a specified region to complete the game.
Team scoring maximum points at the end of three trials will win the game. In case of tie winner will be decided on various criteria like the time taken, agility, mechanism etc.
Paper Presentation
Demo Projects
If you believe that your area of research is unique and has the potential to take the world of technology by
storm, we have just the right stage and the right audience ready for you.
Just put your idea into words and send in your abstract entries (maximum of 250 words) to us. The selected students
will be provided an opportunity to present their work at TRYST 2012 before some of the eminent members of the
scientific community.
Cash Prizes and Certificates of Merit to be awarded by IIT Delhi. Selected papers will be published in the Tryst
2012 Technical Journal.
Paper Abstract Submission Deadline: 31st January 2012
Demo-project Proposal Submission Deadline: 28th January 2012
For any queries drop your mail at : tryst.queries2012@gmail.com
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