P articipating in Eduthon , conducted by IIITL was a great experience. It was an Education-Themed Hackathon which is unique in itself and got my creative juices flowing. I liked this theme because it was relevant to the current scenario in the world, and it was relatable too, because I am a student too, right? Being able to solve problems related to education using technology, seemed exciting and challenging at the same time. There were prizes for the best All-Girls Team (which is very rare, by the way) and also various sponsors' prizes which was quite a lucrative offer. B efore the hackathon even began, we were invited to attend a lot of educating talk-sessions conducted by the pioneers of the tech world. The ones that I liked were " We are all Data Scientists " by Krish Naik and " Brand building and leveraging Linkedin " by Madhav Bahl . These were insightful and gave me a new perspective. We also had some other contests like MyOctoCat where anyone could par
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow conducted its first technical fest ’ Equinox ’ on 7th February 2020 to 9th February 2020. Even though it was our first endeavor, it was a grand success. The event was inaugurated by our chief guest Dr. Brijesh Kumar Chaurasia ,Head of Department, Information Technology of IIIT Lucknow with lamp lighting followed by prayer "He Sharde Ma". The event was presided by our Head of Student-Activity, Dr. Mary Samuel. "It all begins and ends in your mind. What you give power to has power over you." Equinox , as a whole 3 day event was extremely successful, this event consisted of multiple opportunities for all students to showcase their technical skills, talents and to definitely to obtain new ones. The fest was organized under the very synergical executive team of twelve members and 20+ volunteers,who worked for about three months rigorously to bring the event to success. Formal Events Hack-O-Fiesta