Not many years back... orientation... a panel used to sit on a dias, make their way into the new comers' mind... last year a step forward was taken... ppts were arranged.... year 2006 a video made it's way into the auditorium, first of it's kind for any official reasons.
when we entered the audi, there was this long session of Q&A, on asking around about the video presentation, the students said that it would be next. So the one-liner mentioned in the orientation notice worked and they did sit for that.
the 18 min video had a short intro by GSu (Dean SWD), "a video to portray initiatives by BITS Alumni who are already famous and who are going to be famous".
the video started smoothly...about 400 junta present in the audi was glued to it, inspite of the already 1 1/2 session from 2.30PM.
then came the glitch. the audio and video just matched the context and not the lips of the speaker, for the whole of the video. but we can say that the excellent audio clarity covered it all. the video content was well sequenced, intros were crisp and catchy.
the best part of the video was "Proud to be a BITSian".... ofcourse the end..'purani jeans......'
On asking some students after we came out, they seemed to be very enthued about BITSAA activities, some said, "they are now very enthued and proud to be a part of this family and would definitely look forward to be a part of the activities". Few felt that this whole issue was about connecting BITSians.
All in all...a great show!!!!!!!
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Stueti
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Micro Multinationals
My first experience with globally distributed teams was when I was working as the tech guy for researchers in the Design Group at Stanford. The DIDET project aimed to integrate technologies to enable students to participate in globally distributed team-based design engineering projects.
My second experience with globally distributed teams has been while leading Embryo. In a span of a 3 months, this fascinating project has brought together more than 25 BITSians across 6 timezones to deliver lectures on emerging topics to BITS students. Working in a core team spread across the globe has its own challenges, but it also has its own fun. The execution of Embryo is an example of a micro multinational - a small group of motivated, people physically distant but connected to each other by technology working towards a common goal. The team , no doubt, has done a fantastic job!
The most interesting thing I have learnt from this project is how fondly BITS Alumni everywhere feel about BITS Pilani and how motivated they are to help BITS grow. The idea of sharing knowledge and experience in a live conference with juniors has struck a cord with many. In the Ist semester 2006-07, we're setting the tone with 25+ lectures, and hope to do more in the coming semesters.
Shashi
http://www.bitsembryo.org
My second experience with globally distributed teams has been while leading Embryo. In a span of a 3 months, this fascinating project has brought together more than 25 BITSians across 6 timezones to deliver lectures on emerging topics to BITS students. Working in a core team spread across the globe has its own challenges, but it also has its own fun. The execution of Embryo is an example of a micro multinational - a small group of motivated, people physically distant but connected to each other by technology working towards a common goal. The team , no doubt, has done a fantastic job!
The most interesting thing I have learnt from this project is how fondly BITS Alumni everywhere feel about BITS Pilani and how motivated they are to help BITS grow. The idea of sharing knowledge and experience in a live conference with juniors has struck a cord with many. In the Ist semester 2006-07, we're setting the tone with 25+ lectures, and hope to do more in the coming semesters.
Shashi
http://www.bitsembryo.org
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