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Organized By: India Development Gateway (IDG)

Key Dates:

• Round 1 Submission Deadline: December 29th 2008
• Round 1 Results Announced: January 16th 2009
• Round 2 Opens: January 16th 2009
• Round 2 Submission Deadline: February 10th 2009
• Round 2 Results Announced: February 24th 2009
• Final Awards Event: April 2009

For whom:
Business plans are invited from individual entrepreneurs as seed stage ideas, active start ups and established enterprises, in the MSME segment

Details:
Sankalp 2009 , is a nationwide MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) business plan competition to identify, support and connect high potential Social MSME’s in industries critical to India’s development.Sankalp 2009 is our effort to spark a sustained growth of the MSME and impact-driven business sectors in India.

Business plans are invited from individual entrepreneurs as seed stage ideas, active start ups and established enterprises, in the MSME segment. Sankalp 2009 is looking for businesses that have the ambition and dedication to achieve competitive scale, profitability and a high social impact. Categories include, but are not limited to:

• Individual Entrepreneurs
• Established Enterprises
• Professionals from established businesses
• Academia
• Researchers and development practitioners

For further details visit : www.indiadevelopmentgateway.com/sankalp

Media Contact: Ms. Rashmi Pillai
Email: rpillai@intellecap.net
Phone: +91 (0)22 4035 9222 / 204

Organized By: Microsoft Corporation

Key dates:
Round one: Deadline for Submission of Idea: December 15, 2008.

Details:

Do you dream of a world where

• thermostats use weather forecasts to minimize energy usage and to run your sprinkler system,
• retail kiosks checkout items from inside your basket and send out-of-stock items home,
• your refrigerator reorders groceries,
• home appliances negotiate with each other to reduce power consumption, or
• the treadmill monitors your health and provides advice from your doctor?

Would you like to make this fantasy world real by using the power of our easy to use developer tools?

Through the Microsoft Dare to Dream Different challenge, MICROSOFT invites you to show what your dream device is all about and bring it to reality using the  .NET Micro Framework.

$101,000 in prizes and numerous other benefits up for grabs.

Round one: October 8 – December 15, 2008

• Describe your idea, what’s so cool about, it and how you would go about creating it
• Ideas can be submitted individually or in teams of up to 3 people.
• Each idea can be submitted only once
• Each submission needs to be either in  the professional or the hobbyist category

Submit a Stage 1 entry online at http://microsoft.com/netmf.

See official rules for more details.

Website: http://dreamdifferentcontest.com

Register here

Organized By: HP India

Key dates:

• Submission of Abstracts: January 5, 2009
• Announcement of Short-Listed Abstracts: February 6, 2009
• Submission of Final Paper: March 16, 2009
• Announcement of top 5 Papers: April 24, 2009
• Award Ceremony: May 15, 2009

For whom: Undergraduate engineering students.

Details:
HP Innovate 2009 is an opportunity for undergraduate engineering students interested in technology entrepreneurship to present their innovative ideas in the field of computer science and engineering. This award will be an opportunity for students to showcase their creativity and create opportunities for channeling their potential.

CLICK HERE FOR THE THEMES

IMPORTANT:

• Complete and valid  ‘Registration Form’ and  ‘Attestation Form’ must be scanned and emailed along with the abstract submission. This is compulsory for your entry to be considered valid for assessment.
• The submission code assigned to the participating team at the time of abstract submission must be mentioned at the time of final paper submission. This is compulsory for your entry to be considered valid for assessment.
• Please mention your submission code in the subject line of all email communications.

AWARDS:

Sponsored trip to HP Labs, Palo Alto, US for the team , HP iPAQs for all the student team members, Winning trophy for the institute……!!!

All submissions must be sent only through email at hpinnovate@hp.com

Click here for more details: Link to the website

Organized by: Indian Institute of Technologies

Key dates:
PanIIT 2008: December 19-21, 2008.

For whom:

• 3000 plus IIT alumni
• 2000 plus IIT students and over 500 leading research scholars
• Over 200 distinguished industry leaders and panelists
• Leading Academicians and policy makers, Venture Capitalists, Private Equity and Financial Institutions, Industrialists, CEO’s, and Strategists

Details:
The PanIIT-2008 event is slated to be held at IIT Madras, Chennai during December 19-21, 2008. The venue and timing are very appropriate, given that IIT Madras is celebrating its Golden Jubilee this year.

Participants will enjoy the tremendous opportunities for professional networking, a chance to indulge in nostalgia, to listen to the views of a galaxy of pre-eminent luminaries, and to hear of the efforts being made by their fellow alumni to contribute to the transformation of the nation. With entertainment and light hearted events in between for delegates and their families.

Stars at the Plenary Sessions:

• The Prime Minister, Hon’ble Dr. Manmohan Singh, will be delivering the Inaugural Address (by live video-feed) on the 19th at 9:30 am.
• At 5:30 pm on the 19th, the Hon’ble Minister for Finance, Mr. P. Chidambaram, will engage in conversation with Dr. Raghuram Rajan, noted Economist, on the topic of how India can become one of the Top-3 economies in the world.
• The second day, 20th December, will be led off at 9:30 am by Shri L.N. Mittal, President & CEO of Arcelor Mittal. He will show the way to think big and win in the global marketplace, in the format of an informal chat with a TV anchor.
• This will be followed by another dynamic talk delivered at 10:30 am by Bob McDonald, COO of Proctor & Gamble, on innovation strategies at P&G.
• At 4:30 pm on the 20th, a powerful panel of academicians, led by Dr. Patrick Aebischer (President, EPFL, Swizerland), Dr. Rajiv Grover (Dean, Fogelman College of Business & Economics, U Memphis), Dr. Subra Suresh (Dean of Engineering, MIT) and Prof. Surendra Prasad (Director, IIT Delhi) will engage in a debate, moderated by Dr. Vijay Kumar (Senior Associate Dean, MIT), on the roadmap for IITs to become global leaders in education and research.
• The 5:30 pm plenary session that follows brings together three Tata CEOs – B. Muthuraman (Tata Steel), S. Ramadorai (TCS) and Ravi Kant (Tata Motors)- in a dialog with Prof. C.K. Prahlad (U. Michigan) on India @ 75, and how Indian industry can shape the future.
• The last day of the Meet, Dec 21st, shines brightest of all. At 9 am, Rajat Gupta (CEO, McKinsey & Co) will moderate a knowledge-capture session designed to assimilate the learnings of PanIIT 2008 and pave the way forward.
• Next up is Orkut Buyukkokten (Product Manager, Google) at 10:15 am, interacting with students and campus youth in a free-wheeling take on online social networking.

For More Details
Website: http://paniit2008.org/
Email:info@paniit2008.org

Organized By: Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai

Key Dates:
Registrations for the events are now open.
Event date: December 20, 2008
Deadline for Submissions for Dvija: December 2, 2008

Details:

Lattitude 1305′ the annual B fest of Great Lakes Institute of Management, this year synthesizes the best of the East and the West which is reflected in the motto “Global mindsets, Indian roots”.Great Lakes proudly invites you to compete with an amalgamation of the best business brains in the country.

This year the event draws inspiration from Ancient India.

Events:

• CEO Conclave.
• Kaalteet: Business Ideas contest
  
• Kumbhaka: Operations Strategy Game
  
• Dvija : Relaunch of failed
• Jigyasa : Business Quiz
• Rahasya
• Arthshaastra: Business Plan Contest [Only for Invited B Schools]
  

For More Details
Website: www.lattitude1305.com
Email: lattitude09@greatlakes.edu.in

oikos Global Case Writing Competition

Organised By:
Call for Cases 2009 oikos and Ashoka

Key Dates:
Deadline for Case Submission: November 30, 2008
First Round Decision: February 15, 2009
Final Round Decision: March 15, 2009

For Whom:
Teachers, Research Assistants or students of business administration( or related areas)

About:
With the Call for Cases 2009 oikos and Ashoka (www.ashoka.org)  join forces to promote the creation of high quality teaching cases on Corporate Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship (sponsored by Ashoka). The competition welcomes entries from all parts of the world. Submitted case studies should be suitable for use in management education and should be related to managerial issues faced by organisations and individuals. Written short feedbacks are given to each case contributor.

Corporate Sustainability:
Cases should illustrate sustainability-related strategies and change processes in established medium and large organisations.

Social Entrepreneurship:
Cases should illustrate entrepreneurial initiatives that use business principles to address social and environmental challenges.

For More details:
Website: http://www.oikos-international.org/projects/cwc.html
Download the Information document here.
Download the Submission Form here.
Email: case[at]oikosinternational[dot]org

Offered By: Google

Key Dates:
Deadline for Application Submissions: December 12, 2008

For Whom:
The fellowship is open for undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy

The Google Policy Fellowship program was inspired by Google’s Summer of Code with a public policy twist. The Google Policy Fellowship program offers undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests.

Fellows will have the opportunity to work at public interest organizations at the forefront of debates on broadband and access policy, content regulation, copyright and trademark reform, consumer privacy, open government, and more. Participating organizations are based in either Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA , Ottawa or Toronto, Canada and include: American Library Association, Cato Institute, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, Center for Democracy and Technology, Citizen Lab, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Creative Commons, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Future of Music Coalition, Internet Education Foundation, Media Access Project, New America Foundation, Progress and Freedom Foundation, Public Knowledge, and Technology Policy Institute.

Fellows will be assigned a lead mentor at their host organizations, but will have the opportunity to work with several senior staff members over the course of the summer. Fellows will be expected to make substantive contributions to the work of their organization, including conducting policy research and analysis; drafting reports and analyses; attending government and industry meetings and conferences; and participating in other advocacy activities.

For More Details:
Website: http://www.google.com/policyfellowship/
Application Process: https://services.google.com/inquiry/policyfellowship
Email: policyfellowship@google.com

Organized By:
Government Law College , Mumbai & The D.M Harish Foundation

Key Dates:
Deadline for registration: November 28, 2008
Event dates: February 13 – 15, 2009

For whom: Law Universities/ Colleges Teams.

Details:
The D. M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition is jointly organized by Government Law College , Mumbai & The D.M Harish Foundation. This has emerged as  the most prestigious mooting competition in INDIA and has played an important role in the promotion of mooting in the country  by providing a platform for the Law students to hone their advocacy skills.

The case study of the competition deals with issues relating to public International Law.

The 2009 edition of the competition marks the fifth year with International teams making their participation. This gives an opportunity for the LAW students to develop plenary skills in the areas of advocacy.

For More details
Website: http://www.glc.edu/mootcourt/index1.htm
Registrations: http://www.glc.edu/mootcourt/onlineform.htm
Email: mootcourts@glc.edu, dmh.glc@gmail.com
CLICK Here to Download the RULES : ( .doc)
CLICK Here to Download the CASE STUDY

1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference and Research Student Competition

Organised By: Congrex and European Space Agency

Key Dates:
Deadline for Sending abstracts: December 1, 2008

For Whom:
1. Must be post-graduate (Masters or Ph.D.) research student as on 1 December 2008
2. Must have a senior researcher (with at least 4 years post-doctorate research experience) who is permanent staff in a university department or research institution, willing to endorse your paper (e.g. co-author).

About:
In 2029 asteroid 99942 Apophis (2004 MN4) will flyby the Earth at a distance of about 32 000 km. This is closer than any known past or future approach by natural objects larger than about 10 meters (other than objects that have entered Earth’s atmosphere). After a resonant flyby, the asteroid will then return towards Earth with two potential impact dates between 2036 and 2037.

This close encounter with 99942 Apophis in 2029 will provide a window of opportunity for scientific and technological research. Research students are encouraged to think about innovative ways in which this close encounter can be utilised to increase our scientific and/or technological knowledge of small bodies and their surrounding environment.

Papers will be welcomed on a variety of subjects that can be related to the theme of Apophis and small body encounters. Subjects for papers might include, but are not limited to; modelling of the small asteroid environment and related effects (e.g. plasma environment, dust, solar radiation, Yarkovsky effect); geology and geophysics of small bodies, dynamics and control related to Apophis-like rendezvous and interception scenarios; innovative deflection strategies and mission architectures, etc.

The best student paper will be awarded a prize.

For More Details
Website: http://www.congrex.nl/09c04/student.asp
Download the Competition Information here.

Organized By:
The Market for Alternative Investment (mai) and
Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University

Key Dates:
Deadline for Application & Submission of first round Summary Business plan: December 15, 2008

For whom:
All full-time and part-time graduate students in business administration programs (enrolled in the 2008 calendar year) are eligible to participate.

Details:
The Bangkok Business Challenge, Thailand’s premier business plan competition conducted in English, was created in 2002 to encourage post-graduate students in business administration programs across Thailand and Asia to become more entrepreneurial. Teams from business administration programs will not only be competing for the most prestigious prize of all, Thailand’s H.M. The King’s Award, but will also have a chance to acquire over $20,000 in prize money. The judging committee, including leading entrepreneurs, professionals and venture capitalists, will be looking for the most attractive new venture based on the written business plans, live presentations and venture exhibits.

After holding four annual events since 2002, the Bangkok Business Challenge® has been renamed “The mai Bangkok Business Challenge® @ Sasin”. Starting in 2007, it was co-hosted by the Market for Alternative Investment (mai), Thailand’s stock exchange for medium-sized public companies, and Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University setting a new precedent in the standard of regional business plan competitions. And, starting in 2008, the competition welcomes participation from all nations across the globe, becoming the first and only truly Global new venture business plan competition in the Kingdom.

Eligibility for Entry

For More Details
Website: http://bbc.in.th/index.php
Schedule: http://bbc.in.th/schedule.php
Email: contact@bbc.in.th

Organized By:
Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in partnership with

• Columbia Business School,
• London Business School,
• Indian School of Business, and
• Yale School of Management

Key Dates:
Asia Region- Submit to the Indian School of Business

• Executive Summary Deadline (optional): November 30, 2008
• Full Business Plan Submission Deadline: January 21, 2009

SE Asia Region – Submit to Thammasat University, Thailand

• Executive Summary Deadline: January 9, 2009

For whom:
Open to entrant teams that include a graduate business student from ANY business school in the world or an individual who has graduated from a graduate business program within the past two years

Details:
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is the largest and oldest student-led business plan competition providing mentorship, exposure, and financial awards to emerging social ventures from around the world.

The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is seeking promising social entrepreneurs to enter our 2009 Competition. If you are an entrepreneur (or budding entrepreneur!) with a financially sustainable venture that addresses a social or environmental problem, GSVC encourages you to apply. Winning plans in the past have ranged from global health to microfinance, from cleantech to education, from fair trade to community development, from business concepts to operating companies, and have included for-profit and non-profit models.

Executive Summaries are due January 21, 2009 for all regions except for Asia.

The application will be available in early December 2008.

Submission Process for Asia Regional Rounds:

• Asia Region* – Submit to the Indian School of Business

Executive Summary Deadline (optional): November 30, 2008
Full Business Plan Submission Deadline: January 21, 2009

• SE Asia Region** – Submit to Thammasat University, Thailand

Executive Summary Deadline: January 9, 2009

• Regional Semi-Finals              February/March 2009
• Final Business Plans Due         April 7, 2009
• Global Finals at UC Berkeley    April 23-24, 2009
• GSVC Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship, San Francisco, CA, April 25, 2009

Note: Each entrant team must include a graduate business student from ANY business school in the world or an individual who has graduated from a graduate business program within the past two years (from the date that the plan is first submitted). The graduate business student must be actively involved in the venture (ie, actively participating in development of the business plan and presentation or actively working on the business). Read full rules.

Website: http://www.gsvc.org/

FAQ HERE

Organised By: IIM-Calcutta

Key dates:
Fest: January 8-11, 2008

Intaglio is one of the best Business School Summit in Asia. As a part of this International Business School Summit i2I – B-Plan Competition, Finance Expo, Marketing Expo, Strategy Expo are being held. This platform is aimed to bring in Leading Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Academicians, Students from the best B-Schools in the world to discuss various topics that are of prime importance in today’s Business World. This Platform provides students the opportunity to showcase their Leadership Ability, Managerial Skills, Marketing Strategies, their Innovative thinking.

Apart from the Business Events, Panel Discussion and various other events related to Business a lot of emphasis is being laid to Social Consiousness in this Summit.

Students from various Business Schools all over the world will be participating in this event.

Organised By: International Management Institute

Key dates:
Fest: November 30 and December 1, 2008

The word Kritva means ‘to do’ and it is this meaning that embodies the spirit of our annual management and cultural festival. Kritva attempts to act as a platform for future managers to voice their opinions and garner their thoughts through a plethora of events including management games, paper presentations, cultural events and adventure games.

The Theme of this Annual Management Festival is “With high risks, come high regards”. Various debates and Speakers sessions are arranged with respect to the fest theme.

Events related to Finance, Human Resources, Marketing and many more are conducted to provide an insight into the various happenings in present Business World.

Organised By: ForumNOKIA

Key Dates:
Conference: Sometime in January!

Venue: Trinity, Taj Residency, Bangalore

Nokia Developer Conference 08 is a movement by Forum Nokia to share and demonstrate the technological advancements & opportunities in the field of Mobile VAS.

With the rapid expansion of mobile phones, tele-density and Next Generation Network (NGN) services many more such novelties are in store for Indian population with mobile phone services and broadband services at the centre of innovation. Telecommunications had traditionally been a voice communication service. The services today have moved beyond their fundamental role of voice communications to a spectrum of non-core services, which in telecommunication parlance is called Value Added Services (VAS).

While we are witnessing an unprecedented growth in the Mobile space, the time is conducive for the developers (Mobile & IT) to dream, leverage the growth by creating applications that benefits millions.   Dream. Create. Benefit

In all, Nokia Developer Conference 08 promises to bring developers a Forum where best minds in the industry meet and discuss the evolution of the MOBILE VAS INDUSTRY and what the future holds. Hence, from trends to technology to developer evangelization, you can expect all at the Nokia Developer Conference, 08.

Fees Structure:
Regular Fee INR 750 only
Students 50% discount
Early Bird Till 21st Nov 10% on total payble
Forum Nokia Members 10% discount

Group Discounts
2 to 4 Delegates from Same company 10% discount
5 to 10 Delegates from Same company 20% discount
11 to 14 Delegates from same company 30% discount

Please send Cheque/Demand Draft favouring “Sercon India Pvt Ltd” and mail to Nokia Response Center

Click here to Register for the event.

For More details
Website: http://www.nokiadevcon.in/
Speakers: http://www.nokiadevcon.in/speakers.html

Organized By: IDEA International Co,. Ltd., JAPAN

Key Dates:
Deadline for Application Submissions: December 19, 2008

Details:

In the Japanese design market, there are limited opportunities for designers to spontaneously present their authentic ideas. To encourage the design market of Japan, IDEA International Co,. Ltd., JAPAN believes that they need to take on board as many ideas as possible for new life-style products.

“id Design Award” makes a connection among the creators, the manufactures. This is not a competition which is held by only one maker. They aim to make opportunities to turn many fresh ideas into real products.

They have created a wide open gateway for any designers with ideas for “new lifestyle products”. They not only commercialize new ideas as much as possible, but also build up distribution systems.

They are searching for the new “lifestyle idea” of a lifetime, with the creators, the makers and the retailers. This competition is like no other competition they have ever had. There are no rules about creative ideas presented. In the period that a lot of people focus on the design, you will greatly increase your business chances through the “id Design Award”. IDEA International Co,. Ltd., JAPAN cordially invite you to join us in the “id Design Award 2009”!

For More Details
Website: http://idsite.co.jp/compe_en/
Email: compe@idsite.co.jp

ClubHack 2008

Organised By: ClubHack

Key Dates:
Conference Dates: December 6-7, 2008
Complete Scheduled Can be found here.

Venue: International Convention Center, SB Road, Pune

Fees: INR 1000 for talk sessions, INR 1000 for each workshop. On the spot registration INR 1500

ClubHack2008 will be the second conference in Pune, India. First such conference of India was in December 2007 and was named as ClubHack2007. It was a great success and ClubHack hopes to get more participation from everyone this time.

ClubHack2008 is divided into 2 days activities this year.

Day 1: Tech/Legal Talks and panel discussion
On 6th December selected papers as submitted by different speakers will be presented. This will be divided in 2 parallel threads of 5 talks each. The last thread at the end of the day will be the panel discussion.

Day 2: Workshops
On 7th December there will be 2 workshops to impart instantaneous knowledge on related subjects.

For More Details:
Website: http://www.clubhack.com/2008/Main_Page
Registration: http://www.clubhack.com/2008/Registration
Scheduled: http://www.clubhack.com/2008/Schedule

Kubera-Edelweiss Social Innovation Honours

Offered By: Edelweiss and Kubera Partners

Key Dates:
Deadline for all entries: December 1, 2008

For Whom:
Applicants need to be Indian citizens or entities and The nominee should be a registered NGO in India, under the Trusts, Societies, or u/s 25 of the Companies Act.

Edelweiss is partnering Kubera Partners, for the Kubera-Edelweiss Social Innovation Honours, to felicitate outstanding innovations that positively impact the status of the girl child, through the delivery of a service in the areas of education, health and nutrition, and employability. The total prize money is USD 60,000, and the primary objective of these honours is to demonstrate the promise of a better future for the girl-child, particularly significant in a patriarchal and tradition-bound society.

Non-governmental organizations in any part of India that focus on outstanding innovations that improve the delivery of services to the girl child, in the areas of education, health and nutrition and employability are eligible to apply for these honours.

Through these honours, we are looking at bringing attention to and leveraging support for organizations engaging in innovative projects on the issue of the girl child across India and at sharing these innovative ideas within the private, public and non-profit sectors, to encourage learning and sharing of experiences.

Award Categories:
There are three award categories:

• Education
• Health
• Employability defined as an innovative and sustainable model for the future employability of the girl child

For More details:
Website: Visit here.
Rules and Regulations: Download it here.
Application Form: Download it here.

Organized By: ISB (Indian School of Business) , Hyderabad, INDIA

Key Dates: December 6, 2008

For whom: Young leaders, students.

Details:

The ISB Leadership Summit (ILS) is the flagship event of the School and provides young leaders the opportunity to interact with eminent business leaders. ILS hosts some of the boldest, most innovative leadership thought from across the country. It brings together the best minds at the leading-edge of industry, policy and academics by way of focused and interactive debate.

This year, the Summit also aims to inspire students to develop a broader context for their future decisions and to allow them to contribute more effectively to India’s growth.

Click here for Agenda.