Some of the readers would be wondering if this blog is turning into an event calendar Of course not, but whenever I write about some unconference or a conference or some other event, we can see “The changing face of a rising India”

While watching CNBC, came across an interesting contest called TheSimplicity Challenge which is open ONLY to students from the age 18-30.

What is the Simplicity Challenge?
You can check the details here

Interesting highlight was the definition of BIG IDEA:

An idea is a business opportunity to improve people’s lives and create value for individuals and communities. If it does that, it automatically makes marketing sense. And the simpler the idea, the more sustainable it is likely to be.

So, there is a Social Entrepreneurial angle to the contest [since, your idea would help in making lives simple & better, which is also the mantra of Philips - Sense and Simplicity].

Terms and Conditions :
You could read them here

Prizes to be won :
From the Simplicity Challenge Website:

If your idea is voted by the viewers as amongst the first 4, you can look forward to prizes like the Philips Ambilight LCD televisions, in addition to all the publicity. And if your idea is judged the Number One, you will receive a cash prize of Rs 15 Lakhs. And, an introduction to a Venture Capitalist, who can turn your idea into a commercial success, and you into the hottest entrepreneur of the year.

More details here , here and here

Indian Institute of Technology ,Mumbai (IIT-B) will celebrate its Golden Jubilee this year.Shailesh J Mehta School of Management,IIT Mumbai celebrates this occasion with Avenues 07, its Annual International Business Festival.

It is the season of Business Competitions and this time , we have Vista & Lakshya[on the same days(12th-14th) in the month of October,07].

Vista – IIM Bangalore (IIMB) Annual Business Summit:
Vista is IIMB‘s business competition that would be showcasing the latest trends in industry over the years. The theme of Vista 2007 is ReBusiness. The theme highlights the paradigm shift in manner of conducting business and the same would be reflected in the events hosted during Vista 2007 – to be held between October 12th and 14th,07.

You can find more details here and here
[Thanks Alok Padhi for this information]

Lakshya – NITIE(National Institute Of Industrial Engineering) B-Competition:
As mentioned on the Lakshya website:

Organized by PGDIE students of NITIE, Lakshya aims at broadening the outlook and honing the skills of practicing managers. The middle level managers present live industrial projects which brought significant change in the performance of their organization.

You can find more details here and here

Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) , Mumbai is organizing a B-Plan Competition called Eureka.This is your chance to turn your dream into reality . Some details about the competition below:

Eureka! is the biggest Business Plan Competition in India and one of the Top Five in the Asia-Oceanic region in terms of participation, prizes and resources. It is intended as a platform to encourage youth from across the globe to flesh out their ideas in business terms and form global enterprises that combine technology,vision and business acumen.