So finally its over.
72 Hours
130+ volunteers
1000+ registrations
6 Management events
32 cultural events
And it went flawlessly!
The February Heat. The mid night Chills.
Its all over... and we have already started thinking about Orion 2011.
Keep Celebrating the "The SIMS way of life"
Monday, March 1, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Orion - The new team
Hey guys
The new team of 85 guys is on board.
So the mega event is happening and is surprising us every single day. and its just so much fun.
Some of us are to the point of spiritual, mental and physical exhaustion but we like IT!
10 days left and the screw has just started to move!
The new team of 85 guys is on board.
So the mega event is happening and is surprising us every single day. and its just so much fun.
Some of us are to the point of spiritual, mental and physical exhaustion but we like IT!
10 days left and the screw has just started to move!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Orion 2010.
Hey guys
I have had like a million calls the last few days of registrations.
I cant even sleep without getting a call from some god forsaken place.
Well... I guess a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!
I have had like a million calls the last few days of registrations.
I cant even sleep without getting a call from some god forsaken place.
Well... I guess a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!
Orion 2010 - updates
Hey Guys
Following are the updates of Orion 2010
No of registered teams on Orion 2010 - 173
No of hits on the website - 2983
Last date of registartions extended to 16th Feb!
Following are the updates of Orion 2010
No of registered teams on Orion 2010 - 173
No of hits on the website - 2983
Last date of registartions extended to 16th Feb!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Orion 2010 - Website Hits and registrations
Hey guys
On last count.
Website hits were - 2456
Registrations - 86 teams.
Within 1 day only.
Not Bad at all!
On last count.
Website hits were - 2456
Registrations - 86 teams.
Within 1 day only.
Not Bad at all!
Mails -Orion 2010
Hey Guys
Mails to the students and Alumni around India are being sent out today!
please register for the games in case you are interested!
Spread the word!
Mails to the students and Alumni around India are being sent out today!
please register for the games in case you are interested!
Spread the word!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
We condemn this terror!!
Hey Guys
Just wanted to let all of you, who read this blog, know that Team Orion and SIMS condemn the perpetrators and their baseless justifications for the blast at German Bakery.
9 people dead and 40 injured might just be another statistic in our lives after all the terror our country has had to deal with. But these numbers will never be able to quantify the real value of a life.
Our prayers to those who have lost their loved ones. Our best wishes of a speedy recovery to those who are hurt.
Just wanted to let all of you, who read this blog, know that Team Orion and SIMS condemn the perpetrators and their baseless justifications for the blast at German Bakery.
9 people dead and 40 injured might just be another statistic in our lives after all the terror our country has had to deal with. But these numbers will never be able to quantify the real value of a life.
Our prayers to those who have lost their loved ones. Our best wishes of a speedy recovery to those who are hurt.
Orion 2010 - The website Rock!
Hey guys
The website is on!
www.sims-orion2010.com
Its looks great and has some really cool crazy things done by the graphics team.
While we are still debating the music track, on the whole the team deserves all the applause as well as the bonus 1 hour sleep apart from the sanctioned 3 hours they get every night.
Mail us on orion@sims.edu in case you have something to say about the website!
Brickbats or Praises are all accepted!
The website is on!
www.sims-orion2010.com
Its looks great and has some really cool crazy things done by the graphics team.
While we are still debating the music track, on the whole the team deserves all the applause as well as the bonus 1 hour sleep apart from the sanctioned 3 hours they get every night.
Mail us on orion@sims.edu in case you have something to say about the website!
Brickbats or Praises are all accepted!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Orion 2010 updates
Big Adda
Gift Mate
Channel V
Bikers Den
Red Bull
Fosters
Delhi Kitchen
The Great Punjab
Mad House Grill
The Great Punjab
Ice Cream Magic
Pagalguy
Dominos
Radio Mirchi
Gold’s Gym
Reebok
Inox
Vlcc
Yamaha
Westside
Netsurf
Bakers Delight
Time of India
Rangrut
Bacardi
Businessworld.in
Furtados
Gift Mate
Channel V
Bikers Den
Red Bull
Fosters
Delhi Kitchen
The Great Punjab
Mad House Grill
The Great Punjab
Ice Cream Magic
Pagalguy
Dominos
Radio Mirchi
Gold’s Gym
Reebok
Inox
Vlcc
Yamaha
Westside
Netsurf
Bakers Delight
Time of India
Rangrut
Bacardi
Businessworld.in
Furtados
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Orion 2010 - The shocker!
Orion Shocker of the month!
Orion 2010 hereby officially stands postponed by 1 week.
Please stay tuned for more concrete details.
Why did we do it???
Cause we said... lets make it bigger and better. (and also because we have no money!)
Orion 2010 hereby officially stands postponed by 1 week.
Please stay tuned for more concrete details.
Why did we do it???
Cause we said... lets make it bigger and better. (and also because we have no money!)
Orion 2010 - VLCC
Hey Guys
VLCC has agreed to be part of Orion 2010.
They are giving us quite a few vouchers and goodies.
VLCC has agreed to be part of Orion 2010.
They are giving us quite a few vouchers and goodies.
Business world! is in!
Hey guys
Businessworld has agreed to give us online coverage for Orion 2010
They want People from SIMS who would like write blogs for Businessworld.
Please send the topics that you wish to blog on to orion@sims.edu
We will send them over and let you whom they have selected!
Businessworld has agreed to give us online coverage for Orion 2010
They want People from SIMS who would like write blogs for Businessworld.
Please send the topics that you wish to blog on to orion@sims.edu
We will send them over and let you whom they have selected!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Orion 2010 - Logistics Team
Hey People
We are now moving out of the Ideation phase and into the execution/logistics Phase.
All event teams will now having regular meetings with the logistics team
Akanksha Sharma
Kartik Jha
Kapil Mehta
All event details, progress, developments and requirements will now be communicated using these meetings.
Its about time we moved our efforts from the cold storage and into the frying pan!
We are now moving out of the Ideation phase and into the execution/logistics Phase.
All event teams will now having regular meetings with the logistics team
Akanksha Sharma
Kartik Jha
Kapil Mehta
All event details, progress, developments and requirements will now be communicated using these meetings.
Its about time we moved our efforts from the cold storage and into the frying pan!
Orion 2010 - New rules
The following are the new rules for Orion 2010
1. Everyone directly working for Orion 2010 calls up Anupreet or Sharon 2 times a day to let them know whats the progress on their contacts and work.
2. Meetings for the Orion 2010 team every morning at 9.30 am.
3. Anupreet and Sharon control you destiny as far as your DSR's go... so start filling them, working hard...or bribing both of them.
4. All teams of Finance, HR and E cell need to inform of developments regarding their events.
5. People need to start clicking pictures... for the SIMS way of life! soon!
6. Goals will be set for every person and they will be answerable to them at any given time.
7. All excessive classes on DSR's will be taken care of by Anupreet and Sharon Chandy.
8. Atleast one team meeting a week outside the campus!
Regards
The MAN!
1. Everyone directly working for Orion 2010 calls up Anupreet or Sharon 2 times a day to let them know whats the progress on their contacts and work.
2. Meetings for the Orion 2010 team every morning at 9.30 am.
3. Anupreet and Sharon control you destiny as far as your DSR's go... so start filling them, working hard...or bribing both of them.
4. All teams of Finance, HR and E cell need to inform of developments regarding their events.
5. People need to start clicking pictures... for the SIMS way of life! soon!
6. Goals will be set for every person and they will be answerable to them at any given time.
7. All excessive classes on DSR's will be taken care of by Anupreet and Sharon Chandy.
8. Atleast one team meeting a week outside the campus!
Regards
The MAN!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Orion 2010 - EOM!!!
The end of month is here and we just realised how far we have actually come.
From a time when we didn't even know what the name of the event should be (most people don't know where Orion is in the sky)... we have reached a position where we have enough stuff to fill 10 volumes of encyclopedic happenings just for Orion.
Its been a long long journey. Like when we arrived from our holidays and decided to create Orion 2010 over coffee and samosas, to now when coffee and samosas have become staple since meals are a luxury.
A few guys in the team have not attended a single class for so long, the batch welcome's them with folded arms and the professor looks at them with suspicion (new guy...or old guy with plastic surgery?)
We have come far!
From a time when we didn't even know what the name of the event should be (most people don't know where Orion is in the sky)... we have reached a position where we have enough stuff to fill 10 volumes of encyclopedic happenings just for Orion.
Its been a long long journey. Like when we arrived from our holidays and decided to create Orion 2010 over coffee and samosas, to now when coffee and samosas have become staple since meals are a luxury.
A few guys in the team have not attended a single class for so long, the batch welcome's them with folded arms and the professor looks at them with suspicion (new guy...or old guy with plastic surgery?)
We have come far!
Orion 2010 - is feeling hungry!
Our baby Orion 2010 is feeling very hungry.
Is feeling hungry by the day and needs more food i.e. cash. Though initially set to grown into a small 4.5 lakh toddler it looks like it will become a 20 lakh jaggernaut.
And so we are now out to hunt... with nothing more than great will, a strong spirit and the support of some 4000 odd alumni, students and faculty.
Wish us luck!
Is feeling hungry by the day and needs more food i.e. cash. Though initially set to grown into a small 4.5 lakh toddler it looks like it will become a 20 lakh jaggernaut.
And so we are now out to hunt... with nothing more than great will, a strong spirit and the support of some 4000 odd alumni, students and faculty.
Wish us luck!
Orion 2010 - back online!
Looks like we will be getting the website online soon!
And I bet you, the graphics guys have come out with something really good.
All these days to sweat, work and constant key crunching will now bear result.
GENTLEMEN! You may take your bows.... and a bath for heaven's sake!
And I bet you, the graphics guys have come out with something really good.
All these days to sweat, work and constant key crunching will now bear result.
GENTLEMEN! You may take your bows.... and a bath for heaven's sake!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
WOW! Channel V is on!
Now this stuff is great!
Channel V has decided to cover Orion 2010 as well as do a valentines day special with us!
So guys start being nice to us.. cause we can get you on TV.
But please none of "Hi Mom I'm on TV!!"
Channel V has decided to cover Orion 2010 as well as do a valentines day special with us!
So guys start being nice to us.. cause we can get you on TV.
But please none of "Hi Mom I'm on TV!!"
What a tough day!
Boy did we guys have a tough day.
A couple of million meetings with a couple of million coffees.
Our systems have been deprived of sleep and sanity... ok maybe the sanity did not exist. But sleep... is something we all miss.
Quite a lot of work was done, a few success and a few let-downs. But the fact that we are working for something much bigger than ourselves, keeps us going a little further each day.
We have discovered more about ourselves, our team mates and the big bad world than any other case study in the world can simulate.
Looks like Orion 2010 is paying off... for some of us!
A couple of million meetings with a couple of million coffees.
Our systems have been deprived of sleep and sanity... ok maybe the sanity did not exist. But sleep... is something we all miss.
Quite a lot of work was done, a few success and a few let-downs. But the fact that we are working for something much bigger than ourselves, keeps us going a little further each day.
We have discovered more about ourselves, our team mates and the big bad world than any other case study in the world can simulate.
Looks like Orion 2010 is paying off... for some of us!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Reebok is IN!
Hey guys
We just roped in Reebok to be an event sponsor.
They will be giving us a ton of t-shirts and some amazing coupons.
Looks like my wardrobe is getting a Ree-boot!
Keep your fingers crossed for more such good news.
We just roped in Reebok to be an event sponsor.
They will be giving us a ton of t-shirts and some amazing coupons.
Looks like my wardrobe is getting a Ree-boot!
Keep your fingers crossed for more such good news.
Smooth Operator - The Team
The Team for Smooth Operator is as follows
Bishwajeet Ghosh
Gaurav Kale
Sandeep Moorthy
Andre Fernandez
Some crazy stories follow soon!
Bishwajeet Ghosh
Gaurav Kale
Sandeep Moorthy
Andre Fernandez
Some crazy stories follow soon!
Our Internal communications Team - Orion 2010
And now for the most powerful Duo, the likes of which, SIMS is yet to see.
These guys are the real rockstars of Orion 2010, the guys who manage all the crazy amounts of live real time data, lists, calls, mailings and basically anything that lesser mortals feel incapable of.
Presenting
Anupreet Singh - A guy with the smile and spirit to have us unilaterally name him "Happy" though lately the sobriquet "The Smiling Sardar" seems apt. Beware of the smile - it hides behind it a though professional. A guy who brightens and giggles the place up effortlessly, one knows work is done if it's been given to Anupreet.
Sharon Chandy - They say that if you were the only one dying of thirst in the desert and decided to write a letter to your loved ones, you could expect a tap on your shoulder from someone who might just say "I think that sentence requires a comma over there". That someone will be Sharon Chandy. With professional standards that can only be matched by a thorough bred, he brings with him quality years of experience which are badly needed.
These guys are the real rockstars of Orion 2010, the guys who manage all the crazy amounts of live real time data, lists, calls, mailings and basically anything that lesser mortals feel incapable of.
Presenting
Anupreet Singh - A guy with the smile and spirit to have us unilaterally name him "Happy" though lately the sobriquet "The Smiling Sardar" seems apt. Beware of the smile - it hides behind it a though professional. A guy who brightens and giggles the place up effortlessly, one knows work is done if it's been given to Anupreet.
Sharon Chandy - They say that if you were the only one dying of thirst in the desert and decided to write a letter to your loved ones, you could expect a tap on your shoulder from someone who might just say "I think that sentence requires a comma over there". That someone will be Sharon Chandy. With professional standards that can only be matched by a thorough bred, he brings with him quality years of experience which are badly needed.
Happy Republic Day
Hey guys... Team Orion wishes you all a very Happy Republic Day.
We celebrated ours with the National Anthem, the Flag Hoisting ceremony and finally with cheese croissants, pancakes, mushroom and cheese omelettes as well as some great coffee.
Not very Indian, you may say about our choice of food, but we assure you that our appetite was as Indian as it can be.
We celebrated ours with the National Anthem, the Flag Hoisting ceremony and finally with cheese croissants, pancakes, mushroom and cheese omelettes as well as some great coffee.
Not very Indian, you may say about our choice of food, but we assure you that our appetite was as Indian as it can be.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Orion 2010 - Logistics Team
We just formed a very talented team of guys to do the dirtiest work possible for Orion 2010.
The Logistics Team.
Akanksha Sharma - The tiniest chick on campus is by far the biggest terror when it come to work! A real slave driver.
Kartik Jha - The fastest, smoothest talker in the kingdom of the fast & smooth talk. This guy plays with event logistics like he plays with words.
Kapil Satish Mehta - "The guy" when it come to getting any work done on campus. From your tap water to your tap beer, he can get it all done. A real cucumber cool fella.
The Logistics Team.
Akanksha Sharma - The tiniest chick on campus is by far the biggest terror when it come to work! A real slave driver.
Kartik Jha - The fastest, smoothest talker in the kingdom of the fast & smooth talk. This guy plays with event logistics like he plays with words.
Kapil Satish Mehta - "The guy" when it come to getting any work done on campus. From your tap water to your tap beer, he can get it all done. A real cucumber cool fella.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Change of name - Part 2
The HR guys caught us near a really dark alley and brandished the most fearful weapon of all... a very fat book on HR.
They wern't too happy about their event getting a name change. Apparently they felt HR can never be connected to MIND GAMES. Had it not been for the big fat book we would have giggled ourselves crazy.
Anyway after we were released, we came up with new name. And somehow the name just seems better for the crazy HR game made by the equally crazy HR guys.
The Interpreters.
Now if you may excuse us, we need to dress our wounds from last night.
They wern't too happy about their event getting a name change. Apparently they felt HR can never be connected to MIND GAMES. Had it not been for the big fat book we would have giggled ourselves crazy.
Anyway after we were released, we came up with new name. And somehow the name just seems better for the crazy HR game made by the equally crazy HR guys.
The Interpreters.
Now if you may excuse us, we need to dress our wounds from last night.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
The Name change!
Ok People.
Looks like we got enough hate mail about the names for our events.
Especially the finance event.
So now, after almost getting lynched, the finance guys have come up a name.
Stratefin - The finance event.
Looks like we got enough hate mail about the names for our events.
Especially the finance event.
So now, after almost getting lynched, the finance guys have come up a name.
Stratefin - The finance event.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Our Graphics Team - Orion 2010
We finally managed to pick the most creative guys of the batch for the graphics. It took long cause we had to scour all the bars, pubs and joints of Pune and around to actually get to them in the first place.
A very talented bunch of guys they don't work for money - but for Maggi, sausages, coffee and beer.
Lenold Vaz
Mohit Dhanavat
Arjun Kachru
A very talented bunch of guys they don't work for money - but for Maggi, sausages, coffee and beer.
Lenold Vaz
Mohit Dhanavat
Arjun Kachru
Orion 2010 - Sponsors Update
The following is the updated sponsors and stalls list!
Magic Moments
Pagal Guy
Dominos
Radio Mirchi
Hope to rope in more soon!
Magic Moments
Pagal Guy
Dominos
Radio Mirchi
Hope to rope in more soon!
The Web page is going online in 1 day!!!
Hey guys we finally managed to get time out from strangling each other to death and get the website going. After almost hacking each other due to differences in favourite fonts, styles, names and backgrounds we finally (sort of) have come to finalise what we think would be the best website for Orion 2010.
This will be just a teaser and the real one will be online in just a few days.
I hope most of the team of Orion 2010 survives the coming ordeal!
This will be just a teaser and the real one will be online in just a few days.
I hope most of the team of Orion 2010 survives the coming ordeal!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Alumni BPO is now online for Orion 2010
Please give a round of applause for the guys who will man the Orion 2010 BPO for SIMS Alumni. This is our endeavor to make sure that these dedicated party animals get to stay up at night... for work apart from just manning the bars of Pune!
Please feel free to call them up anytime in case you have a query
Kartik Prabhakar - 9689946987
Ishan Sareen - 9011055504
Sharifa Jivani - 9823537121
Harsh Chhajer - 9689946977
Please feel free to call them up anytime in case you have a query
Kartik Prabhakar - 9689946987
Ishan Sareen - 9011055504
Sharifa Jivani - 9823537121
Harsh Chhajer - 9689946977
Orion 2010 - Press relations contact
Our very own Decorated Paper Boy - Akaash Kapoor & Word Slave - Rhituparna Bhattacharya are now the press relations contact for the Orion 2010 annual management festival.
Wish them the best of luck. The phone is going to be welded to their ears soon!
Akaash Kapoor - 9881878992
Rhituparna Bhattacharya - 9158934631
Wish them the best of luck. The phone is going to be welded to their ears soon!
Akaash Kapoor - 9881878992
Rhituparna Bhattacharya - 9158934631
Orion 2010 - The "Crazy Sleep Deprived" website team
Lenold Vaz
Vinamra Agarwal
Devesh Shukla
Padma Deepak
Arjun Kachru
Varun Yeggina
Mohit Dhanavat
Are the guys who have decided to give up their sleep, their classes and their sanity for the next few days. They will be working round the clock on the Orion website and will hopefully be able to do so without total mental failure!
Wish them the best of luck!
Vinamra Agarwal
Devesh Shukla
Padma Deepak
Arjun Kachru
Varun Yeggina
Mohit Dhanavat
Are the guys who have decided to give up their sleep, their classes and their sanity for the next few days. They will be working round the clock on the Orion website and will hopefully be able to do so without total mental failure!
Wish them the best of luck!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Unlimited Burger Eating Competition
We at Team Orion are pleased to announce the first ever Burger Eating competition by Mad house grill. Please stay tuned for more!!!
Technology Partner - Orangut
The Orion Team is happy to announce the Technology Partner for Orion 2010 is Orangut.
Please visit http://www.orangut.in to know more about this amazing company which is run by a set of enthusiastic, visionary guys who are set to make a difference!
Please visit http://www.orangut.in to know more about this amazing company which is run by a set of enthusiastic, visionary guys who are set to make a difference!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Orion 2010 timeline
The following is the timeline for Orion 2010
22nd Jan - Website online
25th Jan - Event Starts - Screening rounds
30th Jan - Registrations Ends
4th Feb - Screening rounds end
5th Feb - Results Declared
16th Feb - Execution Starts
19th Feb - Event Starts
21st Feb - Event Ends
The above is the final timline for Orion 2010
22nd Jan - Website online
25th Jan - Event Starts - Screening rounds
30th Jan - Registrations Ends
4th Feb - Screening rounds end
5th Feb - Results Declared
16th Feb - Execution Starts
19th Feb - Event Starts
21st Feb - Event Ends
The above is the final timline for Orion 2010
The Interpreters - HR event
BE smooth. Be suave .Emerge the champion.
Managing human resource is a tough job. It requires a combination of understanding, quick thinking and action and diplomacy.
Orion 2010 – The annual Management Festival of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune – proudly presents
“The Interpreters”-the HR event.
“The Interpreters” is an event, which tests your ability to think out of the box, adhere to any situation and stand out from the rest.
The event has three stages and an elimination round. Short listed candidates will be invited to SIMS for the event. It consists of testing your HR skills along with your distinctiveness to deal with situations.
1st prize – Rs. 20,000
2nd prize – Rs. 10,000
Managing human resource is a tough job. It requires a combination of understanding, quick thinking and action and diplomacy.
Orion 2010 – The annual Management Festival of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune – proudly presents
“The Interpreters”-the HR event.
“The Interpreters” is an event, which tests your ability to think out of the box, adhere to any situation and stand out from the rest.
The event has three stages and an elimination round. Short listed candidates will be invited to SIMS for the event. It consists of testing your HR skills along with your distinctiveness to deal with situations.
1st prize – Rs. 20,000
2nd prize – Rs. 10,000
Conundrum - The Marketing Event
Analyse stipulation. Strategise execution. Deliver value.
Clichéd Concepts. Expensive Advertising. Unsubstantiated Market Opportunities. Irrelevant Jargons. Tall Claims. Inappropriate CRM. Costly Brand Ambassadors. Meaningless Messages. Saturated Markets. Tweaked Research. Tired Eyeballs. Manipulating Customer Demand. Morphed Advertisements……
Marketing has finally reached a stage of congestion. The superabundance of homogenous products and ideas has made customer needs extraneous. Marketers have soon forgotten the very need for the essentials of Marketing.
Orion 2010 – The annual Management Festival of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune – proudly presents “CONUNDRUM” – The Marketing challenge.
“CONUNDRUM” is a litmus test of ones marketing skills. Through a series of Marketing events and challenges, “CONUNDRUM” promises to make its participants think differently, urging them to use their creative talent in the most efficient manner across all Marketing functions.
The event kicks of with a preliminary round, which involves designing a viral marketing plan. The shortlisted candidates would then be invited to the SIMS campus, where they would encounter a host of marketing based challenges and events. The prizes are:
1st Prize – Rs. 20,000
2nd Prize – Rs. 10,000
Clichéd Concepts. Expensive Advertising. Unsubstantiated Market Opportunities. Irrelevant Jargons. Tall Claims. Inappropriate CRM. Costly Brand Ambassadors. Meaningless Messages. Saturated Markets. Tweaked Research. Tired Eyeballs. Manipulating Customer Demand. Morphed Advertisements……
Marketing has finally reached a stage of congestion. The superabundance of homogenous products and ideas has made customer needs extraneous. Marketers have soon forgotten the very need for the essentials of Marketing.
Orion 2010 – The annual Management Festival of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune – proudly presents “CONUNDRUM” – The Marketing challenge.
“CONUNDRUM” is a litmus test of ones marketing skills. Through a series of Marketing events and challenges, “CONUNDRUM” promises to make its participants think differently, urging them to use their creative talent in the most efficient manner across all Marketing functions.
The event kicks of with a preliminary round, which involves designing a viral marketing plan. The shortlisted candidates would then be invited to the SIMS campus, where they would encounter a host of marketing based challenges and events. The prizes are:
1st Prize – Rs. 20,000
2nd Prize – Rs. 10,000
Lethal Praise - The Finance Event
Come February and SIMS would witness teams from B-schools all over the country battling it out through a series of hurdles to take home the much coveted ‘Finance Wiz’ crown!
Designed to test the acumen of student managers under stressful situations through a series of case studies, valuations and presentations, Lethal Praise is divided into two rounds –
a. Round 1 – The teams would be required to solve the case study which would be available on the website from 5th Feb 2009.
b. Round 2 – The top 5 shortlisted teams would then need to value a given company and present it on campus, post which they would go through a series of hurdles to test their financial expertise – all of which would be held on campus.
Calling for those who have a unique bent of mind and believe in taking challenges head on!
Do you have it in you?!
First Prize - Rs. 20,000
Second Prize - Rs. 10,000
Designed to test the acumen of student managers under stressful situations through a series of case studies, valuations and presentations, Lethal Praise is divided into two rounds –
a. Round 1 – The teams would be required to solve the case study which would be available on the website from 5th Feb 2009.
b. Round 2 – The top 5 shortlisted teams would then need to value a given company and present it on campus, post which they would go through a series of hurdles to test their financial expertise – all of which would be held on campus.
Calling for those who have a unique bent of mind and believe in taking challenges head on!
Do you have it in you?!
First Prize - Rs. 20,000
Second Prize - Rs. 10,000
Carbon Caliphs - Carbon Credits Game
With the Kyoto Protocol set to expire in 2012, the world is looking with anxiousness towards the next cap to be set on carbon emissions. In the past two decades, emissions of green houses gasses, has gone from just being a peripheral concern of civil society and a few scientists, to global movements demanding that the world’s leaders control the insatiable hunger of fossil fuels and put a leash on rampant industrialization eating into earth’s forests. Today however, we see that not only has global warming claimed a prime position in the political consciousness of countries but has become a new avenue of growth and revenue for capitalists, industrialists and budget crunched governments.
While the Kyoto Protocol was a start, the world is now bracing for tougher norms on carbon emissions and hence higher carbon credit prices. The world has seen regular upheavals in this nascent market and various policy changes towards global warming, due to various extraneous changes. Carbon Caliphs has been conceptualized keeping in mind the need for fresh and innovative approaches as well as the ability to develop strategies to sudden unforeseen developments. Participants of Carbon Caliphs have to develop strategies for
1. A construction company
2. A local government
3. A Green tech startup
4. An NGO
The competition will be spread over 5 hours, where every 1 hour new stipulations will be given to the participants regarding developments in the external political, social, economic and geo-political environment. At the end of the 5 hours participants will have to showcase their strategies undertaken each hour and their solutions. The participants will be judged on the basis of their innovation, resource allocation, goals, realistic approach etc.
First Prize – Rs. 20,000
Second Prize – Rs. 10,000
While the Kyoto Protocol was a start, the world is now bracing for tougher norms on carbon emissions and hence higher carbon credit prices. The world has seen regular upheavals in this nascent market and various policy changes towards global warming, due to various extraneous changes. Carbon Caliphs has been conceptualized keeping in mind the need for fresh and innovative approaches as well as the ability to develop strategies to sudden unforeseen developments. Participants of Carbon Caliphs have to develop strategies for
1. A construction company
2. A local government
3. A Green tech startup
4. An NGO
The competition will be spread over 5 hours, where every 1 hour new stipulations will be given to the participants regarding developments in the external political, social, economic and geo-political environment. At the end of the 5 hours participants will have to showcase their strategies undertaken each hour and their solutions. The participants will be judged on the basis of their innovation, resource allocation, goals, realistic approach etc.
First Prize – Rs. 20,000
Second Prize – Rs. 10,000
MercuRise - The B plan contest
Carve out a niche. Create uncontested markets. Conceive the future.
A great idea may be the solid foundation for any new venture but is merely not enough to ensure accomplishment and success. It must be backed by a concrete business model that presides over the various facets of a successful business.
Orion 2010 – The annual Management Festival of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune – proudly presents “MercuRise” – The B-Plan competition.
“MercuRise” encourages individuals with a high Innovation index, to participate and showcase their business plan, which emphatically question & alter existing industry norms. This national B-Plan competition, not only assesses your creative and innovative idea, but also is the ultimate test a test of your entrepreneurial skills.
“MercuRise” focuses on an unexplored market opportunity, along with a detailed and well structured plan of achieving and sustaining profitability. The Business Plan must be clear and logical, easily conveying the entrepreneur’s strategic gap analysis.
The event is divided into 3 stages. During the first stage registered participants are required to submit an Executive Summary of their B-Plan. Shortlisted teams will then be required to submit the entire detailed B-Plan. Teams with the best B-Plans will be invited to the Sims campus for the Grand Finale. The Prizes are:
1st Prize – Rs. 20,000
2nd Prize – Rs. 10,000
A great idea may be the solid foundation for any new venture but is merely not enough to ensure accomplishment and success. It must be backed by a concrete business model that presides over the various facets of a successful business.
Orion 2010 – The annual Management Festival of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Pune – proudly presents “MercuRise” – The B-Plan competition.
“MercuRise” encourages individuals with a high Innovation index, to participate and showcase their business plan, which emphatically question & alter existing industry norms. This national B-Plan competition, not only assesses your creative and innovative idea, but also is the ultimate test a test of your entrepreneurial skills.
“MercuRise” focuses on an unexplored market opportunity, along with a detailed and well structured plan of achieving and sustaining profitability. The Business Plan must be clear and logical, easily conveying the entrepreneur’s strategic gap analysis.
The event is divided into 3 stages. During the first stage registered participants are required to submit an Executive Summary of their B-Plan. Shortlisted teams will then be required to submit the entire detailed B-Plan. Teams with the best B-Plans will be invited to the Sims campus for the Grand Finale. The Prizes are:
1st Prize – Rs. 20,000
2nd Prize – Rs. 10,000
"Arjuna - Karma vs Kriya" - The Best Manager Event
Prepare for Glory! No Retreat! No Surrender! Orion 2010 presents “Arjuna – Karma vs. Kriya”. Arjuna is the ultimate warrior, full of dynamism and action. He was a man of ‘Karma and Kriya’, the one who faced all adversities with bravery. A peerless archer faced with many a dilemma, Arjuna proved his mettle during numerous trying times.
Managers today too, find themselves in catch-22 situations wherein in they must decide between the right and the wrong, faced with many challenging ethical, moral and organizational goal-related dilemmas. Management is what managers do. Their decisions influence an organization’s functioning in a multi-dimensional manner.
“Arjuna-Karma vs. Kriya”, the Best Manager competition at Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, aims at testing the skills, capacity and character of the competitors. A grueling 48-hour long event will not only stretch the participants to their limit but at times, compel them to go beyond them. The fight would be not just to win, but to survive the competition.... or give up! The situations faced by them will rarely be commonplace and unilateral and solving them would call for on a perfect mix of caliber, patience and out-of-the-box thinking. The motive here is not just to survive till the end but to adapt, out shine and outcast others.
The competition will be a combination of physical endurance tests, theoretical tests, business games, case study competitions, presentations, team-building exercises, on ground business exercises, interviews, debates, strategy games, some unexpected flips to make things interesting and keep the student managers on their toes. This event will act as an integration mechanism by bridging the segmented knowledge of various disciplines and the creative skills of the participants.
Jack Welch once said that – “If you pick the right people and give them the right opportunity to spread their wings, you almost don’t have to manage them”. This is your opportunity to show the world what you are made of, why are you different from the many others struggling to do the same task. Make the most of it.
Quoting the Bhagavad Gita - “One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self.” Are you ready to take the challenge to be the last man standing?
Managers today too, find themselves in catch-22 situations wherein in they must decide between the right and the wrong, faced with many challenging ethical, moral and organizational goal-related dilemmas. Management is what managers do. Their decisions influence an organization’s functioning in a multi-dimensional manner.
“Arjuna-Karma vs. Kriya”, the Best Manager competition at Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, aims at testing the skills, capacity and character of the competitors. A grueling 48-hour long event will not only stretch the participants to their limit but at times, compel them to go beyond them. The fight would be not just to win, but to survive the competition.... or give up! The situations faced by them will rarely be commonplace and unilateral and solving them would call for on a perfect mix of caliber, patience and out-of-the-box thinking. The motive here is not just to survive till the end but to adapt, out shine and outcast others.
The competition will be a combination of physical endurance tests, theoretical tests, business games, case study competitions, presentations, team-building exercises, on ground business exercises, interviews, debates, strategy games, some unexpected flips to make things interesting and keep the student managers on their toes. This event will act as an integration mechanism by bridging the segmented knowledge of various disciplines and the creative skills of the participants.
Jack Welch once said that – “If you pick the right people and give them the right opportunity to spread their wings, you almost don’t have to manage them”. This is your opportunity to show the world what you are made of, why are you different from the many others struggling to do the same task. Make the most of it.
Quoting the Bhagavad Gita - “One who has control over the mind is tranquil in heat and cold, in pleasure and pain, and in honor and dishonor; and is ever steadfast with the Supreme Self.” Are you ready to take the challenge to be the last man standing?
Monday, January 18, 2010
Orion 2010 - The Sponsorships
Please note
The following are confirmed sponsors and stalls for our event.
Red Bull
Delhi Kitchen
Mad House Grill
The Great Punjab
We are now looking at electronic media to a popular video channel
The following are confirmed sponsors and stalls for our event.
Red Bull
Delhi Kitchen
Mad House Grill
The Great Punjab
We are now looking at electronic media to a popular video channel
Orion 2010 - The Update
The following are new additions to the sponsorship team
Sahil Chotani, Puneet Minhas, Sandeep Chahal, Karishma Chhabria and Raunak
The website will be online in the next 6 days. - Lenold
The event Video will be ready in the next 2 days - Aakash, Padma Deepak, Lenold
The write-ups will be ready by tomorrow - Bali
The online accounts will be updated by tonight - Aditi Gupta
The conceptualization for the IT game will be done in 3 days. - Bali, Sandeep Chahal
The Operations game writeup will be ready by tonight. - Bishwajeet
Logos to be done by tomorrow - Lenold
Event PPT to be made - Bali
Alumni team to start calling for Judges - from tomorrow - Harsh Chajjer, Kartik Prabhakar, Sharifa Jivani
Event budget to be ready by 19th afternoon - Bali and Lenold!
Vineet, Jasdeep and Shashank Karpal - off to Mumbai for sponsorships!
Sahil Chotani, Puneet Minhas, Sandeep Chahal, Karishma Chhabria and Raunak
The website will be online in the next 6 days. - Lenold
The event Video will be ready in the next 2 days - Aakash, Padma Deepak, Lenold
The write-ups will be ready by tomorrow - Bali
The online accounts will be updated by tonight - Aditi Gupta
The conceptualization for the IT game will be done in 3 days. - Bali, Sandeep Chahal
The Operations game writeup will be ready by tonight. - Bishwajeet
Logos to be done by tomorrow - Lenold
Event PPT to be made - Bali
Alumni team to start calling for Judges - from tomorrow - Harsh Chajjer, Kartik Prabhakar, Sharifa Jivani
Event budget to be ready by 19th afternoon - Bali and Lenold!
Vineet, Jasdeep and Shashank Karpal - off to Mumbai for sponsorships!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Sponsorships teams and Orion 2010 development
The sponsorship teams have started hitting the companies with gusto.
We might get our first few breakthroughs in the next 2 days.
We have also started contacting media partners but that usually takes about a week before anything can be said.
The logos and posters for all individual events are being made at break neck pace and will be done in the next few days by Lenold, Mohit Dhanavat and the Ed team.
The Facebook, orkut and twitter accounts have been created and will be updated soon for the batch to log on!
The Ed team & Lenold is going to set up the website in the next 8 days.
The case studies for Carbon Credits and another big potential sponsor will be made and sent today.
We are trying to get Viacom to cover the event.
The Alumni blog will be set up by Bali by the 15th.
The academics team will setup the screening rounds for all events in the next 4 days.
Bali will hand over all external communications to communications co-ordinators anupreet, Sharon Chandy and the Ed team by the 17th.
We might get our first few breakthroughs in the next 2 days.
We have also started contacting media partners but that usually takes about a week before anything can be said.
The logos and posters for all individual events are being made at break neck pace and will be done in the next few days by Lenold, Mohit Dhanavat and the Ed team.
The Facebook, orkut and twitter accounts have been created and will be updated soon for the batch to log on!
The Ed team & Lenold is going to set up the website in the next 8 days.
The case studies for Carbon Credits and another big potential sponsor will be made and sent today.
We are trying to get Viacom to cover the event.
The Alumni blog will be set up by Bali by the 15th.
The academics team will setup the screening rounds for all events in the next 4 days.
Bali will hand over all external communications to communications co-ordinators anupreet, Sharon Chandy and the Ed team by the 17th.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Sponsorship teams declared!
All sponsorship teams will work in buddies. The following is the list of the same
Lenold Vaz & Pranita
Sandeep Chahal, Sanchit Shandil & Pratyush Raj
Aamna Hussain & Shreya Srivastava
Ramit & Arjun Kachru
Neha Rajagopal ,Akanksha Chauhan & Varun Yeggina
Avinash and Aurodeepa
Jasdeep and Shashank Karpal
Kartik & Karan Batra
Abhijeet & Simran
Vineet & Akanksha
Lenold Vaz & Pranita
Sandeep Chahal, Sanchit Shandil & Pratyush Raj
Aamna Hussain & Shreya Srivastava
Ramit & Arjun Kachru
Neha Rajagopal ,Akanksha Chauhan & Varun Yeggina
Avinash and Aurodeepa
Jasdeep and Shashank Karpal
Kartik & Karan Batra
Abhijeet & Simran
Vineet & Akanksha
Who is doing what!! Junior Cells and Volunteers
Jacks – Sponsorships & Management events
Jets – Sponsorships & Cultural events
Jedis – Communications, design and online presence
Jits – Website & blog admin / design, competition online logistics
Jinfra – Overall logistics, Ideation
Jats – Alumni contact, Judges, communication
Pat – Sponsorship leads, judges & support
Volunteers - Ideation, Execution, Support and Sponsorships
Jets – Sponsorships & Cultural events
Jedis – Communications, design and online presence
Jits – Website & blog admin / design, competition online logistics
Jinfra – Overall logistics, Ideation
Jats – Alumni contact, Judges, communication
Pat – Sponsorship leads, judges & support
Volunteers - Ideation, Execution, Support and Sponsorships
This blog has been created for the faculty and student managers of SIMS to be updated with are the developments for Orion 2010. Information on this blog is present for only 2 purposes 1. To keep everyone informed about Orion 2010 2. To provide information to those who wish to help in Orion 2010. Please comment on posts so that we may also get the requisite feedback!
Orion 2010 - The Basics
Orion 2010 Concept Note
Orion 2010 is the Annual Management Festival of Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS). Orion 2010 is being conceptualized and executed completely by the Student Managers of SIMS. Our endeavor is to bring together students from various institutes around India to compete at Orion 2010 with “The SIMS way of life” as the theme of every event, competition and contest carried out on the 20th & 21st of February.
Orion 2010 - Philosophy
“The SIMS way of life” is what separates SIMS and Orion 2010 from the rest of the pack. “The SIMS way of life” is different since unlike the other B-schools in India, what sets apart students of SIMS, is our spirit, enterprising nature, creative and innovative streak, unshakable ethics and principles, a can-do attitude, mental thoughness and street smartness unparalleled by any other institute in India. Influenced heavily by our defense backgrounds and ethos, the student managers of SIMS, are conditioned to be not only physically and mentally tough, but to also enjoy and cherish even times of adversity. With an almost uncanny ability to think beyond the obvious, most students from SIMS find great joy and motivation in traversing the uncertainties and unknowns of life.
Orion 2010 – for the participants
Orion 2010 is being designed to take into account these amazing set of values connected to “The SIMS way of life” and all the events will be designed with this as the central theme. Hence any event or competition at Orion 2010 will be replete with twists, turns and have a very real, raw and in-your-face edge to them. All events are being designed to make participants and contestants feel the pressure, force them to think on their feet, get them out of their comfort zones and negate their concept of “the obvious” while still making them have loads of fun and take back lots of cherished memories. Winners of each event will be given prizes in cash and kind.
Orion 2010 – for the alumnus
Orion 2010 is our first step at reaching out to our Alumnus, many of whom feel a disconnect with the institute. We are looking at calling up to 30 to 40 alumnus of SIMS to judge various events and be a part of Orion 2010. A concerted effort is being made for them to help us with sponsorships for the festival. The theme “The SIMS way of life” fits in perfectly for this purpose since it creates a reason for the alumnus to feel ownership for Orion 2010.We will be sending constant updates through emails and a dedicated blog for our alumnus for Orion 2010.
Orion 2010 – for the batch
Orion 2010 is also our first step at repositioning and rebranding SIMS and its student managers. The Annual management festival is being designed and will be executed to project how student managers at SIMS are different from those of any other Institute. All activities of Orion 2010 will revolve only around the following goals
1. To initiate an “out-reach” program for the Alumnus so that they may develop a reconnect with the institute and subsequently the present batches.
2. To help rebrand and reposition SIMS and its student managers by aligning the image with all the qualities mentioned under “The SIMS way of life”.
3. To expose other institutes and colleges to SIMS and “The SIMS way of life”. This is not just our theme but also our USP and it has not been exploited by us to our advantage.
4. To build our reputation, in front of prospective recruiters, as an institute with great differential advantage among B-schools.
Orion 2010 – Details
Orion 2010 is being planned as a 2 day festival which will run almost 48 hours non-stop. All management events will be open for B-schools and cultural events will be open for B-schools as well as graduation colleges.
Orion 2010 – Pronunciation & Communication standard
1. 2010 – pronounced as twenty ten
2. Orion – pronounced as “O-RYE-UN”
3. Official font for all emails - Calibri
4. Words such as SIMS, Orion 2010, The SIMS way of life, Tag Line and any dates to be in bold only
5. “The SIMS way of life” is our theme for Orion 2010
6. The theme will always be mentioned as written above.
7. No other word apart from SIMS will appear in capitals.
8. It’s an Annual Management Festival
9. All competitions, contests etc will be called “Events”.
We have called Orion 2010 as a Festival since it celebrates the essence of our theme “The SIMS way of life” through various competitions and cultural events.
Orion 2010 - Tag Line – Survive. Adapt. Evolve. Thrive - are the stages which any organism goes through while entering a new and challenging environment. It symbolizes how the festival and its events incorporate the “The SIMS way of life” which is oriented towards successfully navigating challenging and taxing situations/ environments by a person’s wit and his/her ability to think on their feet.
The Annual Management Festival is named Orion – It is one of the brightest constellations in the sky and is in the form of a warrior and hence connects to our being a defense dependants institute and an MBA college that stands for excellence.
Orion 2010 – other details
Orion Entrepreneurs – stalls may be set up by students who can then sell their goods on a revenue sharing model. Prizes will be handed out for the most innovative stalls and products.
Orion 2010 Management Games
1. Best Manager Competition
2. B Plan competition
3. Marketing Quiz
4. HR event
5. Finance Event
6. Operations event
7. Surprise event
Orion 2010 Cultural Events
1. Radio Play Narration
2. Photography competition
3. Extempore
4. Mad Ads
5. Dance competition
6. Theater Street Play
7. Rock Show
8. Face Painting
9. Paintball
10. Graffiti
11. LAN Gaming
12. Croquet
13. Fashion Show
More events are being introduced. This list is still a work in progress.
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