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A Report on Linux Manipur's "IT Talent Search 2007" |
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"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success".
They started counseling the participants and guiding them with their roll numbers and the classroom charts. By 9:00 AM, there as an exodus of students near the registration counter. Volunteers had a tough time managing the pulsating crowd which was getting so huge in a time span of half an hour. The turnover ratio of the participants was pretty high; it was more than what we expected. Around 500 participants turned up for the competition from almost all the districts of Manipur.
10:00 AM, as the bell rang and kicked off the competition, it was complete silence that prevailed in the Don Bosco campus. The students wrote their papers sincerely. There were signs of seriousness on their faces during the examination. The questions were mostly according to their respective standards, 10% of the questions were based on Unix/Linux/Free and Open Source Software. The students did really apply their thoughts. They put in their best efforts. Multitasking and parallel programming was how the event was organized. While the examination was going on in the class rooms, some volunteers were busy making arrangements for the seminar in the auditorium.
As they entered the seminar hall each and every participants were presented T-Shirt and Linux/Free and Open Source CDs. The number of participants exceeded the capacity of the auditorium. Volunteers had to arrange extra seats to accommodate everyone and it was a vivacious moment to see the overflowing auditorium. Linux Manipur played a perfect host for all the parents of the participants. They were treated well and extra seats were arranged in front of the auditorium for them, refreshments were also provided.
The starting of the program was marked by lighting the candles by the students from almost all the nine districts with a vision "The candles we lit to spread the light of unity and share knowledge". The environment was less of "me" and more of "we". There was pride in the hearts of everyone present there. It was a group of kids, from different districts of Manipur doing the honor of lighting the nice candles representing the nine districts, bringing hopes and a new dawn. Linux Manipur decided not stay away invite any minister or high profile person as VIP to do the lighting. The students were the VIPs of the event.
An overflowing auditorium, enthusiastic and pulsating crowd, Miss Meenakshi T and Mr Kennedy the quizmasters, well this was the setting of on-the-spot quiz, which was open for all. The questions were on IT and Unix/Linux. The response of the audience was amazing, they were energetic and sportive, and everybody was trying to give the correct answers. If you were here you would have felt so good - you have seen the high and fast life out there in big cities, and seeing the kids here you will know that they are of great potential and caliber. Chocolates and Linux Manipur ball pens were given, to those who answered correctly. The session was full of excitements, laughter and clapping. In between the quiz sessions, the representatives of the sponsors of the event were called up on the stage, thanked and were handed mementos.
The Imphal based volunteers of Linux Manipur were then called up on the stage as a way to thank and acknowledge them for the selfless contribution they made in making the event possible. The result was finally announced to the anxious participants - it was nail biting moments for them who were eagerly waiting for it. There was excitement among the participants and the winners wore big smiles. Prizes - cash prizes, mementos, books, ball pens and T-shirts, were presented to them by Linux Manipur members and some senior invitees.
Finally we can say... Dreams Unlimited!!! You may say I am a dreamer, but I am not the only one.I hope someday you will join us. - John Lennon Out there at home, we made the students/parents/volunteers know the contributions made by many people from outside the state. * Linux Manipur contributes regularly to e-pao.net . They can be contacted at info(at)linux-manipur(dot)org . This article was webcasted on July 15, 2007. |
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