21st January 2016
Innovation Festival is open ended, encouraging and generous in Spirit. It is about participation, not competition. The Festival is an all age showcase and celebration of Invention, creativity and resourcefulness. This is a place to meet and interact with likeminded innovators from different walk of life. This will also provide opportunity to showcasing Maker, who is exploring new forms and new technologies, to interact with makers from different technological world. It will support discovery and exploration while introducing new tools for advance design. Its other objective is fostering creativity in people and to make them agent of change in their personal life and their community.During the festival, several contests will be organized for students and general visitors on prior registration basis.
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Innovation Festival2016
The National Science Centre, Delhi, popularly known as
Science Museum of Delhi, in addition to showcasing of galleries, organizes
various competitions and events for imparting informal science education and
creating scientific temper among the school students in particular and general
public at large.
Realizing the importance of Innovation and the impact of experimentation and
scientific method in shaping logical thinking among our community, the National
Science Centre is organizing Innovation
Festivalduring 21st to24th January,2016. It will aim to foster a passion and aptitude for
science and technology and to provide a unique platform to Innovative and creative
Innovators.
The Innovation Festival will comprise of
A) Innovation Fair
B) Build from
Scrap
C) “Build from Scrap” Make it at Science Centre
D) Robofest 1) Creative Robo Design 2) Robo training cum contest
E) Innovative Challenges
F) Stage blast
G) Family Science Quiz
H) Popular Science lectures
I) Idea Contest
J) Hands-on Minds-on Session
Innovation Festival is open ended,
encouraging and generous in Spirit. It is about participation, not competition.
The Festival is an all age showcase and celebration of Invention, creativity
and resourcefulness. This is a place to meet and interact with likeminded
innovators from different walk of life. This will also provide opportunity to
showcasing Maker, who is exploring new forms and new technologies, to interact
with makers from different technological world. It will support discovery and
exploration while introducing new tools for advance design. Its other objective
is fostering creativity in people and to make them agent of change in their
personal life and their community.During the festival, several contests will be
organized for students and general visitors on prior registration basis.
INNOVATION FAIR
It will provide people an opportunity to showcase their most
innovative products made by them in the past. Innovation fair is all about what
doinnovators do, what they make, how they do. It is a gathering of fascinating
and curious people who enjoy learning and sharing what they can do. It’s a platform
for Innovators to show their creative work and interact with others of
varieties of fields. It is interactive, with plenty of opportunities for hands
on or do it yourself interaction for adults as well as kids.
What will be at displayat InnovationFair
1. Products made by Identified innovator/
Maker in the past
2. Working
on new projects and demonstration of their work
3. Giving opportunity for visitors participation in New project
Who can participate: Hobbyist, enthusiasts,
students, amateurs, professional of all age and gender can participate in the
Festival. They will have
to apply on prescribed format available at the websiteor reception counter of
National Science Centre, Delhi. A screening committee
will be constituted to Identify Innovative ideas, creativity and to restrict
their numbers.They will classify them in two groups.
Category A
Under this category, Those Innovators with confirmed innovations or
as screened by screening committee will be allowed. They should submit their
credentials of their products also if possible. They will be given Honorarium
and TA restricted to Rs, 1500/- per head per day.
Category B
Under this category all
those innovators, whose products are likely to be possible will be allowed to
showcase their innovations and it will be open for discussion by public and
Judges. May be innovators will have suggestions from judges or public. They will
bring their products at their own cost. No Honorarium will be given in this
category. This will provide a platform for all sorts of Ideas and will promote
spirit of Innovation. Prior registration will be must in this category.
Thescreening committee decision in this regards will final and binding upon all
participants.
(Maximum 40 Innovators combining
both categorywill be allowed to Participate in this fair.)
Venue & Duration of the Fair: The venue will be fair
ground area of National Science Centre. The Fair will be offour days duration starting
from 21st to24th January,2016and Timing will be
10.00AM to 4.00PM.
OTHER
EVENTS DURING FESTIVAL
A)
Build from Scrap:
1)In this event, participants
will display working models/creative usable products using scrap materials. It
should be participants own creation.Schools and engineering students are
encouraged to participate in this event.
2) “Build from Scrap” Make it at Science
CentreThe participants
can built his own creation(Either Art or Science) using scarp materials one
week before the start of Innovation Festival i.e14th to 20th
January, 2016 in National Science Centre, Delhi and can use tools and machinery
available at Science Centre. They will have to get approvedthere project with
NSC, Delhi before start working on project. They have to bring their own scrap
materials for construction and some of scrap materials of NSC, Delhi can also
be used with permission.They will be judged in separate category and they will
display their product with other participants of Build from Scrap contest
B)
On the spot Design Contest/Innovative Challenges: This event is open for
families. Participants will be given a task and the best performer will be
awarded. Maximum 4 members (Minimum 2) of the family can participate in the
event.
C)
Robofest: This event will be twofold:
1)Creative Robo Design: Any one can bring his
own built creative Robo who can perform innovative or varieties of task. It
will be judged by panel and will be awarded prizes. This will be one day event
which will be held on 10th January,2016.Their product will be kept
at display from 10.00AM to 4.00PM.
2)In second event a 3 days training camp
cum contest for school students in collaboration with LEGO. A school can send
one team of 3 studentsfrom class8 to 12 having some knowledge of Programing.
The event will encourage students to have fun while learning the principles of
robotics. After training, participants will design, construct and programme in
robotics and participate in Task Contest.
D)
Hand-on Minds-on Session: This event is open to all specially for escorts and teachers
accompanying participants. Session will be held for public to do hands-on,
minds-on science activities in Innovation Space. It will not be contest and
registered members can participate in activities of Innovation space. They can
make small electric motor, speaker, flute etc. or can open up electric iron and
reassemble it.
E)
Stage blast: Innovative Five minutes: Any Individual, group/ Family of Maximum
8 participants will be given stage for five minute to show case their
Innovative talent may be in the form of Music, cultural or scientificfield and
their performance will be judged by jury for creativeness, Innovativeness. Please
note that this will not be purely dance or musical contest and must be filled
with innovative Ideas. They will be given 10 minute to setup the stage also.
The performance should not risk the life of performer or stage property. They
will have to submit their script in advance which will be approved by committee
and kept secret until performance.
f) Family Science Quiz: Families will be invited to participate in the
event and finally 4 families will be selected based on written round. The
questions may be current science, Ancients Science or Demonstrative type. Final
round will be held with demonstrative experiments. Maximum allowed family
members are 4 and minimum 2.
g) Popular Science Lecture: Stimulating public lecture will be
delivered by renowned person and open for all.
General
Schedule of Other Events
Event
|
Date
|
Time
|
|
A.
|
Inauguration followed by
Popular Lecture by eminent person
|
21st
January,2016
|
11.00 AM to 12.00 Noon
|
B
|
Innovation Fair
|
21st to 24thJanuary,2016
|
10.00 AM to 4.00 PM
|
C.
|
Robofest 1) Training Cum
Contest
2) Creative Robo Design
|
22th to 24thJanuary, 2016
|
10.00 AM to 3.00 PM
|
D.
|
Build from
Scrap(Display)
|
22nd to 23rdJanuary,
2016
|
10.00 AM to 5.00 PM
|
E.
|
Stage Blast: Five minute
show
|
23rdJanuary,2016
|
2.00 PM onwards
|
F.
|
Build from Scrap Make it
at Science Centre Contest-Art and Science category
|
22th to 24th January,16 Can work at Science centre from 14th
to 20th January,16
|
10.00 AM to 4.00 PM
|
G.
|
Hands-on, Minds-on
Session
|
22nd and 23rd
January, 2016
|
3.00 PM to 5.00 PM
|
H.
|
On the spot Design
Contest/ Innovative Challenges (Open for families)
|
24th January, 2016
|
10.30 AM to 12.30 PM
|
I.
|
Family Science Quiz
|
24th January, 2016
|
2.00 PM to 4.00 PM
|
J.
|
Valediction
|
24thJanuary,
2016
|
4.00 PM onwards
|
Sr. No
|
Event
|
Who can Participate
|
Participation fee
|
1.
|
Innovation Fair
|
1)For real innovators from
diversified field to display and demonstrate innovative ideas
2)R and D section of Company
|
100/-
1000/-
|
2.
|
Build from Scrap
|
Open for all
|
100/-
|
3.
|
On the spot contest “Build from
Scrap”
|
For Individual and for Family
|
100/-
|
4.
|
Robofest1) Training Cum Contest
2) Creative Robo Design
|
School Students only
Open for all
|
300/-
100/-
|
5.
|
Innovative Challenges
|
for family
|
100/-
|
6.
|
Stage blast:
|
for group and family
|
100/-
|
7.
|
Family Science Quiz
|
for family
|
100/-
|
8.
|
Popular Science lectures
|
All can attend
|
Only entry ticket
|
9.
|
Idea Contest
|
Open for visitor during fair
|
Only entry ticket
|
10
|
Hands-on Minds-on Session
|
Open For all
|
100/-
|
Who can participate:
Age limit: There is no age limit for participation in Innovation Festival.
There will be entry fee which can be deposited through cheque or transferred in
favour of “National Science Centre, Delhi”.
Rules and regulations for Participation in Innovation Fair
1.
Innovator
has to register with National Science Centre, Delhi for participation. He/she
should apply on prescribed format available at NSC, Delhi with details of
previous work done and also about the new creation planned by him. A committee
will scrutinize these applications and select the participant for the
Innovation fair. They will classify them in two categories which will be
informed to participants. The National Science Centre Delhi will have all rights
to accept or reject.
2.
Innovator/Maker
selected will be given maximum 10ftX 10ft area where he will showcase his
previous work and to work on new project using small tools. Large scale
branding of their company or organization is discouraged within the allotted
area.The maker must submit his/ her plan of display in advance.
3.
All the Innovators/makers, Stage blast participant and Build from
scrap should
attend the Pre Festival meeting to discuss their project,presentation and Modus
Operandi of their display which will be held on 30th of December2015
in the Auditorium of National Science Centre at 11.00 AM.
4.
They can avail facilities of Workshop and Innovation Space of
National Science Centre for specific requirements. They can use these
facilities before the start of the fair also subject to availability. However
these facilities will be given only to selected participants.
5.
They will have to bring their own specially required materials and
specially required tools. In Special circumstance NSC, Delhi can provide tools
and materials if approved by The Director, NSC Delhi.
6.
Innovator/Maker will be charged Rs. 100/- for participation and
will have to makeown arrangement of stay and transportation during the Fair.
However, an amount of Rs 1,500/- per day will be offered as honorarium and
transport charge to the selected participants in group A category and Rs. 500/-
to B category innovators.
7.
Although there will not be any contest or competition in
Innovation Fair, Team of Experts will be
constituted to select award of the year in following fields
1)
Best Skilled Work(trophy)
2)
Best In Art(trophy)
3)
Best in Science (trophy)
4)
Best in Technology (trophy)
5)
BestRobo
No cash award will be
given in this category.
8.
Innovator/Maker
will not be able to directly sell their product to visitor during the fair,
however they can have discussion about this and NSC, Delhi will have no role in
deal.
9.
Innovator/Makers are requested to inform about their specific
requirement well in advance so that the necessary arrangement could be made.
10. During the Fair lunch/
snacks etc. will be provided to the participants/Innovators/makers in
Innovation Fair, Build from Scrap and Robofest by National Science Centre,
Delhi.
11. Makers have to make their own
arrangements of patenting their Idea and due acknowledgment to National Science
Centre should be given wherever applicable.
12. National Science Centre
may retain the best project/Entry for one year for display to enthuse or
motivate the other makers and may recommend for participation at other
exhibitions/ Fairs.
For Participation in Contest
& other events during festival
13. Participant willneed to
apply for the participation on the format available on the website.
14. Participation is limited
and may be done on first cum first serve basis in case of overwhelming
response.
15. Prize Structure for the
contestswill be
First prize :Rs.3000/-
Second prize :Rs.2000/-
Third Prize :Rs.1000/-
Decision of panel of Judges will be binding on all the
Participants and no argument in any form will be entertained by NSC, Delhi.All
these events are organized with the aim to foster scientific temper and spirit
of Innovation.
16. Form for the participation
can be downloaded from the website or can be requested through email innovationnscd@gmail.com. One can collect in
person also from Reception counter of NSC, Delhi.
17. National Science Centre,
Delhi has all rights to do necessary modifications in the programme includingcancellation
of the event.
18. The last date for
registration is14thDecember, 2015.
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