Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
Xpressions 2005
 

DECIBELZ 2005
An Open Challenge

For all rock music enthusiasts, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar announces the ultimate clash of talent from all over the entire rocking country.

To be crowned the ultimate victor, the path is challenging and difficult, but rocking all the way. There will be two rounds, one preliminary screening round which will be followed by the final round. If you want to prove that you have it in you to rock the world, take a look at the rules and regulations that follow and enlist yourself for this battle….

Rules and Regulations:

* The competition will consist of two hard-fought rounds, as mentioned earlier
* For the preliminary screening round, each team of rockers must send us their band Profile clearly mentioning the genre of music that they play, their past performance, any major wins, etc… to u104009@ximb.ac.in . No hard copy needs to be submitted.
* The grand finale will be held on the XIMB campus, during the euphoric four days of Xpressions 2005
* Every team will be given exactly 30 minutes to rock the stage, the campus, and the beautiful city of Bhubaneswar (assuming they have it in them to do so)
* There has to be at least one original composition
* The teams should bring with them all the required instruments and equipment, except the drum kit which will be provided.
* Travel costs by second class sleeper to and from the institute will be reimbursed.
* The participants' will be hosted by XIMB during their stay

For any other information or help, please write in to xpressions@ximb.ac.in or u104009@ximb.ac.in

Important Dates:

* Last date for the receipt of entries at XIMB – September 15^th, 2005
* Declaration of the results of the Preliminary round – September 16^th, 2005
* Date of the Grand Finale at XIMB (D-Day!) – October 5^th, 2005

Prize Money:

* First Prize – Rs.20,000
* Second Prize – Rs.10,000
* Best Original Composition – Rs.5,000
 

Nirnay 2005
(A game on Supply chain management)

The game will be based on real life supply chain modules of various sectors like automobile, retail etc. It also tests the decision making skills of the participants. The methodological issues would be validation, verification, optimization, and a robust analysis of the different Operational areas like: Procurement, Logistics, Facility Location, Inventory management, Bullwhip effect and quantification of your decision.

The Game will be played in two rounds:

1. Preliminary Round: This will be an Online Elimination round and will involve filling up of a questionnaire involving concepts of SCM. Teams will be short listed based on their responses to this questionnaire.
2. Final Round: Short listed teams from the Preliminary Round will have to come down to the XIMB campus to play the final round which will involve strategic decision making in SCM.

Prizes worth to be won: Rs 30,000/-

Rules for the participants:

1. Students can form a team of maximum two members.
2. Any number of teams can participate from an institute.
3. For the teams of first short listed post the Preliminary round, to and fro sleeper class rail fare, by the shortest route, will be reimbursed.
4. More information can be accessed at www.ximb.ac.in/~xops or www.xpressions2005.com.

To facilitate the communications between the participants, a yahoo group "Nirnay2005" has been created. All interested participants are cordially invited to join this group. Request for joining the group should be mailed at xops@ximb.ac.in, clearly mentioning the name of the individual, institute and year of joining the institute.

Important Dates:

1. 15^th September '05
    Preliminary Round:
    Log on to www.ximb.ac.in/~xops for online contest.
    Time: 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm

2. 16^th Spetember '05
    Result Declaration for short listed teams of online contest.
    Results will be declared on www.ximb.ac.in/~xops.

3. 4^th and 5^th October'05  Final Round:
    Selected teams of preliminary round will be invited to play the game
    at XIMB Campus.
 

Source: E-mail September 12, 2005

published on IndianMBA.com on September 13, 2005

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