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iPreneur 2011,Social Entrepreneurship Convention TISS, Mumbai

We take great pleasure in inviting you to the inaugural edition of our annual social entrepreneurship convention, iPreneur 2011, on 11th-12th February 2011 at TISS, Mumbai. The convention is expected to witness a gathering of some of the established as well as budding social entrepreneurs, prominent academicians, thought leaders, professionals and contributors in development sector, enthusiastic youth and a huge student community from across India to discuss, deliberate, witness and experience various aspects of social entrepreneurship with a special focus on the theme -“Solutions through innovation”.

The convention is developed with the following intentions

  • Create a wide platform for knowledge generation and dissemination on the theme – “Solutions through Innovation”
  • Discuss and understand the concept of social entrepreneurship
  • Highlight the relevance of social entrepreneurship in current context
  • Explore opportunities in social entrepreneurship, specially for youth
  • Showcase potential social innovations and provide a nurturing platform

Event Highlights:

  • Showcasing of 12 social innovations from across the country.
  • Keynote Address on “Solutions through Innovation”
  • Academic Address on Social Entrepreneurship
  • Special Address on Marketing for Social Change
  • Competition to develop social marketing campaign for ‘Organic cotton apparels’
  • Experience Sharing Sessions by successful Social Entrepreneurs
  • A Panel Discussion on how social entrepreneurship can address the gaps in the society

Organised By: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Event Dates : 11th-12th February 2011

Website : http://www.ecelltiss.com/index_files/sew.htm

Wantrapreneur Business Plan Competition for Social Entrepreneurs

Introduction:

Villgro presents Wantrapreneur, the annual Business Plan Competition for social entrepreneurs. Wantrapreneur is all about identifying and recognizing  innovative social enterprises that have the potential to transform rural lives. So if you have a social enterprise that can change lives, apply now. The finalists get an opportunity to pitch your plans to social investors and win cash prizes.

Rules & Regulations

1.     Kindly send the completed application form by email to wantrapreneur@villgro.org.

2.     The Social Enterprise must have a focus on one of the following sectors – Agriculture, Dairy, Energy or Water and must impact rural poor.

3.     The Social Enterprise must be innovative in terms of the product or service being dealt with or the business model being used.

4.     The social enterprise applying for the competition should be a for-profit entity and should be at least six months into operations before applying.

5.     An enterprise can apply in the start up category (if in operation for six months to three years) or in early growth (if in operation for greater than three years).

How to apply

Wantrapreneur is open to any Indian citizens aged 18 years.

The minimum requirement for an applicant is that he must have a functioning business in its start up or early growth stage focussed on agriculture, energy, diary and water sectors.

Last date for Submission October 15th, 2010

Website: http://www.villgro.org/wantrapreneur/index.php?option=com_user&view=register

Engineer 2010,Technical Fest of NIT Surathkal,Karnataka

Introduction:

Engineer 2010 is the technical festival organizes by NITK Surathkal, which will organize on 22nd to 25th Oct, 2010.The fest that brought together CERN, MIT Media and Bell Labs and catered to a participation pool of over 5000 students from 150 colleges across 43 countries, now presents its latest edition of one of India’s biggest inter-collegiate technical showcases, Engineer 2010!

The essence of being an Engineer does not lie in the ability to fill the gaps in existing technology; it lies instead in the art of original thinking, in creating new avenues as yet unexplored. It is this spark of inspiration that converts an idea, through the aid of science to a plan on paper and later to working real…ity. In tribute to this all important aspect of engineering we celebrate ENGINEER, the technical symposium of NITK Surathkal.

Over four action filled days of technical contests, inspiring lectures,insightful and informative seminars and many more exciting activities,we live the spirit of an Engineer, of innovation and enquiry, where technology meets art and science comes together with creativity. This year’s fest promises to live upto the l…ofty principles it stands for and presents an extraordinary opportunity for all young technologists to discover the Engineer within themselves. Join us, as we embark on this.

Dates: 22nd to 25th Oct, 2010

Website: http://engineer.org.in

Samriddhi 2010: Annual National Conference By Goa Institute of Management

Introduction:

Samriddhi is an annual National conference organized by Goa Institute of Management addressing issues touching various spheres of development and striving to find practical and viable solutions. Samriddhi 2009 explored different facets of Social Entrepreneurship, its feasibility, various challenges faced, and benefits reaped through a two-day national conference with informative discourse by experts followed by an open forum and panel discussions.

Samriddhi 2010 –Social Media and Business – is scheduled to be held in the last week of August, 2010 with three sessions on Day 1 and a pan-India B-school competition & concluding session on Day 2.

Event Start Date: 28 August 2010

Event End Date: 29 August 2010

Email Address: saloni.sisodia09@gim.ac.in

Website: http://www.samriddhi2010.in/

VERIZON-Social Enterpreneurship Competition of IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay Techfest,Asia’s biggest science and technology festival ,is presenting Verizon-social enterpreneurship competition to adress to issues in the field of-

  • Education
  • RTI
  • Local Governance
  • Urban Waste Management

The competition structure includes-

  • Questionnaire stage and results stage
  • Interview stage and results stage
  • Mentorship stage
  • Report stage
  • Report submission
  • Results
  • Improvisation stage
  • Presentation

The candidates whose ideas will be strong enough ,will be helped by the Non Profit Organizations by funding,guidance,tools and support.The selected candidates will also be publicized by the Event group as a role model for change among youth. Prizes worth Rs 100000 to be won.

Organized by : IIT Bombay

Deadline for Submission of Applications : 25 August, 2010
Starting of the procedure : 9 October, 2010

1st Culmination day : 1 July, 2011

Last culmination day : 1 September, 2011

Email Address: ayush@techfest.org, nitesh@techfest.org

Websitehttp://www.techfest.org/initiatives/prayaas/verizon/

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