‘Inspirus 2k17-Make it happen’, a national level intercollegiate technical and non-technical event, was hosted for the very first time by the Department of Computer Engineering, in association with C-CODES of Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda.
The event was
inaugurated, and Inspirus was declared open by Minister for IT, Revenue and
Labour and Employment Rohan Khaunte. He had spoken about how technology is
advancing at a very fast pace and that it is our choice whether to stay back or
move along with advancing technology. The inaugural ceremony also included the
installation of the new C-CODES student Council for 2017-18. The vote of thanks
was proposed by Prof Merwyn D’Souza. A souvenir for Inspirus 2K17 was launched
on the occasion.
The
various events held included Rubik’s Cube, Mindspark, Virtual Building, Virtual
DJ, Framed and Designers’ Paradise, Hackathon, Geek’s Den, Edit Out and Clash
Royale. There was a workshop on 3D technology taken by Ryan Vaz, owner of
Infinyt 3D, Verna. Gaming events held were Counter Strike 1.6 and FIFA ’17. The
Chief Guest for the valedictory function was Suhas Mallya, Executive Director
at EMCO Goa Pvt Ltd. He had spoken about being true to your fundamentals and to
‘follow the money’. In the college section, Goa College of Engineering bagged
the first place as winners of Inspirus 2k17. Padre Conceição College of
Engineering won the second place. In the higher secondary category, Rosary
Higher Secondary bagged the first place. A total of around 680 students from around
22 colleges and higher secondary schools all over Goa participated in the
event. The coordinators for the event were Prof Merwyn D’Souza and Prof Amey
Tilve.