IBA Connexions '11 - Connecting Academia with Industry

Coming Soon..... Final Year Project Competition, Seminar, Mentoring Sessions and Job Fair Why CONNEXIONS?

CONNEXIONS 2011
One of the biggest problems adding to the widening gap between the industry and academia is the isolation in which students and organizations operate in. While students have the ideas, time and capacity to develop innovative, cutting edge projects, few such projects actually see the light of day. This is either because the IT industry is unaware of the project or those who will be

the ultimate users for the project (users outside the tech industry), don’t have the confidence in universities to actually develop workable projects. Pakistani organizations have also struggled to gain exposure of their developed projects and applications in the domestic market. This is happening simply because there aren’t enough platforms that are exposing locally developed projects to local buyers and users. Keeping this in mind, the IBA Information Systems Society (Infosys) is organizing an IT Matchmaking event called CONNEXIONS. The event puts up a platform to help not only showcase the talent and projects that students studying IT have created, but will also bring the potential users of these technology solutions who will have the opportunity to evaluate the projects and if appropriate, choose to implement them. There are five parts to CONNEXIONS:

• Stalls will be provided to students from across universities to display FYPs, along with organizations, where they will be able to set up and showcase their solutions (software and mobile applications). We are extending the platform to not just students, but also to organizations who wish to demonstrate their developed products and solutions.

• Business organizations, teamed with IT professionals (PSEB and P@SHA-listed companies) who can provide them with technical expertise, will tour the stalls looking for the solutions which interest them. Users and influencers from across organizations will be invited to assess and evaluate projects of their interest.

• The FYP Competition: Many Final Year Projects (FYPs) are relatively more mature than the average developed student project. There are often many FYPs that are ‘exactly what the market needs’, but die out only due to the lack of funding. We’re inviting a Venture Capitalist and a technical team to evaluate the FYPs displayed on stalls. The Top Five FYPs will be given a 10-minute pitch of their project’s sustainability and demonstrate how their idea stands out. The Top 3 teams will be awarded prize money.

• Seminar and Mentoring Session: Esteemed industry speakers will give their perspective to students regarding the latest industry trends and technology and the future of IT industry in Pakistan. A mentoring session will be conducted following the seminar.

• Job Fair: Students will be invited to bring their CVs to sit and interview with organizations who are hiring for full time, part-time or internship positions

Ample meeting and networking space will be provided for students and their supervisors and organization team leads to interact with business and IT heads from organizations. In an age of one-to-one interaction, interactive platforms must also raise the bar in how they expose potential ideas to potential customers. Every university hosts events that encourage competition amongst students. And while this is healthy for students in helping them to better assess where they stand vis a vis the other institutions, there are fewer ‘winners’ that are exposed to the industry. At IBA InfoSys Society and Web Society, we feel that there is a greater need for more near-graduating batches to interact with the industry that they are going to be joining, for a greater win-win situation. Target Audience: PSEB and P@SHA-listed companies, IT Students and Faculty
Capacity: 400 individuals (100 IBA students + 300 from other institutions and organizations)
Venue: IBA Main Campus, Karachi

Tentative List of Speakers

Dr. Shahid Qureshi, Director Center for entrepreneurship, IBA
Dr. Ishrat Husain, Dean & Director IBA
Ms. Jehan Ara, President P@SHA
Dr. Saeed Ghani, Associate Dean IBA
Dr. Zaheeruddin Asif, FCS Program Director and Faculty IBA

25/06/2013

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Explore the fascinating world of Computer Science with our expert faculty!

Registration deadline: 11th July 2013

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20/10/2012

Hello Karachiites!

Startup Weekend is back and this year it is even bigger!! On the dates, 16th -18th of November 2012, more than 100 cities will be participating in the Global Startup Battle! And Karachi will be a part of it. This means that the finalist from Karachi will be up for big prizes. For more details on the Global Startup Battle, visit: www.globalstartupbattle.org

The Registration Details and form is available on the link below! Hurry to fill it up as limited number of seats have been kept for 'early birds' who get a Rs.500/- DISCOUNT! :D

**Once you have submitted the form please wait for the confirmation email before buying the ticket.

Register through the following page:
http://karachi.startupweekend.org/tickets/

20/10/2012

19/09/2012

Hello everyone :-)
I, Sohaib Bin Shahid stand here in front of all of you on a public forum. I would like you all to vote wisely, so if there are any reservations that you or your friends may have, feel free to comment here and i shall get back to you as soon as possible!!
Looking forward to an interactive platform with you all!! :-)
regards

Sohaib Bin Shahid Proponent of TRUTH MERIT and INTEGRITY

14/04/2012

Connexions 12

Connexions '12 Management Team Recruitment

21/03/2012

New Look of Connexions :D

16/03/2012

Connexions 2012 Coming Soon :)

11/12/2011

Workshop on Technology Entrepreneurship

13/09/2011

Web Society:

Imran Hemani - MANAGER
Munib Mir - Treasurer
Mirza Taimoor Campus coordinator
Sumaira - EC
Nabeel Rajput - EC
Lubna Khan - EC

13/09/2011

We are different; in our thoughts, in our actions, in our approach, in our everything.

We are the true representatives of FCS @ IBA having the opportunity to organize and manage the biggest tech events of IBA.

INFOSYS SOCIETY:
Mohsin Zamir - Manager
Rameez Anjum - Treasurer
Ayaz Ali Qureshi - Main Campus Cordinator
Muhammad Jehanzaib - City Campus Cordinator
Salik Khan EC
Ali Mujtaba EC
Sabika Mukhi EC

10/09/2011

Connexions 2011 On Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the IBA Main Campus Auditorium, began a legacy that will serve computer sciences students all over the Pakistan for years to come. Hosting an audience of 230 people, the IBA ConneXion’11-Connecting industry with academia consisted of FYP competition, sem...

05/09/2011

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