Teknack

Teknack
Type Student Run, Not-for-Profit
Genre Technical festival
Founded 2010
Place Mumbai, India
Institute Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Owner ACM DBIT
Website https://www.teknack.in

Teknack is a two-day inter-collegiate online technical festival organized by the ACM Student Chapter[1] of Don Bosco Institute Of Technology.[2][3] The eighth edition of Teknack was held on the 11th and 12th of February, 2017. The ninth edition of Teknack is set to take place on the 24th and 25th of February, 2018.

History

Teknack started off as a 5-event intra college online festival with a 2-member organizing team in the year 2010. Today, Teknack has a healthy core team of 20-30 students, all from the Computer Department of Don Bosco Institute of Technology.[4] It is now organised every year in the month of February.[5] The themes for Teknack are different every year, ranging from concepts such as Sustainability to times of an Apocalypse. The number of games featured have gradually increased every year, reaching an unprecedented high of 15 events in the year 2017.

Events

There are various events conducted during Teknack. Some of them are

  • Logo Designing
  • Mugshots
  • Chain Reaction
  • Acoustica
  • Camoflauge
  • Virtual stock market
  • Informals
  • Online treasure hunt
  • Defuse
  • Hack and trip
  • Auction it
  • 60 seconds

Registrations

Users have to register themselves before they can start playing on teknack. Registrations are mandatory and they carry a nominal registration fee. Students can register on the teknack website.

Sponsors & Past Associate

Teknack has attracted sponsorships from various corporations. Many prominent names have been associated with many events in teknack including Spykar, KIC Education, Atlanta beach resort, Digit.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Teknack 2015". acm.dbit.in. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Don Bosco Institute of Technology". www.dbit.in. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. ↑ "know a fest".
  4. ↑ "teknack".
  5. ↑ "Mumbai mirror".
  6. ↑ "Don Bosco Institute of Technology hosts Teknack, an online tech fest | Digit.in". Digit. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
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