4th IEEE -GIKI Chapter ALL PAKISTAN ELECTRONIX OLYMPIAD 2012

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
Subject: Invitation to Participate in the 4th IEEE All-Pakistan Electronix Olympiad 2012, Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to cordially invite your institution to the All Pakistan Electronix Olympiad 2012, being held from the th th 10 to 12 February, 2012 at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI). We as members of the organizing team would be extremely pleased to have you here. This time around we aspire to reach new heights and set up some outstanding standards that would indeed be a unique experience for you. GIKI is one of the most prestigious engineering institutes of Pakistan. Apart from its exceptional academic program, the institute is also renowned for its versatile and vivacious extramural events. The scenic location of the campus only adds to the exclusivity of such events.

It will be a three day event that includes Robomania and competitions catering to many roots of ELECTONICS, ELECTRICAL Engineering/ sciences. The event includes competitions for Robot Line tracking, Robo-wars, Symposium, Micro-controller interfacing, Antenna design, Robo soccer league, Survival of the brainiac and etc. This year IEEE-GIKI has introduced three new modules, Robo soccer, Robowars, and Race to innovation. A number of amusements too included a musical concert, a mimes night and an e-night. The last date for submission of st entries is 31 January 2012. IEEE-GIKI Chapter has been instrumental in bringing together the highly intellectual minds from all over the country and providing them with an opportunity to exhibit their engineering talents in a national arena. Members of IEEE and professors from our university and external are invited to judge the work of participating students; They too have been appreciative of our efforts in promoting the scope of Electrical and Electronic engineering at a national level. We would also like to inform you that for your comfort, we will be providing transport to and from the GIKI campus at designated times and places in Rawalpindi/Islamabad and Peshawar. Lodging facilities on campus will also be provided to the participants. Due to our limited lodging facilities only registered participants and chaperons will be entertained. We look forward for your positive reply. Yours sincerely,

______________________ Azzam Ahmed Qureshi President, IEEE, GIKI

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Soccer league:
The soccer match will take place using remote control cars provided by IEEE GIKI Chapter before the match. 1. 3 people per team 2. No modifications allowed in car 3. Cars will be provided 10 minutes before the match 4. Match duration: 6 minutes 5. Court , Ball size and goal details will be uploaded later on www.giki.edu.pk/ieee

Survival of the Brainiac

Maximum 3 persons per team are allowed There will be two rounds . o There will be a random draw; two teams will have to face each another, the winner progresses to next round. o Again the winning team has to face the other winning team of other round, and this process continues, until we get a final winner team. o In case of a tie, a tie breaker round will be held in which each team has to answer 3 questions. Topics to be covered: You should cover Science, Mathematics and General Knowledge of A & O levels level The quiz wont be written, competing teams will be asked to come up on the stage where using projector screen, questions and answer options will be shown. The participant would have to answer each question in a given time (to be communicated later). Questions will be of MCQ type with 4/5 options per question.

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Projects Exhibition:
You are welcomed to participate in this exhibition if you have made a project and it involves some kind of electronics in it (confused? Mail your project details to ahsan.farooqui@ieee.org and get answer) Maximum two members per project are allowed. Any science project that doesnt involve any application of electronics will not be allowed. Each group will be given a project board to exhibit their poster and other details.

Race to innovation:
There will be two rounds in this module. In the first or the screening round, each team will be given schematics of a number of electronic circuits. The team will be asked to answer the questions given against each circuit. The questions will be like what would be the output of circuit, name of circuit, brief description about its working etc. Circuits could be analog or digital or mixed. This part will be done on paper. The number of allowed participants per team would 2-3. Screening will be done on the basis of accuracy of the answers and in case of a draw, time taken to answer all the questions. (Incase of any issues, the decision of the judges would be final ) In the second round, the teams will be provided with some electronic/electrical gear and also with a problem. The teams would be asked to solve the problem by designing some electronic circuit using the given resources within a certain amount of time. Judging criteria would be the appropriateness, completion, working, innovation of idea, reliability, time taken and functionality of the circuit.

Research Symposium:
Research and development is a dire need of our country. Organizers of IEEE GIKI National Electronics Olympiad felt the need to ignite the idea and fire the flame of research among fresh engineers of the country. The symposium shall consist of two modules: Once upon a time in engineering. Explore a vision.

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Once upon a time in Engineering:-

In this module, senior faculty members of The Faculty of Electronic Engineering of GIKI will explain history of engineering and the development that has occurred in technology. No charges are for attending this module.

Explore a vision:-

The Exploreavision is a speakout cum presentation session where different participating teams will come up and present a viable solution to a problem that we present to them. The exploreavision is a pure test of intuition, interactivity and innovation. The participating teams would be required to display their understanding of the problem and clearly and explicitly presenting their solution. This years topics are given below: Renewable energy sources. How engineering can aid us in natural calamities? Portable Energy Generation Solutions

Robo Wars Event and Rules:

Participants have to use their basic intuitive and creative skills to modify their remote-controlled cars

into full-on battle machines (Battlebot). During the course of RoboWars, the participants creations will be put through stringent tests/events that will require the participants to push their Battlebots to their absolute limits. Rules: There will be 4 members per team Registration will be done on first come first served basis Robots should be built from the kits provided No other weapons will be allowed apart from the ones made from the material provided.

Event Details: Drag Race: A 100 ft dash to finish line.

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Tug-of-war: A head to head pulling of rope between two robots. It will check the strength of your robot Obstacle Smashing: Is your robot unstoppable? The robot will have to pass through different obstacles. Last man standing: Pull out the weapons and fight! Royal Rumble : All robots trying to kick others out of the given arena

Things to be provided: A big RC car A toy mechanic Set One powerful DC motor Batteries Wiring accessories Remote control switch.

ROBOTHON:

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Maximum 4 persons in a team. This is a knock out competition of a parallel robots race in which two robots will compete against each other. That will be a WHITE LINE ON BLUE BACKGROUND and the line will be 3cm wide. Two robots will start off at the same time on the track and the one reaching the finish line will be the winner. The dimensions of the track are shown in figure. The robot must fix in a box of 25*25*25cm and the bigger robots will be disqualified. The robot must have to follow the check points (1,2,3,4, 5,6,finish for team Red and 1,2,3,4,5,6,finish for team Green) in the right sequence. Omitting any of the one check points will lead to a deduction of 25% points and omitting two will lead to deduction of 50%, three to 75% and four to disqualification. One can retry as many times one wants but the second team will continue completing the track while the team getting a retry will start from the nearest check point it completed. Each retry will lead to deduction of 10 points. Each The team with most score in the shortest time will go to next round. The robots must be completely autonomous and must fit in a cube of 25*25*25cm and the teams with bigger sizes will be disqualified. Robots that can damage the track in any sense will be disqualified. There is no limit on the voltage of batteries but the power source must be attached to the robot and the operator can not touch the robot once it has been started. Only dry batteries can be used.

In the first round, the teams will be shortlisted on the basis of their individual track completion time and from the next round, knock out competitions start.

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SOCIAL EVENTS:The All Pakistan Electronix olympiad,2012 shall be comprising of series of social events for the entertainment of the participants.The social events consists of:

Movie Night:A blockbuster movie shall be screened in the AHAA(Agha Hassan Abidi Auditorium) on a cinema screen.

Summit 4 glory:The theme of this event is that of scavenger hunt. Clues will be hidden in dfferent locations of GIKI. In order to get to the next level you have to decode the clues.

Concert:There will be a live concert of a main-stream pop icon that will allow you to relax after the tiring and competitive modules of day.

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General Rules and Instruction:

1.All rules and regulations of the ghulam ishaq khan institute will be blinding on the participants. In case of misconduct or any violations of the institutes rules, strict disciplinary action will be taken against the person found guilty of violation as per institutes policy. 2. A no-objection certificate (NOC) with the names of all the participating students, signed and stamped by the administration of the participating institute must be completed and submitted along with the registration from.(See page for the NOC) As per GIKI administration rules, any person whose name is not on the NOC shall not b e allowed to enter the institute premises. Failure to send the signed and stamped NOC prior to the event will lead to disqualification. 4. IEEE-GIKI chapter will provide pick up and drop service from the designated points in Islamabad/Rawalpindi and Peshawar. 4. It is advisable that a chaperone or faculty member accompanies the participants. 5. On campus accommodation will be provided by the IEEE-GIKI chapter to the participants during the course of the event. However messing will not be provided. Arrangement for meals will be made in the University Cafeteria and Restaurant on a very reasonable price. Participants would have to buy their own meals. 6. Participants with serious medical history (e.g. asthma, diabetes etc) are advised to carry their prescribed medication to avoid any inconvenience. However, in any case of an emergency, there is a proper medical Centre on campus. 7. A participant in one competition is eligible to participate in another competition, if the schedule allows, and he has to pay rs.500 for another competition. 8. Strict adherence to competition rules shall be observed and use of any unfair means will lead to disqualification straight away. 9. The decision of the judges will be final and binding. 10. Use or possession of narcotics, alcohol or any other intoxicant is strictly against the institute policy. Any participant found consuming or possessing any such item will be disqualified immediately and the case will be forwarded to the administration of the participants institute. 11. All rules are subject to change s and amendments, in which case teams will be notified prior to the event.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION

1. Incomplete forms will not be entertained 2. RS.1000 per participant, and RS.500 per competition if participating in more than one competition. 3. Forms must be submitted before Jan 31, 2012. 4. A no-objection certificate (NOC) with the names of all the participating students, signed and stamped by the administration of the participating institutes must be completed and submitted along with the registration form. As per GIKI admin rules, any person whose name is not on the NOC shall not be allowed to enter the Institute premises. Failure to send the signed and stamped NOC prior to event will lead to disqualification. 5. Registration forms not accompanied by evidence of registration fee payment will not be entertained 6. Each participating team must be represented by team leader, for purposes of correspondence and liaison. 7. Registration forms should be submitted with attachments either by e-mail, or by post.

8. All payments have to be paid by making a bank draft in lieu of the following account, Payable to: GIK Institute (C/o IEEE) Habib Bank, GIKI Branch, Topi (DST) Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 9. You will be required to send NOC and bank draft at the following address: (President IEEE) Room no: 106, Hostel 3, GIK Institute, Topi-23640, Distt. Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Registration forms can be submitted as soft copies at: liaison.ieeegiki@gmail.com.
A hard copy can be emailed at the below mentioned address. To confirm your participation in the 4th IEEE ALL-PAKISTAN ELECTRONIX OLYMPIAD, to send in your registration form , or for any queries , contact us at:

Email: liaison.ieeegiki@gmail.com. Liaison Team:

Muhammad Omar Shahid (0344-4098402) Syed Omar Javed (0333-3432969)

Website: www.giki.edu.pk/ieee
Mailing address: c/o Azzam Ahmad Qureshi, Room
106, hostel 3, Ghulam ishaq khan Institute , Topi, Swabi, KP, Pakistan

President IEEE-GIKI:
Azzam Ahmad Quereshi (0332-4354120)

4th IEEE-GIKI ALL PAKISTAN ELECTRONICS OLYMPIAD Registration Form (Junior)

REGISTRATION FORM
INSTITUTE NAME:

CHAPERON/TEAM LEADER (IF ANY) NAME: ________________________________________________________________________ DESIGNATION: __________________________________________________________________ QUALIFICATION: _________________________________________________________________ CONTACT DETAILS Phone numbers of: INSTITUTE: _____________________________________________________________________ CHAPERON: ____________________________________________________________________ TEAM LEADER: __________________________________________________________________ ALTERNATE MEMBER (WITH NAME): ____________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________

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4th IEEE-GIKI ALL PAKISTAN ELECTRONICS OLYMPIAD Registration Form (Junior)

CATEGEORY PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

Please fill in the names of the team members participating in different categories. ROBO-SOCCER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

ROBO WARS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

SYMPOSIUM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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4th IEEE-GIKI ALL PAKISTAN ELECTRONICS OLYMPIAD Registration Form (Junior) RACE TO INNOVATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

SURVIVAL OF BRAINIAC 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

LINE TRACKING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

(Note: You must provide an active email address. Any important announcement will be sent via e-mail.)
I hereby agree to all the mentioned rules and any other rules that might be introduced at a later stage for making the competition more transparent and competitive.

________________________ Signature of team leader

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4th IEEE-GIKI ALL PAKISTAN ELECTRONICS OLYMPIAD No Objection Certificate

NOC (NO OBJECTION CERTIFCATE)

The institute hereby grants the following students the permission to attend the 3rd IEEE GIKI ALL PAK STAN ELECTRONIX OLYMPIAD from 12th to 14th February 2012. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

*in case of extra entries, please fill out another photocopied version of this NOC, containing the list of remaining students. CHAPERONE The following chaperone will be accompanying the students to the event. Name: CNIC#: _____________________ Principal Official stamp

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