Miss-Tech 2016

Miss-Tech is the independent body of Robotics Association of Nepal. After the delivery of 4 workshops to more than 120 girls, the talent our participants and other girls possess is to be showcased. For the same purpose, we have developed a platform titled, “Miss-Tech” starting “Miss-Tech 2016::Sparkle with Water”. The event would encourage participation of girls/women with software skills, with hardware skills, and with programming skills. The design thinking capacity, prototype design capacity, product design capacity, and logical thinking capacity of participants would also be judged in the event.

“Miss-Tech 2016” would be held in the month of July, 2016. There will be two sub events for different levels of maker (i.e from school levels to graduate level students). The theme of the both sub-events is based on saving the most essential element of survival, i.e Water.

We all know the importance of water in our life. According to the mother nature network(mnn), all the water available on earth only 1%  is available for consumption by plants,animals and humans. As population increases, the pressure on our already limited water amplifies. 95% of the water that we use on the daily basis are in the hidden form as it’s being used in the things we eat, wear and consume. So, it’s really important to use water wisely by not wasting it.

But in today’s scenario water pollution is listed among the most important issue to take care of. Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies. This form of environment degradation occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharge into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds.

Miss-Tech 2016 aims in bringing some changes to solve water related problems and issues through the use of technology.  As we know “A small change can make a big difference” we are trying to encourage  innovations in the water industry to use technology to raise awareness about these issues and solve big water problems. We are focusing women to create water projects and hardware startups for bringing technology to life.

Miss -Tech 2016 ( Sparkle with water)

Aquathon :: MISS-TECH 2016

1. Aquathon is a two day hackathon.
2. It will be held on “2073/04/8” and “2073/04/9”
3. We aim to highlight the concept relationship between the present condition of water in Nepal and our life.
4. Water is an essential element on which all life depends but now it has become global garbage can.
5. Water sanitation and hygiene have important impacts on both health and disease.
6. There is an increasing awareness that our freshwater resources are limited and need to be protected in terms of both quantity and quality.
7. We look forward creating an android application which will control a hardware mechanism for solving water pollution of water related issues in Nepal.

Quest for the competition:

1. The team should make an interactive android application that will control a system  which should create an impact on the society.
2. The system should be based on the theme.
3. The team should make a presentation regarding the quest they have completed.
4. The quest is to be completed within the given two days time.

Event Specifications:

1. A team should create one interactive android application.
2. A team should also make a system that will be controlled by the android application.
3. Each team is allowed to have only one smart phone application which is to control the hardware mechanism.
4. Only one hardware mechanism is allowed throughout the competition
5. A team must present the smartphone application and the hardware mechanism that they have created.
6. Presentation should also contain the work division among the team members for completion of particular tasks.
7. The system they have created can be modified but the concept of the system should remain the same.
8. Each team has 5 extra days to improvise and modify their system before the presentation.

Event Rules:

1. Downloaded applications are not allowed to be used.
2. Only one mobile should be used throughout the competition.
3. A team should make one system and the same system should be used throughout  the competition.
4. Any team not being at the venue in the pre-defined time will be eliminated from the competition.

General Rules:

1. Each team must have a team name.
2. Any team that is not ready on the time will be eliminated.
3. One participant cannot be in multiple number of teams.
4. All the members of the team must be present in the event.
5. Game should not use foul language.
6. The organizers reserve the right to change any or all of the above rules as they see fit. Change in rules, if any, will be highlighted on the website and notified to the registered participants.
7. Judges decision shall be treated as final and binding.

Disqualifications:

1. The team damaging or tries to damage the other team’s hardware mechanism.
2. The team performing any act that is not in the spirit of fair play.
3. The team that fails to obey instructions and/or warnings issued by the organizers.
4. The use of explosives, the fire and dangerous chemicals.
5. The use of android apps and its design is only allowed to control the hardware mechanism.
6. The android apps needed to control the hardware mechanism cannot
   be a downloaded from any apps store.
7. The team any kind of signal jammer.

Event Play:

1. All the team will have to give a presentation on the project they have completed.
2. The presentation will be held on “ 2073/04/15”.
3. Five minutes will be given to complete the presentation.
4. Five minutes will be given to show the demo of their project.
5. After the presentation, there will be question answer session for 3 minutes.
6. Teams with Best creative and innovative  ideas, Best designs, Best Presenter will be determined.
7. Winner along with First and Second Runner-Up will be announced.

Judging Criteria:

1. Winner will be decided according to the points obtained.
2. Team is judged on creativity, originality, technical merit, and how well they follow good programming practices.
3. The total judgement point for each team would be 100 points.
   1. 30 points for Android Application Development
   2. 40 points for Hardware system.
   3. 20 points for presentation
   4. 10 points for question and answer round.
4. The system must be team’s own work.
5. All members of team must have overall content knowledge
6. Each team will be judged on the basis of ability to answer question asked about the app and the hardware mechanism by the judge.

Team Specification:

A team may consists of a maximum of 4 members and the members from different educational institutions can also form a team.

Eligibility:

1. All the participants should be of 17 years or above.
2. Only female participants are allowed to participate.

Anyone interested from above mentioned criteria can participate. However they have to submit a valid Identity Card and a passport sized photo of each team member.

Certificate policy:

1. All participating team members will be provided with a certificate of participation.
2. If any team is sponsored by college or any organization then that college or organization will also get the certificate of participation. Team needs to verify the name of their sponsors (if any) during the time of registration.

If you want to learn how to make android apps from mit app inventor and participate in the competition on your own, click ai2.appinventor.mit.edu/

SPLASH :: MISS-TECH 2016

1. SPLASH will be held on “2073/04/15”.
2. Water has been used since antiquity as a symbol by which to express devotion and purity.
3. We aim to highlight the relationship between the present condition of river and our life.
4. Rivers have been used as a source of water, for obtaining food, for transport, as a defensive measure, as a source of hydropower to drive machinery, for bathing, and as a means of disposing of waste.
5. Water is an essential element on which all life depends but now it has become global garbage can.
6. Thousand of people die each day from diseases they catch by drinking and washing with unsafe Water.
7. It should be a way of life to keep the water clean. To keep every stream, culvert and rivulet, free from pollution.
8. We look forward creating a PC game-effort for cleaning the river water.

Task:

Make an interactive game and presentation.

Game Specifications:

1. Game must be based on a storyline.
2. Each team is allowed to have only one game.
3. It should be a single player game.
4. There must be at least 3 backgrounds (i.e. Starting, Middle-n and Ending).
5. It should at least contain 3 sprites, one of which should be water lady.
6. Game should at least contain 3 levels.
7. Instructions for how to play the game should be clear.
8. Presentation slide must contain: Introduction, Storyline, problem faced during game development and chart showing time taken and work division between team members for completion of particular tasks.

General Rules:

1. Each team must have a team name.
2. Any team that is not ready on the time will be eliminated.
3. Single participant cannot be in multiple number of teams.
4. All the members of the team must be present in the event.
5. Slides for presentation should be handled by participant themselves.
6. Game should not encourage violence, child abuse and sexual harassment.
7. The organizers reserve the right to change any or all of the above rules as they deem fit. Change in rules, if any, will be highlighted on the website and notified to the registered participants.
8. Judges decision shall be treated as final and binding.

Disqualifications:

1. Any game which encourage violence, child abuse and sexual harassment.
2. Game using slang language.
3. The team performing any act that is not in the spirit of fair play.
4. The team that fails to obey instructions and/or warnings issued by the organizers.

Game Play:

1. Five minutes will be given to complete the presentation. After the presentation, there will be question answer session for 3 minutes.
2. Teams with Best use of Sound, Most Creative Idea, Best Educational Game, Best Presenter and Best Storyline will be determined.
3. Winner along with First and Second Runner-Up will be announced.

Judging Criteria:

1. Team are judged on creativity, originality, technical merit, and how well they follow good programming practices.
2. The total judgement point for each team would be 100 points.
   1. 60 points for game development
   2. 30 points for presentation
   3. 10 points for storyline
3. Teams will be awarded with Best use of Sound, Most Creative Idea, Best Educational Game, Best Presenter and Best Storyline.
4. Game must be team’s own work.
5. All members of team must have overall content knowledge

Team Specification:

1. A team should consist of at least 2 and at most of 4 members. Students from different educational institutions can also form a team.

Eligibility:

1. All the participants should be below 17 years.
2. Only female participants are allowed to participate.

Anyone interested from above mentioned criteria can participate. However they have to submit a valid Identity Card and a passport sized photo of each team member.

Certificate policy:

1. All participating team members will be provided with a certificate of participation.
2. If any team is sponsored by college or any organization then that college or organization will also get the certificate of participation. Team needs to verify the name of their sponsors (if any) during the time of registration.

If you want to learn how to make scratch games and participate in the competition on your own, click  https://scratch.mit.edu/. Have a nice making.

Click here for pictures of waterlady.

Click here for deadlines and details of registration.