International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering (CASCON) - 2008

Event: International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering (CASCON) (WebLink)
Call for Papers: CASCON 2008 (WebLink)

Organised By: IBM Toronto Software Laboratory, IBM Centers for Advanced Studies

Theme: Computing for Next Generation Systems
Key Dates:
For Paper Presentation-
Abstracts for technical papers due: May 5, 2008
Deadline for Submission of Full Papers: May 26, 2008
Acceptance notification to technical paper authors: July [...]

WIDER-MERIT Research Workshop on Entrepreneurship, Technological Innovation, and Development

Event: WIDER-MERIT Research Workshop on Entrepreneurship, Technological Innovation, and Development (Website)
Organised By: UNU-WIDER and UNU-MERIT of the United Nations University (UNU)
Key Dates:
Submissions of paper abstracts before- May 30, 2008
Accepted papers are required by- September 22, 2008
Event Dates: October 30-31, 2008

Youth Venture - Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Resource: Youth Venture - Ashoka Innovators for the Public (Website)
Ashoka is leading a profound transformation in society. In the past three decades, the global citizen sector, led by social entrepreneurs, has grown exponentially. Just as the business sector experienced a tremendous spurt in productivity over the last century, the citizen sector is experiencing a [...]

Call for Papers- International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Call for Papers: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (IJEIM) (Website)
Key Dates:
Deadline for sending the abstract: July 22, 2008
Deadline for sumbmission of Full Paper: August 18, 2008
Notification of Acceptance for final paper: September 11, 2008
Final paper submission: November 10, 2008

Proto ‘08 July Edition

Event: Proto ‘08 July Edition (Website)
Key Dates:
Deadline for Nomination : June 1st,2008
Registrations for the event will start by the end of May
Event: July 18-19, 2008

International Conference on Entrepreneurship,Innovation and Regional Development

Event: International Conference on Entrepreneurship,Innovation and Regional Development 2008 (Website)
Organized By:
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Business Start-Up Centre , Macedonia
CITY College - Computer Science Department, Greece
Key dates:
Deadline for Paper Submission: March 17, 2008
Deadline for Early Registration: April 7, 2008
Deadline for Late Registration: April 25, 2008
ICEIRD 2008 Conference - May 8-11, 2008

TechTop 2008: Innovation and Design Contest

Event: TechTop 2008 (Website)
Organized By: Degree Controls Inc (Website)
Hosted By: Technopark, Trivandrum
Key Dates:
Deadline for submissions of completed application with synopsis: March 22, 2008
Announcement of successful project teams: April 05, 2008
Exhibition and Presentation of projects and award ceremony: August 18-19, 2008

MIT, Innovation Development Enterprise Action Service(IDEAS) Competition

Event: Innovation Development Enterprise Action Service(IDEAS) Competition (Website)
Organized By: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Key dates:
Initial proposal deadline: March 15, 2008
Final Applications deadline: April 16, 2008

Cadence Design Contest 2008

Event: Cadence Design Contest 2008 (Website)

Organized by: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Key Dates :
Abstract submission deadline: March 14, 2008
Announcement of Short Listed Projects: April 23, 2008

OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards Program

Program: OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards Program (Website)
Organized By: OpenSolaris community and Sun Microsystems
Key Dates:
Deadline for Registrations: March 1, 2008
Contest: January 29 - June 15, 2008

APOGEE ‘08: Tech Fest, BITS Pilani

Event: APOGEE ‘08 (Website)
Organized By: BITS, Pilani

Key Dates:
Fest Dates: March 11-15, 2008

Blitzschlag ‘08: MNIT Tech / Cul Fest

Event: Blitzschlag ‘08 (Website)
Organised By: Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Key Dates:
Fest: February 1-3, 2008
Deadline for submission of Abstract for Thesis: January 20, 2008
Deadline for submission of Paper for Thesis: January 25, 2008

Ekgaon Internship Programme

Program: Ekgaon Internship Programme (EIP) (Website)
Organised By: Ekgaon Technologies in New Delhi or Madurai
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: February 28, 2008

Piramal Prize: $25k for Healthcare Innovations

Event: Piramal Prize (Website)
Organised By: Ajay G. Piramal Foundation and CIIE at IIM - A
Key dates:
Deadline for initial entry -April 1, 2008
Deadline for semifinalists Business Plan submission: May 15, 2008
Finals: June 2008

Pragyan 2008: NIT Trichy Tech-Fest

Event: Pragyan 2008 (Website)
Organised By: National Institute of Technology, Trichy
Key Dates:
Fest: February 28-March 2, 2008
The Pragyan ‘08 blueprints are more than mature and are waiting for the world’s attention. With events charted out and teams scanning the world for worthy participants, Pragyan ‘08 is leaping into the realms of a peerless techfest. And the events [...]

Engineer 2008: NITK’s Technical Symposium

Event: Engineer 2008 (Website)
Organised By: National Institute of Technology - Karnataka, Surathkal,
Key Dates:
Fest: February 14-17, 2008
Engineer, NITK’s Technical Symposium, is a celebration of the quest to enquire, create and innovate.
Since its inception in 2005, there has been no looking back for Engineer, with each new edition eliciting better participation and improving on the high standards [...]

Sparx ‘08: Technical Fest, ISM University, Dhanbad

Suggested By Prabhu Hari
Event: Sparx 2008 (Website)
Organized By: IEEE Student Branch, ISM University, Dhanbad
Key Dates:
Fest: January 19-20, 2008
Deadline for Online Events Entries: January 3, 2008
Deadline for abstract submission of Papermeet: January 7, 2008
Sparx is the annual technical fest organized by IEEE Student Branch, ISM Dhanbad. It is organized with an aim to provide much [...]

HeadStart.in - Showcasing Products & Technology

Suggested by Prabhu Hari

Event: HeadStart.In, IISc Bangalore (Website)
Organised By: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - Bangalore and KickStart - an association of entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts in Bangalore.
Key Dates: January 18-20, 2008
Headstart is a showcase of most exciting products and technology in India – with a big difference. Unlike several existing showcase [...]

Techfest 2008: Asia’s largest Technology Festival

Event: TechFest 2008 (Website)
Organised By: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Key Dates: January 25-27, 2008
(Registrations for many events are open)
Techfest, the Annual International Science and Technology festival of IIT Bombay provides a platform for a confluence of students, academia and the industry. While the competitions at Techfest prove to be the ultimate test of grit, knowledge [...]

20th Shodh Yatra

What: 20th Shodh Yatra, West Bengal (Website)
Organised by: SRISTI

Key Dates:
December 25, 2007 - January 3, 2008
Join Prof. Anil Gupta (IIM Ahmedabad) in a 100 km journey for the search of knowledge, creativity and innovations at grassroots.
Shodh Yatra is an attempt on the part of SRISTI to reach out to the remotest part of the [...]