Mangalore : IT Fest 'Epitome' Inaugurated at AIMIT
Media Release
Mangalore, Mar 25 : Epitome-2010, the IT fest conducted by the students of MCA, MS (Software Technology) and M Sc (Bioinformatics) was inaugurated by Professor Narahari, registrar (evaluation), St Aloysius College (Autonomous) in the AIMIT auditorium at Beeri, Kotekar here on Thursday March 25.
Professor Narahari said that he has a very positive response towards the fests as he believes that each and everybody has talents and potentialities and that they will take them to greater heights. The capability of an individual will not be known to him unless he actively participates in an event like this. He asked the students to be more creative and innovative which will boost their personality. “The Buzzword to be successful is “co-operation”, he concluded.
The function began with the prayer song rendered by the students of AIMIT. Professor Santhosh Rebello welcomed the distinguished guests, the participants from various colleges and the student community. In his inaugural remarks, Rebello spoke about the history and the theme of epitome.
Fr Denzil Lobo SJ, the director, in his inspirational input, quoting the example of Roger Banister, who broke the 4-minute record of 1 mile race in 1954 due to sheer hard work and goal to achieve, said that the students also need to work hard and equip themselves with knowledge and skills required for the IT jobs. He said there are ample opportunities for our youth to come up in life, and that globalization has really thrown open the whole world for them to conquer through their innovative thinking and courageous and bold step they take in life.
Fr Joseph Rodrigues SJ, rector of Aloysian institutions presided over the function. He lauded the students for organizing the event very meticulously. He greeted the participants and motivated them to involve in the fun and frolics, exploring and for choosing innovative themes “This time we go green” for Infovision and “Conquering Heights” for epitome. He also acknowledged all the organizers and expressed his gratitude to the dignitaries.
Ruban proposed the vote of thanks. Fr Jeevan Prabhu SJ, dean ( Finance and administration), professor Santhosh Rebello, dean ( IT section), Rakesh Kumar, the faculty coordinator of epitome, Suman, Nainitha and Fiona, the student coordinators among others were present.