HORIZONS 2010

4th - 10th October, 2010

RULEBOOK

About Horizons2010
Horizons is NITTs annual inter-departmental cultural fest exclusively for the second years. Conducted by the Rotaract Club of Rock City, this cultural extravaganza draws the participation of several hundreds of participants from all domains of interest. A new morning dawns, a new sky opens and a new journey begins. The Rotaract Club of Rock City is glad to announce its annual cultural fest in its newest form, Horizons2010, scheduled from the 4th to the 10th of October, 2010. With 14 events over a span of 7 days, this edition of Horizons is expected to be the best ever. The basic objective of Horizons is to give second years of every department, a chance to work as a team and get to know each other better. Besides this, Horizons is also intended to be an opportunity for all second years to interact with each other under a common roof, and at the same time promote department senti and healthy competition among all the departments. The rulebook gives a complete picture of the format and rules for all the events and is intended to create a fair and unbiased arena for the departments to compete with each other, thereby keeping up the spirit of the event.

General rules and regulations

1. Decision of the organizers is final and binding with regard to any of the issues regarding Horizons 2010. 2. For all the events@Horizons 2010, the decision of the judges is final and any arguments in this regard will not be entertained. 3. Any act of indiscipline, use of obscene language or disrespect to other participants will invite reduction in overall points tally of the department and/or immediate disqualification of the participant/team/department, as is found appropriate by the Disciplinary Committee. 4. In case of tie between two teams(for all events) For first place: there will be no 2nd place and the points of the first and 2nd place will be added and split equally among the teams. For 2nd place: there will be no 3rd place and the points of the 2nd and 3rd place will be added and split equally among the teams. For third place: the points will be divided equally. 5. Time limit, number of entries per event and submission deadlines must be strictly adhered to for all the events. Delayed submissions will not be accepted. 6. Registration for all events which have limited entries must be made through the class representative/coordinator only, before the 30th of September 2010, 5 PM. The registration details

should include event-wise participants list along with their roll numbers and contact numbers. 7. Registration dates and venues for events with unlimited entries will be put up on all the class notice boards. The class representatives/coordinators will also keep you posted about the details. 8. A hard and soft copy of the rule book will be available with the class representative/coordinator. 9. For issues regarding any of the events, feel free to contact the respective event managers or any of the Rock City members in your department. 10. Suggestions, comments, feedback welcome

EVENT RULES AND FORMAT

1. Dumb C

Points 1st 5 2nd 3 3rd 2

Registration Fee - ` 30/team 3 members/team 2 teams/department Prelims (Normal Dumb C) : 1 movie, 1 book and 1 brand (in any order) to be shown by one member (who cannot be interchanged during the given time span) and guessed by the other two within a span of 2 mins If completed within time limit, a bonus word will be given English only The following actions are strictly prohibited during enacting and will lead to immediate disqualification of the team : making sounds, touching, pointing, word-splitting, crossreferencing, showing letters and shapes, drawing in air Individual words can NOT be enacted, only the concept as a whole should be enacted 6 teams make it to the finals The format and rules of the finals will be announced at the venue

 Event Managers: Varsha (EEE) 9789650404 Rashmi (ECE) 9600117303

2. Debate
Points 1st 5 2nd 3 3rd 2 Registration Fee - ` 10/participant
2 participants/department Topic for debate will be announced one day before the event The format and rules will be announced at the venue Event Managers: Venkatesh (EEE) 9445212215 Vivek (ECE) 9443263937

3. Quiz
Points 1st 5 2nd 3 3rd 2 Registration Fee - ` 30/team
3 members/team Any number of teams/dept

 General Quiz Written prelims Top 6 teams make it to the finals, not more than 2 teams/department Teams found using cell phones, books, or discussing with other teams shall be disqualified on the spot The format and rules of the finals will be announced at the venue And ofcourse, Quizmasters decision is final Event Managers: Venkatesh (EEE) 9445212215 Vivek (ECE) 9443263937

4. Shipwreck

Points 1st 5 2nd 3 3rd 2

Registration Fee - ` 10/participant 3 participants/department 7 mins/person 3 mins preparation + 2 mins speaking + 2 mins rebuttal Personality will be chosen from a lot If participant is not comfortable with the given personality, one chance will be given to take another pick. Once the participant takes the second pick, he/she cannot go back to the first pick.

No vulgarity, slang English only Flirting, bribery permitted Event Managers: Shreeja (Chemical) 9445019753 Maithri (Chemical) 9840875465

5. Ad Zap

Points

1st 7 2nd 5 3rd 3

Registration Fee - ` 60/team 2 - 6 members/team (Minimum 2, Maximum 6) 1 team/department 2 ads shall be given to each team in two different time slots 6 mins/team - 3 mins preparation + 3 mins performance (for each ad) Exceeding time limit will invite negative points Teams can bring their own props No vulgarity English only Event Managers: Ashwani (EEE) 9786785358 Pranay (Prod) 9025496843

6. T Shirt Design
Points

1st 7 2nd 5 3rd 3

Registration Fee - ` 15/submission 1 submission/department Best three submissions will be awarded first, second and third positions Base colors Black, White, Grey and Dark Blue Not more than four colors should be used in the design No gradient 300 DPI resolution CMYK Color Format Design must represent your department as its central theme Submission must be in the form a jpeg file Deadline for submission : 5th October 2010, 5PM The design must sent as a mail with the participants name, department, roll number and contact number in its body part, with the jpeg file(s) attached, and subject as Horizons2010 T-Shirt Design, to [email protected] or [email protected] If you do not receive an acknowledge mail within 72 hours, please resend the mail or contact the event managers

 Event Managers: Bipul (Civil) 9159161946 Vivek (EEE) 9176567895

7. Literapture
Points

Registration Fee - ` 20/team 2 members/team Any number of teams/department Whats the good word? Sudoku Crossword Word Games Puzzles There will be inbuilt tie breakers Use of cellphones, discussing with other teams will invite immediate disqualification Event Managers: Krishna (ECE) 9884243545 Arpita (ICE) 9994121677

1st 7 2nd 5 3rd 3

8. Choreo

Points

1st 12 2nd 8 3rd 5

Registration Fee ` 10/head Only one team/department Time limit 10 mins Exceeding time limit will invite negative points Eastern/Folk and Western (both to be performed within the ten minute slot) Minimum of 5 members must be on stage at any instant during the performance Prop dances not allowed Maximum of 2 members helping backstage 1 person from the department should take care of the music at any point of time during the performance Music tracks, laptops, etc. should be brought by the members. The organizing team shall not be held responsible for any issues with regard to this. Music track must be submitted to the coordinators 2 days before the event No restrictions on the choice of music Vulgarity in any form is not acceptable Use of inflammable materials and liquids of any other form is strictly prohibited

 The teams shall be judged on the following criteria:

Choreography Coordination Expressions/Enthusiasm Costumes

Event Managers: Vidyashiny (Civil) 9500266106 Vishnu (Mech) 9677048800 Mayank (Mech) 8144588865

9. Junk Art
Points

1st 7 2nd 5 3rd 3

Registration Fee ` 30/team 3 members/team 2 teams/department Theme will be announced 2 hours before the commencement of the event The art work must be a model (3D) based on the theme 1 hour will be given to make the model after the beginning of the event Participants must bring their own junk Coordinators will scrutinize the junk

 Points will be deducted if junk is not cleared after the event Only materials classified as junk can be used, use of other materials will lead to disqualification The junk must be submitted by the participants 1 hour before the event, which will be scrutinized by the coordinators and the non-junk items will be removed from the pile The junk can consist of stuff not mentioned in the list below, if and only if the participants think that it can be categorized as junk, but the coordinators decision during the junk scrutiny will be final Adding extra junk after the first submission/ after the specified time will lead to immediate disqualification No junk can be added during the course of the event Making of the model should start only after the start of the event Coordinators cannot be blamed if a nonscrutinized item is declared not junk, thereby leading to disqualification of the team Materials classified as junk are: Plastic waste (like empty used bottles, broken buckets, etc.), waste fabric, organic waste (,

glass pieces, sand, shells, scrap items like tire tubes Materials classified as not junk are: Decorative items Event Managers:
Harshini (CSE) 9566545627 Gayathri (ECE) 9710072915 Adarsh (ECE) 9787831361

10. Pixie
Points

Registration Fee ` 30/team 3 members/team Any number of teams/department Written prelims 6 teams will make it to the finals, maximum of 2 teams/department Use of cell phones is strictly prohibited. If found in possession, participants are liable for disqualification. Format and rules for the finals will be announced at the venue Event Managers: Pooja (EEE) 9159618895 Surya (ECE) 9940448099

1st 5 2nd 3 3rd 2

11. Battle of Scraps

Points

1st 10 2nd 6 3rd 4

Registration Fee ` 10/head 3 8 members/team ( Minimum 3, Maximum 8) 1 team/department Music out of junk Musical instruments not allowed Participants should bring their own junk instruments Time 7 mins (2 mins setting + 4 mins performance + 1 min clearing) No whistling, clapping Teams should clarify issues regarding junk instruments and confirm their props in advance with the event managers in case of discrepancy In case of dubious instruments, the jugdes decision is final Event Managers: Shweta (ICE) 9159618894 Harsh (Civil) 9159619462

12. Movie Spoof

Points

1st 10 2nd 6 3rd 4

Registration Fee ` 10/head Maximum of 15 participants including dubbing artistes + maximum of 2 persons backstage 1 team/department Time 10 mins (Setting + Performance + Clearing) Exceeding time limit will invite negative points Teams must bring their own props English/Hindi/Tamil or a combination of two or three Teams can spoof more than one movie within the given time span No vulgarity Minimum of 5 participants/team No restrictions on minimum or maximum number of actors on stage at any instant Teams can use microphones recorded dialogues or live voice over/narration, recorded music pertaining to script. Organisers will provide the equipment to play the music.

 Use of inflammable materials and liquids of any other form is not permitted Event Managers: Sonal (Civil) 9159516075 Kabir (ECE) 9940452460

13. Movie Making

Points

1st 7 2nd 5 3rd 3

Registration Fee ` 50/team 1 team/department Time 8 mins max Exceeding time limit even by a few seconds will invite negative points Any number of members allowed No vulgarity Digital cameras can be used Editing is allowed English only The movie must be submitted in any format playable by VLC Media Player to any of the event managers before the 5th of October 2010, 5 PM in a DVD or pen drive

P.S.: Pen drives will be returned :D Event Managers: Vivek (EEE) 9176567895 Sajid (ICE) 9578095464

14. Scavenger Hunt

Points 1st 10 2nd 6 3rd 4
Registration Fee ` 100/team 10 members/team 1 team/department A list of 40 items will be given to the teams The teams have to produce as many items as possible within a span of 2 hours

Fabrication of items is strictly prohibited For every proper item submitted, 5 points will
be awarded

Submissions will be accepted for 1 hour

beyond the given span of 2 hours with a time penalty of 3 points for every 5 mins beyond the 2-hour span

All items must be submitted in one go

 Items submitted will not be returned till the

event and all required formalities are completed

There will be a timekeeper at the venue who

will keep a tab of the time elapsed

Before submission of items, all teams must

get an entry of the submission time/delay from the timekeeper

As soon as this entry is made, one member

from the team along with the stack of collected items will be isolated from the rest of the team

At the time of submission, the points scored

by the team will be evaluated and a time penalty will be imposed based on the entry made by timekeeper

With regard to submitted controversial

items, the decision of the organisers is final and binding

Arguments with the timekeeper while

obtaining entries before submission will not be tolerated and will lead to immediate disqualification

 Tie Breaking Rules:

In case of a tie, 2 extra points shall be awarded for each of the starred (*) items on the list, but only for breaking the tie. If a tie still exists, the team with a lesser time penalty will get higher preference. If a tie still exists, points will be awarded equally as per the procedure mentioned in the general rules. Event Managers: Vignesh (CSE) 9962755477 Arpita (ICE) 9994121677

GOOD LUCK