Contest - 2 (2002 - 2003)
INTRA–SCHOOL & INTER–SCHOOL POWERPOINT PRESENTATION CONTEST
Conceptualized, researched and implemented by: DEEP BANERJEE - Marketing Strategy & Support Services Consultant, Marketingpundit.com.
Supported by:
Each of the sponsors had a varying role to play in
execution of the contest.
Duration: November 2002 – March 2003
Contest Objective: To
judge the most IT savvy school with the best creativity in Calcutta.
·
As far as
students or schools were concerned, no participation fee or proof of purchase of
any product or service was required to participate in the contest.
Terms and conditions:
·
Participating
schools had to give me an ‘intention of participation’ in writing on the
school letterhead.
·
Participating
number of teams (minimum requirement):
For the intra-school championship, each of these schools had to nominate a
minimum of 5 teams (with no limit on the maximum number of teams) of 2 members
each from each of the class groups 4 – 6 and 7 – 9.
·
Participant
identity: A
participation form had to be filled up by each participating team member.
· Venue: The intra-school & inter-school championships
were held at the school premises. The dates for the intra-school &
inter-school finals of “Power Point Presentation Competition” were decided
by the school authorities.
·
Topics
(Intra-School round): For
the intra-school round of “Power Point Presentation Competition”, topics
were decided by the respective schools/ teams themselves about 6 days prior to
the event.
·
Topics
(Inter-School round): A single
topic,
‘ I ’, was given
(after completion of the intra-school contest at school) for preparation
for the inter-school finals of “Power Point Presentation Competition”.
Approximately 5 – 6 days time was given to prepare for the inter-school final
presentation.
· The topic
‘ I ’ was
inspired by
‘ I ’ Biscuits
from ITC Ltd.
· For the
intra-school and inter-school rounds, each team had to make a 10 slides (no more
and no less) Power Point Presentation on the selected/ allotted topic in 2 hours time.
· The
intra-school winners, 4 teams of 2 members each from the class group 4 – 6 AND
4 teams of 2 members each from the class group 7 – 9 were
selected/ judged by the participating schools themselves. These 8 teams
represented their respective schools in the inter-school finals by making a
presentation with ‘ I ’ as the topic.
· All (intra
& inter-school) presentations were retrieved from the school computers.
The inter-school winners were judged by a distinguished panel nominated
by the organisers of the contest. The decision of the judges were final and
binding.
· All
powerpoint presentations retrieved by computer hardware specialists deputed by
the organisers from the school computers eventually become the property of
the organisers.
Results:
Final
results were announced on 10th May 2003. Gifts, trophies,
certificates were be awarded to a large number of participants.
Participating Schools: (20 nos.)
St.Xaviers Collegiate School
Don Bosco
Vivekananda Mission
Purwanchal Vidya Mandir
M.P.Birla Foundation HS School
Mahadevi Birla Girls HS School
Future Foundation School
Sakhawat Memorial Girls School
Calcutta Girls School
Calcutta Boys School
Salt Lake CA English Medium School
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Birla High School for Girls
Assembly of God Church School
Heritage School
Ashok Hall
Apeejay School Salt Lake
Apeejay School Park Street
Frank Anthony Public School
G.D.Birla Centre for Education
Participation Statistics :
The
cumulative number of participants from 20 schools in Calcutta in the
intra-school round of the contest itself was over 800
(i.e. over 400 teams).
