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1. Marshalls Dojo

Marshalls Dojo is your quintessential research paper based event where participants present their research papers in front of a panel of judges who then question them on various aspects of the same. Originality, clarity and logical soundness are the major parameters on which the papers will be judged. Marshalls Dojo, Blisspoints Paper Presentation Competition, is open for entries. The theme for this years competition is Current MacroEconomic Issues in India: Policies and Perspectives Entries are invited on the said theme. Please note:

The last date for the submission of the abstract is 10th of September, 2013.

The last date for submitting the paper is 20th of September, 2013. Entries can be emailed at : marshallsdojo@gmail.com

Please keep in mind that these are the LAST dates. You are recommended to make your submissions much before them.

Relevance to the theme will be an important criterion for selection of the abstract as well as in deciding the winner.

All entries MUST cite the source of their data. Attempts must be made

to keep the source precise to the last detail. Not doing the same can be grounds for rejection.

Team size should not be more than 3 members. For futher details contact: Abhinav Singh: +91 8010336584 Avradita: +91 9650699332 Surabhi: +91 8285929080

2. SELL THE SIZZLE, NOT THE STEAK!

A marketing event. Coined by Edmund Wheeler, this aphorism reveals the crux of Marketing. Every product has a "sizzle", an X factor, a USP. Can you find the Sizzle? Guidelines: This is a marketing event consisting of 2 rounds. There can be 2-3 members per team. Round 1- Identification of logos and taglines. Round 2- A product will be given on the spot and all the teams have to devise a marketing strategy for it. Pointers will be given at the time of the event. After the stipulated time, each team will have to present the plan in whatever medium they prefer (either they can carry all the required stationary or laptops, as per convenience. For further details contact:

Suhina Nath +91 9717691699 Shubhi Arya +91 9871781304 Daman Datta. +91 965405152 Shevangee +91 9999664100

3. Econatomy*

So you think you are smarter than a first year? (No offence to you, fuchhas) The anatomy of economics can shake even the smartest grey matter. So what happens when chaos meets structure? A set of completely unrelated economic terms; your imagination, our money; your prize! Guidelines: Each participant will be given a set of 5 completely unrelated economic terms. The participant will get 4 minutes to prepare a speech. The participant would be required to speak for 60 seconds. The participant will be judged on the basis of articulation and relevance of the entire speech. In addition they will be marked for creativity and correct usage of ALL the economic terms given. For further details contact: Gagandeep: +91 9871505538 Abhivyakti: +91 9810291193

4. Beg Borrow Steal!

If you can't beg for it, borrow it. If you can't borrow it, steal it. Do whatever you want, to whoever you want. Prove to us that it's the wit and smartness that matters and not the money. Come, Beg Borrow Steal! Guidelines: - A team shall consist of 2-3 members - Money and mobile phones of the participants shall be kept with us safely, during the course of the event. - There will be a preliminary and final round. - The prelim would require you to exercise your brain and show your mental capabilities - The final round requires you to use your communication skills and show your urbane, waggish and ingenious ways to rise and shine. For details, contact Rohit Arora +91 9650658665 Priyanka Agrawal +91 9811850018

5. QUIZ

General Quiz by Conquiztadors, Quiz Society of SVC

Quiz tests your overall aptitude and hunger for knowledge. It aims at increasing awareness and knowledge of all the participants and promises to leave them enlightened. The theme of the quiz would be general, consisting of a written prelim followed by a stage round. Guidelines: 1) The quiz will be a general one. 2) Teams of 2, cross college teams allowed. Lone wolves equally welcome. 3) Only college students can participate. Participants will need to have their ID card to take part. 4) Due to space and time constraint, we won't be delaying the start of the quiz after a certain time. The Organizing Committee, Blisspoint will stop registration after a certain point. So pre-register. 5) The quizmaster's decision will be final, and he reserves the right to DQ any team without any justification. For further details contact: Vinayak: +91 9560509488

6. Dalal Street

Organised by Blue Chip, Finance and Investment Cell of SVC The market is weird. Every time one guy sells, another one buys, and they both think theyre smart. Dalal Street, a mock stock exchange, an event that tests your mettle and drives you to the very edge of your wits. Guidelines: 1. team participating in the mock stock must have 2 members.( any number less than or more than two will be invalid) 2. the entire event will consist of 3 rounds; 1) preliminary round , 2) predetermined market round, 3) Dalal street ( market determined) 3. tools in the form of short selling, call option and put option are not allowed. 4. Any kind of unfair activities like making cartels will be kept in check. 5.Use of mobile phones will not be permitted. 6.Calculators are allowed.(any calculation mistake will lead to elimination) For further details contact: Avisha Munjal +91 9958260776

7. BlissMUN 2013

A Model United Nations Conference encompasses debating, public speaking, general knowledge and awareness, diplomacy skills, presence of mind, powers of persuasion and helps you take your mental abilities to a whole new level. The MUN will be a two - day international conference open to students in grades 11, 12, undergraduates and those who have passed out this year. Dates of the conference are 27th-28th September. BlissMUN '13 will see the UN General Assembly , Economic and Social Council and the Human Rights Council being simulated. For further details contact: Sagrika Gogia: +91 9910106603 Email: blissmun13@gmail.com

8. HORSE TRADE

The Barter System was the earliest and the simplest forms of market exchange. Think its that simple? Try it and find out! INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GAME: 1. Registrations will be made on first-cum-first-serve basis. 2. Each team will consist of 3 members. 3. Every team is given a limited quantity of a set of commodities and a list of commodities they have to barter and achieve. 4. The game will take place in three phases- Barter round 1- 15 minutes Time for strategy and trade union formation among teams (consisting of atleast two teams) - 15 minutes Barter round 2 (final round)- 15 minutes The teams will be briefed about the rules of the game, the objective, and a general idea of how to play on the spot.

Sooo...barter your way out! For any queries, contact: Riddhi +91 9811725461

Ridhima +91 7838781465 Kaajal +91 9650053123

9. UNMANAGEABLE

Do you think you can manage Apple better than Tim Cooks? Are you Steve Job's reincarnate? If managing a business, making profits and lobbying relentlessly is your cup of tea; then under

the management hierarchy, you will shine in this game as you discover how to handle a business in a more practical sense!

Beware, game is a misnomer. It's a cut-throat competition! Can you manage it? Please Note- A keen understanding of business or a working knowledge of business terms such

as sales, prices, finished goods, and expenses would be very useful.

Trivia regarding the event- An organisation is not an individual foray; expertise of several different people comes together

to take an organisation to great heights! It is all all-man show, rather than a one-man show. Therefore each team should consist of consist of 4 students with 1 manager and 3 workers.

The teams will undergo stages of judgment to identify management skills, power of persuasion, communication skills and ability to think out-of-the-box.

Each team will be provided a brief introduction about a situation, which may/may not be the same for all the teams, subject to the number of teams we get from each college.

The team is required to prepare The Plan for the situation on the lines of a consultancy. The

managers campaign will be defined by a format given by the organisers. However to fill this format he will need to know some information, on which three of his workers will be working on separately.

The three workers will be working on three different segments- ie. Research & Analysis;

Finance and Sales & Marketing individually; the manager can go to each worker separately and discuss about their particular segment in a stipulated time period, crossing which the team shall be disqualified. The manager can go to one worker any number of times.

The manager will then fill up his format incorporating the ideas of all the workers and come up

with a compiled format, called The Plan. The manager needs to consider the trade-off between the three departments and come up with a middle path that benefits the company as well as wins him the approval of each department.

The manager then has to present the campaign to the judges within a time frame of 3 minutes

which will be followed by judges interrogation of the team. Based on the quality of responses in the first round, there may be a second round; further

testing the capability of the team in this ruthless format.

RULES AND REGULATIONS: 1. A team with less than four members will not be registered. 2. An individual cannot be a part of more than one team. 3. Please contact the persons mentioned below for details on registration. 4. Cross teams are allowed. 5. All the tasks need to be performed within the given time frame otherwise the teams will be

disqualified. 6. In the 1st round, the workers will not be allowed to interact with each other while writing

their segment. 7. In the first round the sheets that are to be filled by the workers should be done clearly and

neatly as they will be perused by the judges. For any queries, contact: Abhivyakti Saxena (9810291193) Ishani Mukherji (9958549756)

10. BE AN ECONOMIST

Willing to spend 20 grand on a phone but not 20 bucks on an app? Does that make you as rational as Mankiw expects? Be An Economist, one of Blisspoints flagship events, becomes more interesting this year. The only economic application event in the DU circuit that doesnt require a profound knowledge of economic theory, BEA 2013 is bigger, broader, and more fun than ever. Substantiate, Rationalize and Win! RULES AND REGULATIONS 1. Each team consists of 2 members. Single member teams are allowed. On the spot registrations are allowed. 2. The event consists of three rounds. The first round is a preliminary quiz. The second round tests your sense and rationality as a consumer. The final round takes things to the macroeconomic level. Event Heads- Gagandeep Sachdeva: +919871505538 Ishani Mukherji: +919958549756

DAY1 FRI 27 SEPT

9AM Inaugural

10am Inaugural

11am Inaugural QUIZ

12am MUN QUIZ

1pm MUN QUIZ

1.30pm MUN QUIZ BE AN ECONOMIST ROUND1

2pm MUN QUIZ BE AN ECONOMIST ROUND1

UNMANAGABLE

3pm MUN Paper Presentation

UNMANAGABLE BEG BORROW STEAL

4pm MUN Paper Presentation

UNMANAGABLE BEG BORROW STEAL

5pm MUN Paper Presentation

UNMANAGABLE BEG BORROW STEAL

6pm MUN Paper Presentation

DAY2 SAT 28SEPT

9AM MUN 10am MUN 11am MUN Econatomy DALAL STREET 12am MUN Econatomy DALAL STREET 1pm MUN Econatomy DALAL STREET 1.30pm MUN MARKETING DALAL STREET BE AN ECONOMIST ROUND2/3 2pm MUN MARKETING DALAL STREET BE AN ECONOMIST ROUND2/3 3pm MUN MARKETING HORSE TRADE BE AN ECONOMIST ROUND2/3 4pm MUN MARKETING HORSE TRADE BE AN ECONOMIST ROUND2/3 5pm MUN MARKETING HORSE TRADE BE AN ECONOMIST ROUND2/3 6pm MUN

Schedule for Blisspoint 2013 (27th and 28th September)