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2nd Install Fest @ Acme Engineering College

On 13th December ,2010 today 2nd install fest was organized by BE Computer 4th semester students and Microsoft Student Partners (Spandan Pradhan and Sabita Baniya) of Acme Engineering College in co-ordination with Microsoft Development Partner (MDP) Nepal.

The program started at 11:30 am as soon as faculty members came in.  The faculty members present at the program were out respected principle sir Er.Basanta Marhatta, Vice-Principal sir Pradeep Neupane , Niranjan Sharma sir and D.HOD mam Archana Shrestha. Community Lead sir Pradeep Kandel from Microsoft (MDP) Nepal was present there to co-ordinate in the program. Around 60 students from first semester of computer, electronics and civil department attended the event where presentation was going on and 25 students installed windows 7 .

I as an Master of Ceremony (MC) called respected principle sir Er. Basanta Marhatta, Vice-Principal sir Pradeep Neupane , and D.HOD mam Archana Shrestha to give a welcome speech to first year students. Each of them really and positively appreciated we(BE Computer 4th semester students ) for organizing this 2nd install fest event.

Then I started the event formally with my presentation on Seven Wonders of Windows 7 with slides and demos simultaneously. Each wonder was unique in its own way because almost no one tried these wonders before . I hope I inspired and aspired each students of 1st semester to come closer to windows 7 gradually.

Then Community Lead sir Pradeep Kandel from Microsoft (MDP) Nepal gave his presentation as overview of Microsoft. His presentation topics included MSP program, ELMS , AutoCollage, and other Microsoft programs, products, and services. it was about one and a half hour presentation but the audience (1st semester students) were so patiently listening, they were so keen to collect the waves of technical knowledge that no one latched the watch. The session was so interactive that  6 students got prizes for the interaction with the presenter.

Also, the install fest of windows 7 was going simultaneously (side-by-side) in which the 22 volunteers of BE Computer 4th semester were busy with the installation works. We (BE Computer 4th semester students ) also gave free software's (available resources) after installation of windows 7. The available resources we gave comprised of DOS box for Turbo C, Borland C++, dream scene and Microsoft Security Essentials (antivirus).

The event finished at 2:30pm sharp and shortly after that ELMS accounts for 1st semester students were created at the presentation venue.

Lastly I would like to thank HOD,D.HOD, principal, Vice-principal and other faculties for their presence to make this event meaningful. I would also like to thank community lead Pradeep Kandel from Microsoft (MDP) Nepal for their co-ordination and consent for the event.

conclusions:

1. Bigger and better than before i.e, 1st install fest.
2. I would like to call this event meaningful rather than successful.
3. The goals and objectives with which the 2nd install fest was organized completed meaningfully (approx. 85% from my perspective)
4. the event started 30 minutes late but completed at exact stated time.
5. Then methods used to install Windows 7 were through bootable DVD and bootable flash drive, through which we organizers knew the problems likely to occur during installation and also knew “How to boot windows 7 from flash drive “ and taught others too.