NDESC Organize 3rd National Earth & Space Summit – 2019 in Dhaka

Notre Dame Eco and Space Club is back at it again with its 3rd installment of its annual festival. GPH Ispat presents 3rd National Earth & Space Summit Gold Sponsored by Shamsul Alamin Real Estate Ltd. and Powered by The Daily Star. Following last year’s edition, the National Earth and Space Summit is back packed with more events and more glamour. The national event is a must attend program for all young space enthusiasts and for those who love mother-earth. So, get ready to indulge in a plethora of competitive events and hit new milestones.

EVENTS:
1. Astronomy Olympiad
2. Earth Olympiad
3. Workshops on Earth and Space
4. Wall Magazine Competition
5. Scrapbook (Earth/Space Related)
6. Eco-Project display
7. Eco and Space Buzz
8. Sci-Fi Story Writing Contest
9. Astronomical Showcase
10. Star Map
11. Earth Talk
12. PowerPoint Presentation
13. Photography Exhibition
14. Astrophotography
15. Children Craft

EVENT DETAILS:

• ASTRONOMY OLYMPIAD:
  The participating students are to answer a number of comprehensive questions based on Astronomy. The questions will be both in multiple choice format and mathematical problem-solving type.
• EARTH OLYMPIAD:
  Just like the Astronomy Olympiad, the Earth Olympiad will follow the same rules just based on Earth and environment. The questions will be both in multiple choice format and comprehensive problem-solving type.
• SCI-FI STORY WRITING
  Write the most interesting and relevant short science-fiction story based on Astronomy or Space. It will be an online event and all submissions will be taken via e-mail. No written submissions will be accepted. Top 10 submissions will be selected for publishing in the club’s annual magazine, DURBIN.
  Maximum Words: 500
  Submission email: [email protected]
  Last date of submission: August 31,2019
• WALL MAGAZINE COMPETITION:
  Have you done a wall magazine on Earth or Space before? Why don’t you give it a shot?Topic: Anything related to Earth or Astronomy.Team Members: Maximum 3; No institutional boundaries. You can team up with participants from different institutions but in same category.
• SCRAPBOOK MAKING COMPETITION:
  Get your scissors and creative genius ready for making the most glamorous scrapbook your imagination could fathom. Make the most creative and concise scrapbook for the win.
  Topic: An Anything related to Earth or Astronomy.
• ECO-PROJECT DISPLAY
  Get into a team of three and make a visionary project how you see earth in your perspective or how you could make it a better place. The more relevant the better.
  Topic: Anything regarding Earth and environment.
  Team Members: Maximum 3; The participants must be from same institution.
• ECO AND SPACE BUZZ:
  Young Quizzers unite for one of the most comprehensive quizzing events, the Eco and Space Buzz. It will be an MCQ based written test with half the questions based on Earth and environment and the rest half from Astronomy. The event will be conducted in two rounds, the preliminaries and the final round. 6-8 teams will qualify for the Final Buzzer Round.
  Team members: Can participate individually or in teams of Maximum 3 in one team; No institutional boundaries. You can team up with participants from different institutions but in same category.
• ASTRONOMICAL SHOWCASE:
  Just like any other project display competitions, make a scientific project on Space and Astronomy.
  Topic: Anything related to Space and Astronomy.
  Team Members: Maximum 3; The participants must be from same institution.
• STAR MAP:
  A sky map will be provided. The participants will have to identify the marked constellations and stars.
• EARTH TALK
  Its and extempore speech event. Speak for a definite amount of time on the topic you pick randomly from a huge collection related to Earth and Environment.
  Time Limit: 2 minutes
• POWER POINT PRESENTATION:
  Make and deliver a power point presentation from selected topics based on Earth or Astronomy. You will be judged based on both the quality of the slides and the delivery of presentation.
  Team members: Must have 2 per team.(MAX)
  Details:Maximum Slides-15
  Prep time- 1 Minute
  Presentation time- 5 minutes
  Topics:
  1. Light Pollution
  2. Wildlife Conservation
  3. Nuclear Power: Boon or Bane
  4. Loss of Biodiversity in the Mangroves
  5. Stellar evolution
  6. The Mars Viking Program
• Earth and Astronomy Workshops:
  Two workshops, one on Earth and the other on Space will be conducted each on the two days of the fest respectively by prominent instructors and mentors.