Imagine Cup 2007 National Finals

Hmmm….. It has taken me really long to write this post.

 WE HAVE MADE IT TO THE NATIONAL FINALS OF THE IMAGINE CUP 2007 !!

I remember my phone being disconnected the entire day and i got the newsfrom JK on dads cell when i reached his office. I could not control my exitement. I was jumping all around that we had made it. Divya was short of breath and Kartik had lost his voice screaming his life out :). I shook hands with dad and he asked ” Ab aage kya hai ? ( means What next now ? ). It was 2nd April 2007.

I could proudly say around that this was the greatest achievement of mine ever. It had been two long years of dreaming, of being in Imagine Cup Competition and having that chance to walk up the national stage and present an idea. The source of the dream goes back to Imagine Cup 2005.

The National Finals was at Taj West End, Bangalore. It was the year that i had gotten into the BDOTNETStudent User Group here at Bangalore. And i knew that Sunil, Sharath and Sabarish had been to Zonal Finals. We got a ticket, and were fortunate enough at that, to view the National Finals. I saw a team from Pune take the stage and a team from Bangalore. Then there was Sriram who took the stage and i am sure, impressed every single one of them with his Presentation Skills. He was inspiring. And i remember the way he stressed on IMAGINE…. IMAGINE…. IMAGINE…. The team from Pune won.

What i returned with that day from Taj was a dream. A dream of walking up the stage one day and presenting an idea. I was full of passion and with a Dream !!!

Then came Imagine Cup 2006. And it went. 

We could not find a proper idea nor a team and our attempt failed. I dont remember feeling bad for it for i knew that i was not ready for it. It would have been a great chance to start early though.

And then Imagine Cup 2007. I had two reasons to be a part of it with full josh and commitment.

One….. The Dream. Imagine Cup is big. And i wanted to be a part of it.

Two…. I am in my last semester of Engineering and we need a Final year project. We have all the time and reason on this earth to concentrate on a project.

The National Finals this time is in  Delhi on the 4th of May 2007. It would be the first time that i would be visiting Delhi and i wish that Delhi gives me a good first time gift :) There is a lot of work left in the upcoming days. Lot of work and a lot more expectation. It is a great feeling to make so many people around us proud with a single achievement. Now the expectations are higher. 

The theme of this years Imagine Cup can be guessed by the following picture. 

 

 

 

Finally, Here is Team MERIDIO

(From Left ) Me,Divya,Kartik,Jay

 Thanks to my team mates for being a part of my Dream and helping me make it a reality.