Playdom, Inc. is a leading social gaming company based in Mountain View, California. We are committed to delivering the best possible player experience to more than 26 million monthly active users of our games on Facebook, MySpace and iPhone.

Fueled by explosive growth of our games on Facebook and an expanding pipeline of new games and features, we may be the fastest growing social gaming company on the planet. How do we do it? We’re obsessed with one thing: our players. Playdom has now started operations in Bangalore, India. The Bangalore office is an independent game studio where we hope to attract some of the smartest people in the country who believe in the future of social gaming.

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UPDATE: Click here to read Ankik’s Obituary written by Mithun Madhusudhan ( Ankik’s batchmate, 5th Year Undergraduate Student, Patel Hall )

Ankik Dhar, a ‘09 graduate of the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering and ex BTDS Governor, passed away yesterday as an unfortunate victim of the recent Terrorist strike on a popular Pune Bakery.

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As part of the UC Berkeley-IIT Kharagpur collaboration, applications are invited for an 8-weeks summer research program at UC Berkeley. Please submit your information by Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Students will be selected by Friday, Feb. 19. Additional information will be shared with selected students after that.

You will be pleased to note that a larger number of departments are now part of the program — biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, geology/geophysics, mechanical engineering, math and statistics. If students in the food and agricultural engineering have molecular biology/biochemistry expertise then would also be eligible.

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The BMW Group is pleased to announce its first call for submissions for the Award for Intercultural Commitment. The company is looking for intercultural initiators worldwide whose goal is to motivate people from diverse backgrounds to encounter one another with open minds and to take committed action. With the Award, the BMW Group aims to support the best projects and thus contribute to their lasting success. To this end, the company offers award winners customized support services as well as a financial “jump start”.

The deadline for submissions is 31 May 2010. The award ceremony will take place in Munich, Germany, on 18 November 2010. You will find further information about the Award in the enclosed press release and flyer as well as on www.bmwgroup.com/award

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The 24-hour Ambulance Service is a free-of-cost facility provided to people in need of medical aid and quick transport to nearby health-centers/ hospitals in Kharagpur and Midnapur. However, any family in need of Ambulance to take care of an ailing patient, is also welcome to avail of the Service, whenever required. This service will come as a breather to the residents of the campus and help prevent the relapse of unfortunate incidents. Please ring this number in case of an emergency.
Mobile (Ambulance service) 03222 – 252932

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The Inter-IIT Sporting Championships turned out to be a big disappointment for Kgp as IIT Kharagpur could not manage to come in the Top 4 in either the Men’s or the Women’s categories. Kgp finished 6^th in the men’s category and 5^th in the women’s. For a detailed performance review, watch out for our next print issue.

Click to enlarge the final points tally:

The DBICA presents International Short Film Festival of India, now in its 4th year, is the largest and most highly attended short film festival in Chennai. The 2 day festival presents over 70 International and National Short films from more than 22 countries, to an audience of 42,000. SFFI is best known for its diverse and cosmopolitan balance of film that ranges from variety of genres like drama, documentary, animation, comedy, science fiction and mystery.

DBICA is the parent organization of the SFFI. It is a non-profit Media and Communication Arts organization that presents the best in world’s short film cinema to audiences in Chennai. The forthcoming 4th International Short Film Festival of India 2010 will be held on 13th and 14th February 2010. More Details can be found here (Mission & General rules of SFFI 2010) and here (Application Form SFFI 2010) .