Event Management
Revisiting Procom.Net 2009
May 5th
Let me begin in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Merciful. Thank You my Lord for making this possible. The 10th All Pakistan Programming, Engineering and Business Competition came to its close on May 2, 2009. The year’s biggest event at FAST Karachi truly lived up to its standards. Originally scheduled for the 30th of April and 1st of May, the event had to be postponed and transformed into a one-day affair because of the violence in Karachi. The postponement and rescheduling of the event was probably the toughest situation that I have ever encountered in my life.
Initially, we had over 200 teams registered and the total number of participants exceeded 620. These were record figures for any event in Karachi. The biggest plus was the fact that over 170 of these participants were to come from all over Pakistan (outside Karachi). Following the postponement by two days – the actual turnout was of over 140 teams, over 450 participants of which over 80 were from outside Karachi. And frankly, the turnout was unexpected. Given the situation – none of us expected such a great turnout of participants, guests, judges and visitors.
How we managed to pull it off – together – shall remain a mysterious miracle for years to come. But one thing is for sure, this year’s event is indeed being counted amoungst the best event’s ever held at FAST (Karachi). I congratulate my team for winning all the appreciation from the Chief Guest, Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, corporate guests, visitors and our faculty. It would not have been possible without your sheer dedication.
For me, personally, had it not been Papa’s (Syed M. Faheem) and Ammi’s trust and support in me, I would never have made it where I stood a few days back. Arsalan Tariq Mir was also a great support I had. I can never thank him enough for his never ending cooperation and support. Bilal Musharraf, Maisam Raza, Saad Jamal, Saad Najeeb, Umair and Humayoon were there for me throughout the 4 years of journey till I became President of this mega-event. I will have to thank my little brother, Maisum, for bearing with me – spending sleepless nights just because I had to stay awake for Procom.Net.
It would not have been possible without Mr. Pervez Mohsin and Prof. Zafar Nasir’s unconditional support and trust in me and my team. I believe one of the reason’s behind our success lies in the fact that they did not interfere in our decision making – rather stood by us against people who tried to.
Both my Vice-Presidents, Naveed and Umair deserve all the credit for putting in their maximum. We really gelled together as a team when it was required. Atif Khan’s cooperation is also worth applause. He was part of all critical decisions that we took. We stood firm and pushed ahead when problems refused to let us move forward.
Adnan M. Yousuf (aka TipTop) was a great motivator since the very beginning. Moosa, Hasan, Saleh, Musab, Suhaib Zia, Zain Alvi, Fakhar-ul-Hasan, Abdullah, Waqar, Shoaib Ahsan, Asim Fayyaz, Hassan Yousuf. Thank you all for making it a success.
Assad Ullah kept pushing me when I thought of backing out of the race to become President. His efforts for the Design team can not be under-estimated. He was sick yet he made sure we had all the panaflex banners ready just before it was too late. We missed you at the event Assad.
And of course when it comes to the Juniors – Wahib Saif, Murtaza Munawwer Fazal, Hani Haider, Shahrukh, Ravendar, Ali Ikram, Asif, Ali Raza, Waqas Adnan, Amir Khan, Faizan Mehboob, Mohammad Ali, Fahad, Syed Hassan.. you guys rocked! Forgive me if I’ve missed out any names here, but you guys were brilliant when it mattered!
Hats to Ali Abbas Rizvi, Usman Tariq, Ali Ahmed Zaidi and Sami Moiz for Guest and Participant relations work. I am especially thankful to the little girls, Zahra Bhojani and Saima Karim for thier untiring efforts. A special word of thanks to Anum Fatima Sayani – the little girl working on a very important task these days =D
I have tried to mention almost everyoneI could remember. Forgive me again if I have missed out on any name. It was a total team effort and like I mentioned in my speech, I am proud of you ALL.
And as for motivation, here is what Mr. Faizuddin Alim (Snr. Business Development Executive at TPS) has to say about our event:
Hats off to all you! For making my journey special! For making this success possible!
Best Regards
Syed Ammar Faheem
President
Procom.Net 2009
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Loading ...Procom.Net 2009 – All Pakistan Programming, Engineering and Business Competition
Apr 8th
Yes. It’s that time of the year again! And I lead the team this time as President. Procom.Net 2009 – the 10th All Pakistan Programming, Engineering and Business competition is just around the corner and preparations are in full swing at FAST-NUCES (Karachi). This is an annual event, scheduled on the 30th of April and 1st of May 2009, is organized completely by students of FAST and has inspired many other universities who have also started competitions on similar lines over the past few years.
The official website for our event is http://www.procom.net.pk
I’m thinking of starting an official blog for the event to keep everyone updated on our activities.. How does that sound as an idea?
Nevertheless, we need your support – in any form – even your presence matters! Apart from that, if you have any contacts with which you can help us gather sponsors, partners and media people for the event and are willing to help, do let me know at my email address: ammar [at] ammar360 [dot] com
I’ll be expecting all of you there at the two-day event, on the 30th of April and/or the 1st of May!
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Nov 1st
With one single objective in mind, we have started off on a mission to help the people of Baluchistan. The objective is to make them proud of being Pakistani, to provide relief to the displaced and injured people of the Province.
The deadly earthquake on the 29th of October has left over 300 people dead, several injured and around 15,000 people displaced. Unofficial sources say some 70,000 homes have been demolished.
Students are collecting donations at FAST Karachi, in any form. Material or cash.
If you’re abroad, we have made arrangements to collect the money through Western Union branches throughout Karachi. You can send the money in any of the following names:
- Syed Ammar Faheem
- Hina Aman
- Arsalan Tariq Mir
- Naveed Ahmed Taj
Do not forget to provide the MTCN number which is used for verification by the Western Union branches.
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Apr 14th
I want to talk about our brilliant team. The Webmasters and the non-webmasters. The event would never have been a success without them. This is my account of experiences with them and what I observed of them.
Rafi Bhai: Faculty incharge of The Webmasters, It would never have been possible without your support. We will never forget using your phone and printer all the time and using your office as a store for our important things. You led us in the most perfect manner! Thank You Sir!
Hina: Cap’ain! you led us pirates well. LoL! Thank you for your trust, confidence and support. We would never have been here if it wasn’t for you! You handled a lot of important tasks that maybe others should have done! Hope you’re ready for Journey 2009 International?!
Azeem: Zeemz! WoW! LoL! Your email and then your screaming in the morning, I decided to take it all up myself instead of relying on the departments which were actually supposed to do specific things. Thank you so much for being there! You’ll be graduating this year, we’ll miss you in 2009! You’ve been a true brother!
Faisal: ChillaX! His very sight spreads a smile on my face. He is to be appreciated for all the participants and guests that showed up! Brilliant leadership and excellent handling of everything! I’m sorry about your laptop and stuff.
Talha: I will never forget that scream I let out when you told me the good news a night before! Thank you for all the ‘khwaari walay kaam’, thank you for doing a lot for the event. Your dedication and commitment cannot be doubted.
Arsalan: PR PR PR! Participant relations! Great work I’d say! Working under Faisal’s guidance, Arsalan was in-charge of the Participant relations department. Thank you for your dedication and support. As a friend, you were always there to buck me up when I was down! Thanks mate! Ali Zaidi and Arsalan made a great pair together!
Ali Siraj/Farheen/Basmah/Saqib/Sidra/Anum and team: Loved your work! The unbelievable two-day stint! I thought you guys would not be able to complete things on time. We’re sorry we could’nt get you the stuff earlier, but your work was awesome! Ali, Saqib and Maisum – Thank you all for the dedication through the night. We would’nt have had anything ready if it wasn’t for you three in the night!
To all the competition heads, Atif, Bina, Assadullah, Saad, Sohaib Qamar, Immi – Good Job! The event was actually about your competitions!
My salute to the development team, Uzair, Osama, the content wala’s, Taha and Farrukh! Great job people!
To those who showed up late, but were definitely instrumental, my special appreciation and gratitude to Awais (baba), Nousherwan, Imti, Farrukh Ali Baig, Ahmed Sameem, Saulat, Waqas, Khurram! Love you all guys! This event wouldnt have been what it became with you presence!
We’re bracing ourselves for 2009! Pray for our success, and be there for us, those who will be here next year! Thank You ALL!
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Apr 13th
I shed tears of joy as I hugged a lot of people involved in the set-up of a mega show, DigitalEyez 1! The First ever Media and Design competition of Pakistan, held at FAST-NU Karachi.
Mega events at our campus had never seen such a large participant turnout ever before. Over 270 particpants, over 150 honoured guests and corporate visiotrs, DigitalEyez stunned one and all. Details of what the event was about can be found at http://www.digitaleyez.pk More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...NETCom 2007 – Engineering the Future!
Apr 2nd
Come what may – we just had to make it successful! A fire burning inside this small team, tied up by a dozen limitations and difficulties. This event just had to be a success for the sake of God knows what, but it just had to!
Emotions ran high in the build up to the event, untiring efforts, work and night stays! Eleventh our crisis and what not!
NETCom 2007 – The first National Engineering and Technology Competition, held at FAST-NUCES (Karachi Campus) forced an unlikely success, much to the surprise of the faculty and students.
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