Develothon
Develothon is a developer skill marathon aimed at helping the software developer community in India develop skills in newer technology areas. The name Develothon is derived from combining 'developerWorks' and 'Marathon'.
Concept
Develothon 2010 was a pan-India road show integrated with the IBM developerWorks forum and focused on topics covered under the Smarter Planet initiative. The program aimed to bring about active transformational learning through 14 Unconferences in 14 cities along with 40 technical briefings. Seventy five speakers delivered sessions chosen by the audience. In each city, the audience got a chance to vote speakers for the Top Speaker Trophy based on their presentation abstract and session delivery.
In metro cities, the technical sessions with flexible agenda covered all of Smarter Planet themes, while in Tier 2 and Tier 3 smaller cities of India, the program offered technical briefing sessions on emerging technology topics such as Cloud Computing and Web 2.0. The sessions also focused on key IBM Software Group technologies such as Rational, Information Management, WebSphere, Lotus and Tivoli in accordance with IBM's Smarter Planet Theme of Dynamic Infrastructure, Smart Work, New Intelligence and Smarter Products based on local geographic needs.
IBM developerWorks
Since 1999, IBM developerWorks has been a key destination for IT professionals, providing a comprehensive source for technical content, trial code, and forums. developerWorks continues to help software professionals stay ahead of the latest trends in open standards, develop new skills, solve problems, and work collaboratively with peers.
In addition to this, developerWorks offers an online community called My developerWorks, which was created to help users build relationships with technical professionals who have similar interests.
The Develothon Program was plugged into developerWorks in order to connect developers and academia to learn both online and offline.
Develothon 2010 Itinerary
The program started on 22 March in Mumbai and passed through various Metro, tier II and III cities. After covering a distance of over 4598 kilometers across 12 cities from 11 states and connecting more than 5000 people, Develothon 2010 finally ended its journey back in Mumbai on 30th April[1].
- March 22, 2010 Sahara Star, Mumbai
- March 22, 2010 Sinhgad Insititute of Technology, Lonavala
- March 23, 2010 O Hotel, Pune
- March 23, 2010 Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
- March 25, 2010 Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum
- March 26, 2010 Hotel Fidalgo, Goa
- March 27, 2010 BV Bhoomaraddi College of Engg. & Technology, Hubli
- March 29, 2010 NMAM Institute of Technology, Mangalore
- March 30, 2010 Hotel Royal Orchid, Bangalore
- March 30, 2010 MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
- March 31, 2010 National Institute of Engineering, Mysore
- April 1, 2010 Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore
- April 5, 2010 Le Meridian, Chennai
- April 5, 2010 RMK Engineering College, Chennai
- April 6, 2010 Sri Venkateswera College, Chitoor
- April 6, 2010 Sri Vidyaniketan Engineering College, Tirupati
- April 7, 2010 Vignan University, Guntur
- April 8, 2010 KL University, Vijayawada
- April 9, 2010 Fortune Select Manohar, Hyderabad
- April 9, 2010 Padmasri BV Raju Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
- April 12, 2010 The Pride Hotel, Nagpur
- April 14, 2010 Lemon Tree Hotel, Indore
- April 14, 2010 Chameli Devi institute of Technology & Mgmt, Indore
- April 15, 2010 Sagar Institute Of Research and Technology, Bhopal
- April 16, 2010 Bundelkhand Institute of Engg and Technology, Jhansi
- April 16, 2010 Indian Institute of Information Tech. & Mgmt., Gwalior
- April 17, 2010 BMAS Engineering College, Agra
- April 19, 2010 ITC Sheraton, Delhi
- April 19, 2010 JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida
- April 20, 2010 Fortune Select Global, Gurgaon
- April 21, 2010 SKIT, Jaipur
- April 22, 2010 KK Royal, Jaipur
- April 22, 2010 Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali
- April 23, 2010 Geetanjali Institute of Technical Studies, Udaipur
- April 24, 2010 Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
- April 26, 2010 The Grand Bhagwati, Ahmedabad
- April 26, 2010 S V Institute of Computer Studies, Kadi
- April 27, 2010 The Gateway Hotel, Vadodara
- April 27, 2010 Dharamsingh Desai University, Vadodara
- April 30, 2010 Sahara Star, Mumbai
In 2009, Develothon skilled over 18,000 IT professionals in India[2].