Speed cubing is a global sport that millions of cube fanatics participate in. It has several categories like 3*3, 2*2, pyrometrics,etc. Cubing as a sport was very new to me as I thought of cubes as toys before but when I got to know about it and how competitive people were about it, I was mesmerized. I talked to a few friends about this and together we decided to organize a WCA officiated speed cubing event in surat. There was a lot of work that had to be done to make this event a success, from finding sponsors to marketing the event to find participants but we managed to make it happen.
In this experience there were some LOs that I was able to cater to
LO2 – There were several challenges that I faced while organizing this event as there was a lot of work that had to be done for this event to work. Initially we had to get the idea approved by our mentors but that wasn’t event the hard part. When it came to the actual event, we had many things to do like finding a venue, finding sponsors, designing and printing posters,etc. All of this in a time crunch. Even though we faced many challenges, we were able to make it work.
LO5 -Â I used collaboration skills throughout this experience as none of it would have been possible without the help of all the volunteers and organizers. We had very limited amount of time to prepare for this event and a lot of work had to be done within it to make this event possible. I learned the value collaboration skills in getting the most amount of work done even with a tight time constraint. Also by using collaboration skills I was able to work on this event while also managing my studies and schedule as we were able to divide the work which meant lesser load on everybody.
Overall this was a great first experience that I gained regarding the work that goes into organizing an event. The knowledge that I have gained from this experience will help me in the future when more such opportunities come by.
