Дедлайн: 1 июля 2014
Важный международный конкурс в области промышленного дизайна с премией в 20 000 $ и множеством других призов. Участники более чем из сотни стран предлагают свои проекты. Хороший шанс заявить о себе миру.
Описание проекта в электронном виде должно состоять из текстовой части (минимум 500 слов) и визуальной части (скетчи, иллюстрации, видео и т.д.)
Категории:
- Аэрокосмическая инженерия и оборона
- Автоматика и транспорт
- Потребительские товары
- Электроника
- Машины / Автоматизация / Робототехника
- Медицинские изделия
- Производство из энергоемких и/или экологически чистых продуктов
Участие в конкурсе бесплатное.
The Contest opens for entries on March 1, 2014 and closes July 1, 2014 (referred to herein as the Contest Live Period). Entries must be received by 11:59 pm ET on July 1, 2014. For your entry to qualify for consideration, you must meet the following requirements:
Complete the Official Entry Form and upload at least one image with your entry.
Choose one of seven categories for your entry:
Aerospace & Defense -- Product innovations with applications in the aerospace, aviation, and/or defense markets.
Automotive/Transportation -- Products that enable movement of people and goods from one place to another.
Consumer Products -- Products that increase quality of life in the workplace, at home, during leisure time, or while traveling.
Electronics -- Products that improve computing, communications, and other fields that rely on advances in electronic components, boards and systems.
Machinery/Automation/Robotics -- Products that speed, improve, and/or automate work, manufacturing, and research & development (R&D).
Medical Products -- Products that improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare.
Sustainable Technologies -- Products that reduce dependence on non-renewable energy resources, as well as products designed for other purposes using environmentally friendly materials or manufacturing processes.
Provide a description of your entry (up to 500 words) in the form of a technical abstract, in English. You will be judged on these criteria:
Innovation (50% of score)
Manufacturability (25%)
Marketability (25%)
Upload at least one (but no more than three) visual illustrations. File type options: PDF, GIF, JPEG, PNG, EDRW. You may submit:
Scanned sketches, charts, and 2D CAD drawing images
3D CAD images
Simulation or CAE images
eDrawings files
Photographs
Entries submitted without an illustration automatically will be disqualified, no exceptions. We cannot accept PowerPoint presentations, white papers, or other documents as illustrations. All descriptive text should be entered in the space provided on the Entry Form. Text on illustrations should be limited to captions or call outs.
Video: You also have the option of submitting video to support your entry (limited to one video per entry). Maximum length: three minutes. First, upload your video to YouTube, Veoh, or Vimeo. Then, when you complete the Entry Form, provide the link to the video where indicated on the form. We cannot accept any video files by e-mail. Video is optional and will not factor in the judging for the major prizes.
Prototypes: It is NOT required to have a prototype of your product. However, if a working prototype does exist, please indicate this where asked on the Entry Form. Entrants are encouraged to include an illustration of their prototype with the entry materials.
If you are having difficulty submitting your entry, please contact us.
JUDGING
To select the Grand Prize and Category winners, and to determine the Top 100 entries overall, Tech Briefs Media Group will recruit a minimum of 24 judges from NASA Tech Briefs magazine’s editorial board of readers. The judging panel also will be open to one representative from each Primary Sponsor. The judges will be prohibited from entering the contest themselves or evaluating entries from any organization at which they are employed. All decisions of the judges will be final.
VOTING
Most Popular Entries will be decided by the voting of registered users of the contest Web site. Voting will be open until September 5, 2014 (11:59 pm ET). These votes will have no bearing on the selection of Grand Prize or Category winners, or the Top 100 Entries. Each registrant is allowed one vote per entry. Votes will not count if the registrant does not accurately complete all of the required fields on the registration form or if the registrant attempts to enter fraudulent data. The Contest Administrators will adjust the vote counts at any point in the competition to discount votes from registrants who have not registered properly or who attempt to vote for a single entry multiple times (including any attempt to use e-mail aliases). Voter registration data will be kept in strict confidence and used only for verification, to ensure a fair voting process.
Winners will be notified by phone, email, and/or direct mail, and announced in September 2014.
PRIZES
Grand Prize (1)
$20,000 USD, provided by COMSOL and Mouser Electronics
First Prize in Each Category (7)
A workstation computer provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Popular Vote Prizes (10)
TBA
Top 100 Entries (100)
Certificate of Achievement suitable for framing
Официальная страница конкурса : http://contest.techbriefs.com/