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Acer Foundation Taipei www.acerfoundation.org.tw : Incredible Green Contest 2012-2013
Name of the Organization : Acer Foundation(acerfoundation.org.tw)
Name of the Contest : Acer Incredible Green Contest 2012-13
Location : Taipei
http://greencontest.acerfoundation.org.tw/
Acer Incredible Green Contest 2012-13 :
Theme :
2020 Future TechLife enabled by Green Innovation. Utilization of ICT Related Technologies to create environmental friendly solutions. Your concept can be directly or indirectly related to ICT technology.
Mission :
Acer Incredible Green Contest encourages students at all level to create green-centric applications to generate innovative and sustainable solutions embracing energy saving, carbon reduction, ecological conversation, and other environmental issues. Most importantly is to increase awareness and understanding of caring for a green environment among general public.
Eligibility :
Who can enter
** Students at all ages worldwide
** Actively enrolled at an accredited educational institution prior to 31-Oct-2012
Team V.S. Individual :
** Individual contestant and team contestants are all encouraged
** The size of a team must not exceed 5 members
** Duplicate entry is NOT permitted
Eligibility verification :
** Verification process will begin when you advance to the Semi-Final Round
Others :
** All entry materials must be submitted and presented in English language
** Finalist teams will (up to 2 members/team) travel to Taipei, Taiwan to complete the final stage evaluation
** We will disqualify any incomplete or illegible project entries
Award and Prizes :
** Cash prizes
Gold Award (1 team) US$60,000
Silver Award (2 teams) US$35,000/team
Bronze Award (4 teams) US$20,000/team
Special Jury Award (TBA) US$10,000/team
** Special prizes for People’s Choice Award winners
** Finalist teams (up to 2 members/team) fly to Taipei Taiwan for COMPUTEX 2013 and complementary sightseeing tour
** Tech gadget prizes for semi finalists
** Cash prize of total US$5,000 research grant for Finalist team mentors
** All entrants to receive a Certificate of Participation
Competition Elements :
** Earth Friendly 40%
** Reality Friendly 40%
** Innovation Friendly 20%
** Concerned factors such as climate, conservation, affordability, applicability, and availability may be leveraged in your project submission
The organizers reserve the right to change or modify the contest rules.
Last date for registration on 31-Oct-2012
Click here to register
About us :
The Acer Foundation was formed to assist the industry in building core competencies to ensure success in today’s competitive world markets. Taking reference from Acer’s experiences, core competencies of companies in developing countries should center on high-tech management and effective globalization efforts.