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Agenda • Introduction
• Guest speakers
• Important changes and schedule
• Competitions overview
• Volunteering
• Registration
• Questions
What is UTEK? • University of Toronto Engineering Kompetitions
• Annual flagship two-day event in January
• Participate in one of seven competition categories
• Represent U of T at Ontario and Canadian levels
• Junior Design • Senior Design • Consulting • Programming
• Innovative Design • Debate • Communication
Goals of UTEK Why should you join? • Apply classroom knowledge to real problems
• Learn and develop skills that aren’t explicitly taught in class
• Flexible commitment and content
• Gain exposure to industry and networking opportunities
• Cash prizes!
Guest Speakers Nico Valenton CIV 1T5+PEY 2nd place in Consulting at UTEK 2014
Prof. Steve Mann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
New This Year Expansion • TWO days
• TWO training sessions
• MORE THAN TWO workshops
• Networking opportunities with industry professionals, alumni and faculty
Important Dates
• January 24-25, 2015
• Training Session #1: Week of November 24th
• Training Session #2: January 19th
Schedule Saturday, January 24th, 2015 – MAJOR COMPETITIONS ONLY 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Registration
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Opening Ceremony & Problem Presentations 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Design Time & Lunch 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Presentation Submissions
Sunday, January 25th, 2015 – MAJOR AND MINOR COMPETITIONS
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Registration 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Presentations / Workshops 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch – Round Tables
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Presentations / Workshops 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Facilitated Networking Sessions 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Closing Ceremony & Awards
Junior Design • 1st and 2nd year students
• Teams of 4
• Use basic materials to solve and
prototype an open-ended problem
• Design, test and present a working
prototype
CREATIVITY TEAMWORK
PRESENTATION
Altera Senior Design
• 3rd and 4th year (and PEY) students
• Teams of 4
• Arduino robotics kit (formerly Lego MindStorms)
• Design, test and present a working prototype
Programming
• Open to all students from any discipline
• Teams of 4
• Shorter hackathon with a focus on industry style app development and programming
• Judged on presentation, documentation and implementation
Accenture Consulting
• Open to all students from any discipline
• Teams of 4
• Develop an analytic solution to a multidisciplinary,
large-scale, real world engineering problem
• Write a proposal and present to a panel of
industry judges
Innovative Design • Open to all students from any discipline
• Teams of 1-4
• Bring in your own research project or prototype
• Present to judges from academia and industry
Debate • Open to all students from any discipline
• Teams of 2
• British Parliamentary style
• Mix of both engineering and non-
engineering topics PUBLIC SPEAKING TEAMWORK
PRESENTATION
Communication
• Open to all students from any discipline
• Teams of 1 or 2
• Prepare a presentation beforehand about a current technological issue
• Talk about something you’re passionate about and receive feedback on your presenting skills
Volunteering at UTEK Volunteer Lead • Take responsibility for a team of volunteers • Help organize event logistics • Help organize and facilitate training sessions
General Volunteer • Get experience with the behind-the-scenes work • Meet new people and network with industry sponsors
http://goo.gl/forms/utD5JVhSx9
Total Capacity Category Total # of Teams # of Pre-registration Remaining
Senior Design 24
Junior Design 27
Consulting 28
Programming 21
Innovative Design 10
Communication 15
Parliamentary Debate 16
Registration 1. Registration period
– Opens: October 30th, 7:00 pm – Ends: November 16th, 11:30 pm
2. Registration method No cash payments, all signups must go through Eventbrite
https://utek2015.eventbrite.com
Eventbrite Order Form Required fields: • Year of study & Discipline • T-shirt size • Are you interested in attending training sessions? Suggested field: • Dietary restrictions
Registration(cont.)
3. Registration cost $10/person for major competitions $8/person for minor competitions 3. Individual registration
http://goo.gl/forms/aMgRwexR9m 4. Wait list
http://goo.gl/forms/A4HJ6jcMhH
Thank You! • Remember to register at:
https://utek2015.eventbrite.com • Stick around and chat with our team
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