BEST 24h Engineering Competition

What is it all about?

A BEST Engineering Competition is about Challenge, Teamwork, Technical Task, Creativity and a lot of Fun. During the event the teams of students use their technical, social and communication skills to complete a specific task. The outcome of the competition is a device that has to perform the needed actions to solve the problem.
The teams of engineering students compete under given conditions (time, situation, materials, etc.) to deliver highest quality solutions. The criterions therefore are terms of performance, cost and innovation.
Creativity, adaption and imagination are the key factors to face this challenge.

And of course it is not just for fun, you can also win a lot of cool prizes!

What's new?

This time we are organizing the first time an 24h Engineering Competition. That means you and your team are working for 24 hours in a row at the given topic. It will be even more challenging, more fun and a totally new experience. Don't miss it!

When

19th and 20th of March 2010

You will work from Friday until Saturday afternoon.

Schedule:

14:00 - 15:00 - Official opening
15:00 - 18:00 - Case Study
18:00 - 21:00 - Team Design
21:00 - 22:00 - Dinner
22:00 - 03:00 - Team Design
03:00 - 04:00 - Midnight Snack
04:00 - 07:00 - Team Design
07:00 - 08:00 - Breakfast
08:00 - 12:00 - Team Design
12:00 - 14:00 - Final presentations & Award ceremony whit buffet

Where

At the Vienna University of Technology

Freihaus (Wiedner Hauptstraße 8-10, 1040 Wien)

Fee

You just have to pay a deposit of 10 Euros, that you will get back after the event. Otherwise, as a participant you don't pay anything. You will be provided with all the needed materials as well as with food and drinks, which means you get free lunch and dinner during the event.

How to participate

You can apply through the BEST Application System (bas.BEST.eu.org). After login you can find the event under "My applications". If you don't have an account jet, you have to register first. For applying to the BEST Engineering Competition it is not necessary that your account is valid. During the application in the system you also need to fill in the name of your team, the name of the combatants in your team and your field of study.

The applicants will be grouped in teams of equal size. Each team will consist of four high motivated students with a thirst for action. You can apply alone or as a group with up to three other students. Together with the other students in your team you will compete against the other teams to generate the highest quality solution.

The deadline for the application is the 14th of March 2010 23:59 CET. But please be aware, that there are only limited places, so be quick before it's too late.

If you have any questions or problems with the application just write a short mail to vienna@BEST.eu.org or to sanja.mikulovic@best.eu.org

Benefits:

Each of the teams gets a great prize and of course the winning team gets a really cool one
The winners will have the chance to participate at the international round,
the Central European BEST Engineering Competition in Brno
You will experience two days of fun, teamwork and handicraft work as well as getting to know a glimpse of BEST spirit
ceBEC 2010 is supported by P&G.

If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us via email at vienna@BEST.eu.org. Furthermore you can get directly in touch with Sanja Mikulovic (sanja.mikulovic@best.eu.org) the Main Organizer of the event.