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.
Rules
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.
Procedures
• Team up(1~5 members)
• Registration by 31-Oct-2012
• ary Stage Entries Submission (online only) by 15-Nov-2012
• final Shortlist Announced by 07-Jan-2013
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Secondary Stage Entries Submission
(powerpoint presentation & video) by 25-Feb-2013
• 20 minutes Interview via Video Conference
between 04-Mar-2013 to 15-Mar-2013
• Finalist Shortlist Announced by 15-Mar-2013
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Final Stage Entries Submission
(video demonstrations, models, simulation, prototypes etc.) by 15-May-2013
• Finalists Weekend between 02-Jun-2013 to 03-Jun-2013
• Award Ceremony 04-Jun-2013
• The organizers reserve the right to change or modify the contest schedule.
Timetable
Important Dates to Keep in Mind:
• Registration Opens: 01-Jul-2012
• Registration Closes: 31-Oct-2012 at 11:59:59 PM GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Entry Submission Deadline: 15-Nov-2012 at 11:59:59 PM GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
Semi Finalists:
• Shortlist Announcement: 07-Jan-2013
• Entry Submission Deadline: 25-Feb-2013
• Interview with the Judges (via the internet): 04-Mar-2013 to 15-Mar-2013
Finalists:
• Shortlist Announcement: 15-Mar-2013
• Entry Submission Deadline: 15-May-2013
• Interview with the Judges: 02-Jun-2013 to 03-Jun-2013
• Winner Announcement: 04-Jun-2013
People’s Choice:
• Voting Opens: 07-Jun-2013
• Voting closes: 14-Mar-2013
• Winner Announcement: 15-Mar-2013
Winners Notification:
A full list of all winners will be published on our website following the close of each Competition round.
* The organizers reserve the right to change or modify the contest schedule.
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. Therefore, Acer Foundation’s major orientation aims to provide assistance to inspiring a spirit and energy grounded in innovation. By virtue of awards, contests and event sponsorships, the Foundation encouraged students to unleash the power of technologies and put their creativity into full play.
Website：http://www.acerfoundation.org.tw/
