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The IET Present Around the World Competition is an opportunity for participants to present their innovation-motivated technical work in the areas of Engineering and Technology and win prizes. The winner of the local category will represent Brunei to participate in the IET Asia Pacific “Present Around the World” Competition in Mumbai, India this year. This is an opportunity for the winning participant to meet other young professionals in these areas in this all-expense-paid (ticket fare, transport, accommodation and meals) trip.
We cordially invite competitors from your college/ institution/ company in Brunei to participate in IET Local “Present Around the World” Competition and look forward to seeing your entries!
The details of the local competition are as follows:
Please note that the format of the competition has been revised and updated on 4th April 2010.
All participants must read the information pack carefully to understand how the competition works.
Participants
Present around the World competitions in local Young Professionals’ Sections are open to all students, apprentices or young professionals who have graduated within the last 7 years.
Prizes
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Position |
Prizes |
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First |
Brunei dollars equivalent of £150 + certificate +1-year free IET membership + an opportunity to participate at PATW Asia-Pacific in an all-expense-paid trip to Mumbai |
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Second |
Brunei dollars equivalent of £75 + certificate + 1-year free IET membership |
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Other finalists |
Certificate |
Submission
The participants must submit their individual entries by 24th April 2010.
Their entries must include:
- A brief synopsis of the presentation
in 100-200 words
- The title of the presentation
- Full name of participant
- Name of school/ institution/ company
- IC number
- Telephone and mobile number
- Email address
The synopsis must be a Microsoft Word or PDF document and saved under the filename format: family name followed by an underscore and then followed by the abbreviation of the college/institution name.
E.g
An entry by Mohd Saleh bin Mohd Ali from Maktab Kejuteraan Jefri Bolkiah would submit the file with the file name, mohdali_mkjb.doc
Please email your submission with the subject “PATW” to ietbrunei.patw@gmail.com
An acknowledgement email will be sent upon receipt of submission. If the participants have not received an acknowledgement email within 3 days after submission. Please either email or contact:
The participants will be informed by email or telephone the time, date and venue of the presentation. The presentation will take place on 30th April 2010.
Important Dates
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Event |
Dates |
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Deadline of submission |
24th April 2010 |
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Presentation |
30th April 2010 |
During Presentation
Each participant will be presenting to a panel of three judges following the judging format described below. The participant is advised to be at the venue 20-30 minutes before the time of his/her presentation.
A laptop/ computer with a projector and screen is provided at the venue for the participant to conduct his presentation. Please be sure to bring a pen drive and a back-up to store the presentation file/s.
The best 8 presentation will be selected as the finalists, out of which the first and second winners will be selected. The finalists will be informed either by email or by telephone once the results are determined.
The winner and second runner-up of the competition will be announced followed by a prize giving ceremony.
Presentation Judging Format
Each presenter is given 10 minutes to present followed by a Q&A session of 5 minutes.
During each presentation, the Chair will indicate the time after 8 minutes and then again after 10 minutes. The speaker should then finish the presentation as quickly as possible. The Chair will interrupt the speaker and ask them to stop immediately, if necessary.
The judging criteria for this round are:
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Presentation
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Presence
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Voice
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Time Management
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Lecture Aids
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Subject and Content
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Impression
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Audience Impact
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Overall
Impact
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Please note that the judging criteria is a split of 25 per cent technical content and 75 per cent presentation skills, enabling young professionals at varying levels of their studies or career to participate.
Asia Pacific “Present Around the World” (PATW) Competition
Present Around the World (PATW) offers students and young professionals the opportunity to win £150, or £1,000 if put forward for the Global Final, by talking for ten minutes on an Engineering or Technology subject.
The PATW Asia Pacific Final was held at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication (BUPT) in Beijing on 23 October 2009, which was won by Wen Xia from Singapore. He went on to the International Final on 25 November 2009 in London.
Prateek Banga from India was the runner-up while Lim Ren Foo from the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) represented Brunei IET Network, securing fourth place at PATW Asia Pacific Final.
This year, the Asia Pacific PATW will be held in Mumbai, India tentatively on 31st July 2010.
About IET Brunei
IET Brunei has been around for twelve years where we continually strive for professional development that contributes to national development. Each year, IET Brunei organises professional visits, workshops and technical talks amongst other activities to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas on subject areas pertaining to engineering and technology amongst the members of the IET and others.
About IET
The IET is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community, with more than 150,000 members in 127 countries and offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. The IET provides a global knowledge network to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote the positive role of science, engineering and technology in the world.
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.theiet.org |
