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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