University of Toronto Engineering Kompetition 2015's Information Session Slides!

2. Agenda
• Introduction
• Guest speakers
• Important changes and schedule
• Competitions overview
• Volunteering
• Registration
• Questions

3. What is UTEK?
• University of Toronto Engineering Kompetitions
• Annual flagship two-day event in January
• Participate in one of seven competition categories
• Junior Design
• Senior Design
• Consulting
• Programming
• Innovative Design
• Debate
• Communication
• Represent U of T at Ontario and Canadian levels

4. 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!

5. Guest Speakers
Nico Valenton
CIV 1T5+PEY
2nd place in Consulting at UTEK 2014
Prof. Steve Mann
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Debate
• Open to all students from any discipline
• Teams of 2
• British Parliamentary style
• Mix of both engineering and non-engineering
PUBLIC SPEAKING topics
TEAMWORK
PRESENTATION

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Eventbrite Order Form
Required fields:
• Year of study & Discipline
• T-shirt size
• Are you interested in attending training sessions?
Suggested field:
• Dietary restrictions

19. 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

20. Thank You!
• Remember to register at:
https://utek2015.eventbrite.com
• Stick around and chat with our team 
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