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NEWS!!
For all candidates, please download and read the "Guideline for candidates" before coming to YMEC2010 ( 11July,2010 )
Application Process
| Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Tertiary Non-degree / Industry Section |
Register at the official website on or before 7 May 2010 (Postponed) and send the abstract to  on or before 28 May 2010 (Postponed) . Participants can register for the event individually or in a team with the co-authors of the projects or papers. (Max number of team members: 8)
Registration will be confirmed by email after the application form is submitted successfully.
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| Secondary School Section |
| Submit the entry form by email, fax or mail to IET (HK) (YMEC 2010) on or before 7 May 2010 (Postponed) . Click here for details. |
Submission Process
Registered teams are required to submit the abstract and the project summary (for Secondary School Section) or full report/paper (for other sections) through email to . Please state clearly your registration code and paper title in the email title.
Important dates
| Registration |
07/05/10(Postponed)
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| Abstract submission |
28/05/10(postponed)
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| Project summary or full report/paper submission |
18/06/10 |
| Exhibition/Conference |
Date |
Postponed to 11 July 2010 (Sunday) |
Time |
0900-1800 |
Venue |
The City University of Hong Kong |
| Format |
Secondary School Section:
Undergraduate Section:
Postgraduate Section:
Tertiary Non-degree Section:
Industry Section: |
Presentation & Exhibition booth
Presentation
Presentation
Presentation & Exhibition booth
Presentation |
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(Tables, chairs, boards and lighting will be provided for the exhibition booths.) |
Eligibility
- Participants must be affiliated to a Hong Kong or Macau organization (schools, colleages and companies)
- Participants must be aged 35 or below.
- IET membership is not a prerequisite.
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Eligible Participants |
| Secondary School |
Secondary school students |
| Tertiary Non-degree |
IVE, Higher Diploma, Associate degree students |
| Undergraduate |
Undergraudates |
| Postgraduate |
Postgraduates |
| Industry |
Young professionals |
Project Scope
| Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Tertiary Non-degree / Industry Section |
The project should cover technical and engineering aspects which the Institution of Engineering and technology concerns. Virtually all topics pertain to physical sciences or engineering are acceptable. Here are some (but not all) examples:
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Optical Electronics
Circuit Design
Digital Control Systems
Software Engineering
Energy Efficiency
Information Technology
Manufacturing Engineering |
Engineering Management
Telecommunication Systems
Alternative Energy Sources?
Multimedia
E-Commerce
Artificial Intelligence
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Robotics
Neuron Networks
Fuzzy Systems
Electrical Systems
Internet Security
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| Secondary School Section |
Please refer to the information sheet for details. |
Report/Paper template
The submitted reports/papers should be formatted according to the template provided here:
Microsoft Word version / PDF version (not applicable to secondary school section, please refer to the Information Sheet for details)
Judging Criteria
| Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Industry Section |
i) Presentation
- Presentation - Presence, voice, gestures, eye contact, presentation aids
- Content ??Subject, knowledge, structure
- Impressions - Audience impact, overall impression
ii) Paper/report
- Presentation ??Clarity, style, use of words
- Content ??Subject, knowledge, originality
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| Secondary school / Tertiary non-degree Section |
i) Product and project summary/Paper/Report
- Topic ??Innovation, relevance
- Presentation ??Clarity, style, use of words, quality of work
- Content ??Subject, knowledge, originality
ii) Presentation
- Presentation - Presence, voice, gestures, eye contact, presentation aids
- Content ??Subject, knowledge, structure
- Impressions - Audience impact, overall impression
iii) Exhibition booth
- Content ??Information, clarity
- Attractiveness ??Decoration, style, style of demonstration
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Regulations
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The reports/papers and presentations must be written and conducted in English.
(not applicable to Secondary School Section)
- The submitted reports/papers must be the original work of the registered authors and have not been published in any other means.
- Only the current postgraduate, undergraduate and tertiary non-degree students of the tertiary institutions, and full-time students of the secondary schools in Hong Kong or Macau are eligible for joining the postgraduate, undergraduate, tertiary non-degree and secondary school sections respectively.
- Anyone who works in engineering related fields and is aged 35 or below in Hong Kong or Macau is eligible for joining the industry section. Participants are required to provide the company name of which they work for and obtain the agreement of their company to submit and publish the papers in case the work is related to their work and company. IET (HK) will not be responsible if their company forbids the publication of the papers at any moment.
- Registered teams are required to submit their abstracts (no more than 250 words) and project summary (for Secondary School Section) or well formatted papers/reports (for other sections) before the respective deadlines to
- The submitted reports/papers must be formatted strictly according to the paper template provided. Any unsuitably formatted reports/papers will not be accepted.
- Violation of either one of the regulations 5, 6 will cause a penalty of 5% on the judging marks.
- The committee of YMEC 2010 and IET(HK) reserve the rights to explain and modify the regulations.
- The information sheet for the Secondary School Section can be downloaded here.
Registered teams are strongly encouraged to submit their project summaries or full reports/papers to for formatting review two weeks before full report/paper deadline so as to avoid the penalty. Please state clearly your registration code, paper title and mark "REVIEW:" in the email title.
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