Eligibility
Project Topic: Any topic related to engineering and/or technology regardless of discipline
Participant: Any young professionals at the age of 18 - 30 (for Sections other than Secondary School Section)
Current secondary school students in Hong Kong or Macau aged under 25 years old (for Secondary School Section)
Awards
Secondary School Section AWARDS
e-Certificate |
Trophy |
Prize |
Shadowing Opportunity |
|
All Participants |
✔ |
– |
– |
– |
Champion |
✔ |
✔ |
HK$1,5001 |
✔2 |
1st Runner Up |
✔ |
✔ |
HK$1,0001 |
– |
2ⁿᵈ Runner Up |
✔ |
✔ |
HK$5001 |
– |
Merit Award (2 nos) |
✔ |
HK$2001 |
– | |
Best Innovation Award |
✔ |
✔ |
HK$1,000 |
– |
My Favourite Pitching Award |
✔ |
✔ |
HK$1,000 |
– |
My Favourite Poster Award |
✔ |
✔ |
– |
– |
Best Participation Award |
✔ |
✔ |
– |
– |
1 The prize shall be delivered in book vouchers or any other prize of equivalent amount
2 The Champion team will have the opportunity to join a shadowing programme offered by Cyberport in a start-up or technology company in Hong Kong. (subject to the final arrangement of the YPEC 2021 organising committee)
SD / UG / PG / ON Section AWARDS
e-Certificate |
Trophy | Prize |
Shadowing Opportunity |
|
All Participants |
✔ |
– | – |
– |
Champion |
✔ |
✔ | HK$1,500 |
✔1 |
1st Runner Up |
✔ |
✔ | HK$1,000 |
– |
2ⁿᵈ Runner Up |
✔ |
✔ | HK$500 |
– |
Best Innovation Award |
✔ |
✔ | HK$1,000 |
– |
My Favourite Pitching Award |
✔ |
✔ | HK$1,000 |
– |
My Favourite Poster Award |
✔ |
✔ | – |
– |
1 The Champion team will have the opportunity to join a shadowing programme offered by Cyberport in a start-up or technology company in Hong Kong. (subject to the final arrangement of the YPEC 2021 organising committee)
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Deliverables
SS SECTION
Each Secondary School team has to submit:
Project Abstract
> No more than 200 words in English
> Microsoft Word format
> Assessed for screening (if necessary) and competitionStandard template of the project abstract is available in DOWNLOADS. Each team shall email the abstract to submission@ietypec.org by the DUE DATE.
Presentation
> 10-min Presentation + 5-min Q&A
> English ONLY
> Multimedia presentation
> Students in proper school uniformStructure (not restricted except for front page)
> Front page (inc. team member names, school name, project title)
> Content page
> Introduction and background
> Main body of presentation
> ConclusionThe presentation teams should ensure their connection & equipment are available for presentation.
Each team shall email the presentation to submission@ietypec.org by the DUE DATE.
Poster
Each team should submit one poster PDF file to explicate their project, explain and demonstrate their ideas.
> Size of the poster should be A0
> Should not be more than 25Mb.
> Poster should be in EnglishThose teams should submit their poster designs before DUE DATE to submission@ietypec.org, clearly stating their team number and the name of affiliation.
Apart from the abovementioned compulsory submissions, teams are recommended to deliver the following items to compete for the relevant awards:
2-minute Pitching (Optional)
Each team can submit a 2-minute Pitching Video to briefly explain their ideas and compete for My Favourite Pitching Award.
> No more than 2-minute pitching video (English)
Those teams who would like to compete for the award should submit their video before the video submission DUE DATE to submission@ietypec.org, clearly stating their team number and the name of affiliation.
Product (Optional)
The “product” could be a model, photos or videos that demonstrate the ideas of the project.
SD / UG / PG / ON SECTION
Each Sub-Degree / UnderGraduate / PostGraduate / OpeN Section team has to submit:
Project Abstract
> No more than 200 words in English
> Microsoft Word format
> Assessed for screening (if necessary) and competitionStandard template of the project abstract is available in DOWNLOADS. Each team shall email the abstract to submission@ietypec.org by the DUE DATE.
Presentation
> 10-min Presentation + 5-min Q&A
> English ONLY
> Multimedia presentation
> Business formal attireStructure (not restricted except for front page)
> Front page (inc. team member names, section, project title)
> Content page
> Introduction and background
> Main body of presentation
> ConclusionThe presentation teams should ensure their connection & equipment are available for presentation.
Each team shall email the presentation to submission@ietypec.org by the DUE DATE.
Poster
Each team should submit one poster PDF file to explicate their project, explain and demonstrate their ideas.
> Size of the poster should be A0
> Should not be more than 25Mb.
> Poster should be in EnglishThose teams should submit their poster designs before DUE DATE to submission@ietypec.org, clearly stating their team number and the name of affiliation.
Apart from the abovementioned compulsory submissions, teams are recommended to deliver the following items to compete for the relevant awards:
2-minute Pitching (Optional)
Each team can submit a 2-minute Pitching Video to briefly explain their ideas and compete for My Favourite Pitching Award.
> No more than 2-minute pitching video (English)
Those teams who would like to compete for the award should submit their video before the video submission DUE DATE to submission@ietypec.org, clearly stating their team number and the name of affiliation.
Product (Options)
The “product” could be a model, photos or videos that demonstrate the ideas of the project.
Info Sheets are downloadable HERE
YPEC 2021 Information Sheets are the only official source of event information unless otherwise specified.