The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is conducting an annual competition for Students studying Mechanical Engineering Degree Courses at Universities on campuses within Australia and young practising Engineers. The competition is specifically concerned with verbal and visual communication in describing and explaining technical subjects to non-engineers.

First Prize: UK£300.00

Second Prize: UK£200.00

Note: Prize monies will be in equivalent value Australian Dollars.

Competition Rules:

 Entrants must be IMechE Affiliate Members or Associate members or members who have been
professionally registered for less than 10 years. (Note: Students studying a degree course with significant mechanical Engineering content can apply for free Affiliate Membership. Entry Forms can be downloaded from www.pedrorafa.com. and forwarded with your synopsis)

 Entrants must first submit a synopsis of their paper of 200 words maximum to Elizabeth Smith at the address below, before 14th November 2014. The paper must have a mechanical theme, but only 10% of the total marks will be for technical content. Entrants will be notified by 17th November 2014 if their synopses are acceptable, together with further guidance to assist in the detailed planning for their presentation.

 Accepted entrants will then be invited to develop their synopses into an oral presentation, using such aids as models, drawings and/or PowerPoint. The presentations will be judged in the Auditorium, MC1-02 Mawson Centre, Mawson Lakes, commencing at 6.00p.m. on Thursday 4th December, 2014.

 The presentation must be made by an individual, regardless of whether the subject is part of a group project.

 Competitors may receive assistance from supervisors and/or sponsors before the competition (eg preparation of visual aids). On the evening, they may be assisted by supervisors or friends (eg, helping to demonstrate working models).

 The duration of the presentation should be a maximum of 20 minutes, with 5 minutes for questions

and comments from the audience. Any over-run may result in loss of points.

 Winners on the night will be eligible to progress to a National Final and Regional Final in 2014, where similar prizes will be available for the winner and runner up.

The Judging Panel will include an IMechE Panel Member, a public speaking professional and a local industry representative. Winners will be announced on the evening.

Enquiries and entries to:

Elizabeth Smith: email: elizabeth.smith@unisa.edu.au