SPONSORED BY: IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, and Circuits and Systems/Electron Devices Los Angeles Council Chapters. Special thanks to the IEEE LAC South Bay Section for their support and sponsorship.Eligibility: College undergraduates enrolled in six or more units whose campus is located in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, or Kern counties.
Theme: To develop and present a concept using Electrical, Electronic, Biomedical, and/or Electro-Optics to assist a persons disability, or to improve a persons ability to manage tasks that usually require assistance.
Dates: Abstract of 50 to 500 words submitted for judging on January 30, 1999. All abstracts should be typed, using no smaller than size 10 font, and must not exceed 4 pages in length including any attached diagrams, schematics, and/or pictures. The concept submitted shall be that of the students, and shall note all references. Student shall present their concept during the contest.
Awards: The college students with the four best concepts and presentation, shall receive scholarships in the amounts or $1,000 (first place), $500 (second place), and $250 (third and fourth places). Award winners will be notified on, or shortly after, February 10, 1999, and presented with their awards at the awards banquet being held during National Engineers Week (i.e., the week of February 22 - 28, 1999).
- Contests will be held on Saturday, January 30, 1999 at the CSU Long Beach Campus.
- Social starts at 9:30 am and Program starts at 10:00 am.
- Contest starts at 10:15 am in Building ECS Room #105
- Park in Parking Lot 11. Tell parking security kiosk attendant "IEEE Contest"
For questions about this contest or ideas for topics:
- Contact persons listed below or visit www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/lac
- Professor David Braun (805) 756-1464 dbraun@calpoly.edu
- Professor Chris Druzgalski (562) 985-8054 druz@engr.csulb.edu
- Professor Maryam Moussavi (562) 985-1555 moussavi@engr.csulb.edu
- Professor Richard Cockrum (909) 869-2510 rhcockrum@csupomona.edu