BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Western Aerospace Centre 2016 Prize - Abstract Submission Deadline\n\nEvent Type: Competition event\n\nIndustry Sector: Aerospace Industries\n\nSpeak Details: Prize competition deadline is 11th March 2016.\n\nDescription : Western Aerospace Centre Prize 2016\n\n\nPriz e competition deadline is 11th March 2016.\n\nThe purpose of the prize is to encourage the further professional development of young engineers livin g and working in the West of England and South Wales\, following graduatio n with a first\ndegree.\nThe format of the competition is designed to test the entrant&rsquo\;s communication skills when delivering technical infor mation on their subject and the potential benefit to the business / aviati on\nindustry\, to a technical audience.\nA 750 word abstract\, summarising the author&rsquo\;s work on an \; aerospace related research or devel opment industrial project\, must be submitted to the Western Aerospace Cen tre no later than 11th March 2016. The competition is open to self-employe d individuals\, as well as those employed by or studying with engineering organisations. Qualifying entries on any aviation related topic will be ac cepted. The detailed rules are presented below.\nThe selected finalists wi ll be invited to give a 20 minute presentation at the Presentation Evening scheduled for April 2016 at the University of Bristol\, in front of a pan el including engineering directors from the region&rsquo\;s leading Aerosp ace organisations.\nSubject to confirmation and availability\, the four fi nalists may have a full day with the Red Arrows. The overall winner will r eceive a £\;500 first\nprize\, runner up cash prizes will also be awa rded.\nThis is a chance to represent your company or organisation\, to\nga in exposure to senior aerospace representatives from industry\nand academi a\, and for employers to encourage professional\ndevelopment amongst their engineers.\n\nCOMPETITION RULES\n1. The competition is open to practising graduate engineers and post-graduate engineering students who are living\ , studying or working in IMechE Region 9 (Wessex)\, 10 (Western) or 12 (So uth Wales) and who are aged 35 or under on 31st January 2016.\n2. Submissi ons could be based on work that is being carried out on an industrial engi neering project or for a further qualification e.g. MSc\, PhD\, EngD or an y other formal professional development programme completed in the recent past. Undergraduate (including MEng) project work is NOT eligible for\ncon sideration.\n3. Submissions can be based upon the author&rsquo\;s individu al project\, or part of a group project providing the author&rsquo\;s cont ribution to the project is made clear.\n4. An abstract of not more than 75 0 words in the main body (excluding title\, contact details etc)\, summari sing the author&rsquo\;s work on an aerospace related research or developm ent project\, should be submitted to the Western Aerospace Centre by 11th March 2016. Candidates are encouraged to have entries reviewed prior to su bmission by a suitable technical authority in your company or university\, to provide assurance that entries are of sufficiently high standard.\n5. More than one entry per organisation is permitted.\n6. Each submission mus t be entirely the work of its author and be based on current or recent act ivities in the field of Aerospace. Abstracts must not have been previously submitted for any other prize competition\, published in the proceedings of professional bodies or publicly presented. [Abstracts or papers that ha ve been presented internally\, as academic assignments or reports of profe ssional activity\, are considered not to have been formally published or p resented.]\n7. The candidate abstracts from each organisation are to be su bmitted in soft copy to Pauli Markkanen (Hon Secretary of the WAC) at wacs ec@imeche.org. They should include contact details of the entrant\, date o f birth\, and a statement that the submission is entirely the work of the author and has not\npreviously been published elsewhere.\n8. All authors m ust obtain permission from their employers/tutors\, where appropriate\, to publish any work\nthat is considered proprietary. Gaining such permission is entirely the responsibility of the candidate.\n9. The adjudicating pan el\, appointed by the WAC Committee\, will consist of senior people drawn from both academic and industrial backgrounds.\n10. Up to 4 finalists will be invited to proceed to the presentation evening\, where they will make an oral\npresentation of no more than 20 minutes duration\, plus 10 minute s for questions.\n11. The panel will be looking for a well written and str uctured abstract and presentation\, also giving an appreciation of how the project relates to the wider organisation&rsquo\;s business goals. The co mpetition will test the author&rsquo\;s technical knowledge and communicat ion skills.\n12. The adjudicating panel will assess each presentation and the winner will be announced at the Presentation Evening. A photograph and short biography of the Winner\, together with an abstract of their presen tation\, will be published in IMechE literature and on the website. Submis sion of an entry to\nthe competition is assumed as permission to publish a ssociated photographs and abstracts on the website.\n13. The first prize o f £\;500 will be awarded to the overall winner for the best combined written abstract and oral presentation. Additionally\, there will be cash prizes for the runners-up.\n14. The finalists will\, subject to confirmati on\, have a chance to visit the Red Arrows\, which includes the Squadron p resentation\, pilots&rsquo\; inbrief for a training sortie\, watching the practice display at RAF Scampton (weather permitting)\, followed by the in -depth debriefing. The finalists will enjoy lunch with the pilots\, and wi ll have plenty of opportunities for photographs\, rounding off with an Eng ineering tour of the hangar.\n\nContact Details: Pauli Markkanen MEng CEng MIMechE \nTelephone: 07879 808707\nAddress: Rolls-Royce plc \, United Kin gdom.\n\n Alternative Contact: Martin Soltau\nAddress: Frazer-Nash Consult ancy \, United Kingdom. DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160311 DTSTAMP:20260618T172157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160311 LOCATION:*TBC\, (Location will be provided soon)\, United Kingdom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Western Aerospace Centre 2016 Prize - Abstract Submission Deadline UID:15841f32-e427-4e80-8e4a-46e1105f626f END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR