BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Western Aerospace Centre 2017 Prize - Abstract Submission Deadline\n\nEvent Type: Competition event\n\nIndustry Sector: Aerospace Industries\n\nSpeak Details: Prize competition deadline is 31st January 2017. Paper presentation evening is planned for April 2017.\n\nDe scription : Western Aerospace Centre 2017 Prize\nThe purpose of the prize is to encourage the further professional development of young engineers li ving and working in the West of England and South Wales\, following their graduation. The format of the competition is intended to test the technica l\, business and communication skills required of an engineer.\nThe select ed finalists will be invited to give a 20 minute presentation at the Prese ntation Evening at the University of Bristol\, in front of a panel includi ng engineering directors from the region&rsquo\;s leading Aerospace organi sations.\nTo enter\, submit a 750 word abstract summarising your research or development project on any aviation related topic to the Western Aerosp ace Centre by 30th January 2017.\nThe overall winner will receive a £ \;500 first prize\, and the three runners-up will each receive £\;100 . Subject to confirmation\, the four finalists will have a day visiting th e Red Arrows.\nCOMPETITION RULES \n1. The competition is open to practisin g graduate engineers and post-graduate engineering students who are living \, studying or working in IMechE Region 9 (Wessex)\, 10 (Western) or 12 (S outh Wales) and who are aged 35 or under on 31st January 2017.\n2. Submiss ions could be based on work that is being carried out on an industrial eng ineering project or for a further qualification e.g. MSc\, PhD\, EngD or a ny other formal professional development programme completed in the recent past. Undergraduate (including MEng) project work is NOT eligible for con 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 Monda y 30th January 2017. Candidates are encouraged to have entries reviewed pr ior to submission by a suitable technical authority in your company or uni versity\, to provide assurance that entries are of sufficiently high stand ard.\n5. More than one entry per organisation is permitted.\n6. Each submi ssion must be entirely the work of its author and be based on current or r ecent activities in the field of Aerospace. Abstracts must not have been p reviously submitted for any other prize competition\, published in the pro ceedings of professional bodies or publicly presented. [Abstracts or paper s that have been presented internally\, as academic assignments or reports of professional activity\, are considered not to have been formally publi shed or presented.] \n7. The candidate abstracts from each organisation ar e to be submitted in soft copy to Pauli Markkanen (Hon Secretary of the WA C) at wacsec@imeche.org. They should include contact details of the entran t\, date of birth\, and a statement that the submission is entirely the wo rk of the author and has not previously been published elsewhere.\n8. All authors must obtain permission from their employers/tutors\, where appropr iate\, to publish any work that is considered proprietary. Gaining such pe rmission is entirely the responsibility of the candidate.\n9. The adjudica ting panel\, appointed by the WAC Committee\, will consist of senior peopl e drawn from both academic and industrial backgrounds.\n10. Up to 4 finali sts will be invited to proceed to the Presentation Evening\, where they wi ll make an oral presentation of no more than 20 minutes duration\, plus 10 minutes for questions.\n11. The panel will be looking for the abstract an d presentation to be structured and well written\, giving an appreciation of how the project relates to the wider organisation&rsquo\;s business goa ls. The competition will test the author&rsquo\;s technical knowledge and communication skills. \n12. The adjudicating panel will assess each presen tation and the winner will be announced at the Presentation Evening. A pho tograph and short biography of the winner\, together with an abstract of t heir presentation\, will be published in IMechE literature and on the webs ite. Submission of an entry to the competition is assumed as permission to publish associated photographs and abstracts on the website.\n13. The fir st prize of £\;500 will be awarded to the overall winner for the best combined written abstract and oral presentation. The runners-up will rece ive £\;100 each.\n14. The four finalists may\, subject to confirmatio n\, have a chance to visit the Red Arrows\, which includes the Squadron pr esentation\, pilots&rsquo\; in-brief for a training sortie\, watching the practice display at RAF Scampton (weather permitting)\, followed by the in -depth debriefing. The visit typically includes lunch with the pilots and opportunities for photographs\, rounding off with an Engineering tour of t he hangar.\n\nContact Details: Pauli Markkanen MEng CEng MIMechE \nTelepho ne: 07879 808707\nAddress: Rolls-Royce plc \, United Kingdom.\n\n Alternat ive Contact: Martin Soltau\nAddress: Frazer-Nash Consultancy \, United Kin gdom. DTEND:20170131T230000 DTSTAMP:20260617T221956Z DTSTART:20170131T220000 LOCATION:*TBC\, (Location will be provided soon)\, United Kingdom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Western Aerospace Centre 2017 Prize - Abstract Submission Deadline UID:dcfe99e6-6a6d-4d4d-bf04-7291e2fb407e END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR