The Challenge
We challenge Stanford students and student teams to develop new ways to prevent or mitigate bicycle injury.
Students and teams are expected to collaborate, ideate and invent! We're looking for ideas that could become products, or methods or solutions to existing bike safety issues on campus or elsewhere. Perhaps you have an idea for a new helmet design; a new light for night riding; a new method for getting more people to use existing safety equipment (helmets, lights, etc.). All ideas are welcome.
The challenge is for teams (up to 4 members) to come up with best solutions in time for EWeek in February, 2009. Solutions will be submitted to a team of judges, the finalists will present their concepts to the judging panel. Winners will be announced during EWeek, 2009!
Challenge Schedule
October 28 - Launch;
teams start registering.
November 11
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm; Clark S360 - Invention Challenge Need Presentation
(what is Bicycle Safety?), Info Session and Team Formation Mixer (snacks
provided); repeated Week of Dec 1-5; NOTE: All Team Members must
attend this
session or the one in December.
December 1 - Deadline to register for participation
December 4,
5:45 PM, Clark S361 - Second Need Presentation for teams that missed
first one. ALL TEAMS that did not attend the first session must attend
this one.
December 5,
12 noon - 1:15pm, Clark S362 - Patent Workshop (optional)
Jan
27, 5:30 pm - 7 pm - Third Information Session at Clark S361
February
6 - Challenge submissions due by 5pm into Biodesign.
February 9-13
- Initial committee meeting to screen entries; Determine finalists.
February 13
- Finalists notified. Finalists create presentation.
February 17,
1-3 pm - Finalist presentations to panel of judges. Judges meet to select
winners.
Week of February
20 - Judges notify top three winners.
February 25
- Winner(s) Announced at EWeek Showcase in Kresge Auditorium; Poster
Session for all finalists in Kresge Foyer.