| Terms of Participation |
| Individuals and groups of any nationality, who are involved in the field of professional training (e.g., high school students, trainees, college students, semester groups, lecturers, and professors) can participate in the xplore New Automation Award 2005. The patron of the competition, Mrs Edelgard Bulmahn, Federal Minister for Education and Research, is particularly keen for women to participate. There is no limit as to the size of the group; communication and presentation of the project must be in English or German! |
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| Project Content |
| With the aid of Phoenix Contact device technology and software, your creative ideas should be planned and implemented so that all areas of application are possible. There are no restrictions as to how the project content should look. However, as the xplore New Automation Award is an automation competition, Phoenix Contact automation components should be used in the project. An innovative, creative, and interesting field should be chosen - new and unique fields of development are an advantage. The xplore New Automation Award 2001 documentation providing suggestions and examples can be found under "Links" on our homepage. |
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| Products, Which are Provided as Part of the Competition |
| The project is based on the entire Phoenix Contact product range (including hardware and software). All items available from Phoenix Contact can be used, from INTERBUS and Ethernet automation components, through Interface and surge protection products to connection technology. |
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| Provision of Selected Phoenix Contact Products |
| Every approved participant in the competition can order a personal selection of components to the value of Euro 3,000.00 via the Phoenix Contact e-shop. The Phoenix Contact complete catalog is available on CD or you can browse directly in the e-shop online. Only the project leader is authorized to place an order. An order received by us is binding; ordered products cannot be exchanged. |
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| Use of Products in Your Project |
| In general, there are no restrictions as to how the project content should look. However, the focus of your project should be on aspects such as functions, system availability, structured programming, modern signal links, and transmission. |
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| Further Use of Products |
| If the competition entry is finished within the specified timeframe and the result as submitted is satisfactory, all products, which were provided by Phoenix Contact for the competition, remain the property of the participant. If the submitted project is not complete, the components must be returned. |
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| Conditions of Entry |
| The entry form can be found on the homepage under "JOIN". All the fields must be filled in and the necessary files attached. Your project description should be between 5,000 and 10,000 characters long and, if possible, illustrated with images and diagrams. Entries are submitted online. Any questions or comments regarding competition entry can be sent by e-mail to info@xplore.org, along with the details of your project title and leader. You will receive an e-mail from us once your application has been received and subsequently checked. You can apply from February 6, 2004 to July 1, 2004. We will announce the 100 approved/selected participants/groups for the competition after August 1, 2004. |
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| Documentation for Competition Entries |
| The projects participating in the competition will be documented on the homepage under "PROJECTS". The content of the project page is submitted to the xplore team by the project group; the page will then be published on the website soon after. Over the course of the project, each project group must document their project on their own website. Following approval, we will provide a link to the participants' website from the competition homepage (project page). Continuous and independent updating of the project status will later serve as a basis for assessment. |
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| Presentation of Competition Entries |
| In addition to the website and the associated ongoing documentation of the progress of the project, the electronic presentation of your work will serve as a basis for preselecting the most interesting projects. The projects will be presented at Phoenix Contact headquarters in Blomberg, Germany. If you are unable to attend this event in person, we expect you to attend via live video linkup. Active participation in xplore chat sessions, which are held regularly, is also required. |
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| Selecting the Winners |
| The competition will be divided into different categories, according to the content of the entries submitted. In this way, several entries in each category will have the opportunity of taking top honors. The first three winners in each category will receive a special prize. The winners will be required to attend a presentation at the Hanover Fair 2005 in person, where they will be awarded their prizes by the competition patron, Mrs Edelgard Bulmahn. |
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