AcaciaAwards18: The Acacia Awards 2018 |
Website | https://www.dropbox.com/s/f4voi5fvzanyq2l/Acacia%20Awards%20Promotion%20brochure%20Jul%202018.ppt?dl=0 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acaciaawards18 |
Submission deadline | October 31, 2018 |
The Acacia Awards acknowledge excellent university projects in Australian universities from Engineering undergraduates and postgraduate coursework students. Projects may address any aspect of sustainability, including social, environmental, economic and technological dimensions.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be the student's original work, as submitted at their university. The following project categories are welcome:
- Undergraduate (usually capstone project)
- Postgraduate (Master's coursework)
Submit at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acaciaawards18
You will need to create a username and password to lodge your submission.
You are required to submit:
- A report of up to 10 total pages that includes a rationale, a justification or an explanation of the chosen research, the methodology, the results or the outcomes, and the sustainability benefits of the project.
- A video (3-5 min) that promotes the value of your project and potential sustainability outcomes. We recommend uploading your video onto YouTube as a private video and sharing the link in the submission application.
It is expected that a winning proposal will demonstrate elements of potential for transformational change. Applications will be assessed in terms of sustainability performance, potential impact, scalability, application and innovation. Please see judging rubric provided with this brochure.
Entry dates:
All entries must be lodged online by October 31st 2018
Winners will be announced on December 21st 2018.
Prizes:
National Prize of $600 for the winning entry, and $300 for the runner-up
State prizes of $200 and $100 for the runner–up
Marking Rubric
Written report
- Clarity of the sustainability purpose for the project (/25)
- Potential for application, to make a difference in the world (realistic/blue sky) (/25)
- Appropriate depth of content (/25)
- Quality of writing and presentation (/25)
Video presentation:
- Persuasiveness: power of the storyline, outlining the purpose and value of the sustainability contribution of the project. How convincing were they about the value/need and potential success of their project? (/40)
- Rigour: Scientific/Technical/management merit of the science or engineering ideas provided in the presentation (/30)
- Design/layout/presentations skills: Effectiveness of the media, voice and body language used to support the message. (/30)
Written report is worth 50% and the Video 50%.
Suitable Topics
- Renewable energy
- Design for resource efficiency
- Waste management
- Water treatment and management
- Biomimetic technology
- Active transport
- Enhancing sustainable rural development
- Sustainable urban environments
- Reducing environmental impact
- Sustainability education and out reach development
- Improving health outcomes for the future
- Other relevant topics
Committees
Program Committee
- Michele John, Curtin University
- Roger Hadgraft, University of Technology Sydney
- Peter Stasinopoulos, RMIT University
- Lu Aye and Behzad Rismanchi, University of Melbourne
- Philip Kwong, University of South Australia
- Chris Browne, Australian National University
- Sally Male, University of Western Australia
- Greg Birkett, University of Queensland
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Michele John (m.john@curtin.edu.au)