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Receive recognition for your work and network with key members of the advanced network community with the APAN26 KAREN student innovation competition

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KAREN e-posters for APAN26

Students at New Zealand tertiary education institutions are invited to send us an e-poster (multimedia presentation) showcasing innovative use of KAREN. The e-posters can showcase a real project or just innovative ideas for using KAREN.

The deadline for entries is 30 June May 2008. 

The spoils

Prizes up for grabs are:

• Cash prizes to the top 3 presentations ($1,500 for first prize, $1,000 for second prize, and $750 for third prize) (provided by InternetNZ)
  
• Free conference registration (provided by InternetNZ) and support for travel and accommodation for the four finalists (provided by Endace)
  

Getting in theme

You are encouraged to create an e-Poster that reflects the theme of APAN26: environmental, regional and operational sustainability.
See http://www.karen.net.nz/apan26/ for a description of the themes.

Here’s a few possible practical applications of the themes to help you get started:

Environmental sustainability

• Travelling less
• Avoiding resource duplication
• Substituting ‘bits for carbon’

Regional sustainability

• Bringing local assets to the world
• Accessing the best of the world from the locality

• Location independence

Operational sustainability

• Sharing expertise
• New fibre economics
• High bandwidth – low cost approaches
• Integration with local and international partners

Eligibility

• Students must be currently enrolled with a tertiary education institution in New Zealand
• The presentation may be produced by individuals or teams, however only one person per entry will be invited to attend the APAN26 Sustainable Networking conference
• Finalists must attend the conference to accept the prize

Content guidelines

To be accepted, entries must:

• be clear to both an academic and a member of the public
• have use of KAREN and its unique capabilities as a central factor
• outline the problem, issue or activity
• discuss the methodology
• discuss the conclusions and relevance of the work for sustainability (see above)

Materials and presentation guidelines

• Presenters are encouraged to use graphics, images, video, or any other media, including text
• Final judging will take into account clear communication as well as research and education excellence
• Your presentation should be able to be experienced in less than 5 minutes
  

Resources

Entry form (doc, 44KB)

Competition flyer (pdf, 108KB) 

Contact

Send your entry form and e-poster to REANNZ Ltd at info@reannz.co.nz

For further information contact:
Vicki Lindsay
04 913 1098
vicki.lindsay@reannz.co.nz

This competition is sponsored by InternetNZ, with support from Endace.

Updated 6 June 2008