STUDENT PAPER CONTEST 2007/08
DEADLINES
15th October 2007 (Undergraduate)
15th January 2008 (Postgraduate)
Papers submitted to this Contest should
not have been presented elsewhere. Papers previously published
elsewhere will be automatically disqualified.
Postgraduate Section (PG)
Open to those IEEE Student Members with basic degrees in electrical engineering, electronics, computer science or any other field of interest of an IEEE Society, who are studying for a postgraduate course. Eligibility to enter the contest must be supported by a letter from the Student Branch Counselor and submitting the paper through the Student Activities Chair of the Section or the Section Chair.
Undergraduate Section (UG)
Open to IEEE Student Members undergoing an undergraduate course in electrical engineering, electronics, computer science or allied subjects. Eligibility to enter the contest must be supported by a letter from the Student Branch Counselor and submitting the paper through the Student Activities Chair of the Section or the Section Chair.
CONTEST RULES
1. ELIGIBILITY
Open only to IEEE Student Members in an Australian Section. The papers may be on any engineering subject in the field of interest of IEEE (within the scope of IEEE transactions).
Number of authors for one paper is limited to 3. All the authors must be students and the first author must be a student member of the IEEE. Supervisors are not allowed to participate in the contest.
Papers submitted to this Contest should not have been published in any other publications yet. If already published, then your paper will be disqualified.
2. SUBMISSIONS
Papers should be submitted electronically to your Student
Activities Committee Chair before the date determined by the
Section.
The attached form must be duly
completed and signed by the first author and the Student Branch
Counselor.
Submissions should include the following:
· Completed Declaration form (see attached) with 1 hardcopy should be sent by airmail.
§ 1 electronic copy (in MS Word or Pdf format) (this can be sent by email) or in a diskette.
Attached form duly completed and
signed by Student Branch Counselor. You must include your IEEE
student number (failure to do so will result in rejection of
your paper).
3. FORMAT
The format of the paper is similar to any publications of IEEE Transactions or magazines (see any IEEE Transactions). The paper should be typewritten on one side only double column format using font of 10 (Times New Roman) on A4 size and should not exceed 10 pages including figures and tables. An electronic copy must also be submitted together with your hardcopy. You can check the format of IEEE Transactions / magazines.
This should provide a well structured, clear and concise presentation of the subject matter including an introduction, the main body and the conclusion with supporting tables and figures.
Headings and subheadings should be numbered as in any of the IEEE journals.
Figures and Tables should be neat and tidy, consecutively numbered, captioned and contained within the text at the appropriate places.
Equations should be consecutively numbered with the number in parenthesis, opposite the equations.
References suitably numbered, should be provided at the end with their reference numbers given within square brackets at the appropriate places in the main text.
Appendices: Detailed mathematical proofs, development of equations etc. which are subordinate to the main argument in the body of the paper, should be given in the appendices, with reference in the main text.
4. PRIZES
Two prizes for the UG SPC and for the PG SPC will be awarded as
follows.
(1). Undergraduate Contest
Deadline: 15th October 2007
Prizes: 1st Prize: AUD300.00 (+ plaque)
2nd Prize: AUD100.00 (+ certificate)
(2). Postgraduate Contest
Deadline: 15th January 2008
Prizes: 1st
Prize: AUD500.00 (+ plaque)
2nd Prize: AUD200.00 (+ certificate)
In the case of co-authored papers, the prize money shall be divided equally among the authors. If only the first author is an IEEE student member, the winners check will be sent to the first author only and only his/her name will be printed in the certificate.
SECTION STUDENT
ACTIVITIES CHAIRS
QLD: Philip
Machanick
<philip@itee.uq.edu.au>
Nth QLD / NT: Keith Kikkert
<keith.kikkert@jcu.edu.au>
WA: Douglas Chai
<d.chai@ecu.edu.au>
SA: Bobby Yau
<kin.yau@dsto.defence.gov.au>
VIC/TAS: Dylan Radcliffe
<dylanr@ieee.org>
NSW: Mark Gordon
<gordon@ee.usyd.edu.au>
ACT: David Murray
<djmurray@ieee.org>
FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL
STUDENT ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Dr John Williams
Research Fellow
School of ITEE
The University of Queensland
St Lucia 4072
Australia
Tel:
+61-7-33652185
Fax: +61-7-33654999
E-mail: jwilliams@itee.uq.edu.au
ATTACHMENT STUDENT PAPER CONTEST
Name of Author/s:
First Author Name:...............……………………………………………………………..
(IEEE Student Membership No: …………………………………………………………)
Email:……………………………………………………………………………………..
Correspondence Address:…………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Second Author Name:……………………………………………………………………
(IEEE Student Membership No: …………………………………………………………)
Third Author Name: …….……………………………………………………………….
(IEEE Student Membership No: …………………………………………………………)
Title of Paper: …………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
School/IEEE Student Branch:……………………………………………………………
Section:………………………………………Country:…………………………………..
Mark X either entering for: PG …….. or UG ………
Declarations
On behalf of myself / my co-authors I certify that I am a student member of IEEE and still a student as of 30th June 2007. I certify also that I (and my co-authors) have written the paper by myself/ourselves and it has not been published in any journal or conferences.
Signature of First Author:………………………………………………………………
I certify that the author/s are students of this school and is still a student as of 30th June 2007.
Signature of Student Branch Counselor:………………………………………………..
Student Branch Counselor Name:……………………………………………………….