24 HOUR DESIGN CHALLENGE

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• 24 HOUR DESIGN CHALLENGE

This year OZCHI will be preceded by an exciting student design challenge. In line with the conference theme Design: Open 24/7 the challenge is organised as two 24 hours events. This is an exciting opportunity for students from around the world to participate in OZCHI and to meet peers, academics, and professionals from the field.

The first round takes place online on 12 September 2009, 8am (AEST). Teams of 2-5 students from around the world are invited to develop a solution for a state-of-the-art research problem acquiring interaction design and HCI skills. Submission will be judged by a panel of international experts and the top entries from this round will be published in the conference proceedings and receive a scholarship for attending OZCHI.

The second round will be held at OZCHI on 24 November 2009. Students registered for the conference are invited to participate in this challenge. Teams will have 24 hours to develop an application based on mobile and ubiquitous computing technologies and designed for the local context the City of Melbourne. Teams will also receive mentoring support from experts and professionals in the field. Submissions will be exhibited during the conference. The top two entries earn a Certificate of Recognition and prizes sponsored by our industry partners.

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For more information and registration visit http://www.ozchi.org/ozchi2009/24/

Martin Tomitsch, Andrew Vande Moere,
The University of Sydney
Jeremy Yuille, ACID/RMIT
Student Design Challenge Chairs