The "Poster Award” is an initiative to help disseminate and encourage the development of Simulation Based Engineering and Sciences skills.
The Prize-Giving Ceremony will take place at the International CAE Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Vicenza, Italy, on October 28^th and 29^th 2019.
This international contest, now in its 8th year, recognizes and rewards the application of CAE technologies to simulation or engineering problems or research, and requires these approaches to be creatively illustrated on posters.

The purpose of the contest is twofold:

• to recognize excellence and innovation within academic projects;
• to bridge the gap between the academic and industrial worlds.

This contest is open to students, graduates, researchers, and / or faculty members, such as professors, from Academic Institutes and Research Centers around the world and across all sectors.

Participation is free.

Topics

The subject of the Poster is open and is not limited to any particular industrial sector, however each Poster entry submitted must focus on a study / research / project / case study where one or more types of CAE simulation software, either commercial and / or open source, have been used.

Poster dimensions

Posters are to be submitted in English, and are required to have the following dimensions and format: width 70 cm, height 100 cm, pdf format at 150 dpi.

Poster features

The Poster must contain the following information:

• Title of the project / research;
• Objectives of the project / research;
• Results obtained;
• Author(s) of the poster and their affiliations

By participating in this contest, academic institutions / research centers and individual entrants consent to the use of their personal data (name, surname, and association to the institution), the poster and its contents, and the acquisition and dissemination of photographic, digital, audio, video and multimedia materials, obtained during the activities related to the event, including any subsequent edition, for promotional and informational purposes. Furthermore, the author(s) agree(s) and authorize(s) the organizers of the contest to use their image(s). All Media and Materials in relation to the contest and conference can be used in any form and will be freely accessible on the web.

How to enter

To enter the contest, complete the on-line application form, available in the "Poster Award" section of the website www.caeconference.com by30th September 2019 and, at the same time, upload the Pdf file of the poster.

Scientific Committee

A scientific committee, composed of experts in virtual simulation and a representative from each Poster Award sponsor, will be appointed to evaluate the Poster entries.

Preliminary selection

By 15^th October 2019, the Scientific Committee will have evaluated all Poster submissions and will select the finalists.

All selected Posters (the finalists) will be exhibited at the 2019 International CAE Conference and Exhibition and their authors (max.2 representatives for each Poster) will be given the opportunity to participate in the initiatives held at the International CAE Conference and Exhibition (logistics will be at their own expenses). Authors are required to register for the conference and exhibition by means of the online automated registration facility (the finalists will be notified via e-mail which will include the registration instructions).
Among the finalists, a shortlist of particularly commendable Posters will be identified, whose author(s) (max.1 of the 2 Poster representatives) will be recognized for their contribution and acknowledged with partial coverage of their expenses (travel/board and accommodation).

Final Vote and Winners

Among the finalists, the winners will be identified via an on-line voting system.
Registered users (anyone who has registered to vote) and members of the Scientific Committee will be allowed to participate in the voting. Different weights shall be attributed to the two categories of users:

• registered users: weighting factor 1;
• members of the Scientific Committee: weighting factor 3.

Prize-Giving Ceremony

Authors of the finalist Posters are encouraged to attend to the Prize-Giving Ceremony, to be held at the International CAE Conference and Exhibition, late on Monday afternoon, October 28^th, 2019.

One author of each finalist Poster will have to confirm and guarantee his/her presence at the Prize-Giving Ceremony.

Prizes

All selected Posters (the finalists) will be exhibited at the 2019International CAE Conference and Exhibition and their authors (max. 2 representatives for each Poster) will be given the opportunity to participate in the initiatives of the International CAE Conference & Exhibition (logistics will be at their own expenses).

Among the finalists, a shortlist of particularly commendable Posters will be identified, whose authors (max. 1 of the 2 Poster representatives) will be recognized for their contribution and acknowledged with partial coverage of their expenses (travel/board and accommodation). Furthermore, the 5 winning Posters awarded at the International CAE Conference Prize-Giving Ceremony will receive a prize, courtesy of the sponsors. In the instance where a winning Poster is attributed to a group of authors, the prize will be awarded to the entire group of authors or to the group’s designated author.

Liability

The organizers of the International Poster Award contest (Consorzio TCN as promoter and sponsor) cannot be held liable should the contest have to be postponed to a later date, interrupted or cancelled. The organizers have the right to cancel the contest without prior notice and at any time. Acceptance into the contest is at the discretion of the organizers, and in any case Consorzio TCN reserves the right to exclude from the contest, at its sole discretion, any Poster submissions deemed unsuitable.

Consorzio TCN assumes no responsibility for any loss of or damage to the submitted materials, in any form, and will not be liable for any damage, incidental or consequential, including, without limitation, lost profits or any form of advantage, even economic, arising from the improper use of information or materials contained and disclosed in the posters.

Participants' obligations

Participation in this contest implies a full and unconditional acceptance of these terms and conditions.

For further information about this contest and for clarifications about the terms and conditions, please refer to:
www.caeconference.com | poster@caeconference.com

Download the "Contest Terms and Conditions" pdf file