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BCNETwork News
September 2005
Innovative Thinkers Wanted!
Do you know of an applications wizard who has yet to be “discovered”?
If you can identify a student who has created a really unique online application that you think will make a difference in their field of study, then BCNET wants to hear about it.
BCNET’s Coolest Applications Contest offers an opportunity for students to win HUGE cash prizes and see their hard work showcased for business, government and academic professionals.
BCNET’s 2006 Coolest Applications Contest
Continuing the BCNET tradition of promoting excellence and innovation within the research and education community, the third annual BCNET Coolest Applications Contest seeks to recognize and reward students from across British Columbia who have created unique online applications that are using BCNET’s high-bandwidth research networks.
Turning Ideas into MONEY
With BCNET’s Coolest Applications Contest – students can win HUGE cash prizes and get significant exposure for their work. Winners from last year’s competition received cool cash prizes provided from BCNET’s contest sponsors.
And, that’s not all. Winners will also get significant exposure for their work – through an intimate presentation to an Adjudication academic panel and through a presentation to over 300 researchers and academics at the 2006 BCNET Advanced Networks Conference. As well, we will highlight their success through the BCNET website, newsletter and media releases – thus opening doors to potential job opportunities, research grant opportunities and opportunities to meet future clients.
View last year's winners
UBC Student takes away top prize for 2004
Last year, the Best Application Award was offered to Maggie Cheung, a Ph.D student of UBC’s Department of Pathology. She designed, built and implemented a searchable digital image database for tissue microarrays to facilitate cancer research – a technology that was entirely novel! |
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Who is eligible?
The contest is open to graduate students as well as undergraduate students doing honours thesis work from any of the following campuses: University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria, British Columbia Institute of Technology, University of Northern British Columbia, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design and Royal Roads University. The projects submitted must use BCNET’s high-bandwidth networks, as well as be part of the applicants related field of study.
How to apply
Complete contest rules and an application form are available online from the BCNET website.
Contest Rules – Click here
Application Form – Click here
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