The contest rules comply with the IEEE's Computer Society International Design Competition 2005
regulations. Each team designs, implements, and documents a working prototype of a device based on the theme, "Going Beyond the Boundaries." Designs can apply to any device that could be used in a real-world application, such as in the home, automobile, medical, or industrial.
Projects entered in Microsoft's Embedded Student ChallengE must incorporate Windows CE. Microsoft notes that it is not sufficient to build an application on top of an existing CE image. Teams are required to configure, build, debug, and deploy a Windows CE OS image appropriate for their project using Platform Builder, the Windows CE IDE. All participating teams will be given Windows CE evaluation versions and access to Windows embedded developer resources.
Based on the quality of the final reports, due April 23, 2005, 30 teams will be selected to present in-person to a panel of judges in Redmond, WA, on June 17 and 18, 2005. The top five winners will receive the following cash awards:
1st Prize - $8,000 US
2nd Prize - $6,000 US
3rd Prize - $4,000 US
4th Prize - $3,200 US
5th Prize - $2,400 US
Participating teams also have the opportunity to be selected for the finals of the IEEE Computer Society's own competition -- the CSIDC (Computer Society International Design Competition) -- held in Washington, D.C.
Note: The entry deadline, initially set for January 23, 2005, had been extended to February 6th.
An online entry form is available
here.
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