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Best Exhibit Award
Stop Press: TAI-CHI judged “Best Exhibit” at IST 2006
Tai-Chi, an exhibit illustrating the use of everyday surfaces for transmitting data to computers, was awarded the top prize of €10,000 in the Best Exhibit Award at IST 2006, sponsored by NOKIA.
The
Grand Prize of €10,000 was presented to Dr Ming Yang for the
TAI-CHI
Exhibit by
Mr Fabio Colasanti of the European Commission, accompanied by Mr. Erkki
Ormala, Vice President of Technology Policy at
Nokia, at the IST 2006 closing ceremony (left).
Watch the entire awards ceremony
"Over 2700 votes were cast by IST 2006 delegates during the event" more
The fascinating Tai-Chi demonstration was declared grand prize winner from among three winners by a jury of independent experts with experience in event communications and EU research, based on over 2700 votes cast by delegates at the Event via this website.
| The Grand Prize Winner: | The Winners: | |
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Dr Ming Yang,
TAI-CHI exhibit: |
from left: Stand coordinator Margit Rödder,
Professor Alex Waibel and Dr Rainer Stiefelhagen,
CHIL
exhibit: |
Stina Boedeker,
COGAIN
exhibit: Watch the ceremony and some footage on the exhibit Plus: Youris.com video and IST Results feature |
- Honourable mentions: other exhibits worth looking at:
What Makes a Winning Exhibit?
What the Jury said about ...
... Tai Chi:
"This exhibit was highly recommended for the following
characteristics:
- An interesting, effective and interactive demonstration;
- A clear message;
- The presentation of a widely applicable and low-cost technology;
- A clever, simple, innovative idea;
- The use of existing materials and components."
... Chil: "This exhibit was highly placed for the following characteristics:
- A highly interactive demonstration;
- The use of novel technologies including real-time and tracking and speech and gesture recognition;
- A visually appealing stand with a lot of interesting features in a limited space;
- The demonstration of a working prototype."
... Cogain: "This exhibit was highly placed for the following characteristics:
- An effective, simple and clear demonstration;
- The clear presentation of a solution for motion-impaired users;
- The availability of software for download;
- The demonstration of an already available product."
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sponsor of the IST 2006 Best Exhibit Award
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations www.nokia.com
Background
The European Commission is announcing a €10,000 prize for the Best Exhibit Award, sponsored by Nokia, in the Exhibition at IST 2006 Event. The winning exhibit will receive €10,000 on 23rd November 2006 at the final session of the IST 2006 Conference.
The aim of the contest is to encourage exhibitors to improve their exhibits and promote their stands within the Exhibition. The objective is to engage the visitors through explaining the stand and interacting with the demonstrations. Visitors can then vote for their favourite exhibits.
This contest is only open to the Research and Technology stands within the IST2006 Exhibition and the voting can only be done by the delegates to the Event.
How to Vote
All delegates to the conference will have three votes via the tickets that can be found in their badge holder. Visitors can vote by going to the exhibit page on the event website and entering the unique code printed on each ticket. Alternatively, the visitor can give the ticket to the exhibitor who can do the online code entry for them. Each ticket can only be used once.
Finalist Selection
A jury composed of independent experts with experience in event communications and EU research activities will examine the most popular exhibits from the voting and select three finalists.
Award Ceremony and Winner
All three finalists will be awarded with a certificate signed by representatives of the European Commission and the Finnish Presidency of the European Union.
The jury will also select the overall Winner of the Best Exhibit Award, who will be awarded the Grand Prize of €10,000 which is sponsored by Nokia. The award ceremony will also feature two other awards.
The Commission reserves the right to change any of the above without prior notification.