The PC/104 Consortium is holding a second annual PC/104 Design Contest. The contest will recognize embedded engineers who are designing innovative products based on the group's PC/104 and PC/104-Plus standards for small form-factor modular embedded computers, and winners in three categories will be flown to San Francisco to receive their awards at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco.

The annual PC/104 Design Contest gives engineers and students an opportunity to have their designs reviewed by industry-recognized authorities. The winning entries will be selected by a panel of judges comprised of a professor of engineering science along with editors from leading technology magazines. Winners will be chosen for each of three categories: commercial for industrial / transportation / medical / other; commercial for military / aerospace; and best research project.

Two short essays must be submitted for each entry describing what the product does, how it is innovative, how unique design challenges were solved, and which PC/104 specifications were most critical in solving the problem. The essays will be used by the Consortium to create case studies that demonstrate the features and benefits of PC/104 and PC/104-Plus.

The entry requirements must be received by the consortium prior to January 23, 2004 at 5:00pm Pacific Time. Thereafter, the judges will select two finalists from each category. The finalists will be featured in the spring issue of PC/104 Embedded Solutions Magazine, and the winners of each category will receive a paid trip to San Francisco where they will receive their award and recognition at an event sponsored by the PC/104 Embedded Consortium at ESC San Francisco 2004.

For more information, visit the PC104 Consortium's contest page

 
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