Saturday, Oct. 16, 11 AM @ Aldrich Park near the Infinity Fountain Make-A-Thon Social
Week 4 Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7:30 PM on Zoom https://uci.zoom.us/j/91655998350 Understanding Clinical Needs Talk from Dr. Monica Jain and Nadine Afari from CHOC Hospital
Thursday, Oct. 21st, 7:00 PM @ ISEB 1010 Track A and Track B Prompt Reveal Saturday, Oct. 22, 11:59 PM Sign up form and the entrance fee will be due
Week 10 Date, Time, Location TBD Make-A-Thon! Final Presentations and Awards Ceremony
Rules and Regulations
Everyone in your team is required to attend at least TWO workshops! If you are unable to attend a workshop, please let Aryan and Edwina know.
All majors are welcome to join the competition!
The competition will be divided into two tracks: Track A and Track B. Track A is geared towards students that don't have much technical experience and is a great way to explore and gain hands-on experience in all branches of engineering. Track B is in partnership with CHOC hospital and is designed for students with some technical background. The prompt for track B will be more open ended.
All participants must fill out the sign up form and pay the entrance fee before competing in the competition.
The entrance fee is $10 for Base members and $20 for non-BMES members.
All workshops will be divided into a "basic" and "advance" version. Both versions of the workshops will be held simultaneously. The versions will differ in complexity and difficulty. You can choose which version you wish to attend regardless of the track you are competing in.
One grand cash prize will be awarded per track. Three team per track will receive a signed certificates from the judges based on their accomplishments during the competition.
FAQ
Do I need any experience to join? Not at all! We understand that not everyone has the technical skills yet, so we host workshops from weeks 2-5 so that we can teach you the technical skills you need to compete in the competition. For a full itinerary for the workshops, please see our Make-A-Thon Schedule section.
Do I need to be a BME major to join? No! Everyone that is interested is welcome to join our Make-A-Thon, regardless of major. Should I go to Track A or Track B? The tracks do not require participants to have completed certain BME classes. Which track you want to pursue depends on what you would like to get out of the Make-A-Thon. Track A is specifically designed for those who would like to get more comfortable with technical skills while Track B is designed for those who want to challenge themselves in applying their current technical skills to real-life problems.
Are we able to pick our own teammates? Yes! You will be able to pick your teammates in the sign up form. But if you don't have enough people to fill up a team, we will help pair you with other people.
Can non-UCI students participate? If non-UCI students would like to join us for the workshops and or the competition, they must be able to come in person and meet all competition entry requirements. Since non-UCI students will not have a ZotPass, they will need to have a photo ID, proof of vaccination, and a completed daily symptom monitoring questionnaire (which we will provide) in order to join us in person.
When do I pay the entrance fee? You can pay the entrance fee anytime before the end of week 4.