European BEST Engineering Competition http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011 Design the future. Today Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:16:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Watch EBEC moments!  

EBEC 2011 Istanbul is over. But the most vivid moments of Competition are available at our Media gallery! Check the daily videos and interviews with EBEC partners, participants and organaizers here. Also the live streaming recordings of Case Study and Team Design testing and presentations, Official Opening and Closing Days are available at our live streaming chanels:  http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/watch-ebec-moments/ The winners of EBEC are ….  

The 10th of August was the Official Closing Day of EBEC (European BEST Engineering Competition) Final organized by BEST (Board of European Students of Technology). The competition gathered 104 top technical students in Istanbul, Turkey united by one passion – engineering. This was the 3rd edition of EBEC, the biggest engineering competition organized by [...]]]> http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/the-winners-of-ebec-are/ Smartphones and more Todays CS topic is: “ How can a Smartphone App help deaf people in order to make their life easier, with almost the same opportunities as the others have?” EBEC Competitors have to solve this problem in 5h by designing a smartphone application to help deaf on their everyday life.

]]> http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/smartphones-and-more/ Future of Internet Today is the 5th competition day of EBEC 2011 Istanbul! And it brings us CS from Kaspersky Lab. Its task is to design new Internet framework prioritizing data and user security. Starting from the system design and network architecture, through security issues, to how Internet services are provided to.

]]> http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/kaspersky-lab/ Big cities. Big problems… Istanbul is the 5th largest city in the world with number of vehicles about 2 million. To solve problems of traffic jams and increasing air pollution international teams were asked to design solar powered transportation system. The variety of solutions were presented: from solar power charging stations for electro cars to the complex transportation [...]]]> http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/big-cities-big-problems/ Straight into the sunshine Internet is not only the essential part of your daily life but also a powerful Marketing tool. During 5th August Case Study, International teams were asked to restructure and redesign web site of one of the leading tourist operators Detur (EBEC partner). Check the video about innovative solutions for user friendly interfaces, cross linking [...]]]> http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/straight-into-the-sunshine/ It flies! You vote! The race of helium aircrafts finished the 3rd competition day at 5th August. Participants presented variety of designs: from mini zeppelins to gliders and airplanes. As each gram matters the participant were pulling off even the wire isolation. Vote for your favorite design at EBEC Facebook fan page. The Audience Choice Award will be [...]]]> http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/it-flies-you-vote/ “Biomimicry is not only about the shape” Today’s Biomimicry Case Study topic brought up a discussion about essential industrial topics. Even though the problem was limited to the design of Personal Safety Equipment for Mining industry, the real application of discussed technologies is much wider. Like the president of the jury stated: “Biomimicry is not only in the shape but also [...]]]> http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/biomimicry-is-not-only-about-the-shape/ VIA – READY FOR TAKEOFF! The VIA (Vienna Intelligence Agency) from TU-Vienna is ready for takeoff to Istanbul. We are looking forward to face some challenging tasks and -of course- make some party and enjoy Istanbul!

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]]> http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/via-ready-for-takeoff/ Everything is ready for EBEC 2011! There are less than 24h left before all EBEC participants arrive to Istanbul. The busy though exciting atmosphere of the event is soaring in the air. For the last 4 days organizers have been preparing the locations, made the last fine tuning and testing of the competition tasks, mapped out every day of the [...]]]> http://bestistanbul.org/ebec2011/2011/everything-is-ready-for-ebec-2011/