Уральский государственный экономический университет APPROVE Chairman of the EYEF Organizing Committee, Vice-chairman of the Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists’ Coordination Council, President of the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization “Big Eurasian University union” _________________M.V. Fedorov Congress of young innovators Provision on the International scientific and applied project competition of school children, young scientists and students «EURASIA – future technologies» Categories «Future technologies» «Eurasian invention» Ekaterinburg 2013-2014 1. General provisions 1.1. The scientific and applied project competition of young scientists and students «EURASIA – future technologies» in the sphere of scientific and technologic creativity ((hereinafter referred to as competition) is conducted within the V Eurasian Youth Economic Forum “Dialogue of civilizations: green economy”. 1.2. The competition organizer the International center of leadership technologies and career of the Ural State University of Economics (USUE). 1.3 Competition participants: Schoolchildren, students, candidate for a master's degree, PhD students representing Eurasian Universities and business representatives aged up to 35 years can take part in the competition on a voluntary basis (hereinafter referred to as participants). The forum is intended for participation of individual authors of scientific and research projects and group of authors up to 10 people meeting the requirements for participants. The participation must be confirmed by the list of participants and by CVs for each participant. Every participant has to register on the official web portal of the forum www.eurasia-forum.ru. 1.4 The competition categories/nominations are «Future technologies», «Eurasian invention». 1.5 The competition represents a selection stage for the “Innovative Eurasia” school carried out within the Congress of young innovators of the V EYEF. 2. Tasks and objectives 2.1 The main competition task is to reveal and encourage participants’ creativity and interest in scientific and research activities, to support young scientists; to encourage exchange of IT- solution ideas and instruments and to form talent pool of specialists for research work, administration, production, and entrepreneurship. The competition is carried out for the purpose of Eurasian youth motivation for innovative development and technical creation targeted at successful society development, living standards improvement and technologic progress promotion. The competition objectives are to provide an opportunity for participants to demonstrate their unconventional programming methodologies and technologies during the competition; to gain an objective expert assessment of the participants-made methods and solutions; opportunity to share your experience with participants. 3. Applications Applications must be filled in accordance to the provision requirements. The application should contain all the necessary attachments and documents. The following topics are offered for competition projects: - The best future technology. - The best Medical Technology - The best Green Project - The best social innovative projects. Social Future - The best IT Technology Competition participants may present research projects in all three categories. 4. Competition procedure 4.1 The competition has two stages: the selection stage and the final stage. The selective stage: Applications should name the category (among the offered categories) and meet requirements set in the items 1.2 and 3. The Competition committee selects the received applications and makes a short list of participants for each category/nomination. The short list is published at the forum web site www.eurasia-forum.ru. Applications can be submitted since November 10, 2013 till March 1, 2014. All the participants passing the selection stage and making an arrangement fee are considered to be enrolled to the «Innovative Eurasia» school. Final: not less than 15 authors of the best projects are invited to Ekaterinburg for personal project presentation and participation in the forum final events during the period since April 2326, 2014. 5. Project assessment criteria 5.1 The following criteria are taken onto account for project assessment: Problem urgency; Scientific novelty; Innovative character and unconventionality of the offered solutions; Scientific, technical and economic feasibility of the offered solutions; Practical importance and possibility of results testing and practical implementation of the project; Availability of the references (source references for the quotations in the text as well as data, tables, graphs, diagrams references and literature list); Availability of illustrations, enclosures, appendixes to the project, graphic description in good printing quality; Logic, coherence, style and grammar. Project format requirements: 1.0 line spacing, А4 paper format, Times New Roman, font size 12, margins on each side - 2 cm. For each research project the article with the thesis containing the main idea of the project must be prepared. There are the following requirements: 1.0 line spacing, А4 paper format, Times New Roman, font size 12, margins on each side - 2 cm. The text must not exceed 2 pages. 6. Competition committee 6.1 The competition committee is formed from among the highly qualified teaching staff, leading scientists and specialists, competition organizers, invited experts representing educational institutions and other establishments. 6.2 The competition committee members will be announced till April 1, 2014. 6.3 Committee member responsibilities: Checking availability of attached documents with the application for participation. Within the selection stage: consideration and analysis of the received documents, which are listed in the Appendix 1; Participation in competition expert board development for project presentation stage; Selection of the winner; Keeping the competition Minutes of Meeting. 6.4 The committee takes the decision based on the score sum taken by the competition participants. Each item of the project can be assessed up to 5 points (score) in accordance with the criteria indicated in the item 5.1 6.5 The competition committee has a right to allocate/create special categories. 7. Results making 6.1 By the committee decision the following places are given I, II, III. 6.2 All the participants are awarded with the diplomas, special prizes according to the committee decision. The winners get an opportunity to take part in the youth forum event “Open innovations” that will be held at the international exhibition center “Crocus Expo” (Moscow), Innoprom exhibition and at the Ural youth forum “Utro”, the “Innovative Ural” shift. 8. Contacts: Competition coordinator: Krasikova M.E. Ph.: 343 2519645, 8950 557 15 88 fltk@mail.ru, marinakrasikova@rambler.ru