Calendar
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Thursday, September 09
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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SIOY Kickoff | EB Event Space | Kick-off your Student Innovator of the Year competition experience. Learn how to receive up to $400 to prototype your idea and how to join the process that will increase your technical and professional development and give you a chance to win part of 50k in total prize money. Network with fellow innovators. |
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Friday, September 10
3:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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BYU College of Engineering New Student Retreat 2021 | ||
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Tuesday, September 21
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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SIOY Ideathon | EB Event Space | Come present your innovative idea to your peers. Practice your presentation skills and get positive and constructive feedback about your idea. |
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Tuesday, September 28
5:00 PM
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College of Engineering Fall Kick Off with Sydne Jacques | ||
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Thursday, November 11
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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SIOY Speed Mentoring (Mentor Alliance) | TBA | Be mentored by BYU College of Engineering alumni and other industry professionals. Deliver your idea or product pitch, answer questions, and receive high-quality feedback from the mentors. You may just find a mentor for your team for the duration of SIOY and beyond. |
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Wednesday, January 12
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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SIOY Intellectual Property Info Session | TBA | Learn basics of protecting your innovative ideas from an IP pro and resources available on campus to help you. |
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Wednesday, February 16
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SIOY Showcase | EB Event Space and CB step-down lounge | This preliminary judging competition determines the seven teams that will advance to the Finals competition. Use your refined 4-minute pitch to highlight what makes your product innovative, the engineering work involved, and its impact to judges, students, and visitors. Four Showcase Honorable Mentions and a Crowd Favorite will win $500 each. Teams who don't advance to the Finals are eligible to compete in SIOY a subsequent year. |
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Friday, February 18
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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SIOY Finalist Mentoring | Engineering Building (EB) | Mandatory - Prior to the final event, each finalist team will be coached by a private mentor in the development of their short presentation. This presentation coaching will focus on including all aspects of the judging rubric while being engaging and entertaining. |
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Wednesday, March 02
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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SIOY Final Competition | TBA | The seven finalist teams will give their presentation to judges in front of a large crowd. Each finalist team will receive $4,000 just for competing in the final event. Finals competition winners will receive additional cash awards of 1st place- $8,000, 2nd place - $6,000, 3rd place - $4,000, and Crowd Favorite - $2,000. |