Open Source 3-D Printing Design Competition

[Ivana Z.]

Hi Everyone

Queen's University Applied Sustainability Lab has organized an
appropriate technology design contest of technological components for
printing on open source 3D printers.

The goal is to facilitate an open exchange of 3-D sustainable
technology designs that can be printed to meet various needs in the
context of sustainable and self directed development. 3-D printers
such as RepRap and open sourced innovation hold great promise for
development of appropriate technologies to help millions of world's
poorest communities reach a better standard of living. Designs will be
judged on the technical printing viability, feasibility and
functionality of the innovation, as well as sustainability from
ecological, economic and social perspectives.

Anyone can enter the competition but the contestants must post their
digital designs on Thingiverse under an open license (e.g. CC-BY-SA).
The contest is funded by the Queen's Applied Sustainability Group and
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
(NSERC). Contest opens November 1st 2011 and closes February 1st 2012.

Prizes:

1st place $1000 Cash
2nd place $250 Cash
3 Runners Up

All prize winning teams will receive a copy of Makers by Cory Doctorow

More Details:
me.queensu.ca/Research/Sustainability/files/3-
DPrintingSustainableDesigncontest.pdf
or
http://www.appropedia.org/Open_source_sustainability_3-D_printing_design_competition

Feel free to pass it on to anyone who may be interested in
participating. If you also want to advertise it on your organizations
web-pages you are more than welcomed to :)

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Ivana Zelenika
Applied Sustainability Lab
Environmental Studies Master's Candidate
Queen's University