Present Around the World Competition (PATW)
Would you like to develop your presentation skills? Then why not enter an IET technical presentation competition for students and young professionals in your local area and win £150 (or local equivalent) cash prize?
Your opportunity to win some hard cash courtesy of the IET! Just talk for ten minutes on an engineering or technology subject of your choice and be prepared to answer questions for a further five minutes. You can cover a subject studied for your degree or a project you're involved in at work.
The judging is split 25 per cent technical content, 75 per cent presentation skills, enabling students (aged 18 or above) and young professionals at varying levels of their studies or career to participate.
How to enter
Many Young Professionals Sections hold Present Around the World Competitions as part of their programme of events. For further details of the first round heats contact your IET Local Network or Young Professionals' Section. You don't need to be an IET member in order to enter the competition and the winner and runner-up of each local heat is entitled to a year's free membership as part of their prize.
Prize
- Winner receives the local equivalent of £150 and the runner-up receives £100;
- The winner will automatically receive a place at a National or Regional PATW Final, plus the opportunity to compete at the 2011 International Final for a £1,000 cash prize and the option to go on to give their presentation at a Regional Final in a country of their choice in 2012.
How to organise a PATW Competition in your local area
All Young Professionals' Sections / Local Networks are encouraged to hold local heats of the Present Around the World (PATW) competition and to collaborate with other Sections in their region to hold regional or country-wide finals.
PATW event in a box
All the information that Sections need in order to host a Present around the World Competition can be found in the PATW event in a box 10 step guide.