2021 English Social Solutions Contest Information
Topic: Youth Managing COVID
Present a solution and perspective on how to coexist with the COVID-19 pandemic while growing and exploring your potential without limitation and, at the same time, securing a safe environment for those around us.
Registration deadline: Friday, February 19, 2021
Application form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyB34vhldu0LYl-g3x8rApWD3YhVbS56EuwndgiO0KFi2Szg/viewform
Preliminary: video of the presentation to be sent by 12:00 pm, March 02, 2021
Semi-Final Round: Saturday, March 20, 2021
Time: Registration begins at 13:00, the contest begins at 14:00
Venue: National Taipei University of Technology
Add.: No. 1, Sec. 3, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei
Final Round: Saturday, May 08, 2021
Time: Registration begins at 13:00, the contest begins at 14:00
Venue: The Sherwood Taipei
Add.: No. 111, Sec. 3, Min-sheng East Road, Taipei
Winner’s Prize
First Place: NT$50,000.-
All the Finalist except First Place: NT$5,000.- per team
Entering the Contest as a team
We encourage our contestants to work with individuals with different backgrounds and skillsets to come up with creative and unique solutions to the current situation. The team may consist of a maximum, 3 people.
If you decide to enter as a team, then all members of each team must be present at the presentation. Any absentee from each team may constitute disqualification unless having prior written approval from the Rotary Club of Taipei.
Timeline for ESSC 2021
Preliminary - Submission Deadline – March 02, 2021
Submit the Video of your presentation by 12:00 pm Tuesday, March 02, 2021
The video should be more than 7 minutes and less than 10 minutes. If the time requirements are not met, points will be deducted.
Videos should meet the following criteria:
- No music
- Filmed in a quiet room
- Voice should be clear and audible.
- The presenter should be visible. All members should present once.
- PPT Should be Visible. One way to do it is below:
- https://support.office.com/en-us/article/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7-e47d8741161c#OfficeVersion=Office_365
- If you record with your Cell Phone, please record it horizontally.
- Naming Files
- The name of the Video should be [yourteamname].mov
- The name of the Powerpoint should be [yourteamname].ppt
- Video File
- Video Files should be in .mov or .mp4
- Instructions for Sharing Video and Powerpoint
- Create a Google drive account if you do not have one at drive.google.com
- Create an Individual Folder with your “Team Name” and upload the video and PowerPoint into the folder.
- Right-click the folder and share the folder with taipeirc@gmail.com
- Send an Email to the Rotary Club of Taipei to make sure that the video has been shared properly as soon as you upload it.
Please upload and verify the documents are received! Points will be deducted if any individuals miss the deadline or those who have said they submitted but have not checked with our club office! If you have questions in regards to any part of this, please contact our club office at 02-23810986.
The Semi-Final round and the Final Round will be conducted in person. Please bring your own PPT document. We will have a PC there for you to use. You can also bring your own laptop to connect if you choose. There will be a 5 min Q and A session after the presentation.
We will keep updating further detailed information on ESSC on this web page.
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