Welcome
to Global Plastic Upcycle MAKEathon
You are warmly invited to the Global Plastic
Upcycle MAKEathon, an exciting innovation contest to generate ideas to upcycle
plastic into housing products for homes in Nepal. This is a fantastic
opportunity to share your ideas and expertise, help solving plastic waste
problems, and try out your skills in a unique environment!
The event is a hybrid of online and offline
activities at Zoom, FabLab Nepal in Kathmandu, Seoul Innovation FabLab in South
Korea from 1st-3rd of April, and the final pitch on 10th April 2022.
Please join us if you want to
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Meet
people who share the same passion for a sustainable world
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Share
your ideas, skills and creativity with the rest of the world*
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Turn
plastic waste into valuable products
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Create
business with plastic upcycling that improve the living conditions of homes in
Nepal
* Please note that all the generated ideas
will be shared with the public as open-source materials.
Is this you? Apply here today!
[What is MAKEathon?]
MAKEathon is
an open innovation competition that brings interested people together, and
provides the participants with resources, insights, mentoring and space to
generate creative innovation ideas within a short period of timeframe. In doing
so, individuals are exposed to fresh perspectives and know-hows from each
other, and often come up with great innovations that were not realised at the
single individual level.
It works like
a hackathon, we offer an additional element of physical prototyping to
encourage participants to experiment and build their ideas using tangible
materials and tools.
[What
is the Global Plastic Upcycle MAKEathon Challenge?]
Participants will be teamed up and work to
DEVELOP
A PRODUCT USING PLASTIC WASTE TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF NEPALI HOMES
[Aim]
Ultimately, your innovation will
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Create sustainable entrepreneurial opportunities for Nepali homes and for
your future career
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Create collective forces to effectively act against plastic waste
problem and climate crisis
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Last but not least, you will have lots of FUN!
[UN
Sustainable Development Goals]
The MAKEathon will contribute to achieving
several of the UN SGDs. Such as
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No
1. No poverty
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No
3. Good health and well-being
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No
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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No
12. Sustainable production and consumption
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No
13. Climate action
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No
17. Partnerships for the goals
[When]
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Application
Deadline (online): 23rd March 2022
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Selection
Announcement (email): 25th March 2022
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MAKEathon
Kick-off (online): 1st April 2022
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MAKEathon
Ideation (online + offline): 2nd-3rd April 2022
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MAKEathon
Prototyping (offline): 4th-9th April 2022
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MAKEathon
Final Pitch (online+offline): 10th April 2022
[Where]
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Online:
Zoom, Slack and Miro
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Offline:
FabLab Nepal in Kathmandu, Seoul Innovation FabLab in South Korea
[How
MAKEathon works]
The event is run in
English.
During the event, we offer a
series of inspiring online webinars, mentoring, online ideation tools and
platforms, and access to the prototyping
facilities (in Nepal and South Korea).
The participants will have a chance to meet talented, like-minded people around
the world online and work in teams to create new business ideas and create
prototypes.
Day
1 is for Intro and Inspiration. Teams are introduced to the MAKEathon challenge
and attend the expert webinars on the challenge.
Day
2 is for idea scoping and mentoring. Teams work together virtually to develop
ideas through brainstorming, sketching, prototyping and business modelling via
Zoom, Slack and Miro with the support of mentors.
Days
3 are for idea refining and finalisation. Teams are guided to develop their
business model and prototypes and the final pitch.
There
is a week between Day 3 and 4, for prototyping at FabLabs (where possible)
Day
4 is the final day for the final pitches and the award ceremony.
[Agenda]
NB. Due
to the time differences between countries, teams are free to arrange their time
to suit their time zones and daily schedules.
[Who]
Global
Plastic Upcycle MAKEathon
is open to innovative individuals aged 18+ from all backgrounds and genders,
including:
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Aspiring entrepreneurs
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Ambitious innovators and nudgers
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Compelling storytellers and communicators
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Creative makers and designers
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Researchers, scientists, and sociologists
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People who observe others and get a kick out of solving difficult
challenges
You DO NOT need to be a professional in
plastic recycling technology. Just be willing to bring your expertise, passion
and team spirit to work collaboratively to solve the challenge. PEOPLE FROM ALL
DISCIPLINES, ESPECIALLY FROM PLASTIC RECYCLING, DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND
BUSINESS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. We are committed to diversity and
members of under-represented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
[Application]
Register here:
https://forms.gle/9P9PXaWjdcEWvMD39
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling
basis. Places are limited, so apply early to avoid disappointment!
Both teams[1]
and individuals are encouraged to apply.
If you register but cannot attend the event
anymore, please inform the organisers ASAP to allow us to allocate new members
from the waiting list.
[MAKEathon
Requirements]
Teams are required to submit the below final
materials by 9th April 2022.
One page summary of the concept
(template will be provided)
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No
longer than 3 min pre-recorded presentation pitch
video covering:
o Project title
o Team name and members
o Challenge and problem statement
o Innovation concept and how it
works
o Business model and target market
o Next steps, necessary resources,
and implementation plan
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Submissions
must be in English
[Evaluation
Criteria]
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Innovation & Integrity: Is it addressing the MAKEathon
challenge? Is it a creative and original solution for the challenge?
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Sustainability Impact: When scaled up, will the solution create
enough social and environmental value?
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Business potential: Is the business model viable? Is it applicable
to the real world market and consumers? Is the commercial opportunity scalable?
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Team & Pitch: Is the team enthusiastic to continue the
entrepreneurial journey? Is the pitch compelling?
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Prototype:
Does the prototype demonstrate the concept effectively? Is the innovation
concept technically feasible?
[Prize]
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10-Month
Start-Up incubation programme in Kathmandu
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Professional prototyping service of the idea
[About
us]
THe
MAKEathon is led by Centre for Industrial Sustainability, Institute for
Manufacturing, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK.
The
MAKEathon is a part of the project funded by Sustainable Manufacturing &
Environmental Pollution (SMEP) and the UK aid from the UK government, and Field
Ready UK and Impact Hub Kathmandu (former Nepal Communitere) are the consortium
partners.
Our
MAKEathon partners are
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Impact
Hub Nepal
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Field
Ready
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BK
Sustainable Living Paradigm Research and Education Programme, Korea University,
Seoul, South Korea
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Seoul
Innovation FabLab, Seoul, South Korea
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Precious
Plastic Slovakia
[RULES]
FIRST OF ALL, HAVE FUN!
THE MAKEATHON TERMS OF ENTRY
By entering the MAKEathon, you agree to the following legally
binding Terms of Entry. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT ENTER THE COMPETITION.
VENUE
Participants will work with their team using the online platforms and/or FabLab
facilities.
Zoom is for synchronous activities and discussions: for example for
introductions, webinars, pitch selection, and team ideation, sharing sketches
and mentoring sessions. Slack is used mainly as the project repository of
information across all teams with fellow participants, mentors, juries, and the
event organisers. Miro will be used for brainstorming and in-team idea-sharing.
FEE
There is no charge for participation.
IDEA & PROJECT ELIGIBILITY
The submission project/idea must be new and unique.
Additionally, it must address the challenge of the competition.
DESIGNS
& INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND OWNERSHIP
All the ideas and designs generated from the MAKEathon will be
publicly exposed as open-source materials. If you do not want to retain the
Intellectual Property Rights of your ideas and do not want to share your ideas
with others, please DO NOT apply.
The participants can create NEW ideas AND / OR bring in their
own existing designs and ideas provided the Intellectual Property Rights are
not breached. The MAKEathon event organisers do not have responsibility for the
IP rights that the participants decided to use. It is their own responsibility
to exploit and expose the idea with others.
No material submitted or presented in the MAKEThon will be
treated as open-source and participants are entirely responsible for any
decision to communicate ideas, being in mind publication prevents patenting.
Participants therefore must consider carefully what they
disclose and not disclose any information or material which they regard as
patentable technology or commercially sensitive information.
Any disputes between participants or within or outside teams
will be for the participants/teams to resolve.
2. Intellectual Property:
2.1 Material submitted to MAKEthon will be shown to the
facilitators, mentors and juries.
2.2 The University can disclose online in a publicly
discoverable fashion without the originator’s consent any presentations, photos
including zoom screenshots, prototypes, audio, or video recordings.
2.3 All participants guarantee they have checked that they are
not including any third party ideas or material and/or they have all the
permissions they need to use anyone else’s input to their prototype (including
any member of staff, supervisor, other students, employers, work colleagues,
friends).
2.4 The MAKEathon organisers do not claim ownership of any
materials submitted or prototypes created.
CODE OF CONDUCT
We expect all participants to follow high ethical standards.
Show respect to all participants, attempt collaboration before conflict, and
refrain from demeaning comments.
This is a harassment-free event for everyone, regardless of
gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability,
physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or
technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
If you're aware of any harassment, please report it immediately to event
organisers.
PRIVACY POLICY
The personal details provided at registration will be used
strictly only for MAKEathon administration purposes.
For full details of the IfM's policy https://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/privacy-policy/
1.1 The MAKEathon organisers will use the information on your
application form to administer and promote the MAKEathon and further events of
a similar nature.
1.2 All participants agree that the University’s Institute for
Manufacturing may promote this event including photographs taken at the event.
If you are not willing to be photographed, tell the organiser.
1.3 The MAKEathon organisers also has the right to use for
advertisement in the publicity statements or events, including all types of
media, both print and online:
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the process photos (excluding the final prototypes)
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short descriptions (provided by the teams)
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all participating teams’ names and likenesses
2. Platform provider terms – video conferencing/collaboration
providers
When deciding to disclose material via the IT platforms being
used for the Virtual MAKEathon, please consider the platform providers terms
and conditions, including any data they collect about you or use of your
content. You must familiarise yourself with their specific terms and condition
for:
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Zoom https://zoom.us/privacy
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Miro https://miro.com/security/
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Slack https://slack.com/intl/en-kr/privacy-policy
[1] Up to 3 members can for a team. Even if you are applying
as a team, please register individually and specify the team name in the
application form.