Satellite Mission Idea Contest 2019

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For the very first time in Bangladesh, IEEE Brac University Student Branch has organized Satellite Mission Idea Contest 2019, an inter-university paper writing competition on satellites, under 4th BIRDS International Workshop.

The competition was open for students of any educational institution in Bangladesh and it was based on generating new and improved ideas for satellites and writing a paper based on these ideas. Twenty-seven campus ambassadors from nineteen different institutions were assigned to help out with the promotion of the competition. With their help and the volunteers’ continuous efforts the overall response received was unbelievable. Twenty two teams from eighteen different institutions of Bangladesh registered for the competition including two school teams and one college team.

The journey started with 22 teams and 8 teams were selected for the final round based on their abstract paper. The finalist teams were:

The two judges for the final round were Omar Shahjalal Shantonu, Satellite Operation Manager at Spectra International Limited and Sanando Jagati Chayan, Project Supervisor at Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL).

The Final Round of the Satellite Mission Idea Contest 2019 was held on 26 November, 2019 at Brac Centre Inn, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212. It started off at 10:00 a.m. with the thankful and encouraging words of the Honorable Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Mohammad Tamim. Then each of the teams presented their paper before the audience. A refreshment break was given in between the two presentation sessions. After the presentations the participants, judges and the volunteers had their lunch.

The prize giving ceremony started at 2:30 p.m. with the speech of the Honorable Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Mohammad Tamim. He indicated on how information technology has advanced over the years and the fact that it is no longer enough to be expert at one particular field. He also mentioned that to reach the highest form of success one has to have the knowledge of multiple interconnected fields of study. Then the two judges shared their thoughts on the presentations of the teams and how amazed they were with their efforts and thirst for knowledge. After that the winner, the first runner-up and the second runner-up teams were announced.

The winning team of the Satellite Mission Idea Contest 2019 is team Ulysses from University of Dhaka and Jahangirnagar University. The first-runner up team is Oscillation from Brac University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. The second runner up team is Sentinel from Brac University.

The winner, the first runner-up and the second runner-up teams were awarded prize money of fifteen thousand BDT, twelve thousand BDT and ten thousand BDT respectively. The rest of the finalists were awarded one thousand BDT each.

Considering the fact that this is the first ever nationwide competition based on satellites, the overwhelming response from students all over the country has exceeded all expectations. It is safe to say that the utmost effort of the participants will open new doors to satellite studies and create enthusiasm among the general mass. Therefore, this competition should be held every year so that more revolutionary ideas can be generated and hopefully these ideas will lay a foundation to a better future for the country as well as the world.

• Date: 26 Nov 2019
• Time: 04:00 AM UTC to 10:00 AM UTC
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