Saturday, September 04, 2010

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PneuDrive Challenge Milestones

Refer to this section of the website to access information regarding suggested timelines and milestones. This can help you to avoid possible project planning pitfalls during the lifecycle of the competition.

Remember, you can also make use of the Blog section of this website to get suggestions and updates relating to the different stages, as well as what to look out for in terms of the business and competition activity that may take place during the course of the year.

 

Milestones for the 2010 competition:

Remember, these are suggested milestones. Business and student activity can be unpredictable. Changes and updates to milestones and delvierables will be made to this section of the website, and confirmation will be sent via email to registered students.

Potential Open Day Events in Johannesburg and cape Town
Early to mid February
Confirmation from Teams of Intention to Enter
19 February 2010
Site Visits and Competition Support from SEW Eurodrive and Festo Managers
10 - 26 March
Deadline for equipment request proposal from universities
30 April
Deadline for approval of independent student projects by the PneuDrive Team
(students from non-participating universities)
30 April
Deadline for Final Submissions
30 June
Judging and Presentation
20 - 30 July
Announcement of Winners
06 August
Winners trip to Germany
November * December

 

PneuDrive Challenge Road Show Schedule

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The Schedule for the PneuDrive Road Show has been updated:

University
  Date
Time Contact
University of Johannesburg   Completed   Prof Japie van Wyk
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal   Completed   Anthony Walker
Stellenbosch Unviversity   Tues - 23rd March 12:30pm - 2:00pm Prof Anton Basson
Cape Peninsula University of Technology   Wed - 24th March 10:00 am - 12:00pm Francois Hoffman
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University   Tues - 13th April 11:00am - 1:00pm Prof Khalid Abou-El-Hossein
University of Cape Town   Thurs 15th April 2:00pm - 4:00pm Ramesh Kuppuswamy
North West University   To be confirmed   Willie Smit
WITS    To be confirmed   Prof Willie Cronje

 

Proiect Planning Tips and Tricks

When the 2010 PneuDrive Challenge starts, we'll use this space to pass on some tips and tricks related to estimating, planning and managing projects.

 

Product Tips and Tricks

Still being students, we don't expect you to know the full potential of the products that you'll be using. Afterall, the main reason of the PneuDrive Challenge is to help you get familiar with the products you'll more than likely be using when you enter the working world.

 

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