STM32 2011 - OpenWorld application design contest for STM32

OpenWorld application design contest for STM32 was launched March 15th 2010 to promote technologies and applications that assist persons with handicaps or limiting medical conditions. We would apprieciate your support promoting this contest.

The contest is open to students, hobbyists and professional engineers.

The essentials...

What:
Application design contest on STM32 ARM Cortex-M3 to promote solutions/technologies that facilitate life for people with handicaps or limiting medical conditions

Links:
STMicroelectronics' Press release: http://www.st.com/internet/com/press_release/t3141...
Contest registration site: http://www.stm32circle.com
Autonomie project: http://autonomie.minalogic.net/index.en.html
Prizes:
$20000 in Cash prizes
Key dates:
Concept entries to 15 May 2011 (entries will be awarded EvoPrimer tools)
Finished applications due 14 December 2011
For Who:
Anyone - professional engineers, electronics hobbyists, students, ...

Where: Worldwide
Technologies of interest:
STM32 ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller
MEMS (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer)
RF technologies (GPS, GSM, Bluetooth, RFID, Zigbee...)
Portable, autonomous electronic platforms
Precision navigation systems
Augmented reality
Multimedia

Contest Sponsors: STMicroelectronics, ST-Ericsson, among others
Context:

The contest is a promotion of the Autonomie project - an industry research consortium researching technologies that assist people with sight impairments.