ABOUT US
The 18th Convergence Conference is a James Cook University Singapore event, which highlights a major event which showcases student projects that are industry based and helpful to the community.
The event will be marked by Poster Presentation for BU3102 and Research Seminar Presentation for LB5235.
This year the event will be held on January 24, 2020, Fri: By 8.45 AM. Venue: C02-15 Lecture Theatre.
The event will also invite industry practitioners as guest speakers, judges, mentors and JCU academia in a shared platform of exchanges, problem solving, discussions, teamwork and a fun learning environment.
*The event is managed by the JCUS 18th Convergence Conference Organising Committee of students, with an adviser and lecturers as support or mentors to their respective disciplines and team.
OUR SLOGAN
STRATEGies. SOLUTIONs. SYNERGies.
STRATEGIES.
This process allows both the teachers and learners to view issues and cases through a common lens. Positive interactions with experts in the industry, specialists and even among peers, colleagues and classmates allow a rich mix of solutions.
SOLUTIONS.
This process in learning propels students and learners into another level of thinking. It opens the mind to endless possibilities. Inspiration drives learners to enhanced capabilities and creative solutions.
SYNERGIES.
This process allows students and learners a professional exploration of new ideas. It also allows a new approach to otherwise traditional solutions. The connection of ideas can only end with a positive synthesis of new knowledge.
"As a united force of ideas, synergy, challenges, experiments and team spirit, the event hope to result in a successful learning experience to the participants, visitors and university academia."
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OFFICIAL COLOUR & REPRESENTATION
YELLOW (GOLD/MUSTARD)
This is the color of the mind and the intellect. It is optimistic and cheerful. Yellow is uplifting and illuminating, offering hope, happiness and fun. Yellow is creative from a mental aspect, the color of new ideas, helping us to find new ways of doing things.
RED (CANDY APPLE)
Creates alertness and excitement. Encourages creativity. Increases energy. It is also the colour which represents power, courage and determination. Being the color of physical movement, the color red awakens our physical life force.
BLUE (ELECTRIC)
This colour represents one that is reliable and responsible. Blue relates to one-to-one communication, especially communication using the voice - speaking the truth through verbal self-expression - it is the teacher, the public speaker.
WHITE
Creates positive feelings. Helps maintain attention. Enables fresh beginnings. It is the colour which evokes purification of thoughts or actions. White opens the way for the creation of anything the mind can conceive.
LOGO STORY
The logo presents a variety of objects in a person’s mind and being. They are the day to day perceptions, activities, tasks we face.
They are then coloured in yellow, blue, red and white, giving these objects life and meaning. This blend results in a multidisciplinary cloudburst of new knowledge.
The use of Roman numerals in our logo represents royalty, history & culture.
The FIVE ELEMENTS & A STORY
COMMUNICATION. This is the beginning. When we talk and discuss, ideas abound.
THE QUESTION MARK. Questions are a prelude to exchanges. Questions give life to conversations and sets the mind thinking.
PEOPLE. Here the ideas are discussed together. Sharing and Working Together creates and exciting process and result in successful collaborations.
TEAMWORK. Working Together. Solving problems together. Creating Solutions Together.
THE WORLD in our hands. Through diversity and cultural exchanges and explosions of concepts, solutions and synergies we can go global.
EVENT OBJECTIVES
To bring together 2 various disciplines (Multidisciplinary Project and Applied Research Programme/Project ) into one Convergence Conference event and enhance participants’ learning experience.
To showcase the various creative and innovative solutions to problems presented in each discipline by posters, videos, presentations and more.
To engage students in their respective relevant challenges with industry practitioners, academia, guest speakers & judges
POSTER COMPETITION
Submission Instruction​
Must include project title, names of all members in the group
A1 Size with adequate margins for the printer for printing
Poster must include Logos of JCU & JCUS 18th Convergence Conference. (all provided in the Official Template)
The minimum amount of Poster bleed should be around 0.125" (3mm) outside your document final size, ideally 0.25" (6mm). Each printer has his own requirement for this. The only time you don't need to use bleed is when there is absolutely nothing printed on all sides (eg. a design with a white border.)
CLOSED CATEGORY - Participants can only be from James Cook University Multidisciplinary Project SP53 2019​
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SUBMISSION DATES - 15-17 January, 2020 (20 Jan would be the latest date)
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*For more infomation, please refer to the link below*
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
MS. PAMELA WILDHEART
Adviser of JCUS 18th Convergence Conference
& Tutorial D Tutor
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