Date:  September 21, 2011 (Wednesday)

Time: 8.30 am – 12.30pm

Venue: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED), IIUM, Gombak

In conjunction with UDPC 2011 Competition, a workshop is organized. The workshop will provide some insights on the application of universal design in designing products for disable person, elderly and children, as well as highlighting the Malaysia Standards (MS) with regards to designing universal design product and its development. The inviter speakers will be experts in the particular groups, and Standards Malaysia’s officer-in-charge in developing Universal Design Standards in Malaysia. The target audience for the workshop will be the students, designers, manufacturers and educators.


FEE

Registered participants of the Universal Design Product Competition (UDPC 2011) will be invited to the workshop and the admission is free.


ASSESSMENT

Assessment date by the judges: 16th – 17th November 2011

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The organizer has the right to appoint any jury to assess the participating entries and decisions made by the panel of jury are final. The assessment is based on:

  • Novelty of product (How novel is the idea or concept. Is the product unique?)
  • Inventiveness (Is the product innovative or modification of a similar existing product? Would it likely lead to a new product, system, design, material or process?)
  • Functionality (Fulfilling its intended functions, reliability and problem solving)
  • Educational impact (Contribution of the design / invention on the needs for the disable person, elderly and children development)
  • Ergonomic and safety requirement (The interaction between user, product and environment; physically and psychologically which follows the Standards Malaysia requirements)
  • Commercial potentialities (Market potential of the invention – Is there any evidence of market need? Is the product / invention comparable or superior to similar product in the market?)
  • Presentation and demonstration quality (The whole idea / design / invention are presentable which qualify its designers to be awarded as the winner such as quality of its prototype / model, writing, sketches, drawing and verbal presentation /explanation

RULES AND REGULATION

The organizer cannot be held liable and responsible for any damages, claims or lost of ideas before or after the competition. Design protection according to the Intellectual Property Rights Act: All participants are encouraged to register their designs under the Intellectual Property Rights Act and to keep all documents as proof of ownership before sending or exposing their design to the organizer.

The competition can be participated individually or group 2/3, which means members of the group to share the same prize.

PRIZES

Category A: Product Design for Disable Person

Prototype (scale 1:1)

1st Prize Winner RM 3,000.00 + Certificate

2nd Prize Winner RM 2,000.00 + Certificate

3rd Prize Winner RM 1,000.00 + Certificate

Consolation 2 Winners RM 500.00 + Certificate

Category B: Product Design for Elderly

Prototype (appropriate scale)

1st Prize Winner RM 3,000.00 + Certificate

2nd Prize Winner RM 2,000.00 + Certificate

3rd Prize Winner RM 1,000.00 + Certificate

Consolation 2 Winners RM 500.00 + Certificate

Category C: Product Design for Children

Prototype (appropriate scale)

1st Prize Winner RM 3,000.00 + Certificate

2nd Prize Winner RM 2,000.00 + Certificate

3rd Prize Winner RM 1,000.00 + Certificate

Consolation 2 Winners RM 500.00 + Certificate

Jointly Organizer

      

Department of Standards Malaysia (STANDARDS MALAYSIA)

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Century Square, Level 1 & 2, Block 2300, Jln Usahawan

63000, Putrajaya

Website: www.standardsmalaysia.gov.my

CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

KAED Universal Design Unit (KUDU), IIUM

Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED),

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM),

P.O. Box 10, Jalan Gombak

50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: (6) 03 6196 5271 / 5241     Fax: (6) 03 6196 4864

Secretariat of Programme / Person in charge: Br. Tun Aiman / aiman_tun86@ymail.com

Email: udpc2011@gmail.com

Applied for CPD points from relevant bodies:

  • Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM)
  • Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)