2021 UVM CS Fair

The CS Fair is a UVM event which provides Computer Science students the opportunity to display web, app, and other computer related projects for the chance to win up to $300 in UVM gift cards. This year the CS Fair will be held December 10^th in the Davis Center's Grand Maple Ballroom.

Registration opens on October 15, 2021 and closes on November 29.

Total Projects: 66 Total Students: 100

Advanced App Projects (CS 2xx/3xx level) (6 projects, 13 students)

1^st Place $300 (300)

2^rd Place $200 (200)

3^rd Place $100 (100)

Advanced Machine Learning Projects (CS 2xx/3xx level) (4 projects, 8 students)

1^st Place $300 (240)

2^rd Place $200 (160)

3^rd Place $100 (80)

Advanced Projects (CS 2xx/3xx level) (4 projects, 7 students)

1^st Place $300 (210)

2^rd Place $200 (140)

3^rd Place $100 (70)

Research Projects (independent research projects e.g. part of thesis or dissertation) (3 projects, 3 students)

1^st Place $300 (90)

2^rd Place $200 (60)

3^rd Place $100 (30)

Intermediate Programming Projects (CS 121 and 1xx level) (15 projects, 27 students)

1^st Place $300 (300)

2^rd Place $200 (200)

3^rd Place $100 (100)

Intermediate Web Design (CS 142 or 148 level) (8 projects, 10 students)

1^st Place $300 (300)

2^rd Place $200 (200)

3^rd Place $100 (100)

Beginner Programming (CS 21 level) (17 projects, 21 students)

1^st Place $300 (300)

2^rd Place $200 (200)

3^rd Place $100 (100)

Beginner Web Design (CS 8 level) (9 projects, 11 students)

1^st Place $300 (300)

2^rd Place $200 (200)

3^rd Place $100 (100)

People's Choice Award

1^st Place $300

2^nd Place $200

3^rd Place $100

^*Prizes will be announced at the conclusion of the fair. Prize amounts are subject to change based on funding. You may pick your gift card from Penni French Innovation E220 during normal business hours.

Rules

All Participants must have been enrolled in a Computer Science course at UVM or be an active CS or Data Science, Major or Minor during the 2021 calendar year (Jan to Dec).
All Participants must be currently enrolled as a UVM student in the semester the CS Fair is being held.
Projects
- Group or individual projects are allowed.
- Course projects are allowed (the more unique they are from your classmates' the higher your chances of getting in and winning).
- Non course projects are highly encouraged (i.e., something you did on your own).
- You may enter more than one project but you cannot present more than one project in a time slot. It is your responsibility to confirm you have not been assigned to present more than one project at a time.
- Registration does not guarantee your project will be accepted.
Code should be original or clearly documented if code is not yours.
All entries must be present at their booth. We will provide space on a table, but you need to provide a laptop (with a good battery power should be available) and/or other display (e.g., poster).
You are eligible to win only one competitive prize, you may forfeit a lower prize.
Prize amounts may be reduced when there are less than 10 projects in a category as shown in () next to the prize amount.
Unclaimed prizes will be forfeited after the second week of the spring semester.
Gift cards will be ready for pick up the week after the fair from the CS deptartment office, 2nd floor Innovation.
UVM monetary prize policy.
All entries allow us to use photos and videos for promotional material.
All entries must be received by November 1 in order to receive a t-shirt. T-Shirts not picked up by December 8, 2021 are forfeited to a first come first serve.
Violation of the rules will result in disqualification.
Rules are subject to change