CONTENTS

ABOUT US 3

ABOUT THE EVENT 4

INNOVATIONS SYMPOSIUM 7
TOPIC OVERVIEW 8
PROGRAM FLOW 9

INNOVATIONS EXPOSITION 10
MECHANICS 11
AWARDS 15
PROGRAM FLOW 16
IMPORTANT REMARKS 17

SOCIALS NIGHT 18
PROGRAM FLOW 19

REGISTRATION 20

ACCOMODATION 22

CONTACT US 25
 ABOUT US
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
DILIMAN

The University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering houses around 6000
brilliant engineering students. Consisting of one graduate school, two institutes, and six
departments including several Philippine Centers of Excellence and Research
Development. The college never ceases to find new avenues for collective academic and
socio-civic growth. It also shelters thirty-nine Engineering student organizations actively
participating in the college endeavors and events, bringing the whole community closer to
one another.

UP ENGINEERING STUDENT
COUNCIL

The UP Engineering Student Council is the official student council of the UP College of
Engineering. Consisting of 32 student leaders from different departments and institutes,
UP ESC is geared towards providing quality services, spearheading relevant campaigns
and projects, and organizing top-caliber events for the whole College of Engineering. Every
year, UP ESC remains faithful to its promise of giving its constituents avenues by which
they can grow beyond the academe and achieve holistic development through research,
competitions, sports, recreation, and active campaigns towards social consciousness.

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

DILIMAN

Engineers Without Borders-Diliman, or EWB-UPD, is a student-led, service-oriented and

university-wide organization, established to support community development programs
and partnerships for the benefit of developing Filipino communities through engineering
applications. The organization aims to promote the interdisciplinary approach of solving
problems by providing sustainable solutions as manifested in its diverse member base
coming from different programs inside and outside the College of Engineering.
 ABOUT THE EVENT
The Engineering Innovations Congress (Engineering ICon) is an annual event of the
Engineering Student Council and the College of Engineering that aims to cultivate and
enrich the innovative minds of the Filipino people. For the past 7 years, engineering
students from different universities all over the Philippines converge through a weeklong
series of events to realize potential long-term engineering solutions to problems that the
world is facing.

This year, we will expand our horizon as we open Engineering ICon to Senior High Schools
and Young Professionals who are filled with ingenuity and passion for nation building.
Now on its 8th year, Engineering ICon sheds light on Sustainable Engineering that features
the Sustainable Development Goals on Good Health and Well-being, Responsible
Consumption and Production, and Climate Action in partnership with Engineers Without
Borders - Diliman.

VISION
• An Engineering Innovations Congress that introduces engineering methodologies
as a solution and approach to achieve a sustainable world.

MISSION
• To showcase how various engineering fields continuously improve the lives of
different communities, and better the environment through science, technology,
and innovation.

GOALS
• To introduce and expose the participants to Sustainable Development Goals
through the Symposium talks and workshops
• To empower and inspire students to continuously innovate and realize their ideas
that will be of service to the country
• To instill the spirit of idea-generation, creativity and collaboration through the
Engineering Innovations Expo
• To provide networking opportunities and award the Expo winners through the
Socials Night
 ABOUT THE EVENT
WHERE
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN
WHEN
FEBRUARY 12-16, 2020
OVERALL THEME
SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING
featuring the Sustainable Development Goals
• Good Health and Well-being
• Responsible Consumption and Production
• Climate Action

OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING

FEBRUARY 12, 2020
ICON CHALLENGE SERIES
FEBRUARY 13-16, 2020
INNOVATIONS SYMPOSIUM
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
SOCIALS NIGHT
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
INNOVATIONS EXPOSITION
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
 ABOUT THE EVENT
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Engineering Innovations Congress is envisioned as an event that recognizes the
diversity and social impact of the Engineering disciplines. Its mission is to highlight the
different Engineering fields by promoting and developing feasible ideas into potential
solutions to different issues in the society.

GENERAL EVENT OBJECTIVES

Through the Engineering Innovations Exposition, we aspire to:
• Raise awareness of the students regarding engineering advancements in the
Philippines through the Engineering Innovations Exposition
• Foster a culture of innovation, sustainability, and social responsibility within the
Filipino Engineering student community through the Engineering Innovations Expo
competition

Through the Innovations Symposium, we aim to:

• Empower and inspire the delegates to continuously innovate and create ideas that
will be of service to the community
 SYMPOSIUM
With the aim to raise awareness on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,
the Engineering ICon Symposium caters to engineering students nationwide with talks
and workshops offering knowledge of sustainably creating a society through projects that
would serve the public. This 2020, the Engineering ICon Symposium banks on responsible
sourcing geared towards idea generation and the call to action.
 TOPIC OVERVIEW
TALK 1: LIVELIHOOD AND CONNECTIVITY FROM
DEVELOPMENT WORK
A talk focusing on incorporating both recycling (e.g. plastic, wood, etc.) and production
(e.g. urban farming produce, household materials, etc.) as a motion for community
development in the urban setting.

TALK 2: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR GREATER SOCIAL

INCLUSION
A session focusing on improving a person's own capabilities and how this can promote
equal opportunities and resources for the disadvantaged.

TALK 3: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN ASSET

CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT
A session that focuses on how social responsibility has its place in creating sustainable
innovations that serve the people and the environment.
TALK 4: ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY
A session that focuses on how innovators in various industries have been promoting
the use of environmentally friendly factors to reduce waste and promote energy
conservation and efficiency.
TALK 5: INNOVATOR'S ROLE IN COMBATING
CLIMATE CHANGE
A session that focuses on what specifically innovators have been doing in various
industries to make things more environmentally friendly
WORKSHOP 1: STRATEGIC PITCHING
A progressive session from concept creation to concretization, focusing on how to
improve sustainable ideas and idea pitching.
WORKSHOP 2: CASE STUDY - INNOVATIONS
SOURCING
A practical activity that exposes the participants to real life community problems that
are boiling down to the environmental and management issues. The Case study
session would be a platform for both students and professionals alike to maximize
resources and practice sourcing.
 PROGRAM FLOW

8:00 Registration
9:00 Opening
9:05 Talk 1: Livelihood and Connectivity From
Development Work
9:25 Talk 2: Capacity Building For Greater Social
Inclusion
9:45 Intermission
10:00 Talk 3: Social Responsibility in Asset Creation and
Development
10:20 Talk 4: Energy Conservation and Efficiency
10:40 Question and Answer, Awarding of Certificates
and Tokens
11:00 Lunch Break
12:00 Workshop 1: Strategic Pitching
2:30 Intermission
2:40 Workshop 2: Case Study – Innovations Sourcing
(with Snacks)
4:10 Talk 5: Innovator's Role in Combating Climate
Change
4:30 Question and Answer, Awarding of Certificates
and Tokens
4:50 Closing
5:00 End of Program
 EXPOSITION
The Engineering Innovations Congress Exposition 2020 (Expo 2020) is a nationwide
competition and showcase of social and tech-based solutions by the Filipino youth which
aims to help in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Winners of the
competition can get the opportunity to be seed-funded by Filipino investors for the
development of the project.

OBJECTIVES
The Engineering Innovations Congress Exposition 2020 aims to
• Instill in the Filipino youth a sense of giving back to the Filipino community
• Provide an avenue for students to apply classroom knowledge in the development
of new products/systems and/or the development of existing ones
• Inspire the Filipino youth with the spirit of innovation and creation through a
greater awareness of currently developed projects
 MECHANICS
THEMES
The entries for the competition must be related to this year’s chosen Sustainable
Development Goals, namely:

• SGD 3: Good Health and Well Being

• SGD 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
• SGD 13: Climate Action

For the specific targets of each SDG, you may visit the official site of the UN Sustainable
Development Goals www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment

ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS
Participants must be teams composed of at least one (1) and at most five (5)
individuals with the age of 16 to 25 years old. Participants with age of less than 18 shall
be accompanied by their adviser/coach/guardian.

ELIGIBILITY OF ENTRIES
All projects to be submitted must be an original work of the participating team. The
entry can be

• A software, hardware or equipment

• A new product or new concept
• An improvement of an existing product or concept
 MECHANICS
COMPETITION FORMAT AND CRITERIA
The competition will have three stages: the screening stage, elimination stage, and
final stage. The screening stage will be done prior to the competition proper. The latter
two stages will be done on the actual day of the Engineering ICON Expo.

SCREENING STAGE
Interested participants must COMPLETELY answer BOTH of
(1) online registration form at bit.ly/IConReg2020 and
(2) the application form (both in PDF and DOC/X), located in
tinyurl.com/EnggIconExpo2020. Download the word file and edit offline, not in
Google Docs.

The document shall be submitted to [email protected] with the

following details

EMAIL SUBJECT: EXPO 2020 Application – [TEAM NAME]

APPLICATION FORM (both in PDF and DOC/X): EXPO 2020 Application- [TEAM NAME]

Submissions will be accepted until JANUARY 19, 2020 (SUNDAY), 11:59 PM. Late
submissions won’t be accepted. Valid entries will be notified via email.

Submitted entries will be filtered based on the following criteria:

Criterion Points
Novelty and Originality 30
Does it exhibit innovation by application of a concept,
or by tackling the problem using a different approach?
Project Relevance 30
What SDG Target does it address?
Feasibility 30
Does the project have the capacity to be
implemented?
Proposal Presentation 10
Grammar Usage, writing style

TOTAL 100

The top TEN (10) projects from the screening stage will proceed to the Eliminations
Stage. Qualified entries will be notified via email. The requirements for the
Eliminations Stage shall also be sent via email.
 MECHANICS
ELIMINATIONS STAGE
The Eliminations stage will be done in a research fair/exhibit format during the day of
the Exposition (February 16, 2020).

Each team will be provided a booth where they could show their respective
presentation poster and prototype. The template of the poster shall be provided. While
bringing a prototype is not required, it must be noted that this will affect the team’s
PRESENTATION score for the elimination and final stages.

During the elimination stage, judges will visit each booth at random. All judges will visit
all booths.

Each team will be given a maximum of SEVEN (7) minutes to present an elevator pitch
of their project. A maximum of THREE (3) minutes will be given for questions and
answers from the judges. The THREE (3) minutes will start immediately after the team
ends their pitch.

The entries during the elimination stage will be judged based on the following criteria:
Criterion Points
CONTENT
Novelty and Originality 20
Does it exhibit innovation by application of a concept,
or by tackling the problem using a different approach?
Project Relevance 20
What SDG Target does it address?
Feasibility 20
Does the project have the capacity to be
implemented?

PRESENTATION
Presentation Flow and Style 20
Mastery 10
Poster/Exhibit 5
Overall Impression 5

TOTAL 100

The top SIX (6) teams will advance to the Final Stage.
 MECHANICS
FINAL STAGE
Qualified teams for the Final Stage will be given a maximum of TEN (10) minutes to
give a more comprehensive pitch of their project to a panel of judges, and a maximum
of FIVE (5) minutes for questions and answers. Order of presentation shall be drawn at
random.

Teams will be judged in the final stage using the following criteria:
Criterion Points
CONTENT
Novelty and Originality 20
Does it exhibit innovation by application of a concept,
or by tackling the problem using a different approach?
Project Relevance 20
What SDG Target does it address?
Feasibility 20
Does the project have the capacity to be
implemented?

PRESENTATION
Presentation Flow and Style 20
Mastery 10
Pitch Deck 5
Overall Impression 5

TOTAL 100
 AWARDS
The top three teams during the final round will be declared as Champion, 1st Runner
Up and 2nd Runner Up. Winners will receive cash prizes as shown:

Champion Php 35, 000

1st Runner Up Php 25, 000
2nd Runner Up Php 15,000

Special Awards will also be given to the following:

• Best Speaker (during the Finals Round)

• Best Poster (during Eliminations Round)
• People’s Choice (to be voted online)
 PROGRAM FLOW

8:00 Registration and Booth Set-up

9:00 National Anthem
9:10 Opening Remarks
9:20 Introduction of First Speaker
9:30 Talk on Intellectual Property
10:10 Awarding of Certificate and Token to Speaker
10:15 Introduction to Second Speaker
10:25 Talk on Project Pitching
11:05 Eliminations Round Mechanics
11:20 Eliminations Round
12:30 Lunch Break
1:30 Announcement of Qualifiers to the Final Round
1:35 Final Round
4:00 Awarding and Closing Ceremony
5:00 End of Program
 IMPORTANT REMARKS
1. The organizers reserve the right to disqualify, in its sole and absolute discretion,
any team from the competition which the organizers have reason to believe has
breached any aforementioned rules or engaged in improper conduct which may
include but not limited to plagiarism or failure to report related intellectual
property ownership of another project. Disqualified teams shall forfeit any and all
prizes awarded to them.

2. All contestants should refrain from contacting the judges of the competition.
Proven cases of malicious contact can cause disqualification of teams.

3. Deductions will be given to teams who will not comply with rules set by the
organizers. They will be notified if deductions were made.

4. Participants must agree to use their names, content and photos in materials for
communication and publicity by the organizers.

5. Entries submitted may be made public by the organizers but with proper credit to
the participants.

6. Engineering ICON reserves all rights to publicize the materials deemed relevant to
the competition.

7. Competitors shall agree that the organizers and all related parties assume no
liability and shall have no liability or obligation whatsoever for disclosures of
information provided by a competitor as part of a submission or otherwise during
the course of the competition.

8. The judges’ decision is final. There shall be no correspondence or discussion with

the judges regarding the scores after the awarding of winners.

9. The Engineering ICON Expo Committee shall be the highest decision-making body
throughout the entire competition. It also reserves the right to modify and revise
mechanics (including awards, criteria, penalties) as deemed necessary. If any
revisions shall be made, the Engineering ICON Secretariat shall inform affected
teams of all the changes.
 SOCIALS NIGHT
The Mixer serves as the awards night as well as the culminating activity of the Engineering
Innovations Congress 2019. During this night, participants will be able to share their
knowledge and foster collaborative learning. Moreover, it intends to serve as an avenue for
students to get acquainted with co-students and professionals who also share the same
spirit for innovation and nation-building over dinner and performances from invited
guests.
PROGRAM FLOW

6:30 PM Registration
7:00 Opening Remarks
7:05 Icebreaker
7:30 Motivational Speaker
7:35 Intermission
7:45 Dinner
8:30 Socialization Proper
9:20 Closing Remarks
9:25 Photo Ops
9:30 End of Program
 REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION DATES
Deadlines of payment for EARLY BIRD Registration (5% Discount) of each type of
delegate are the following:

INNOVATIONS SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS

10th January 2020

INNOVATIONS EXPOSITION GUESTS

10th January 2020

Deadline of payment for REGULAR Registration of all types of delegates is February 10,
2020.

Deadline of submission of entries and payments for the Innovations Exposition will be
on the 19th January 2020.

For competitors, only ONE payment transaction for the whole team (all team
members) is allowed.

ONLINE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

Visit bit.ly/IConReg2020 and fill-up the form for the registration.
A confirmation email containing your responses will be sent to your email.
 REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION DETAILS
The available packages per delegate type are shown on the tables below.

COMPETITIORS
ADDITIONAL FEE PER MEMBER
FEE PER TEAM PER TYPE
PACKAGE INCLUSIONS FOR SYMPOSIUM
NON-STUDENT STUDENT NON-STUDENT STUDENT

SCREENING Screening Round Application 400 200

Innovations Exposition Competitor
Elimination Socials Night Ticket Add 900 per Add 700 per
500 200
Qualifier Certificate delegate delegate
Snacks

NON-COMPETITIORS
REGULAR WALK-INS
PACKAGE INCLUSIONS BUNDLE
NON- BUNDLE NON-
STUDENT (NON- STUDENT
STUDENT (STUDENT) STUDENT
STUDENT)
Innovations Symposium Participant
Innovations Exposition Guest
A Socials Night Ticket 550 450 520 420 650 500
Certificate
Snacks
Innovations Symposium Participant
Socials Night Ticket
B 450 360 420 340 550 400
Certificate
Snacks
Innovations Exposition Guest
C Certificate 150 150 130 130 200 200
Snacks

*Bundle discounts for regular registration include five or more delegates.

*Team Types depend on the nature of majority of team members.

PAYMENT DETAILS
Payment can be done through any of the following methods:
THROUGH BANK DEPOSIT
Deposit to
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK Savings Account
Account Name: UP Engineering Student Council
Account Number: 108610012999
Email the scanned deposit slip to [email protected] with the email
subject, ICON 2020 Registration.

THROUGH CASH PAYMENT

Pay directly in cash at the UP ESC Office (Room 123, Melchor Hall, College of
Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City).
 ACCOMODATION
WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY
The available accommodations inside UP Diliman and their contact details are shown
on the table below.
FRANCISCO BENITEZ ALUMNI CENTER
Magsaysay Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City
02 929 3386 / 0929 685 3584
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)
Single 800
AIR CONDITIONED (PRIVATE Double 1200
TOILET AND BATH) Triple 1500
Extra Bed 500
Double 800
AIR CONDITIONED (COMMON
Triple 1200
TOILET AND BATH)
Extra Bed 400
KAPIT-BALAY
Guerrero Street corner Dagohoy Street, UP Diliman, Quezon City
02 920 4843
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)
SMALL STUDIO UNIT Single 1210
BIG STUDIO UNIT Double 1573
FAMILY SUITE Quadruple 1980
SOLAIRE
R. P. De Guzman, Diliman, Quezon City
632 927 8340 / 632 433 6606
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)
DOUBLE 2 pax 600 per head
QUADRUPLE 4 pax 500 per head
NISMED
T. H. Parado de Tavera Street, Diliman, Quezon City
0918 420 2745 / 632 981 8500 loc. 3901 up to 3910 / 632 927 4276 / 632 928 1563
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)
TYPE A (AIR CONDITIONED, 1 pax 1395
PRIVATE TOILET AND BATH) 2 pax 1900
TYPE B (AIR CONDITIONED, BATH 1 pax 1145
AND TOILET SHARED BY 2 ROOMS) 2 pax 1785
1 pax 440
QUADRUPLE 2 pax 740
3 pax 925
 UNIVERSITY HOTEL
Guerrero Street corner Aglipay Street, UP Diliman, Quezon City
02 926 1953
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)

GROUND FLOOR ROOMS Double 2430

(GF 02-04 & GF 10-14) Extension per Hour 225
Double 2625
GROUND FLOOR ROOMS
Triple 3250
(GF 15-16)
Extension per Hour 225
Double 2810
Triple 3500
STANDARD ROOMS
Quadruple 4190
Extension per Hour 225
Triple 5000
Quadruple 5690
SUPERIOR ROOMS Quintuple 6310
Sextuple 7000
Extension per Hour 600

OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY

The available accommodations outside UP Diliman within the area and their contact
details are shown on the table below.
PARK VIL-LA APARTELLE
1541 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
02 929 8618
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)
DOUBLE 2-3 pax 900
TRIPLE 3 pax 1500
QUADRUPLE 4-6 pax 1800
QUINTUPLE 5-6 pax 2100
SEXTUPLE 6-8 pax 2400
OCTUPLE 8-10 pax 3000
- Extra bed/foam 200
YUJ INN MAGINHAWA
98 Matimtiman, Quezon City
0917 444 4795 / 02 794 5526
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)
SINGLE
1 pax 900
(COMMON TOILET AND BATH)
DOUBLE BED SHARED
2-3 pax 1200
(COMMON TOILET AND BATH)
DOUBLE BED
2-3 pax 1600
(PRIVATE TOILET AND BATH)
FAMILY ROOM
4-5 pax 2400
(COMMON TOILET AND BATH)
- Extra person/bed 500
 HAEINSA CONDOTEL
23 Makisig Street, Diliman, Quezon City
02 367 7002 / 02 407 0188 / Online Booking
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)
STANDARD DOUBLE 2 pax 1124
DELUXE 2 pax 1249
TRIPLE 3 pax 1436
QUADRUPLE 4 pax 1624
FAMILY QUADRUPLE 4 pax 1749
DELUXE FAMILY 4 pax 1874
FERSAL HOTEL
130 Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
02 924 2689
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)
DELUXE SINGLE (QUEEN SIZE) 1-2 pax 3000
DELUXE DOUBLE (TWIN BED) 1-2 pax 3000
DELUXE TRIPLE 3-4 pax 4000
DELUXE FAMILY 4-5 pax 5800
- Extra Bed 700
MAYA RESIDENCE INN
44 Matino Street corner Matahimik Street, Diliman, Quezon City
02 434 4620
ROOM TYPE OCCUPANCY DAILY RATES (PHP)
STANDARD ROOM 1-2 pax 1990
DELUXE ROOM 2-3 pax 2250
1 BR SUITE 2-4 pax 3100
2 BR SUITE 4-6 pax 4450
- Extra Bed/Person 500
 CONTACT US
ENGINEERING INNOVATIONS CONGRESS
STEERING COMMITTEE
[email protected]

OVERALL HEADS
Viq Ashley Alentajan Aaron Aquino
0915 695 7786 0998 940 1563
[email protected] [email protected]

SYMPOSIUM HEADS
Rona Angelica Grindulo Adrienne Camille Diaz De Rivera
0915 748 8586 0917 152 1228
[email protected] [email protected]

EXPOSITION HEAD
Al Christian Gobres
0915 686 2499
[email protected]

LOGISTICS HEADS
Terence Arcalas Robin Jerome Banta Bryce Harley Temew
0927 530 9155 0905 603 0417 0917 321 0609
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

PARTNERSHIPS HEADS
Raphael Olpindo Andrew Aren Ong Ma. Sofia Renee San Jose
0919 232 5750 0928 998 8818 0905 562 0515
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

PUBLICITY HEAD
Camille Anne Venturina
0998 559 0107
[email protected]