EATON poster prize
To encourage recognition of the scientific merit of early career researchers, the SPPT organizes EATON poster prize sponsored by EATON corporation. This prize can be granted to young researchers (up to 35 years old) in recognition of an excellent poster at the conference. The poster must be prepared and presented by the contestant.
EATON poster prize registration
The best poster will be evaluated during symposium poster sessions, the most important criteria being the scientific content, design of the poster and poster presentation to the evaluation committee. Every interested eligible person (only winner's eligibility will be checked, e.g. by their student book or any other official document) has to mark themselves as participant in the competition during the online registration. During the poster sessions, all posters signed up for the competition will be marked with a label received from registration desk. Every contestant is obliged to mark their poster with this label not later than at 9:30 a.m. on the day of their poster presentation.
The EATON poster prize is brought by EATON, a global power management company with 2018 sales of $21.6 billion. EATON provides energy-efficient solutions that customers manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. Eaton has approximately 99,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.
Eaton European Innovation Center in Roztoky (Prague-West) is one Eaton’s five global Innovation Centers with “Power of One” capabilities for Energy Efficient Power Systems including Electrification of Transportation, Vehicle, and Aircraft applications. It was established in 2012 and is dedicated to make Eaton’s products and services more efficient, safe and sustainable. The center plays a vital role in the company’s research and development, including gas breakdown and arc plasma simulation in devices used for electrical power distribution and switching.
