SPES! It is one of the busiest week for most engineering students in SP. Singapore Polytechnic Engineering Show, SPES for short, is an event organised for engineering students to showcase their innovative projects during their final year. The event was held on 14-18 Jan 2019 & I wanted to share our experience in SPES and how we prepared ourselves for the big day.
DAY 1 - MONDAY
Our week started with a short briefing about the event and we were given a small reminder on the proper attire and what we needed to do during our move-in day.
Once the briefing ended, TingZhen and I headed to T11sq to see how the booth looked like so we could plan our display layout beforehand. We realised one table is not enough to display our project and but we were lucky enough to be given an extra table! Thank god the organisers had extras!
DAY 2 - TUESDAY
Now that we've collected this year's SPES shirt, I actually feel like the day is coming and the nerves started creeping up. But planning ahead helped keep things in order and organised. We created our game plan and we included our schedule, logistics, table layout, and script. We even printed out warning signs to ensure the audiences that comes to our booth are careful around sharp & heavy objects.
DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY
Move-in day! I'm so glad we planned ahead and preparation went better than expected.
DAY 4 - THURSDAY
Our first day in SPES went better than expected! We have received great feedback as well as constructive criticism that will help us greatly into making our project even better in the next iteration. We were given the chance to showcase our project to companies such as Yamazaki Mazak Singapore Pte Ltd and Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Center (ARTC). We have gained such great experience that we would have not encountered within a classroom setting.
DAY 5 - FRIDAY
Last day!! We finally reached the end of SPES. Our second day went by slowly as there were lesser people who visited. But this time around, we received more feedback from secondary school & even our SP students and I'm glad they enjoyed our demo and what we've created.
All the best & See you soon!
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