ERC is a scientific and technical project promoting mobile robotics and educating staff for the high technology industry. Thanks to the project potential Partners can gain employer branding platform directed to the best engineering cadres, a place for business meetings - and establishing cooperation and/or promotion space for companies offering or seeking solutions based on new technologies.

1. SPACE FOR BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
September 13–15th , 2019
5. EDITION
Kielce University of Technology

2. The European Rover Challenge is a scientific and
technical project promoting mobile robotics and
educating staff for the high technology industry
Competition of Martian university robots and
demonstrations of professional constructions
Business and Mentoring Conference
Exhibition and presentation area
- for the public

3. ERC competition
Several months elimination on the basis of submitted technical
documentation (PDR, CDR) and evaluation of professional judges
Three day finals of mobile robot competition on a specially prepared
track reminiscent of the Martian environment

4. Complicated field and handling competitions
Competition regulations based on guidelines:
Emotions and the climate of sporting
rivalry, which is the introduction - serious
technical solutions used in the space and
robotics industry
ERC competition

5. Business and mentoring conference
Meeting of professionals from technology industries (including space)
Participation in presentations and debates
Inspirations for the space and robotic sector
Network meetings, also in the formula of individual business meetings
Recruitment meetings with selected university teams - and professional ones

6. Exhibition zone
A zone of scientific and technical shows open to the public and the media
Robotic competition for the public
Technical demonstrations of companies, universities, schools, scientific institutions
Inspirational meetings with special guests
Lectures and presentations, multimedia seances

7. What will you gain thanks to the ERC
Employer Branding
employer branding platform
directed to the best
engineering cadres of the
cosmic-robotics sector
Networking
a place for business meetings -
and establishing cooperation
between companies, decision-
makers from public institutions
and universities around the world
Promotion
the promotion space for
companies offering or seeking
solutions based on new
technologies (including space and
robotics)

8. Employer Branding
Meetings with participants from university and professional teams that compete in
occupations with specializations especially desirable by employers:
mechatronics automation robotics
electronics computer science and programming
project management
Soft skills:
task work in an interdisciplinary team
solving complex problems under time pressure
project management and obtaining funds

9. • Posting recruitment ads in ERC communication channels - newsletter, Facebook
and LinkedIn, direct channel
• Knowledge about the competences of future engineering staff
• Access to the CV of the best students - knowledge of the competences of future
engineering staff
• Organization of workshops and training for students - presentation of companies
and competence needs, mentoring, business training
Benefits for the Partner
Employer Branding

10. Employer Branding
94%
teams entered into the ERC 2018 with innovative
space robot designs65
6%
Example structure of
a 10-person team:
Science mentor, PhD Eng.
Students of the last year
Students of the third year
Students of the first yearteam members
and among them specialists in: robotics, automation,
information technology, programming, mechatronics, marketing,
project management
400

11. Networking
Individual calendar of meetings with guests and other event partners
Managers and engineers
Representatives of government and self-government administration - Ministers,
Secretaries of State, policy makers from government and local government agencies
Managers and engineers of the R & D departments of the space and robotics sector
Researchers and university students involved in innovative projects
- cosmic and robotics
Assistance in individual contacts with experts
and specialists in the cosmo-robotics sector

12. Participation in presentations and debates during the conference
New knowledge about the directions of industry development and technology
- space and robotics
Exchange of industry design and business experiences
The possibility of preparing presentation materials, publications and multimedia
adapted to the recipient of the conference
Conference inspirations
Networking

13. They have cooperated with us:
Networking

14. Promotion
Building an image and brand recognition as part of ERC activities
Sponsorship of special events as part of ERC - conference, official opening gala? (Implemented in the
Philharmonic / theatre on the first day of the event)
Sponsorship of online broadcasts from the entire ERC, special events, interviews with guests
Founder of prizes or internships for winners and teams of competitions
A dinner host for special guests and VIPs
Sponsorship of an integration event for participants of the competition
Company or brand presentation in the show area

15. ERC in media
Promotion
viewers of online broadcast
75K
comments for broadcasts
and posts in social media
within 3 days of the ERC
finals
100K
50 media present during
the event
1000 media articles
Reaching approx. 16 million recipients
AVE level at app. 750K EUR

16. Recent edition in numbers
Promotion
of visitors
app. 30K
Visitors (core targets):
Fathers with sons up to the age of 16,
Families with children
Technology enthusiasts aged 14-35
42
exhibitors
Universities
scientific circles
Companies
Institutes
non-profit
organizations and
entities implementing
projects in the field of
new technologies,
robotics, engineering,
STEM and STEAM

17. Video summarizing ERC 2018
https://youtu.be/DwlhqijfDC4

18. Robert Zubrin
Founder of The Mars Society
In previous editions, we were visited by:
Prof. Scott Hubbard
Former NASA Ames chief
„In my opinion ERC is an amazing
development opportunity.”
Timothy Peake
Astronaut ESA
„The ERC attracts many young people who have a fresh
perspective on solving problems, and that's what makes
innovation come about - and that's what the space industry
needs.”
Harrison Schmitt
Astronaut NASA, Apollo 17
„You do a great job, give experience and
encourage people to take further action.”
Maria Antonietta Perino
Thales Alenia Space/IAF
Gianfranco Visentin
ESA

19. Chris Hadfield
Astronaut CSA
Guests invited to the ERC 2019
Michael Collins
Astronaut NASA, Apollo
11
Scott Kelly
Astronaut NASA
Samantha Cristoforetti
Astronaut ESA

20. Lucas Wilczynski
+48 516 036 036
lukasz@spacefdn.com
Maciej Iwankiewicz
+48 601 892 749
m.iwankiewicz@spacefdn.com
www.roverchallenge.eu