Held over the past 16 year IBDC is sponsored by the Department of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. and managed and produced by the Cycling & Health Tech Industry R&D Center.
Registration Forms and information can be found online
An international expert jury will discuss and evaluate all submitted entries in October. Jurors will then select the 30 award winners from all submissions. The jury will also decide on the most outstanding entries, which will additionally receive prize money. The total prize money is NTD 500,000.
10 winners of IBDC winners will be invited to attend a 3-days-workshop in November. During the workshop, the winners will visit the international bicycle manufacturers and design institutions. The organizer will also invite a panel of cycle experts, manufacturers or professors as instructors.to work with the winners and refine the concepts, especially the practical aspects. The organizer will support the costs for model production.
The final results of the workshop will be presented in the TAIPEI CYCLE 2013.
All successful contributions will receive a IBDC certificate. As an award winner you are entitled to use the IBDC logo for commercial purposes.The jury will also determine how the prize money , NTD 500,000, is distributed. Participants also have the opportunity to gain the attention of potential sponsors and internships. Winners will also attend an Awards ceremony. And all winning-contributions and the results of the workshop will be presented during TAIPEI CYCLE 2013 which runs from March 20 till 23 at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall.