Participation guidelines
Participation is open to current undergraduate and graduate students at participating universities as well as recent graduates. Students from any discipline are welcome to register.
This year’s participating universities are:
- Carleton University
- Concordia University
- Laurentian University
- McGill University
- Ryerson University
- Université Laval
- Université de Montréal
- Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
The Charrette is also open to Canadian university students who are currently participating in study-abroad or exchange programs. Teams may also include students from additional universities worldwide, provided that at least one member is affiliated with one of the institutions above.
Teams must register online and provide the names, addresses and university affiliation of the team’s leader and all team members. Each team will receive a team number for identification.
Team sizes must be within the following ranges:
- Undergraduates: 2 – 5 members
- Graduate students: 2 – 3 members
- Recent graduates: 2 – 3 members
Online registration opens Thursday, October 25th at 5:00 PM (EST).
Submission guidelines
All project submissions are due by Monday, November 12th at 10:00 AM (EST). Please submit your final proposals through the link at the bottom of this page. Submissions are to take the following format:
- Two digital A2 horizontal panels in PDF format (single file, maximum size 10MB) must be submitted. Your team number must be included in the file name.
- One key image, representative of your proposal as a whole in JPG or PNG format. Your team number must be included in the file name.
- Optional: one video interview of 30-60s presenting the project in AVI, MP4 or FV4 format, with a maximum size of 30MB. The team number must appear in the file name.
Note: The team number must appear in all the file names and at the bottom right of the two panels.
All project submissions (PDF and key images) will be posted on the Charrette 2018 website, with names of authors withheld until after the awards ceremony.
Submissions are welcome in French, English, or a combination of the two.