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2003 Nicol Entrepreneurial Awards Winners

1^st Prize - Ellistar

Ellistar team: Jim Pedersen, Eliane Belanger, Fiona Shearer, Michael Britton. Jim and Fiona are undergraduate engineers at Carleton University. Eliane is an undergraduate engineer at the University of Ottawa. Michael is an engineering graduate student at Carleton University. Ellistar is designing a line of vehicle object detection systems capable of detecting people and objects in a moving vehicle's path or under the vehicle's chassis. These systems can significantly reduce vehicle-related deaths and accidents.

2^nd Prize - Immerse

Second place in the competition went to Ben Thomson, and his business opportunity - Immerse. Ben is an undergraduate in the Sprott School of Business. Immerse will offer one-to-one English language training for foreign students initially from the Far East. The foreign students will be billeted in the homes of retired primary and secondary school teachers who will offer the training.

3^rd Prize - iDash

The iDash team: Chris Verrilli, Kareem Sultan, Sandy Chiang, Eddie Nehme, Henry Tang. Chris and Edward are undergraduates in the Sprott School of Business. Kareem, Sandy and Henry are undergraduate engineers at Carleton. iDash plans to develop and produce a stand-alone entertainment and productivity unit easily installed in any vehicle. The unit will connect wirelessly with a home PC allowing easy transfer of files from desktop to vehicle.