t was not easy for the jury to declare the winners of the third Pitch Tour of Project Women in Technology promoted by Costa Crociere Foundation [see news: Challenge Today in Palermo]. The challenge, which was held last Tuesday at the “Istituto professionale di stato per i servizi di enogastronomia e ospitalità alberghiera Pietro Piazza” in Palermo, involved 17 teams of young women. The jury added five special mentions to the three winning projects.
WINNING PROJECTS
1st Place
Team 4 (Alice Giambertone, Susanna Ofori, Kristin Musumeci, Giorgia Torregrossa) - IIS Finocchiaro Aprile
Innrings: innovative earphones that can reduce changes in pressure.
2nd Place
Team 6 (Cristina Girgenti, Marzia Mangiapane, Asia Montisanti) - IIS Finocchiaro Aprile
Relax in organization: an app to organise entertainment and orientation activities on cruise ships.
3rd Place
Team 5 (Federica Cirami, Noemi Albanese, Paola Talluto, Alessia Zora) - IPSSEOA Piazza
Thermal vest: a travel vest assembled with innovative materials and foldable solar panel strips.
FIVE SPECIAL MENTIONS
- Team 2 (Marta Brusca, Sara Liguria, Adele Marcianò, Carola Amari) - IIS Finocchiaro Aprile
My cost: augmented reality software application for orientation on cruise ships and tourist attractions. - Team 8 (Martina Torregrossa, Carolina Ruisi, Silvia Guglielmini, Marlene Iervolino) - IIS Finocchiaro Aprile
Cruise service: app to identify on-board entertainment. - Team 10 (Bonafede Marta, Macaluso Cristina e Megna Federica) - IIS Finocchiaro Aprile
Guidami tu: an app to help decide what to do during a vacation, especially when you are in a group and everyone wants to do something different. - Team 11 (Fabio La Corte, Giulia Scurria, Pietro Lombardo, Cristian Pennino) - IPSSEOA Piazza
Take coffee: smart, portable coffee-maker. - Team 15 (Desirèe Lo Iacono, Jessica Biondo, Ilenia Gullo, Valeria Randazzo, Michela Runza) - IPSSEOA Piazza
Travel glasses: smart glasses for augmented reality.
Cecilia Stajano interviews the winning team
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