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North American Pacific District:Student ProfessionalDevelopment Conference;Competitions; Events; Awards http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/ http://districts.asme.org/DistrictD/D-StudentActivities.htm
Competitions, Events, Awards • Student Sections Competition (IR) • Tee-Shirt Competition • Student Design Contest • Old Guard Oral Competition • Old Guard Poster Competition • Old Guard Web Page Competition • “Student-Kilometer” Traveling-Trophy • Human-Powered Vehicle • Grad Student Tech Conference • Radio Controlled Baja Car Contest • Advisor of the Year • Student of the Year • Charles T. Main Award
North American – PacificTee-Shirt Competition • Bring two of your distinctive and humorous Section Tee-Shirts to the SPDC. • Winner is determined by audience applause. • Winning school collects a Tee-Shirt from every other school. • Back home, pass them out as victory gifts and door prizes. • Ahem, please be sure entries are freshly laundered.
North American – PacificTee-Shirt Competition • Information: • http://districts.asme.org • District D – North American Pacific • District Student Activities • Tee-Shirt Contest • Also, SPDC ’08 Web Site • Direct address:http://districts.asme.org/DistrictD/TShirtContest/TeeShirtContest.htm
Student Design Contest – 2008 “Winrobo – An Automated Window Washing Robot” • Complete Rules – • http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/DesignContest/2008_Design_Problem.cfm • Take advantage of the Q&A online. • Read the rules carefully!!
Student Design Contest – 2005 “Bulk Material Transporter”
Student Design Contest – 2007 “Human Powered Potable Water Still” • District Awards • 1st - $200, trophy and up to $1,000 travel expense to finals at the 2007 Congress Meeting in Seattle, Washington • 2nd - $100 and a plaque • 3rd - $50 and a plaque
Student Design Contest – 2007 “Human Powered Potable Water Still” • International Awards • 1st - $3000 plus $1000 awarded to the Student Section of the Winner’s Institution • 2nd - $1000 plus $500 awarded to the Student Section of the Winner’s Institution • 3rd - $500 plus $250 awarded to the Student Section of the Winner’s Institution
HPV Competition • Vehicle Classes • Single Rider • Multi-rider • Utility
HPV Competition • 2008 Locations • University of Nevada, Reno • University of Wisconsin-Madison • Maracaibo, Venezuela
HPV Competition • Community of Practice • Article in WIRED magazine website http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/04/hpvrace • For more information http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/HPV/Human_Powered_Vehicle.cfm
Old Guard Oral Competition • Purpose: • Emphasize the value of the ability to deliver oral presentations. • Enhance the abilities of student engineers to effectively communicate technical information • Judging: • Content • Organization • Delivery • Effectiveness.
Old Guard Oral Competition • Logistics • 15 minute presentation • 5 minute Q&A • Undergraduate Students only. • No more than two contestants from each school • Must be a Student ASME member by March 15. • Complete Rules – • http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/Old_Guard_Prize_Oral.cfm
Old Guard Oral Competition • District Awards • 1st Place - $500 and a trip to the Congress to compete in the National Competition • 2nd Place - $150 • 3rd Place - $100 • 4th Place - $50 • 5th Place - $25 • Highest Technical Score - $50 • All competitors receive a certificate for their first of professional membership free!
Old Guard Oral Competition • ASME International Congress and Exposition – November 2008: • 1st - $2,000 • 2nd - $1,500 • 3rd - $1,000 • 4th - $500
Old GuardTechnical Poster Competition • Stand-alone stand-up poster of specified maximum size • “Makes a point” in the absence of the author • Up to two Posters from any one Student Section; one author listed per Poster
Old GuardTechnical Poster Competition • Read the rules carefully!! • Be sure to keep your membership up to date! • For more information, visit: • http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/Old_Guard_Technical_Poster.cfm
Old GuardTechnical Poster Competition • Awards • 1st - $200 from the Old Guard • 2nd - $100 • 3rd - $50 • All competitors receive a certificate for their first of professional membership free!
ASME EARLY CAREER PROGRAMSASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & ExpositionNovember 9 – 12, 2007 Seattle Sheraton Hotel, Seattle, Washington You’re an Engineer: Seize Your Potential Make your career the next "Big Idea“ Attend four days of activities and workshops and gain the knowledge and skills necessary to access your career goals and chart a course that maximizes your professional potential. Innovator, Problem Solver, Entrepreneur, Project Manager, Designer
ASME EARLY CAREER PROGRAMS INNOVATION SHOWCASEFriday, Nov. 9 • 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. INVENTION TO VENTURE WORKSHOPSaturday, Nov. 10 • 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EARLY CAREER FORUM & FAIRSunday, Nov. 11 • 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIESMonday, Nov. 12 • 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
THE COMPETITION November 9, 2007 Sheraton Seattle HotelIn conjunction with ASME IMECE Ten teams…five judges…cash rewards… the IShowCompetition! Attend the November 2007 IShow Competitionwhere 10 top collegiate teams display and present their technological innovations to a judging panel of successful innovators, industry experts, venture capitalists, and intellectual property specialists. Focusing on product innovation and commercialization, teams with the most creative yet feasible ideas will be rewarded with industry recognition and seed funds. After months of preparation, these teams represent the best and bright- est engineering students, who are showing the ability to bring business factors into product innovation.
THE COMPETITION The Teams University of Idaho Sleep Sound Oregon State University Portia-Eye: Microchannel Heat Sinks Penn State University i-conserve Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute STOMP Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute Greensulate St. Louis University Hubless Windmill Texas A&M University F.I.R.E. (First-Incident Response Equipment) University of Texas at Austin NANOTaxi Washington State University Plastic Mesocumbustors Washington State University Retractable Hydrofoil Kits Register www.asmeconferences.org/ecp07•No Cost
Invention to Venture workshopNovember 10, 2007 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pmASME Congress • Sheraton Seattle Hilton This one-day “entrepreneurship boot camp” teaches technology entrepreneurship basics, helps build networks, and provides a framework for moving ideas toward commercialization. • What is Technology Entrepreneurship? Is Technology Entrepreneurship for You? • Idea Validation and Opportunity Assessment • Marketing and Sales for Early Stage Companies • Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing • Building the Team • The perfect business plan, slide show, & “elevator speech” • Finding the Money Register www.asmeconferences.org/ecp07 $25 in advance • Space is limited!
Early Career Forum & FairNovember 11, 2007 • 8:30 am – 5:00 pmASME Congress • Sheraton Seattle Hilton • Effective Communication in the Workplace • What path is right for you… Technical or Management • Crucial Conversations with your Manager • Introduction to Career Fair (1:00 – 5:00pm) How to Manage & Advance Your Career Register www.asmeconferences.org/ecp07 $25 in advance • Space is limited!
Early Career Development SeriesNovember 12, 2007 • 8:00 am – 5:30 pmASME Congress • Sheraton Seattle Hilton • Aerospace Design • Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation • The Federal R&D Budget and How It Affects the Engineering Profession • Patents and Technology Licensing • Utilization of Biomass Resources and Biofuel Technologies Register www.asmeconferences.org/ecp07 $85 in advance • Space is limited!
ASME EARLY CAREER PROGRAMS Special Registration Package www.asmeconferences.org/ecp07 $100 attend all 4 Days!!! (Register in Advance) IShow 2007Competition WANTED! Application Deadline: Nov. 30 www.asme.org/events/ishow
Old GuardTechnical Web Page • Encourages the delivery of visual presentations using web page technology • “Makes a point” in the absence of the author • Bring to SPDC on one 100 Mb CD disk • CD does not connect to the Web. No voice or sound effects • One author per Entry; no limit on the number of entries from each Student Section
Old GuardTechnical Web Page Design-up a Web Page. Bring to SPDC on a 100 Mb CD.
Old GuardTechnical Web Page Our Judges don’t really look like this. Well, maybe one of them does. But it ain’t me.
Old GuardTechnical Web Page • Information: • www.asme.org • Events • Contests • Old Guard Technical Web Page Competition • Direct address: • http://www.asme.org/EVENTS/CONTESTS/Old_Guard_Technical_Web_Page.cfm • Read the rules carefully!! • Be sure to keep your membership up to date!
Old GuardTechnical Web Page • Awards – District Certificates plus • 1st - $200 to each SPDC from Old Guard • 2nd – Bill? • Best Technical Content – Bill?
“Student-Kilometer”Travel Award • For largest (SPDC Attendance-number) times (road-Atlas distance from your Section to SPDC Host city) • Region VIII Traveling Trophy • We get you the Trophy, you gotta put your own little plaque in it
Graduate Student Technical Conference Coordinator Dr. Deben Das Professor MechanicalEngineering University of Alaska Fairbanks
Background • Discussion Started in 1989-90, by Barry Hyman, VP Region VIII. • Loss of Grad Students as Members • First One Held in 1996 at Idaho State University, Pocatello • Was a Separate Conference Fully Funded • Dr. B. K. Rao, First Coordinator • Held Every Year with RSC ( Now Called SPDC)
Requirement • Submit a Ten Line Abstract. Generally Thesis • By E-mail to Dr. Debendra K. Das at ffdkd@uaf.edu • Deadline March First Week • Will be held with Spring Prof. Development Conf. • Fifteen Minutes Presentation, 5 Minutes Q & A • No Competition • A Beautiful ASME Certificate is Awarded
North American – PacificRC Baja Car Competition • Build an RC vehicle; race it at SPDC • Common motor and battery specified, you build most of the rest of the car • No limit on the number of teams per Student Section
North American – PacificRC Baja Car Competition • Presentation Scoring: • Presentation Skills • Design-and-Creativity • Manufacturing Skills • Races: • Sprint • Slalom • Baja Track (be ready for almost anything)
North American – PacificRC Baja Car Competition • Information: • http://districts.asme.org • District D – North American Pacific • District Student Activities • RC Baja Car Competition • Also, SPDC ’08 Web Site • Direct address:http://districts.asme.org/DistrictD/Baja/BajaRulesApril2007.pdf • Read the rules carefully!! • Be sure to keep your membership up to date!
North American – PacificRC Baja Car Competition • District Awards: Certificates plus • 1st - $100 and a Traveling Trophy • 2nd - $50 • Certificate for Best Design-and-Creativity
Student-Section“Advisor of the Year” Award • A great way to say “Thank you!” • Each Student Section may make a nomination. “Kit” includes Citation and letters from supporters. • Nomination Kits are sent to District Leadership for selection of one “District” Nominee; forwarded to ASME Awards Committee.
Student-Section“Advisor of the Year” Award • What to document in the Kit: • Encouraging Student Membership • Promoting professionalactivities and programs at the Student Section • Encouraging continued membership in ASME after graduation. • Handy-Dandy Hint: • Nominate again and again. • Keep a copy of your nomination kit.
Student-Section“Advisor of the Year” Award • Due Dates: • Submit to District Leader before February 1, 2008. • District Leader submits Nominee to Awards Committee by March 1, 2008. • Award: • Silver Medal, $1000 Honorarium • Travel to the Presentation Ceremony.
Student-Section“Advisor of the Year” Award • Learn more from Handbook ML-1: • www.asme.org • Leadership • Volunteer Resources • Unit Leadership Resource Center • Unit Manuals and Policies • ML-1 Student Operations Manual • Nomination Form: ASME Web, or http://files.asme.org/Volunteer/Unit/13022.doc
“Outstanding Student Member” Awarddraft by Scot for Bill2 October 2007
“Outstanding Student Member” Award • Not a Competition.It’s a recognition for good work. • Each Student Section may make one of these Awards every year. • Recognizes your Student Member with the greatest accomplishments of the past 12 months. • Certificate, presented at SPDC.
“Outstanding Student Member” Award • Due Date: February 1, 2008 • Nomination Form: • www.asme.org • LeadershipVolunteer Resources • Unit Leadership Resource Center • Unit Forms and RecognitionsStudent Section Forms • Outstanding Student Member Nomination • http://files.asme.org/Volunteer/Unit/13023.doc