1997 ASME STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST
General Rules

1. All participants must be Student Members of ASME who have not received their first engineering degree prior to the 1996/1997 academic year.
   
   
2. The contest is open to individuals but teams of two to four members are encouraged. No team may have more than four members. Individuals may participate on more than one team. There is no restriction on the number of teams allowed from each Student Section.
   
   
3. Each potential team is required to submit a Letter of Intent to Enter to the appropriate Regional Office at least two weeks prior to the scheduled regional event. Contact your Regional Office for the date and location of your regional competition.
   
   
4. Any questions regarding the contest rules or problem statement must be submitted by e-mail or in writing to: Dr. David Alciatore, PE
   Department of Mechanical Engineering
   Colorado State University
   Fort Collins, CO 80523 e-mail: dga@engr.colostate.edu
   FAX: (970) 491-3827 *** e-mail is preferred ***

   Copies of all questions and answers will be published in three Update Bulletins which will be sent to the Region Vice Presidents, Faculty Advisors, Regional Directors and to students through the Faculty Member designated on the submitted Information Update Form. All questions must be postmarked on or before December 1, 1996. Bulletins will be published in July, October, and January. All contest information and updates will also be posted on the World-Wide-Web (WWW) at:

   
   http://competitions.asme.org/students/competitions.html
   

   This page is also linked from the ASME.ORG home page at:

   
   http://www.asme.org
   

   Questions and answers will be posted on the WWW as soon as they are answered.

5. At the Regional Student Conference (RSC), in addition to the prototype, each team must submit the required Submittal Form.
   
   
6. Each RSC is entitled to select one team to enter the final national competition. The regional winner must meet all of the problem statement and update bulletin requirements. All regional selections must be made on or before June 1, 1997. Decisions made by the Region Vice President or by his or her designated representatives are absolutely final.
   
   
7. The regional winners will compete at ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE or "The Congress") in Dallas, TX in November 1997. The order of performance will be determined by lot. The first, second, and third place winners will be invited to display their prototype at the ASME National Design Engineering Conference in Chicago in the spring of 1998.
   
   
8. In order to qualify for the travel allowances to Dallas or Chicago, all contestants must still be Student Members in good standing or, if graduated, must have upgraded to Associate Member and be in good standing.
   
   
9. Any deadlines for entry into a competition and/or submittal of entry information published by any ASME Region take precedence over any deadlines or submittal information requirements/deadlines published in these rules.