• All participants must be Student Members of ASME who have not received their first engineering degree prior to the 1997/1998 academic year.

• The contest is open to individuals but teams of two to four members are encouraged. No team may have more than four members. An Individual may participate on only one team. Each team may only have one entry. There is no restriction on the number of teams allowed from each Student Section.

• 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.

• 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 ***

  All questions must be postmarked on or before Friday January 16, 1998. Please review the Updates page before posting a new question. Copies of all questions and answers will be posted on the Internet (see Updates). Questions and answers will be posted as soon as responses are available.

• At the Regional Student Conference (RSC), in addition to the prototype, each team must submit the required Submittal Form.

• 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, 1998. Decisions made by the Region Vice President or by his or her designated representatives are absolutely final.

• The regional winners will compete at ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE or "The Congress") in Anaheim, CA in November, 1998. 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 1999.

• In order to qualify for the travel allowances, all contestants must still be Student Members in good standing or, if graduated, must have upgraded to Associate Member and be in good standing.

 
NOTE: 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.