• Any participant must be a Student Member of ASME who is enrolled as an  undergraduate in a baccalaureate engineering degree program at any time during the 1999-2000 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. Charles J. Hurst, P.E.
4774 Long Shop Rd.
Blacksburg, VA 24060

e-mail: hurstc@asme.org
FAX: (540) 552-7164

*** e-mail is preferred ***

All questions must be postmarked on or before Saturday January 15, 2000. Please review the Questions & Answers pages before posting a new question. Copies of all questions and answers will be posted on the Internet. 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 Question & Answer bulletin requirements. All regional selections must be made on or before June 1, 2000. 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") held in Orlando, FL on Sunday, November 5, 2000. 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 2001.

• 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.

Last revision date:  January 17, 2000