Spec. Procs. for Region XIII

Special Arrangements for Region XIII

for the Year 2000 ASME Student Design Contest Final Posting, February 3, 2000 Note: Submission deadline changed from original "Final" posting of January 17, 2000

Region XIII consists of all of the world except for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. At present there is no single annual Regional Student Conference at which a design contest can be run. Consequently, special procedures have been arranged so that members of Student Sections in Region XIII can participate in the Student Design Contest. This document deals with the procedures for determining the student team which will represent Region XIII at the final contest at the IMECE.

The process described here has been worked out by Region XIII officers in consultation with the Student Design Contest Committee.

Interested in finding where the international student sections are? Go to the web site http://www.asme.org/international/studsect9899.htm

Procedure for Choosing the Regional Winner

For each participating Student Section a Selection Committee, consisting of the Faculty Advisor of the Student Section and two to four ASME Members chosen from industries and universities, will be appointed by the Senior Section Chair . The Selection Committee will run a live competition for the Student Section following the "Recommended Guidelines for Conducting the Contest" to select the first, second and third place winners.

The top three winners will be required to prepare a video tape of no more than twenty minutes duration to explain clearly the principles on which their device operates and to show their device in action. Each Selection Committee will submit the winning three video tapes to the Judging Panel appointed by the Vice President of Region XIII. The Judging Panel will select the first, second and third place winners for the Region. The first place winner will represent Region XIII in the finals at the IMECE as described in the General Rules.

It is the responsibility of the student team to make sure that their video is clear and understandable. The tape should be narrated; video recordings without sound or explanations will not be accepted for final judging at the Regional level. A portion of this tape must be an uninterrupted recording showing the two successive runs required in the contest, made without touching or servicing the device in between.

Student teams are encouraged to include at least the following items in their video:

An introduction, identifying the Student Section, the team members, and the narrator. The narrator should be a team member except during those parts of the video showing the actual running of the device.
An overview of the device when set up, with explanations an "outsider" could understand
A detailed look at and explanation of the device, including close-up shots and shots from various directions
An uninterrupted and narrated recording which, for the 2000 contest, starts just before the first run and continues through the end of the second run. This recording should show:

All of the first run, with narration as appropriate
The time between runs, showing bottle and cap replacement and liquid filling
All of the second run, again with narration as appropriate
The scoring information for the first run, including leak test information, announced and displayed
The scoring information for the second run, including leak test information, again announced and displayed
The final rating as described in the contest rules, announced and displayed.

While the introductory portions of this video may be prepared at any time, it is strongly urged that the portion of the tape showing the runs be made during the actual contest. Ideally, the Selection Committee should arrange for one person to tape all of the runs for all contestants.

The Faculty Advisor of the Student Section must submit the video tapes from the top three finishers to the Judging Panel appointed by the Regional Vice President. This may be done directly or through the "Outside N. America" office of ASME. The videos must be accompanied by a cover letter, on institutional or ASME letterhead, signed by the Faculty Adviser attesting that all of the contest scoring and procedural rules rules were followed. Submissions from Faculty Advisers must be postmarked by Thursday, June 15, 2000 for inclusion in the judging for Region XIII.

Obtaining materials and equipment

In Region XIII materials may be available to each Student Section upon the request of the ASME Faculty Advisors. The request should be addressed to any of the following:

American University of Cairo (Egypt):
Amr N. Abel-Hamid, Ph.D., 113 Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt
T:+20-2-357-5412 F:+20-2-354-8861 E:amrhamid@auc-acs.eun.eg

University of Zaragoza (Spain):
Javier Royo-Herrer, Ph.D., Universidad de Zaragoza, Mechanical Engineering Dept.,
Maria de Luna 3, Zaragoza 50015, Spain
T:N/A F:+34-76-732-078 E:azaleta@mcps.unizar.es

University of Pretoria (S. Africa):
Johannes L. Van Niekerk, P.O. Box 17240, Groenkloff, Republic of S. Africa
T:+27-12465-918 F:+27-12-432-816 E:N/A

Don Bosco Technical College (Philippines):
J.B. Manuel Biona, Don Bosco Technical College, Mechanical Engineerging Dept.
Gen Kauentong Street, Manpawyong 1501, Philippines
T:N/A F:+63-2-531-6644 E:N/A

Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology (Phillipines):
Joseph M. DiMaano, 133 Calicanto San Juan, Batangas 4226, Philippines
T:+63-43-633-980 F:+63-27-356-696
E:salvomerit@aol.com

Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia):
Rafael G. Beltran, PE (Dean), Diagonal 109 No. 31-04,I-501,Bogota DC, Colombia
T:+57-1-612-8284 F:+57-3-364-929 E:rebltran@uniandes.edu.co

Delhi College of Engineering (India):
Professor Pritam B. Sharma, Ph.D., Delhi College of Engineering, Kashmere Gate Delhi 110006, India
T:+91-11296-0705 F:+91-11-296-0038
E:pbsharma@dceng.ernet.in

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Saudi Arabia):
Habib I. Abualhamayel, Ph.D. (Dean), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Mechanical Engineering Dept., KFUPM 1889, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
T:+966-3-860-2500 F:+966-3-860-2345
E:habib@dpc.kfupm.edu.sa

Nanyang Technical University (Singapore):
John Peng-Yip Ho., Ph.D., Nanyang Technical University, School of
Mechanical & Production Engineering, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 2263, Singapore
T:+65-799-5509 F:+65-791-1859 E:mpyho@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg

National University of Singapore (Singapore):
Hong Xue, Ph.D., National University of Singapore, Department of Mechancial & Production Engineering, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 0511, Singapore
T:+65-772-6479 F:+65-779-1459 E:mpexueh@leonis.nus.sg

De LaSalle University (Phillipines):
Manuel C. Belino, PE, De LaSalle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila 1004, Phillipines
T:+63-2-504-611 F:+63-2-500-563 E:coemcb@coelan.dlsu.edu.ph

Bogazici University (Turkey):
Hasan Bedir, Ph.D.., Mechanical Engineering Dept., Bebek 80815, Istanbul, Turkey
T:+90-212-263-1540, Ext. 2196 F:+90-212-287-2456 E:bedirhas@boun.edu.tr

Eastern Mediterranean Univeristy (Turkey):
Hikmet S. Aybar, Ph.D., Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, G Magusa, Mersin 10, Turkey
T:+90-392-366-1504 Ext. 1451/ Ext. 1210(Sec'y) T:+90-392-366-7433 (Home)
F:+90-392-366-1217 E:aybar@salamis.emu.edu.tr

Escola Politecnia/University of Sao Paulo (Brazil):
Edson Gomes, Escola Politecnica/University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof Mello Moraes, 231 05508-900 Sau Paulo Brazil
T:+55-11-818-5331 F:+55-11-813-1886 E:edsgomes@usp.br

Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay, India):
Professor Vijay G. Ukadgaonker, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering Dept., Powai Bombay - 400 076, India
T:+91-22-578-3550 F:+91-22-578-3480
E:vgu@me.iitb.ernet.in