American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
Student Design Contest
Mine Madness
Final version
Posted July 1, 2003
General Rules
- Any participant must be a Student Member of ASME who is
enrolled as an undergraduate in a baccalaureate or
associate engineering degree program at any time during the 2003-2004
academic year. All
Contestants agree to abide by the Engineering Code of Ethics,
especially 5e and 7e.
- 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 or go to the web page for RSC Locations and Dates. All questions must be postmarked on or before Friday February 13, 2004. 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 30, 2004. Decisions made by the Region Vice President or by his or her designated representatives on the Regional representative are absolutely final.
- The regional winners will compete at ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE or "The Congress") held in Anaheim, CA on November 14, 2004. The order of performance will be determined by lot.
- 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.
- Students who do not have a student section at their school
may compete as "At Large" members, but they must compete in your
regional contest in order to reach the national competition.
NOTE: Any earlier 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.
The Q & A section may have the answers you need. You can also post a question from the Q & A site.
Note, all questions must be submitted by February 13, 2004.
For regional contest information, contact your ASME Regional Office
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