Alabama Regional Future City Competition Sonya Hutchinson, Chair
2008 Future City Competition
Hello Everyone!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you who supported the Alabama Regional Future City Competition, which was held last Saturday at the University of Alabama In Huntsville (UAH).
We had a wonderful time, despite the weather postponement. There were about 175 participants, and an undetermined number of others (which included students from UAH and those from the community) that came out to view our student's models. There are plenty of images below, click on any to expand and click on the far right arrow for an animated slide show. At right, you will see a special narrated presentation by Frank Parris, our IEEE Educational Coordinator. Photos below courtesy of Frank Parris (Jacobs) and Derris King (Southern Company), both did excellent work capturing the students and their supporters.
A special thanks goes out to our 2008 Sponsors, without whom this event would have been possible:
Platinum Sponsor - COLSA Corporation
Gold Sponsor - AEgis Technologies Group
Silver Sponsor - Alabama Power Company (APCO)
Bronze Sponsor - Westar Aerospace & Defense Group
IEEE Huntsville Section - Host Organization
UAH College of Engineering - Host Organization
UAH Center for Modeling Simulation & Analysis - Printing
Bentley Systems - Postage and Printing
Jacobs ESTS Group - Preliminary and Finals Judging
The Top Place Finishers list is (all these teams are Winners):
1st Place - Life Christian Academy
2nd Place - Academy of Science & Foreign Language (ASFL) 3rd Place - Discovery Middle School
2008 Special Awards went out to:
Outstanding Engineer Mentor Award - Jim Kennedy (Retired Engineer) Sponsored By: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Huntsville Section
Student's Choice Award - Academy of Science & Foreign Language Sponsored By: Alabama Modeling & Simulation Council (AMSC)
Best Use of Water Reuse/Recycle System - Duran Junior High School Sponsored By: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Best Use of Unmanned/Robotics Systems - Challenger Middle School Sponsored By: Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems Int. (AUVSI), Pathfinder Chapter
Most Innovative Use of Technology - Discovery Middle School Sponsored By: Huntsville Association of Technical Societies (HATS)
Best Telecommunications and Power Systems - Episcopal Day School Sponsored By: IEEE Huntsville Section
Best Use of Symbiotic/System Safety - Hampton Cove Middle School Sponsored By: System Safety Society (SSS), Tennessee Valley Chapter
Best Project Management Award - Faith Christian Academy Sponsored By: Project Management Institute (PMI) North Alabama Chapter
In Brief The National Engineers Week Future City CompetitionTM each year invites middle school students nationwide to create cities of tomorrow. The competition encourages interest in science, technology, engineering and math through hands-on applications. This year's challenge is keeping America’s city infrastructure healthy by using nanotechnology to monitor city structures and systems. Registration deadline for Alabama schools is October 15, 2007. Contact regional coordinator Sonya Hutchinson at (256) 653-5389 or sonya.hutchinson@ieee.org, visit www.futurecity.org, or call toll-free 1-877-636-9578.
About the National Engineers Week Foundation
The National Engineers Week Foundation, a formal coalition of more than 75 professional societies, major corporations and government agencies, is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students and by promoting pre-college literacy in math and science. Engineers Week also raises public understanding and appreciation of engineers' contributions to society. Founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, it is among the oldest of America's professional outreach efforts. Co-chairs for 2008 are IBM and the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE-USA). For more information, visit www.eweek.org
