The CSME Student Design Competition for 2011 will be held this time during the 23rd Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM) between June 5 and June 9, 2011.
CANCAM is a biennial event that is hosted this time by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The competition is open only to undergraduate students of Mechanical Engineering departments at Canadian universities, and is intended to be a venue for them to showcase the best they can offer. Competitors must have been registered full time for at least one term in the 2010/2011 academic year. A design project entry must have been carried out in its entirety as part of the participant’s course of study. Typically, capstone design projects or undergraduate design theses are good candidates for such a competition. Only one entry is permitted from a given department, and must be sponsored by that department. A team can only submit and present one entry. Judgment will be based both on a submitted design report and an oral presentation in front of a competition judging panel. The top three entries will be awarded cash prizes. Last year, these prizes where between $1000.00 and $300.00.
Student participants in the design competition who are student members of CSME (student membership is $15.00 per annum) can observe some conference sessions at no charge if they so wish. Banquet charge (to be determined by the Conference Organizing Committee) apply if they wish to attend the banquet. Standard congress student fees apply for non-CSME student members who wish to compete. Awards are announced during the banquet, however, attending the banquet is not required to receive an award.
Important dates:
- Declare interest in participating: 15 February 2011
- Submit design project report: 30 April 2011
- The time of the oral presentations and the announcements of the awards will be decided in consultation with the Conference Organizing Committee.
Enquiries and Registration:
Dr. Amor Jnifene, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston
Ontario K7K 7B4
Phone: (613) 541-6000 x6455
Fax: (613) 542-8612
Email: Amor.jnifene@rmc.ca