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P a g e 1 American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter March 7, 2017 Dear ASCE Upstate NY Regional Student Chapter, This is your third and final 2017 ASCE Student Conference Mailer.

1 P a g e 1 American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter March 7, 2017 Dear ASCE Upstate NY Regional Student Chapter, This is your third and final 2017 ASCE Student Conference Mailer. Please read carefully through this packet and distribute copies to the appropriate people in your chapter. Enclosed you will find the following: Final Schedule Steel Bridge Oral Presentation Rubric Mead Presentation Rubric Submission Details Parking Maps Contact Information Important Notes 1. ATTENTION TEAM LEADERS: Please see attachment concerning t-shirt sizes and dinner banquet member attendance! For our convenience, please fill out the short questionnaire and reply back by March 22 nd. 2. There were several changes to the schedule pertaining to the steel bridge loading and judging, these were made to keep all of the events running as smoothly and efficiently as possible. 3. On Friday, March 10 th, an official conference website will be fully updated with details and information about the upcoming conference. You can visit this website at

2 P a g e 2 Final Schedule 2017 ASCE Upstate NY Regional Conference Thursday, April 20 th Event Time Location Registration 4:00pm-6:00pm Hotels Steel Bridge/Canoe Unloading 5:00pm-8:00pm Carrier Dome, Loading Dock Steel Bridge Oral Presentation 6:30pm-9:00pm Link Hall Room 105 Mystery Event 7:00 PM Link Hall Room 369 Friday, April 21 st Event Time Location Bridge Touch-Up 7:00am-7:30am Carrier Dome Steel Bridge Judging 7:30am-8:30am Carrier Dome Steel Bridge Captain's Meeting 8:00am-8:30am Carrier Dome Steel Bridge Competition 8:30am-4:00pm Carrier Dome Concrete Canoe Judging 9:00am-12:00pm Carrier Dome Lunch 11:00am-12:00pm Carrier Dome Concrete Canoe Oral Presentations 3:00pm-5:00pm Link Hall 105 Dinner 5:00pm-6:00pm TBD Mead Presentations 6:00pm-10:00pm Link Hall 105 Saturday, April 22 nd Event Time Location Canoe Unloading 6:00am-8:00am Onondaga Lake Swamp Test 6:00am-8:00am Onondaga Lake Concrete Canoe Races 8:00am-4:00pm Onondaga Lake Lunch 10:00am-1:00pm Onondaga Lake Canoe Pack-up 4:00pm-6:00pm Onondaga Lake Business Meeting 5:30pm-6:30pm Link Hall Room 369 Banquet 7:00pm-10:00pm Sky Armory

3 School Name: Steel Bridge Oral Presentation Scoring Sheet 2017 ASCE Upstate New York Regional Conference Presentation Scoring Categories 1. Design and Methodology 2. Fabrication 3. Schedule Description of the structural framework of the bridge, including specifics like the bridge type, materials used, structural analysis procedures, and the reasoning for why the selected design was chosen Detailed account of the fabrication process. Includes where fabrication took place, tasks, methods of fabrication, and safety Explanation and visuals of the schedule. Includes milestones, design/fabrication time, and any modifications to the schedule that occurred during the process 4. Bridge Construction List of how many members will be used for construction, as well as how the bridge will be constructed 5. Presentation Skills Are the presenters properly dressed, do they maintain eye contact, do they seem natural Are their ideas spoken clearly and with confidence, are they presenting an a professional manner 6. Time (6:00 Minutes + or 10 Seconds) If the presentation is outside of the 10 second window (ie. 5:50-6:10) a.5 point deduction will be implemented for every 30 seconds in which the presentation in outside of the range. 7. Questions Are the presenters able to answer questions in a professional and understandable manner Points Allotted /20 /20 /15 /15 /15 /10 Overall Score /100 /5 P a g e 3

4 P a g e 4 Technical (Mead) Paper Presentation Competition 2017 ASCE Upstate NY Regional Conference TOPIC: "Is it ethical for university engineering faculty to teach technical subject matter to engineering students without obtaining professional licensure? Some states require this (such as Idaho) while some states do not. How does that affect the success of a university program? Should all 50 states be consistent with this? Should there be additional routes to obtain professional licensure, such as through research and a doctorate degree? RULES: 1. Papers are not to exceed 2,000 words in length, must be by only one person, and should not have appeared in any publications other than in school or chapter publications. Reference citations of the papers should conform to official ASCE Journal Submission Guidelines, which can be found on the ASCE Publications website: 2. Authors must be undergraduate students and both ASCE Student Organization members and ASCE national student members in good standing at the time of submission to be considered. 3. One electronic copy of the paper should be submitted by to Rachel Murello at remurell@syr.edu. Papers must be received by March 31 st, This submission is not for the national Mead paper competition. Late submissions will not be accepted. 4. An electronic presentation (PowerPoint, etc.) should be submitted by to Rachel Murello at remurell@syr.edu no later than April 19 th, Late submissions will not be accepted. 5. Each author (limit of 2 per school) will be expected to make a 5-minute* oral presentation on the paper. Up to five minutes of questioning by the judges will be allotted following each presentation. (*Allowance of + or 5 seconds without penalty.) 6. The paper portion of the competition constitutes 67% of the final score, while the oral presentation accounts for the remaining 33% of the score. A detailed breakdown of the scoring procedure is outlined on the scoring summary sheet. SELECTION: Winners will be selected by a panel of at least three (3) judges to be identified by the host school. Prizes for winners are as follows: 1 st prize: $100 2 nd prize: $75 3 rd prize: $50

5 P a g e 5 Technical (Mead) Paper Presentation Competition SCORING SUMMARY SHEET Author s Name: Date: School: Paper Scoring Written Score 1. Adherence to topic (12%) / Presence of original ideas and research involved (15%) / Command of subject matter (15%) / Spelling and grammar / length (2000 word maximum) (5%) / 5 5. Overall clarity, organization, quality of paper and references (20%) / 20 Paper Sub-Total / 67 Presentation Scoring 1. Degree to which presentation addressed and supported key concepts of written paper and theme of contest (8%) 2. Ability to communicate key concepts from written paper and to convince audience of their importance (15%) Score / 8 / Personal bearing (i.e. appearance, poise, eye contact) (3%) / 3 4. Delivery style (i.e. reading, memorized, conversational) / pronunciation and proper use of technical language and grammar / enthusiasm and voice projection (4%) 5. Time (5 minutes +/- 5 seconds) (3%) -(Beyond 5-second allowance: 0.05 point penalty per second difference from required 5 minutes, i.e 5:20 or 4:40 =1 point penalty) 6. Errors in logic or facts (up to 10 points penalty) ( ) penalty Presentation Sub-Total /33 / 4 / 3 Paper Sub-Total /67 Overall Score / 100

6 P a g e 6 Concrete Canoe Design Paper: Submission Details 2017 ASCE Upstate NY Regional Conference Must be received no later than 5pm on Friday, March 31 st. Deductions are as noted in the Design Paper Score Card-Appendix A-7. Mail 5 hard copies and one electronic (PDF) copy to: ASCE Conference 151 Link Hall Syracuse, NY Also send one electronic copy to Jason Havens at jhavens@clarkpatterson.com no later than 5pm on Friday, March 31 st. Project Overview and Technical Addendum (Engineers Notebook): Following the guidelines outlined in Section of the Rules and Regulations-General Requirements: 1 hard copy must be provided for the Product Display. A PDF version is also required to be provided at the time of the Design Paper submission to be consistent with the National Rules. With the exception of the 8 photographs of finishing techniques, there are no items at this point that can/may not be complete at this time. Therefore, all items noted in Section 7 except item 7.1.2, Tab B, Item 3 are required for submission. Oral Presentation the oral presentation PowerPoint to Will Guida at wguida@syr.edu and asce@syr.edu with the subject (school name) Concrete Canoe Oral Presentation by Wednesday, April 19 th.

7 P a g e 7 Submission Details Continued Steel Bridge presentation to Rachel Murello at remurell@syr.edu by Tuesday, April 18 th. Mead Paper the essay to Rachel Murello at remurell@syr.edu AND asce@syr.edu. The essay must be submitted in form of PDF document with subject (school name) Mead Paper Submission by Friday, March 31 st. the PowerPoint presentation to Rachel Murello at remurell@syr.edu AND asce@syr.edu with the subject (school name) Mead Presentation Submission by Wednesday, April 19 th.

P a g e 8 Final Hotel Information Ramada Carrier Circle Reservation Cutoff: March 22 nd 6555 Old Collamer Rd Room Rates: $89/night East,

Collamer Rd Room Rates: $89/night East, Syracuse, NY 13057 Cancellation Policy: 24 hours before arrival Phone: (315)437-0222 Best Western

before arrival Phone: (315)463-6443 Booking Details -When booking, please reference the group name SU ASCE Conference -All listed rates

8 P a g e 8 Final Hotel Information Ramada Carrier Circle Reservation Cutoff: March 22 nd 6555 Old Collamer Rd Room Rates: $89/night East, Syracuse, NY Cancellation Policy: 24 hours before arrival Comfort Inn Carrier Circle Reservation Cutoff: March 22 nd 6491 Old Collamer Rd Room Rates: $89/night East, Syracuse, NY Cancellation Policy: 24 hours before arrival Phone: (315) Best Western Plus Reservation Cutoff: March 31 st 6605 Old Collamer Rd Room Rates: $79/night East Syracuse, NY Cancellation Policy: 24 hours before arrival Phone: (315) Booking Details -When booking, please reference the group name SU ASCE Conference -All listed rates for Ramada Carrier Circle, Comfort Inn Carrier Circle, and Best Western Plus do not include the 8% sales tax and 5% occupancy tax and are noncommissionable.

9 Parking Maps 2017 ASCE Upstate NY Regional Conference *Parking information for the banquet will be sent with registration packets* P a g e 9 Stadium West Parking Steel Bridge = parking lot = steel bridge competition site

10 P a g e 10 Parking Maps Concrete Canoe Onondaga Lake State Park = parking lot = competition launch site

11 P a g e 11 Parking Maps Quad 4 Campus Parking = = parking lot = Link Hall (presentation room location)

12 Contact Information 2017 ASCE Upstate NY Regional Conference William Guida 2017 ASCE Student Conference Co-chair (315) Rachel Murello 2017 ASCE Student Conference Co-chair (315) Hossein Ataei, PhD, PE, M.ASCE ASCE SU Faculty Advisor (315) Josh Saxton ASCE SU Chapter President (585) Qiming Wang ASCE SU Secretary (315) P a g e 12

Welcome Mid-Continent Student Conference. January 15 th, Dear Mid-Continent Regional Conference Participants,

Welcome Mid-Continent Student Conference. January 15 th, Dear Mid-Continent Regional Conference Participants, Welcome January 15 th, 2013 Dear Mid-Continent Regional Conference Participants, The student chapter of ASCE is well on the way of preparing for the (MCSC). We greatly anticipate entertaining you at our