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1 Welcome March 5, 2013 Dear Mid-Continent Student Conference Participants, The (MCSC) is shaping up to be an exciting event, and we at have been working very hard to make this year s conference a fun and successful one. We are all very excited to entertain all of our guests April 4 th 6 th at SIUE. This is the third and final mailer which will be sent to each university regarding the 2013 MCSC. Please do not delete this mailer! This mailer contains important and valuable information which will be crucial when you get to SIUE for the competitions. The information in this mailer includes: Deadline Information Updated Schedule Maps and Parking Information Hotel Information Competition Rules & Contacts Attachments Please pay close attention to the deadline information presented later in the mailer. Because of confusing information included in the previous mailers, the report due dates have been extended for the Concrete Canoe competition. We will send parking pass information and liability waiver forms in a separate package. If there are any questions, concerns or comments about the 2013 MCSC or any of the information enclosed in this mailer, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will do our very best to help with any of your questions and/or concerns. You can also find additional information on our Conference website ( Sincerely, Evan Wilson Chair

2 Deadline Information Participants (Please note extended deadlines) March 1 National Daniel W. Mead Paper Due Individual Registration and Fee Due March 15 April 4 6 Technical Paper Due (Conference Level) Concrete Canoe Design Paper Due Concrete Bowling Paper Due GeoWall Competition Paper Due Conference Host March 1 Mailer III (final schedule, parking passes, final updates) *Any important updates between now and the conference will be ed to all schools.

3 Schedule Thursday April 4th Time Event Location 7:30-8:30 AM Steel Bridge Judges Breakfast and Meeting 7:30-9:00 AM Unload Trailers and Registration/Check-in 8:00-9:00 AM Bridge Setup 8:30-9:00 AM Captains Meeting 9:00-9:30 AM Aesthetics Judging 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Steel Bridge Competition 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch (Provided) Morris University Center - Meridian Ballroom Friday April 5th Time Event Location 7:30-8:30 AM Judges Breakfast and Meeting (for Concrete Canoe, Technical Paper, Concrete EB 1011 Bowling, and GeoWall events) 7:30-9:00 AM Registration/Check-in EB Atrium 8:30-9:00 AM Concrete Canoe Captains Meeting MUC Fields 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Concrete Canoe Display / Swamp Tank Engineering Courtyard 9:30-11:30 AM Technical Paper Competition EB Classroom 9:30-11:30 AM GeoWall Competition EB Atrium 12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (Provided) MUC Fields 1:00-3:00 PM Concrete Canoe Presentations EB 1033 (Auditorium) 1:00-3:00 PM Concrete Bowling Competition MUC Fields 7:00-9:00 PM Social Event TBA Saturday April 6th Time Event Location 7:00-7:30 AM Concrete Canoes Arrive with Trailers 7:30-8:00 AM Captains Meeting 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Concrete Canoe Races 12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (Provided) 6:00-6:30 PM Business Meeting 6:30-8:00 PM Awards Banquet Cougar Lake Marina Granite City Elk's Lodge Please visit at any time to see the most up-to-date schedule.

4 Hotel Information Below is a list of hotels near the campus. We have blocked out rooms for the three closest hotels. Simply mention you are attending the 2013 ASCE Mid Continent Student Conference when you call to make reservations. You may contact Evan Wilson (evwilso@siue.edu) with any questions. Name Country Hearth Inn Comfort Inn Edwardsville Hampton Inn & Suites Drury Inn Comfort Inn Collinsville Hampton Inn Collinsville Days Inn Collinsville Double Tree by Hilton Fairfield Inn Collinsville Address Phone Number (618) Rooms Rerserved Distance from MUC 1013 Plummer Dr. Edwardsville, IL mi 3080 S SR 157 Edwardsville, IL mi 5723 Heritage Crossing Dr. Glen Carbon, IL mi 602 N Bluff Rd. Collinsville, IL mi 8 Commerce Dr. Collinsville, IL mi 7 Commerce Dr. Collinsville, IL mi 12 Commerce Dr. Collinsville, IL mi 1000 Eastport Plaza Dr. Collinsville, IL mi 4 Gateway Dr. Collinsville, IL mi *Number of rooms reserved as of October 2012, availability subject to change. You can also look up hotels via our conference website and click on Hotel Info.

5 Competition Rules Concrete Canoe The Mid-Continent Concrete Canoe Competition will be following the 2013 ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition Rules. The website for the 2013 ASCE NCCC Rules and Regulations is located at the following link: Please remember that the Concrete Canoe Papers are due by March 15 st, Send an electronic copy to Evan Wilson at Include your school name and Concrete Canoe Paper in the subject line. Steel Bridge The Mid-Continent Steel Bridge Competition will be following the 2013 AISC National Competition Rules. The website for the AISC National Competition Rules is located at:

6 Technical Paper Presentation Competition TOPIC: "Body of Knowledge Is it Ethical to Associate Credentials With Competency" The following can be used to stimulate, but should in no way limit, the discussion: Credentials are sometimes described as paper qualifications obtained by completing a formal educational experience resulting in a certificate, diploma or degree. Competencies have been defined as measurable skills which can relate to one s ability to perform the specific tasks and duties of their chosen occupation or profession. When compared to competencies or experience, credentials are relatively easy to measure and evaluate when comparing the qualifications of individuals. The American Society of Civil Engineers Policy Statement 465 supports the concept of the master s degree or equivalent as a prerequisite for licensure and the practice of civil engineering at the professional level. Some questions to consider: What, if any, are the ethical responsibilities the profession has in setting licensure prerequisites? What are the potential ethical issues of using credentials as a measure of professional competency? What are the ethical issues of continuing to maintain current licensure requirements in light of the ever-increasing technical complexity of our profession? What are the ethical considerations of engineering educators who are being pressured by universities, elected officials or governing bodies to reduce the number of credit hours required to award an engineering degree? What are the ethical issues of only presenting competencies as qualifications? RULES: Competition Rules 1. Papers are not to exceed 2,000 words in length, must be written 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. A complete bibliography should also be included, if appropriate. 3. 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.

7 Competition Rules 4. One electronic copy of the paper should be submitted to Evan Wilson at Papers must be received by March 15 th, Each author 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 50% of the final score, while the oral presentation accounts for the remaining 50% 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 Place - $400 2 nd Place - $200 3 rd Place - $100 Note: Submission for the ASCE Student Conference Paper Competition does not constitute an entry for the National Daniel W. Mead Student Contest. While the paper topic is the same and the same paper may be submitted for both contests they are two separate events and require two separate submissions. For a complete set of rules for the 2013 National Daniel W. Mead Student Contest, please visit

8 Paper Presentation Competition Scoring Summary Sheet Author s Name: Date: ASCE Student Organization Represented: Paper Scoring Criteria Score 1. Adherence to topic (10%) / Presence of original ideas and research involved (10%) / Command of subject matter (10%) / Spelling and grammar / length (2000 word maximum) (5%) / 5 5. Overall clarity, organization, quality of paper and references (15%) / 15 Paper Sub-Total / 50 Presentation Scoring Criteria 1. Degree to which presentation addressed and supported key concepts of written paper and theme of contest 2. Ability to communicate key concepts from written paper and to convince audience of their importance Score / 10 / Personal bearing (i.e. appearance, poise, eye contact) / 5 4. Delivery style (i.e. reading, memorized, conversational) / pronunciation and proper use of technical language and grammar / enthusiasm and voice projection. 5. Time (5 minutes +/- 5 seconds) (5%) (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) / 5 / 5 6. Errors in logic or facts (up to 10 points penalty) ( ) penalty Presentation Sub-Total / 50 Paper Sub-Total / 50 Overall Score / 100

9 Concrete Bowling Competition Rules Objectives Design and construct a concrete bowling ball that is practical, durable, and aesthetically pleasing. Participants Each school may enter only one team. Each team must have at least two members, but no more than five. Each team member must be a registered participant of the Mid-Continent Regional Student Conference. Event Description The event will consist of two parts: the bowling ball design and a bowling competition. Each team will bowl in five combined frames (a maximum of eleven bowls in the case of striking or sparing in the fifth frame). The bowling ball must be able to perform in all frames of the competition; if the ball cannot perform then the team will be disqualified from the bowling competition. General Rules Bowling Ball Design (60 points total) 1. Dimensions and Construction (failure to comply results in automatic DQ) a. The ball s diameter shall be no greater than 9. b. The ball must be spherical. c. The ball shall weigh no more than 16 pounds. 2. Mix Design (30 points) a. The mix design is at the discretion of the school b. A concrete mix table must be submitted by March 1 st, 2013 to evwilso@siue.edu. c. Each team will be judged on creativity. d. No resins or epoxies may be used. e. The ball must be solid concrete. i. Reinforcement may be used; however, none shall be exposed prior to competition. Exposure due to breakage is allowable.

10 3. Durability (30 points) a. Bowling balls will be weighed before and after the bowling competition. For every 1% of total weight lost from each ball, ½ point will be deducted. If a ball loses more than 20% of its total weight, the team will be disqualified from the event. b. The ball must be able to perform in all frames of game play. A damaged ball may be used after the first roll, but it must roll to the pins (no throwing). 4. Aesthetics (15 points) a. Each team should establish a theme to be portrayed through the aesthetics of the ball. b. This will be judged at the beginning of the competition; the specifics of this scoring will be left to the discretion of each individual judge. c. Any theme of aesthetics found to be offensive will result in automatic disqualification. Bowling Competition (40 points) 1. Standard bowling rules will apply. Progress of Play and Scoring can be found at: 2. Each team will have a combined 5 frames, for a maximum of eleven bowls (in case of a spare or strike in the fifth frame). a. When a person starts a frame, they must finish that frame. b. Each team member must bowl at least one frame. 3. Standard bowling pins will be used, and the alley will be grass. The lane will be 40 long from the foul line to the head pin. The approach will be 15 long and end at the foul line. GeoWall Competition The ASCE Geo-Institute has developed the rules for the 2013 competition. Please note that the rules in the link include due dates for the national competition, so competitors should follow deadlines listed above. The rules can be found at the following link:

11 SIUE Conference Contacts Conference Chair Conference Co-Chair Evan Wilson Brittnee Radcliffe C: (217) C: (309) Steel Bridge Coordinator Steel Bridge Coordinator Jacob Allen Zack Dahmm C: (618) C: (309) Concrete Canoe Coordinator Concrete Canoe Coordinator Brad Ripley Kurt Unger C: (217) C: (618) Faculty Advisor Brent Vaughn W: (618) C: (314) Feel free to contact any of the people listed above with any questions or concerns during the conference.

Map and Directions Maps and Directions The SIUE campus website has a variety of maps and other navigational tools at http://www.siue.edu/maps/. Please use this resource as your guide to the campus.

12 Map and Directions Maps and Directions The SIUE campus website has a variety of maps and other navigational tools at Please use this resource as your guide to the campus. In general most events will be held in or around Morris University Center (MUC) or the Engineering Building (EB). Parking for Thursday, April 4 Parking for passenger cars and vans on for the conference will be in Lot B only. You will be issued a parking code number in a later message. When you come into Lot B, you may park your vehicle then immediately go to one of the parking kiosks, enter the parking code, and receive a receipt which you put in the front window of your vehicle. PLEASE HOLD ONTO THIS RECEIPT. You can use it for the rest of that day. For trucks/trailers, please proceed to the designated loading/unloading zones as shown on the aerial photo below. Quickly, but safely, unload your competition materials then move the trucks/trailers to their designated parking area at the west end of the Lot BH. Steel Bridge Unloading and Parking Information (Thursday April 4) LOT BH EB LOT B MUC

13 Parking for Friday, April 5 Parking for passenger cars and vans on for the conference will be in Lot B only. You will be issued a parking code number (same code as for Thursday) in a later message. When you come into Lot B, you may park your vehicle then immediately go to one of the parking kiosks, enter the parking code, and receive a receipt which you put in the front window of your vehicle. PLEASE HOLD ONTO THIS RECEIPT. You can use it for the rest of that day. For trucks/trailers, please proceed to the designated loading/unloading zones as shown on the aerial photo below. Quickly, but safely, unload your competition materials then move the trucks/trailers to their designated parking area at the west end of the Lot BH. Parking for Saturday, April 6 Details for parking at Cougar Lake (which is on the SIUE campus) will be made available at the conference. Concrete Canoe Display Unloading and Parking Information LOT BH EB LOT B

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