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1 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 university. This is the second of three mailers that you will be receiving concerning the 2013 MCSC. Please do not delete this mailer! This document contains valuable information that may not be repeated in future mailers. The information enclosed in this mailer includes the following: Receipt Confirmation Deadline Information Revised Schedule Campus Map and Contacts Please confirm that you have received this mailer by mailing, faxing, or ing the enclosed form by January 31, This will assure us that your Student Chapter has received Mailer II. The school registration deadline was November 30, We intended to receive the registration fee by this deadline as well, so if your school has not paid, please send your payment before February 1 st, Individual registration should be completed on our Conference Website, which also includes hotel information and directions to SIUE. 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 Mailer II Receipt Confirmation Fax to (618) (Attn: SIUE ASCE) Send to SIUE ASCE Campus Box 1800 Edwardsville, IL to Evan Wilson (Conference Chair) OR Brent Vaughn (Faculty Advisor) Please print or type the information in this form. School Name: Faculty Advisor: F.A. Contact Info: Student Conference Contact (Chapter President, Conference Chair, etc.) Name, phone number, address This confirms that our university has received Mailer II for the 2013 Student Conference.

3 Deadline Information Participants January 31 February 1 March 1 March 15 April 4 6 Mailer II Receipt Confirmation Completed School Registration Fee Due National Daniel W. Mead Paper Due Individual Registration and Fee Due Concrete Canoe Paper Due Technical Paper Due GeoChallenge Paper Due Conference Host October 15 January 15 March 1 Mailer I Mailer II (maps, updates) Mailer III (final schedule, parking passes, updates) *Any important updates will be ed to all schools.

4 Conference Schedule 2013 Mid- Continent Student Conference 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 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 11:00AM - 12:30PM Lunch (Provided) Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom Friday April 5th Time Event Location 7:30-8:30 AM Concrete Canoe, Technical Paper, Concrete Bowling, and Geotech event Judges Breakfast and EB 1011 Meeting 8:30-9:00 AM Concrete Canoe Captains Meeting MUC Fields 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Concrete Canoe Display / Swamp Tank MUC Fields 9:30-11:30 AM Mead Technical Paper Competition Maple Dogwood Room 9:30-11:30 AM Geotechnical Competition MUC Fields 12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (Provided) TBD 1:00-3:00 PM Concrete Canoe Presentations Maple Dogwood Room 1:00-3:00 PM Concrete Bowling Competition MUC Fields 7:00-9:00 PM Social Event TBD Saturday April 6th Time Event Location 7:00-7:30 AM Concrete Canoes Arrive with Trailers 7:30-8:00 AM Captains Meeting Cougar Lake 8:00 AM - 4:00 Marina PM Concrete Canoe Races 12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (Provided) 6:00-6:30 PM Business Meeting Granite City Elk's 6:30-8:00 PM Awards Banquet Lodge

5 SIUE Campus Map 2013 Mid- Continent Student Conference SIUE Campus Core MUC Fields

6 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 Address 1013 Plummer Dr. Edwardsville, IL Phone Number (618) Rooms Rerserved Distance from MUC mi 3080 S SR 157 Edwardsville, IL mi 5723 Heritage Crossing Dr. Glen Carbon, IL mi Drury Inn 602 N Bluff Rd. Collinsville, IL mi Comfort Inn Collinsville 8 Commerce Dr. Collinsville, IL mi Hampton Inn Collinsville 7 Commerce Dr. Collinsville, IL mi Days Inn Collinsville Double Tree by Hilton Fairfield Inn Collinsville 12 Commerce Dr. Collinsville, IL 1000 Eastport Plaza Dr. Collinsville, IL mi mi 4 Gateway Dr. Collinsville, IL mi

7 Concrete Canoe The Mid-Continent Concrete Canoe Competition will be following the 2013 ASCE National Concrete Canoe. 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 th, 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. The website for the AISC National is located at:

8 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: 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: A complete bibliography should also be included, if appropriate. 2. Authors must be undergraduate students and both ASCE Student Organization members and

9 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 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.) 5. 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

10 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

11 Objectives Concrete Bowling Design and construct a concrete bowling ball that is practical, durable, and aesthetically pleasing. Participants Each school may only enter 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.

12 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.

13 GeoChallenge 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:

Welcome Mid-Continent Student Conference. March 5, Dear Mid-Continent Student Conference Participants,

Welcome Mid-Continent Student Conference. March 5, Dear Mid-Continent Student Conference Participants, 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