2001 Southeast Regional ASCE Student Chapter Conference
Auburn University
Concrete Canoe Competition
March 16-17, 2001
The Regional Concrete Canoe Competition will be governed by the national rules and, with minimal exceptions, will follow the format outlined for the 2000 national competition. The website for national rules is http://www.asce.org or the Master Builders website which is located at http://www.masterbuilders.com/MB/static/canoe/rulesandregs.htm. A panel of three to five judges will be responsible for reading the design reports, observing the oral presentations, inspecting the displays, grading the final products, and overseeing the races. The same panel will judge all events. They will be supported by coordinators and timers, a saftey official and score keeper who will use the spreadsheet and software developed for the 2001 National Competition.Registration forms will be collected for this competition at the oral presentation. To be fair to all concerned, a lottery will be held at 8:00pm during the social on Thursday night at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center. All schools will be randomly assigned a number to specify their oral presentation starting time, the location of their display, and the space where their final product is to be exhibited. The starting positions for the distance races, as well as the lanes and heats for the sprint qualifiers, will also be drawn for all schools at the social. The facilitate running the races, the same starting positions will be assigned to a given school for both the men's and women's distance races. The lanes and heats will also be the same for a given school in the men's, women's, and co-ed sprint qualifiers. Additional details for each event follow. A tentative schedule is also included.
Oral Presentation (7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Friday morning & 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Friday afternoon, Harbert Engr. Center Room 111):
All presentations will be open to the public and held in a medium classroom equipped with a screen in front. Access to the room can be gained by a normal entrance. Due to constraints imposed by time, proximity, and access, concrete canoes cannot be included as part of the oral presentation. There is limited space in the rear of the room for storage; so, schools presenting in the afternoon session may store their equipment, props, etc. only after the morning session is over. Auburn University is not responsible for compatibility problems with audio visual equipment and competitors may want to bring their own equipment. Please contact Auburn University regarding your needs.
Final Product (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Friday morning, Foy Student Union Ballroom):
Rules call for the canoes to be exhibited on display stands, side by side, and separate from the displays. Auburn University will allocate a 3 meter x 8 meter exhibit space. Buffer (carpet squares, rubber mats, etc) must be placed underneath stands as to not damaged the floor of the Foy Union Ballroom. The judges will be kept on a strict schedule by a coordinator and timer, and will have only a few minutes to judge your canoe (10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.). Please delegate team members (at least one; up to three) to answer questions. Have these people identify themselves to the coordinator immediately prior to judging. All other participants will be asked to step away from the canoe while it is being judged. Conversations with the judges will be limited to providing direct responses to their questions. The canoes must remain on public display for the duration of the event (12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Friday).
Display (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Friday afternoon, Foy Student Union RM 213)
The display space for each school will be limited to a 3.05 meter x 3.05 meter square with sufficient space on all sides to accommodate public viewing. Access to the display area in the Foy Union Exhibition Lounge is through doors having a 30 X 80 inch openings. A standard electrical outlet will be available for power but schools must provide their own extension cords. The judges will be kept on a strict schedule by a coordinator and timer and will have approximately five minutes to judge your display (1:00 p.m.- 3:00p.m.). Please delegate team members (at least one; up to three) to answer the judge’s questions. Have these people identify themselves to the coordinator immediately prior to judging. All other participants will be asked to step away from the display while it is being judged. Conversations with the judges will be limited to providing direct responses to their questions. The displays must remain on public display for the duration of the event (8:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon).
Races (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Saturday, Chewacla State Park):
The floatation tests will be conducted promptly from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the beach in the order of the starting positions assigned for the distance race(s). The judges will be checking your equipment (pads, cushions, etc.), at this time. The women’s and men’s distance races will be held first, for points against the clock. The course to be irregular with three major turns); a slalom leg (with buoys set at the distances specified in the national rules) will be included in the first segment. The main turns will be counterclockwise (left hand turns). Click here for layout of distance and sprint courses: Course Layout.
The women’s, men’s, and co-ed sprint qualifiers will be held against competitors and the clock. There will be five lanes and the turn will be counter-clockwise (left hand turn). Canoes finishing first through fifth based upon time will race against one another for points in the grand final; canoes qualifying sixth through tenth will race against one another for points in the petite final.
The canoes will be judged for durability immediately following the sprint qualifiers. The finals will be held after qualifying in the following order: women’s petite, women’s grand; men’s petite, men’s grand; co-ed petite, and co-ed grand. To save the time required to draw lane positions, the fastest qualifier races in lane 3; the second fastest in lane 2; the third fastest in lane 4; the fourth fastest in lane 1, and fifth fastest in lane 5. The course and turns will remain the same.
You can help us out by attending the lottery at the social on Thursday, March 15th at 6:00 pm.
Map of Chewacla State Park Trails and Blgds View of Lake from Vending Lodge View of Area in front of Vending Lodge Parking Facility 1 (visitors, EMS, and unloading) Parking Facility 2 (Trucks, Trailers, Participants)
6:00-9:00 pm at Social Lottery (please send at least one representative to avoid potential conflicts with other events) Friday, March 16th, 2001 at Auburn University Campus
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Oral Presentations at Harbert Engr. Center Rm 111 (registration forms due; first ten teams in order of their lottery numbers) 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Unloading of Canoe Final Products and Displays (in order of their lottery numbers) 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Final Product Judging at Foy Student Union Ballroom (in order of their lottery numbers) 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch for Judges 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Display Judges at Foy Student Union Exhibition Lounge 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Oral Presentation at Habert Engr. Center Rm 111(registration forms due; teams eleven and higher in the order of their lottery numbers) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Loading of Canoe Final Products and Displays (in order of their lottery numbers) Saturday, March 17th, 2001 at Chewacla State Park
8:00 a.m. Floatation Tests and Equipment Check (in the order of distance race starting positions) 8:30 a.m. Captain/Co-Captain Meeting (send two representatives) 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Distance Races (WD, MD); Sprint Qualifiers (WQ, MQ, W&M Q) 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Durability Judging 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Sprint Finals (WP, WG, MP, MG, W&M P, W&M G) Scheduling and Strategy:
Apart from the oral presentation, we suggest that priority be given to setting up your canoe because it must be ready for judging at 10:00 a.m. The display must be ready for judging by 1:00 p.m. Canoes and displays must remain up for public viewing throughout the entire judging periods scheduled for those events. It is advised that a representative from your school attend the Display at all times. Auburn University is not responsible for any damage caused to displays unattended. We need to vacate the Ballroom and Exhibition Lounge immediately following the competition. Due to the parking constraints at the Foy Student Union, a schedule will be given to each school at the social depicting which times they can unload and load their supplies and canoe. This is why it is imperative that a representative from you school attend the social.
The race site at Chewacla State Park has been reserved for Saturday, March 17th. We will be setting up the race courses during most of the day on Thursday. Each school will be given passes for the number of registered participants. These passes will be good from Saturday ONLY. For any practicing on Thursday or Friday there will be a two dollar charge at the gate. Chewacla State Park opens at sunrise and closes at sunset.
Concrete Canoe Competition Rules 1. All of the 2001 Rules and Regulations established for the ASCE/MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition (including the evaluation criteria) will apply at the regional level unless otherwise stated below; or, in the supplemental conference rules to be distributed by Auburn University.
2. Re: Eligibility Requirements (Section I.F of the National Rules) - Each school must submit a completed registration form listing up to five (5) male and five (5) female participants at the time that the school is scheduled to give their Oral Presentation.
3. Re: Eligibility Requirements (I.G) - National student membership is not required to participate in this event at the Southeast Regional Conference. All other conditions apply and any discrepancies regarding the participants eligibility may result in disqualification from this event.
4. Re: National Qualifying Rules (V.E) - To expedite scheduling space and time, each school is limited to a single entry at the regional conference.
5. Re: General Rules (I.J) - All questions regarding rule interpretations should be directed via email to the CNCCC at ccc@ftl.com (see page 2 of the 2001 Rules and Regulations for details). However, if a school receives authorization from the CNCCC to use materials or ideas in response to a question denoted as private, the nature of the request and the verbatim response from the CNCCC must be included on the Compliance Certification page (see page 13 of the 2001 Rules and Regulations for details) of the regional design report.
To settle disputes, participating schools are required to bring a hard copy of all such communications to the Southeast Regional Conference. The information is intended for the judges eyes only, and every effort will be made not to distribute it prior to the National Concrete Canoe Competition.
6. Re: Design Paper (III.A.9) - To expedite judging, five (5) bound copies of the design report must arrive at Auburn University before 5:00 p.m., February 15, 2001. There will be no exceptions to this deadline and a penalty of 5 points per day (i.e, 5% of the report score) will be deducted from reports received after the deadline date.
To ensure that they remain sealed prior to evaluation, envelopes containing Concrete Canoe Design Reports should be clearly marked, ATTENTION: Concrete Canoe Judges.
7. Re: Academic Requirements; Race Rules and Regulations (III; IV) - Details regarding the sites and schedules for the Oral Presentation, Display, Final Product, Float Test, and Races will be forwarded to the regional competitors as soon as they become available. The National format will be followed whenever possible.
Good Luck
If you have any questions concerning the rules and/or design parameters, please email Brooke Moore.
Posted March 14, 2001