Competitions
Senior Team Design
In this category, third and fourth year students are confronted with an engineering design problem. Each team is given a week prior to the competition to research the given problem. Then, on the competition day, they have 12 hours to implement their solution with the materials provided.
The presentation order will be posted at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2010 outside of the Peregrine Room.
Hint: Machines for the real world
Junior Team Design
Exclusive to first and second year students, the Junior Team Design category challenges teams of four students with a physical engineering problem. Each team is given four hours and the materials to come up with a solution to the given problem.
The presentation order will be posted immediately following the build portion of the competition on Friday, January 22, 2010 in the Provincial Ballroom.
Hint: Voyageurs of Rupert’s Land
Innovative Design
This category requires the competitors to present an innovative and commercially viable solution to a problem of their own choosing. They are expected to carry out market research and feasibility studies as well as draft a business proposal for their product. The competitors are also required to promote their product at a booth for the public and other attendees of the competition.
Consulting Engineering
The Consulting Engineering category gives teams of four participants five hours to devise an innovative solution to a real-world problem prescribed by a hypothetical client. Each team is expected to assess the economic and social aspect of the problem and present a proposal to a hypothetical client.
The presentation order will be posted at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2010 outside of the Manitoba Room. All presentation will be closed to observers.
Hint: Rethinking High-Speed
Engineering Communications
In the Engineering Communication category competitors are asked to describe a technical subject in lay-man’s terms and present a structured analysis of its societal and environmental impacts. The competitors are judged on their presentation and verbal skills.
Upon registration, competitors will learn if they are presenting on Friday, January 22, 2010 or Saturday, January 23, 2010. The presentation order will be posted at 7:30 a.m. for the respective day outside of the Prairie Room.
Impromptu Debate
The Impromptu Debate category challenges participants to defend, from a given viewpoint, a topic disclosed just before the debate. Each team is composed of two members and they are expected to present a structured defense of the assigned topic.
The debate schedule will be released at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, January 22, 2010 during the competition breifing.
Rules
The WEC 2010 rules will be the same as CEC 2010 with the following exceptions: the events will not be hosted in both official languages, only in english. All Communications presentations must be submitted upon signing in at the hotel.
For a copy of the rules please click here.
