Winter program registration has closed. Check back in April for news of our top 3 final teams!
The top 3 teams will be invited to the IIE Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida (May 19-23, 2012). Cash prizes will be awarded to competitors based on their finishing position:
First place: $5,000 to the team, plus $500 to the team's chapter
Second place: $2,500 to the team, plus $250 to the team's chapter
Third place: $1,500 to the team, plus $250 to the team's chapter
How it works:
Organize your team of three IE undergraduate students and a faculty advisor. Sign up for the Winter (January) program. Following your registration, your team will receive the contest rules and problem statement. You will have eight weeks to develop your solution. Finalists will be announced in the Spring of 2012 and must be able to attend the IIE Annual Conference and Expo, May 19-23, 2012, in Orlando, Florida.
General rules and guidelines:
Teams of three undergraduate students (plus an advisor) are given eight weeks to develop their solutions.
Three finalist teams are selected to present their solutions for final judging at the IIE Annual Conference and Expo.
Each finalist team will receive $1,250 for travel expenses to the finals, plus free conference registration, complimentary tickets for the Honors & Awards Banquet and a framed certificate.
Winners are announced at the honors and awards ceremony.
Note - Important changes to this year’s contest:
To broaden contest participation, we are administering two 8-week contest sessions during this academic year.
- A new Fall session took place from October 2011 – December 2011.
- The contest will also run (as it has traditionally) during a Winter session from January 2012 – March 2012.
Teams can could have signed up to compete in the Fall session or can now sign up during the Winter session.
All submissions from the Fall and Winter sessions will be judged together in March 2012.
The top three finalists from the entire year’s submissions will be announced in April 2012.
Special thanks to Missouri University of Science and Technology for their partnership with the 2012 competition.
