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FY 86 TECHNICAL PRESENTATION COMPETITION GUIDELINES and APPLICATION FORM (see reverse side) TIMETABLE March 15, 1986 May 1, 1986 DEADLINE for technical papers to be submitted to the appropriate Regional Coordinator. Twelve finalists notified that they have been selected on the basis of their submitted papers to c o m p e t e in the oral portion of the Competition. The twelve finalists will compete by presenting their papers orally in the Technical Presentation Competition at the 1986 National Student Conference in Hartford, CT.

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ELIGIBILITY Any SWE Student Member in good standing, i.e., whose dues are paid who is an undergraduate majoring in engineering or a related or allied field. Previous winners of the Technical Presentation Competition are not eligible. ENTRIES Papers must be confined to topics related to engineering and should demonstrate evidence of engineering problem-solving. A paper may be the result of an assigned class, laboratory, or design project, summer/co-op work experience, or an original research project and must show some personal involvement. If the project described involved work with other individuals, you may use that work BUT you must submit a paper authored by yourself. Papers should be written for a general engineering audience. The entire paper may not exceed twenty (20) pages; the t e x t may not exceed ten (10) double-spaced, typewritten pages. Include an a b s t r a c t of 150 words or less on a separate page; it will not be included in the text page count. Graphics and glossy photographs accompanying t e x t are also not included in the t e x t page count. Send a b s t r a c t , t e x t , and any figures with the completed application form to the appropriate Regional Coordinator. Entries must be postmarked no later than March 15, 1986. Finalists will be notified by May 1, 1986. JUDGING Twelve finalists will be selected on the basis of the written entries by panels of engineers of different backgrounds. One finalist will be selected from the eligible entries of each region with the remaining finalists selected on the national level from all runners-up. Judging criteria will include appearance, organization, problem definition, development of alternative solutions, presentation of research, experimentation, or modelling, and conclusions. The twelve finalists will compete in an oral competition at the National Student Conference. Each speaker at the National Competition is allotted 15 minutes. Questions or discussion from the floor are not permitted. Speakers will be evaluated on the basis of their verbal presentations (poise, voice, posture, visual aids, appearance organization, etc.), as well as the technical content of their presentations. Judging criteria will be distributed to the speakers prior to the Conference. AWARDS The twelve finalists will receive a transportation allocation (up to tourist class air fare) from the 1986 National Technical Presentation Competition Coordinator to enable participation in the competition on June 24, 1986, in Hartford. To fulfill an obligation for accepting the transportation cost, the entrant will participate in the finals if selected. The three national winners will be awarded an additional prize and will be honored at the Student Awards Banquet. Although the prizes may vary from year to year, past winners have received microprocessdrs, televisions, and cash awards.

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