ANNOUNCEMENT 2011 CSWEA & WEF Student Design Competition

SELECTION :NOTIFICATION:May 16-19: The winning team from the CSWEA Competition will beasked to present at the CSWEA Annual Meeting in Brooklyn Park,Minnesota.October 15-19, 2011: The winning team from the CSWEA Competitionwill be offered the opportunity to compete at WEFTEC-2011 in LosAngeles, California.The CSWEA Student Design Panel will judge the design competitionbased on these four elements: Content, Organization, Delivery andEffectiveness, and Discussion.The winning team will be notified during the CSWEA Education Seminaron April 5.PRESENTATION: The State Section student design teams will present their projects onMonday afternoon April 4 prior to the CSWEA Education Seminar,Monona Terrace; Madison, WI.AWARDS:Each State Section team that competes in the CSWEA Competition willreceive free registration, one night of lodging and up to $100.00 each forexpenses for attendance at the CSWEA Design Competition andEducation Seminar. These expenses are paid by the State Section.The winning team (max. of 4 members) from the CSWEA competitionwill receive free registration from WEF and a travel and lodgingallowance from CSWEA to the WEFTEC conference in Los Angeles,California (October 15-19, 2011).Prizes for the winning team at WEFTEC will vary depending onsponsorship opportunities. Monetary awards typically provided by WEFfor the top 4 design teams are: 1 st place $2,500, 2 nd place $1,000, 3 rd place$750, 4 th place $500.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT:Dustin Maas, CSWEA Student Committee Chair (Minnesota)Telephone: 651-765-2981Email: dmaas@sehinc.comJim Beier, CSWEA Student Committee (Wisconsin)Telephone: 920-257-0113Email: j.beier@craneengineering.comBeth Vogt, CSWEA Student Committee (Illinois)Telephone: 312-578-2321Email: bvogt@greeley-hansen.com