About the Competition
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Wood WORKS! BC / Canadian Wood Council annually host the Western Canadian Wood Design Competition on the UBC Campus in Vancouver BC. This year’s event is scheduled for March 27, 2010 at the Whit-Matthews Field.
The purpose of the competition is to challenge registered college/university students to create an original design for a lightweight siege engine which, when built, is capable of hitting a target at 20, 30 and 45 meters using a 2 lb. projectile. Teams, consisting of students and one faculty member, submit a report prior to the competition about their design. On the morning of the competition they are required to give a 10 minute presentation to the judges and others teams, after their weigh-in and set-up.
Later the trials will take place and these have been newly revised to three categories: Qualifying Trials, Performance Trials and Longest Distance Trials.
As a result of increased emphasis on the design process of the competition, prize monies will also be disbursed into the three new categories, rather than just three cash prizes overall. We invite spectators to join us on competition day for this unique and interesting event. The morning session is primarily focused on the team set-up and presentations and the afternoon will concentrate on the trial sessions.
2010 Wood Design Competition
Schedule*
8:00 – 8:45 Teams and Judges arrive and have informal breakfast
Upon arrival, teams will sign in at the weigh scale
Judges will receive instructions from Sukh
After weigh-in and assessment, teams will proceed to assemble their catapults and prepare for presentations to the judges.
8:45– 9:00 Official welcome and overview of competition day
9:00 – 11:45 Presentations are judged
All teams involved; either as presenters or audience
(First 3 teams finished presentations will set up their catapults on the platforms for the afternoon Trials. Last 3 teams judged will be retrievers in the field for first set of trials).
11:30 – 11:45 Teams will walk over to 2665 East Mall- Forintek Building*
11:45 – 12:30 Buffet Lunch at the Forintek Building
12:30 Final instructions (on field) for Trials from WW staff for Team
Captains, Faculty Sponsors and Judges
12:45 – 2:15 Qualifying Trials
2:15 – 4:50 Performance Trials and Longest Distance Trials
4:50 – 5:15 Awards Presentation
*Please note that we have access to washrooms at Thunderbird Stadium.
* Forintek is a restricted access facility, and therefore the only rooms we will be in are the lunchroom and marked washroom facilities. If our footwear is muddy by lunchtime, it is requested that we remove our footwear and leave them near the entrance. Your attention to these details is greatly appreciated.
*Schedule is tentative due to not knowing how many teams will actually qualify for the performance trials.
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