2017 ENGINEERING DESIGN SHOWCASE

Thursday, April 13th - 4:30 - 7:00pm
Tudor Fieldhouse - Autry Court
Rice University

Judge Information

Much of the success of the Engineering Design Showcase has been from having a diverse judging panel. Your honest feedback, willingness to help, and commitment to further engineering design at Rice contributes to the success of our program.
The deadline for signing up is Thursday, April 6th.

Please forward this information to any colleagues who you feel would also be good judges! As the date of the competition draws near, we will provide you with specific details regarding the schedule of events, responsibilities, and judging criteria.

For additional information or questions, please contact

Amy Kavalewitz at amy.k@rice.edu or (713) 348-8065.

JUDGE REGISTRATION

AGENDA

3:30 - Judge registration/check-in starts

3:30 - Judges reception

4:30 - Competition – judging starts

5:30 - Scorecards turned in

6:30 - Award Announcements

7:00 - Showcase ends

To Tudor Fieldhouse

How do I get to Rice?
Rice's central Houston location is accessible by air, car and public transportation. For more detailed information, driving directions and maps, visit the How To Get Here page.

Where do I park once I get to Rice?
Parking will be available in West Lot 1. Please enter using entrance 18 off Rice Boulevard or entrance 8 off University Boulevard and follow the signs. If needed, shuttle buses will be available to take you to the sites around the Rice Campus. For a map of the Rice campus parking areas please visit the Rice Maps page. Parking validations will be provided by OEDK staff.

How do I get to Autry Court in Tudor Fieldhouse?
Tudor Fieldhouse is building number 76 on the Rice Map page. Autry Court is directly through the main front entrance of Tudor Fieldhouse.

How do I get to Trauber Suite in Tudor Fieldhouse?
Trauber Suite is on the second level of Autry Court. If you are attending the reception, please check in at the judges registration table and then you will be escorted to the reception area.

Judge Check-in

If possible, please check in at the registration desk for the design showcase in Autry Court by 4:15pm. You will receive a name badge, scorecard, poster location map, and judging instructions.
For those who will be attending the Judges Reception at 3:30, please check in at the registration desk prior to going into the reception, you may pick up your judging materials after the reception.

Judging

Judging will start promptly at 4:30pm. Depending on how long you spend with each team or how many teams you are judging, we hope that judging should only take no longer than an hour. Judges are to turn in their ballot sheets as soon as they are finished judging, so that the results may be tabulated. Awards will be announced as soon as all the ballots are counted, approximately at 6:30pm.

Refreshments

There will be a judges reception at 3:30 in the Trauber Suite at Tudor Fieldhouse prior to the competition. We will have complimentary packaged snacks and drinks for judges, volunteers and student participants, during the competition.