For “Unregistered” Teams: Time to Get the Entry Form Submitted

--> ENTRY DEADLINE is Monday, April 23th!

The cut-off date for entries is Monday, April 23th. It should be noted and realized that getting the Entry Form in by April 23th is what allows a team to enter Solar Splash 2007 – and the check for the $500 fee does not have to be with the entry form. However, the entry form is considered a ‘contract’ and that assumes a promise to pay the fee as soon as possible.

Note: Boat numbers will be assigned on April 24th and posted on the website as soon as possible!

 

 

2007 Rules Are Posted on the Webpage

We won’t be sending out the 2007 Rule Booklet until sometime in mid-April. Until then, use the 2007 rules as posted on the website. Everything continues to go smoothly, so we did not have any rule changes of significance. However, the “content” of the Visual Display and the “content” of the Technical Report differ from that of previous years – so address the ‘change’!

 

 

Technical Reports due at Headquarters by 5pm, Monday, May 15th

As printed in the Rules:     

“8.12 Technical Report - A technical report is required. Five (5) copies must be received by headquarters by 5 p.m. EST on May 14, 2007. The boat number must be displayed on the cover in a minimum 36 pt. type. The names of all students and faculty advisors involved with the project must appear on the cover. These will be judged by a panel of experts, and prizes will be awarded. Reports may be reproduced for participants of future SOLAR SPLASH Events.”            

Attached to this Newsletter is the 8-page “Guidelines for Writing the Technical Report for the ASME Solar Splash Project”.  Included in the 8 pages are specific suggestions for format and section inclusions, do’s-and-don’t, and the evaluation criteria for grading the reports.  The reports are to be sent to headquarters at the address below:                                         

            Solar Splash Headquarters
            c/o Dr. Jeffrey Morehouse
            Mechanical Engineering Department
            University of South Carolina
            Columbia, SC 29208

 

 

Technical Reports Still for Sale

We continue to have reprints of the 2006 Technical Reports available for sale. The price for a set of the top 5 technical reports from last year is $35. If you wish any other specific school’s reports, it can be purchased at $8. When you start outlining and writing your report, which is scored and points given, good examples may be very valuable. Send a check (payable to ASME-Solar Splash) for the top five for $35 (or $8 for each other school) to the Headquarters address above.

 

 

Keeping All of Us Posted

As always, Headquarter activities continue to be: looking for sponsors (Johnson Controls, Inc. is again this year our “Prime Sponsor”), answering your questions, keeping the webpage updated, and keeping lines of communication open between Arkansas, Headquarters, and you!  So don’t hesitate to contact us by email, phone, or post – and let us know you are there and working to meet and compete in 2007!  


The Webmaster is David Luneau and his address is:
        webmaster@solarsplash.com