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Engineering Education Service Center (EESC)
Fall 2011 Poster Contest!

“Grand Challenges for Engineering” is the theme for the Engineering Education Service Center’s Fall 2011 poster contest. This year’s winning entry can be found in a display of inspiration, excitement, wonder and curiosity. Posters should be fun, motivational and inspire students to pursue a degree in engineering, technology, math and/or science.

Throughout human history, engineering has driven the advance of civilization. In the last century, engineering recorded its grandest accomplishments. The widespread development and distribution of electricity and clean water, automobiles and airplanes, radio and television, spacecraft and lasers, antibiotics and medical imaging, and computers and the Internet are just some of the highlights from a century in which engineering revolutionized and improved virtually every aspect of human life.

For all of these advances, though, the century ahead poses formidable challenges. As the population grows and its needs and desires expand, the problem of sustaining civilization’s continuing advancement, while still improving the quality of life, is more immediate. Old and new threats to personal and public health demand more effective and more readily available treatments. Vulnerabilities to pandemic diseases, terrorist violence, and natural disasters require serious searches for new methods of protection and prevention. And products and processes that enhance the joy of living remain a top priority of engineering innovation.

Applying the rules of reason, the findings of science, the aesthetics of art, and the spark of creative imagination, engineers will continue the tradition of forging a better future.

There are 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering - Find out more about them by visiting: http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/8996.aspx

Contest is Closed

2011 Winners

First Place - Anna Hershey, Portage Lakes Career Center

Second Place - Danielle Rikard, Arlington, TN

Third Place - Anna Sklenar, Conard High School

Honorable Mention - Ryan Charles, Atkins High School

Honorable Mention - Amanda Holl, Santa Clara University

Honorable Mention - Laura Morris - Southwest TN Community College

Honorable Mention - Rachel Welch - St. Thomas More High School

Honorable Mention - Katherine Chen - University of Maryland, College Park

Honorable Mention - Alyssa Ingram - Purdue University

Honorable Mention - Jake Schinella - Purdue University

Honorable Mention - Anna Hershey - Portage Lakes Career Center (2 posters)

Honorable Mention - Nicole Guysick - Portage Lakes Career Center

Honorable Mention - Jason Rodkey - Portage Lakes Career Center

Honorable Mention - Shane DeVerny - Portage Lakes Career Center

View 2005-2011 winning posters

Each category will receive:

Grand Prize: $200 Cash, Second Place: $100 Cash, Third Place: $50 Cash

Honorable mentions to be awarded at judges' discretion.
All winners will also receive a certificate.

Submission Instructions:
Posters may be submitted electronically or on CD by mail.
Submission size for electronic submissions: 450x675 pixels - 72 dpi
Final size submissions are by invitation only: 24"x36" @ 300dpi (Do not submit this file now. The judges will request the larger size and resolution of the top 5-10 posters by Nov. 8, 2011. At that time, the EESC will provide an ftp address for electronic submissions.)

Contest tip: All contestants should design their posters at 24"x36", 300 dpi and then save a copy that is 450x675 pixels @72 dpi for initial submission. Nothing is worse than being selected as a winner and not having your poster ready or worse yet, not being able to recreate what you made at a lower resolution. Be sure that each picture or element in your poster is also 300 dpi. The timeline from winning notification to submission is very tight (just a few days) so be ready if you are a winner.

Official Contest Rules:
1. The theme of the contest is "Grand Challenges for Engineering." Winning entries are those that best reflect the theme. Winners are selected based on creativity, imagination, and the ability to inspire from among qualified entries.
2. All qualified entries received by 11:59pm on November 4, 2011 are eligible for the prizes.
3. No purchase is necessary, Must be 18 or older to enter. If under 18, a parent or guardian must submit your poster on your behalf. Anyone can enter although contest is primarily for high school and college students. Elementary and middle school students can also enter.
4. This offer void where prohibited and is subject to all federal, state and local laws.
5. Previously published posters are not acceptable.
6. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries submitted.
7. Contestants must know the names and addresses of all identifiable people in their posters. In addition, all people in the poster must know that their image is being submitted in this contest.
8. Posters submitted that don’t meet the submission requirements will be disqualified.
9. All personal expenses incurred while producing the poster are the responsibility of the contestant.
10. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days of notification. If not claimed, the prizes will be forfeited.
11. All artwork must be original and each winner must agree that his of her name, likeness, city, and winning poster may be used by the EESC for promotional and publication purposes without additional compensation. Prior to receiving prizes, each winner will be required to sign a release provided by the EESC to this effect and obtain a release or permission from anyone with proprietary rights in the winning poster. Refusal or inability to provide such releases will result in disqualification and all prizes will be forfeited.
12. The EESC reserves the right to cancel or suspend the contest should any cause beyond the control of the EESC affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity of the contest, or for any reason it deems appropriate, at its sole discretion.
13. Each contestant may enter up to three posters.

Name............
Parent's Name if under 18....
School or Organization............
Street Address..

City, State.....
Zip.............
Phone...........
E-Mail..........
Artist's Statement - Tell us about your poster and what you were thinking when you designed it. If you win, this will be published with your poster. (optional)
Before you upload your poster preview, save your file as your name Jane_Doe.jpg John_Doe.gif Upload your poster preview. Must be 450x675 pixels -72 dpi	Choose your completed entry on your computer by clicking the "Browse" button. Be sure you choose a file before hitting the "Submit Poster" button.
Contest is Closed

EESC Poster Contest Judging Rubric

The Most Points Wins!


	1	2	3	4	5
Thematic Expression
Visual Impact
Creativity
Attractiveness
Ability to Motivate
Graphics Clarity
Graphic Relevance
No Grammatical Errors

Winners will be announced by November 14, 2011

You may also download this flyer for others to see or to mail in your poster entry.

This contest is sponsored in its entirety by The Engineering Education Service Center. For questions or comments regarding this contest or for problems submitting your file, email Celeste Baine.

Telephone: 541-988-1005
Fax: 541-988-1008

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Engineering Education Service Center (EESC)Fall 2011 Poster Contest!

Engineering Education Service Center (EESC)
Fall 2011 Poster Contest!