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Attendee Liability Waiver

All competition participants, whether participating in a Society-wide or regional competitions, must complete the waiver prior to participating in the symposium. If a waiver is not completed, a participant may be ineligible to compete as a team member in the competitions. 

Every individual who will be participating from your student chapter complete the waiver by Monday, March 13th, 2023 to the link provided in the e-mailer distributed on 2/7/2023.

If the waiver isn’t received, you may be ineligible to compete as a team member in your competition.  Please be sure to upload liability waiver with proper naming convention.

Student Symposium Paper Competition (mandatory for all chapters)

This is a mandatory paper submission and presentation for any student chapter participating in the 2023 ASCE Mid-Atlantic East Student Symposium that wishes to be eligible to advance to ASCE Society-wide competition finals and SSBC National Finals. Competitions requiring this include: ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition, ASCE Innovation Contest, ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition, ASCE UESI Surveying Competition, and AISC/ASCE Student Steel Bridge Competition. 

The ASCE Student Symposium Paper Competition emphasizes the importance of being able to write and present a paper as essential communication skills for all engineers and often necessary for advancement in your career.

Participation in the Student Symposium Paper Competition, including submission and presentation by a member of the of the ASCE Student Chapter, is a requirement to be eligible to advance to an ASCE Society-wide competition finals and SSBC National Finals.

Note that any papers/presentations created for any other competition do not count as an entry into the Student Symposium Paper Competition.

Topic: Daniel W. Mead Topic 
Submission deadline is: April 1, 2023
Submission email/link is: [email protected] 

This topic is the same topic as the Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students. However, the Student Symposium Paper Competition and the Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students are two separate competitions and must be submitted separately. The Student Symposium Paper Competition paper is due April 1, 2023 and submitted to [email protected]. The Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students is due March 1^st and submitted to [email protected].

ASCE Competition Eligibility Requirements

Competitions that advance to an ASCE Society-wide Competitions Finals include: ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition, ASCE Innovation Contest, ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition, and ASCE UESI Surveying Competition.

The AISC/ASCE Student Steel Bridge Competition advances to the SSBC National Finals and follows the eligibility requirements below. See SSBC Rules for more information.

Invitations to Student Symposia and ASCE Student Civil Engineering Championships/Society-wide Competition Finals are a privilege, not a right. Failure to act professionally can result in letters of reprimand, mandatory behavior management plans, and loss of invitations to further competition for individual institutions and/or entire conferences. 

Eligibility for Student Symposium Competition 

The following qualifications are required of all ASCE Student Chapters to compete at the Student Symposia Competitions: 

An ASCE Student Chapter must: 

1. Be in good standing with ASCE: 

a. Have paid their annual dues, as received by ASCE, no later than February 1, 11:59 p.m. EST  

b. Have submitted their student chapter’s full Annual Report or EZ Annual Reporting Form no later than February 1, 11:59 p.m. EST 

Eligibility for ASCE Society-wide Competition Finals 

The following qualifications are required of all ASCE Student Chapters in order to advance to the ASCE Society-wide Competition Finals: 

An ASCE Student Chapter must: 

1. Be in good standing with ASCE: 

a. Have paid their annual dues, as received by ASCE, no later than February 1, 11:59 p.m. EST  

b. Have submitted their student chapter’s full Annual Report, no later than February 1, 11:59 p.m. EST and have received a minimum score of 40 points out of a possible 100. Student Chapters that submit an EZ annual reporting form do not qualify to advance on to competition finals; and 

2. Attend and participate in their assigned Student Symposium as shown through their school’s: 

a. On-time attendance and active participation by a member of the ASCE Student Chapter at the Student Symposium Business Meeting

b. Participation in the Student Symposium Paper Competition, including submission and presentation by a member of the ASCE Student Chapter. Note that any papers/presentations created for any other competition do not count as an entry into the Student Symposium Paper Competition. 

Questions regarding eligibility should be directed to [email protected]. 

Society-wide Competitions

ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition

AISC/ASCE Student Steel Bridge Competition

ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition

ASCE Innovation Contest

Student Symposium Paper Competition