Rocky Mountain Regional Competition

  • Where: Boulder, CO

  • Dates: April 4-6, 2019 (see below for schedule)

  • Fees: $65 per student, due Feb. 1, 2019

  • Late Fees: Any registrations postmarked after Feb. 1, 2019, must pay a late registration fee of $100.  Any students, faculty, or friends that arrive at the conference without pre-registering must pay the late registration fee at check-in.

  • Omni-Interlocken, 500 Interlocken Blvd, Broomfield, CO 80021- $109/night

Cut-off date for reservations: 02/20/2019​

  • Rodeway Inn and Suites Boulder Broker, 555 30th St., Boulder, CO 80303 - $89/night

Just say CU Boulder Civil Engineers to receive the discounted rate!​

Cut-off date for reservations: 02/20/2019​

  • Embassy Suites, 2601 Canyon Blvd, Boulder, CO 80302​​​

  • Mailer 1 will go out on October 15.
  • Mailer 1 receipt confirmation is due October 31
  • School Registration is due November 30.
  • Mailer 2 will go out on January 15.
  • Mailer 3 will go out on March 1. 
  • February 1 will be the deadline to register individual participants. 
  • Hotel reservation cutoff date: 02/20/2018
  • Concrete Canoe Competition

Concrete Canoe papers must be submitted by March 1, 2019, to ceaeconference2019@gmail.com with hardcopies sent to: 428 UCB, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 80310 Additionally, please note that you will have to submit this to the National website as outlined in the rules.

The topic of this year’s technical paper will be left to each individual school. However, the paper should focus on a technical issue that has relevance to the Civil Engineering field of study. For example, students may write about research that their school is currently conducting or will be conducting in the future. The rubric used for this paper and presentation is on the last page of Mailer 1.

  • Non-Technical Paper Presentation 

We will be following the Daniel W. Mead paper topic and rules. 

Papers will be presented by each school that is participating in this optional event. The rubric used for this paper and presentation is on the last page of Mailer 1.

​Papers must be submitted by March 1, 2019, to asce@mines.sdsmt.edu

To be eligible for the national Daniel W. Mead prize, students must submit their papers separately to ASCE Nationals.

  • Mystery Design

This portion of the conference will exercise the ability of the engineering students to think on their feet, work under pressure, and produce a usable product in a short period of time. The actual competition will be revealed to participants at the conference just prior to the event beginning.

  • Pre-Design

Want to earn more points for your team, meet students from other schools, and solve a real world design problem? Sign up 2 people from your school to compete in the Pre-Design hosted by Kiewit. You will work in teams with other schools to propose a solution to a real world engineering design challenge. Judges, rules and prizes will be provided by Kiewit. Schools who participate will receive points awarded to their final score.

  • Surveying
  • Blanket Fort
  • Foothills Bridge Co
  • Kiewit
  • ASCE Denver Section
  • RockSol Consulting Group, Inc
  • Parsons
  • CU Civil Engineering Faculty
  • SPA Risk LLC
  • Wright Water Engineers, Inc.
  • McNary Bergeron & Associates
  • Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers
  • JVA Consulting Engineers

  Conference Schedule

 

Volunteer

Please contact Conference Planning Chair Anika Pietenpol at ceaeconference2019@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering or judging for this conference. Even if you only have a few hours to give, we would truly appreciate your help!

Donate

An event like this would not be possible without the help of generous donors such as yourself. Please visit our GoFundMe page if you would like to become a 2019 Rocky Mountain Regional Conference sponsor. And don’t forget – all donations are tax-deductible!

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