			New England Region National Engineers Week Future City Competition
www.futurecity.org CONTACT: Reed Brockman reed.brockman@aecom.com			A fun, exciting competition for 6th through 8th graders to introduce them to the world of engineering! This is just a temporary page -- very soon we unleash our BRAND NEW REGIONAL WEBSITE! For now, here are the basics: EDUCATORS GUIDE DOWNLOAD ESSAY QUESTION CALENDAR & CONTEST BASICS 2012 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. REGISTER ONLINE To see photos from last year's regionals, click HERE.
			*Who:* 6th thru 8th graders in all of New England What: Use Sim4 Deluxe software to design a computer city Build a scale model of a portion of the city Write a research essay Prepare and present the city to a panel of judges When: September - January 22, 2011 at Northeastern University Finals February 19-23, 2011 in Washington D.C. Many thanks to: National Engineers Week - New England for their platinum sponsorship. for their donation of computers to the Future City program so we can reach those students who need us most. For their donation of software to all of the participating schools. CHECK OUT FUTURE CITY ON YOUTUBE!		2011 New England Region Official National Finalists Belmont Middle School, Belmont NH
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					Official contest results are available, but will not be posted on the website. Results will gladly be discussed with each participating team. While this event is a competition, of course, it is not a sport. This is an academic endeavor, and the goal is to gain as much knowledge as possible. It was clear in judging that each team gained pretty much equally in terms of growth. The top 3 teams, point-wise, were: 1. Terracures, Belmont NH (334 pts) 2. Epicville, Wilson Middle School, Natick MA (323 pts) 3. Salveo Civis, Epping, NH (321 pts) The organizers are well aware that some teams are newer to the contest, or that some teams have more school time or more students dedicated to working on the projects (or just simply better resources). We are also aware that teams are of different ages and some teams speak English as their second language. Here are some honors we would like to offer that are not straight out of a rule book: Most Family Friendly City: Central Square (Umana Middle School Grade 6) Coolest Medical Device Idea: The coolest was undoubtedly Terracures' Norkiewicz 79 Laser Treatment with the Aerotek Bed, a seemingly sure-fire method of fighting cancer, but a close runner-up is the Zeliotopolis Artificial Prothesis (ZAP), created by the Monument Valley Middle School in Great Barrington, MA Most Imaginative City: Kuu Linn (Birchland Park), which is located on the Europa moon of Jupiter - not only did their city need to overcome the most challenges because of their difficult location, but this model also had the best use of scale and is the best crafted of the models. Most Futuristic City: The pyramid-rich world of Zeliotopolis Best Story of True Teamwork: Central Ragey Ville (Umana Middle School Grade 8) Most Fashionable: Salveo Civis (Epping, NH) for their amazing T-shirts Rookie of the Year: Hoodyville (Spirit of Knowledge Academy, Worcester MA)