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Forty-ninth Annual CSEF 2004 April 8 - 10 Lory Student Center Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 49th Annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Lory Student Center Fair Headquarters: 2nd Floor Lobby Colorado State University Thursday, April 8, 2004 Finalist Schedule 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM Tour Ticket Sales Room 224/226 SRC Interviews – Students requiring an interview must comply 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Room 203/205 BEFORE project may be set up. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Finalist Check-In Registration Booth Finalists MUST stay with their exhibit until Display & Safety Check has been completed and an Official Photo has been taken. Finalists must be out of the exhibit area by noon. 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Finalist Orientation Meeting – Mandatory for all exhibitors. CSU Theater 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Judging – Students must be at their exhibits for interviews. Main Ballroom Adult Schedule 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Regional Fair Director’s Meeting Room 224/226 Judging Schedule 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Grand Awards Judge Captains’ Briefing Cherokee Park Room 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Grand Awards Judges’ Briefing Cherokee Park Room 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Grand Awards Judges’ Luncheon North Ballroom 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Special Awards Judges’ Briefing Room 228 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Judging Main Ballroom 12:00 – 1:00 PM Grand Awards Judges only in the exhibit rooms. 1:00 – 2:00 PM Special Judges may enter the exhibit areas. Judges only in the exhibit rooms. 2:00 – 5:00 PM Students will be at their exhibits for interviews. 5:30 PM Exhibit areas are locked. Final Judging continues. No one else is permitted in the exhibit area at this time. Friday, April 9, 2004 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CSEF Open to the Public Main Ballroom Guest Speaker: Richard Foch, Naval Research Laboratory 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CSU Theatre 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Tours: Students, sponsors, families, and judges are invited to participate in the tours. 2:00 PM Finalist Ballots for Student Choice and Poster Contest are due. Registration Booth 7:00 PM Awards Ceremony Thompson Valley HS Saturday, April 10, 2004 CSEF Open to the Public – Finalist must be at their projects for 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Main Ballroom interaction with the public. 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Advisory Council Meeting – open to all Room 224/226 Pizza Party: Sponsored by Lockheed Martin and provided by Villa 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pizza for finalists, sponsors, families and judges. North Ballroom Finalists must be present to win door prizes! Exhibit Dismantling 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Everything must be out by 1:00 PM. 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Board of Director’s Meeting – open to all Room 224/226 The upcoming Intel International Science and Engineering Fair will be in Portland, OR May 9 - 15, 2004. Next year’s 50th Colorado Science and Engineering Fair will be April 7 - 9, 2005. (Dates are subject to change.) 2 Welcome to the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair On behalf of the Colorado State Advisory Council (volunteers from that best represent their particular Science Fair, Inc. Board of Direc- around the state who are on the emphasis or philosophies. The top tors and Colorado State University, CSEF Working Committees to two individual project winners and I'd like to welcome all of you - stu- make sure everything runs the top team project winners in the dents, parents, educators, and smoothly at the event); judges Senior Division, at the state level volunteers - to the 49th annual (both for Grand and Special are awarded a trip to compete in the Colorado Science and Engineering Awards who interview the finalists Intel International Science and En- Fair (CSEF). and choose the winners); and hun- gineering Fair held in Portland, OR dreds of on-site volunteers who do May 9 - 15, 2004. This is my fifth year as CSEF Di- the actual work of the CSEF. rector and I am constantly working The dedication displayed by toward bettering the event for all Prior to the state event, thirteen Colorado Science and Engineering involved. I know CSEF isn’t per- regional science fairs and a great Fair participants is commendable. fect yet, but I believe that each year number of local school science Each exhibitor is already a winner, we make changes that make sense fairs are conducted throughout the having successfully initiated and and are in the best interest of the state and each of these is supported completed their outstanding re- students who work very hard to and promoted by hardworking and search projects, and winning the make it as finalists to the state sci- dedicated educators. And before a opportunity to represent their re- ence fair. I am hoping that those student’s project even makes it to a gion at the state level. We students, parents, and teachers who local science fair, it requires the celebrate the success of all these may have suggestions, will feel encouragement and support from students and applaud their parents comfortable in expressing those individual teachers, adult sponsors, and teachers for their enthusiastic ideas either to me, one of the advi- and parents to help students see support. From start to finish, and at sory council and/or board of their projects through from incep- all levels of participation, the sci- directors members. Please note tion to finished exhibit. The ence and engineering fair that 2005 will be CSEF’s 50th anni- Colorado Science and Engineering experience is one of not only com- versary and we are hoping to add Fair is a product of all of these petition, but also of camaraderie, some special touches to the science people. creativity and education. Well fair. done, participants! Please take the time to view the Of course, the Colorado Science lists of these different groups of So take pride in the Colorado and Engineering Fair is not a one people who are mentioned in this Science and Engineering Fair and person show. It would not be pos- program and make a point to thank your part in it. Thanks to each and sible to hold the science fair if it them if the opportunity arises. every one of you. Your involve- were not for all those involved. ment shows your support for the The success of each year’s CSEF is If you've taken part in CSEF in scientific development of our directly dependent upon the support previous years, you already know youth. Congratulations to all of the of public and private organizations, that every year this fair exhibits the participants and may you continue government agencies, school dis- projects of over 300 scientifically to succeed in all of your endeavors. tricts and universities, as well as talented youth from thirteen regions the efforts of hundreds of commit- around Colorado. If the CSEF ex- ted volunteers. At the state level, perience is new to you, you may Sincerely, there is the Board of Directors not be aware that in addition to the (volunteers from the sponsoring Grand Awards, there are special organizations working on oversee- awards given by professional or- ing the running of the CSEF and ganizations, governmental Courtney Butler the non-profit organization); the agencies, and industries for exhibits CSEF Director 3 Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Financial Contributors The Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. is an independent, nonprofit organization. For this reason, CSSF, Inc. is totally dependent upon the generous donations of those private businesses, organizations, and individuals that provide support for the prize money, the ISEF trip, and other science fair expenses. CSEF Sponsors are also invited to provide up to two volunteers to serve on the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors. These dedicated board members represent the non-profit corporation and set fair policy. They are part of the overall Advisory Council that provides the volunteer staff and working committees that produce this valuable event. The thanks of everyone who participates in the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair goes to these private organizations, corporations, government agencies, universities, and individuals that encourage Colorado's young scientists, engineers, and mathematicians through their generous support. provide $2500 or more in support, and up to two dedicated volunteers to serve on the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors. Colorado Dental Association Colorado State University Office of the Provost College of Natural Sciences College of Engineering Center for Science, Mathematics & Technology Education Lockheed Martin Space Science Systems LSI Logic US Department of Commerce/NTIA/ITS provide from $1000 to $2500 in support, and up to two dedicated volunteers to serve on the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors. Agilent Technologies Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Ball Corporation Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation Kodak Colorado Division Safe Sites of Colorado, LLC Seagate Technology 4 provide from $750 to $1000 in support, and up to two dedicated volunteers to serve on the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors. Kaiser-Hill Company US Department of Commerce/NIST provide from $500 to $750 in support, and up to two dedicated volunteers to serve on the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors. Colorado Engineering Council Denver Chapter of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society National Renewable Energy Laboratory Norgren San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc. University of Colorado – College of Engineering & Applied Science US Department of Commerce/NOAA Utility Engineering Corporation Washington Group International provide financial support up to $500. Ed & Lucy Adams Samuel & Eileen Bartlett Robert Lampereur Bonnie Hames Gina Holland King Soopers Pro Sports (T-shirt design) Sigma Xi – CSU Chapter Villa Pizza Xcel Energy Foundation Dollars for Doing Program Matching Gifts Program And many federal employees contributed through the Combined Federal Campaign.