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53rd Annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Lory Student Center Fair Headquarters: 2nd Floor Lobby Colorado State University Thursday, April 10, 2008 Finalist Schedule 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM Tour Ticket Pick-Up/Sales Room 213/215 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. 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Finalist Orientation Meeting – Mandatory for all exhibitors. CSU Theater 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Judging – Students must be at their exhibits for interviews. Main Ballroom Adult Schedule 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Regional Fair Director’s Meeting Room 213/215 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ISEF Rule Updates for 2009 Room 213/215 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Intro to Small-Scale Science in Student Research for Teachers B322 NESB (CSMATE) Judging Schedule 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Grand Awards Judging Captains’ Briefing Room 230 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM New Grand Awards Judges’ Briefing Room 224/226 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 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Special Awards Judges’ Briefing Room 228 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Judging Main Ballroom 12:00 – 12:30 PM Grand Awards Judges only in the exhibit rooms. 12:30 – 1:30 PM Special Award Judges may enter the exhibit areas. Judges only in the exhibit rooms. 1:30 – 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 11, 2008 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CSEF Open to the Public Main Ballroom Guest Speaker: William Johns 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CSU Theatre Chief Engineer for the NASA Orion Program 10:30 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 Resurrection Fellowship Saturday, April 12, 2008 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 213/215 Pizza Party: Sponsored by Lockheed Martin and provided by Villa 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pizza for finalists, sponsors, families and judges. Main 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 213/215 The upcoming Intel International Science and Engineering Fair will be in Atlanta, GA May 11 - 16, 2008. Next year’s Colorado Science and Engineering Fair will be April 9 - 11, 2009. (Dates are subject to change.) 2 Welcome to the 53rd Annual Colorado Science and Engineering Fair I would like to take this opportunity every year this fair exhibits the o CSMATE, in conjunction with to congratulate all of the finalists who projects of over 300 scientifically CSEF, procured a small grant from have won the right to represent their talented youth from thirteen regions Agilent Technologies to provide regional science fair at the state event around Colorado. If the CSEF teachers with a new web site that and to say thank you to the many experience is new to you, you may not will hopefully help guide their individuals and organizations that be aware that in addition to the Grand students through the science fair make my job so easy and fun. Awards, there are special awards process using the innovative given by professional organizations, techniques of Small-Scale Science. The success of each year’s CSEF is governmental agencies, and industries o CSEF has created a new Adult directly dependent upon the support of for exhibits that best represent their Sponsor Handbook that will aid public and private organizations, particular emphasis or philosophies. teachers in guiding students through government agencies, school districts The top two individual project winners the science fair process. This will and universities, as well as the efforts and the top team project winners in the be available starting this Fall. of hundreds of committed volunteers. Senior Division, at the state level are There is the Board of Directors awarded a trip to compete in the Intel The dedication displayed by (volunteers from the sponsoring International Science and Engineering Colorado Science and Engineering organizations working on overseeing Fair (ISEF) held in Atlanta, GA May Fair participants is commendable. the running of the CSEF and the non- 11 – 16, 2008. Each of you is already a winner, profit organization); the Advisory having successfully initiated and Council (volunteers from around the The 2007/2008 year has been very completed your outstanding research state who are on the CSEF Working exciting. CSEF has been involved in project, and winning the opportunity Committees to make sure everything the following activities: to represent your region at the state runs smoothly at the event); judges o Several new organizations and level. We are here to celebrate your (both for Grand and Special Awards companies have stepped forward success and applaud your parents and who interview the finalists and choose this year as new sponsors of the teachers for their enthusiastic support. the winners); and hundreds of on-site CSEF: BP, Hach Scientific From start to finish, and at all levels of volunteers who do the actual work of Foundation, and the Society of participation, the science and the CSEF. Petroleum Engineers, Denver engineering fair experience is one of Section. not only competition, but also of I would also like to say thank you to o CSEF has hired Miles Eddy from camaraderie, creativity and education. my colleagues at the Center for the San Luis Valley to produce a Well done, participants! Science, Mathematics & Technology short video of the CSEF for use in Education (CSMATE). CSEF has advertising and fund raising. Short Sincerely, called CSMATE home for the past clips will be posted on the web site nine years and CSMATE is proud to as well. include the state science fair as one of o Colorado had its first ever its many outreach endeavors in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Courtney Butler area of science and mathematics Challenge winner. Ambrose Soehn CSEF Director education. from Boulder took 3rd Place in that competition and came home with a If you've taken part in CSEF in $5,000 scholarship. Congratulations previous years, you already know that Ambrose! CSEF Historical Items Needed The CSEF Historian, Elemer Bernath would like to encourage anyone who may have some items from past state science fairs (programs, photos, trophies, plaques, etc.) that would be willing to part with to contact him at [email protected] so we can continue to add to our archives in the CSU library. 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. Agilent Technologies BP America Colorado Dental Association Colorado State University – Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President Colorado State University – College of Natural Sciences Hach Scientific Foundation Intel Foundation Lockheed Martin Qwest Seagate Technology (in-kind – posters for teachers) Society of Petroleum Engineers, Denver Section US Department of Commerce/NTIA/ITS (in-kind – official photos) Xcel Energy Foundation provide from $1000 to $2500 in support, and up to two dedicated volunteers to serve on the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors. Ball Corporation Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation Colorado State University – Center for Science, Mathematics & Technology Education (in-kind - office space, technology support, web site hosting) LSI Corporation University of Colorado – College of Engineering & Applied Science 4 provide from $750 to $1000 in support, and up to two dedicated volunteers to serve on the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors. 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. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Canberra Industries Colorado Engineering Council Denver Chapter of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society ICAT Managers Robert Lamperuer National Renewable Energy Laboratory (in-kind – pencils for packets) Norgren John Edward Parker Trust San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc. US Department of Commerce/NOAA (in-kind – Annual Report & posters) provide financial or in-kind support of up to $500.