Entries into the regional competitions will be accepted from undergraduate programs at colleges and universities located within that region. The Graduate, Mechanical, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Marine Construction, LEED, Preconstruction Services, Determining Project Risk, and Electrical problems will accept entries from any colleges and universities within any ASC region. All current ASC Region member schools may enter a team, or teams, without charge. Non-member schools must join the ASC in order to register to compete.

Regional competitions and the National Mechanical, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Marine Construction, LEED, Preconstruction Services, Determining Project Risk, and Electrical competitions: Each school may enter a team comprised of up to six undergraduate student members, maximum, per competition problem.

No additional person(s) may perform as a helper, runner, or assistant for any team. Teams will be disqualified if any team has more than 6 members materially participating in any way. This includes food runs!

National Graduate competition: Each school may enter a team comprised of up to four student members, maximum, per competition problem.

Pre-Registration begins on Sept. 25, 2008 and is on a First Come First Served bases. Problem categories will be limited to twelve teams, maximum, so please register your intent to compete early.

Alternate Team Members not participating as a team member must assume the role as an ASC Student Volunteer. The ASC Student Volunteer organizational meeting will be held Wednesday evening. The time and location will be provided at check-in.

All Teams
In the event that an original team member becomes ill or must drop out of the competition for any reason; the team composition may be changed by simply registering a new eligible team member. If, a substitution or change to the team must be made after registration closes the problem sponsor judges and the ASC Managing Director must be notified in writing by the authorized team coach. The notice must include; the school name, team name, competition division, name of individual being removed, name of individual being substituted, date and time.

Once the competition problem has officially begun, no substitutions or changes may be made.

For a student to be eligible to compete, that student must be enrolled in classes at that school.

For a team to be eligible, it must be properly registered for the ASC competition. In addition, a team's coach and all team members must register as guests at the J.A. Nugget Hotel, and must utilize these rooms during the competition.

All teams must be housed in the WEST TOWER of the JA Nugget and all coaches must be housed in the EAST TOWER.

When making reservations for hotel accommodations, please inform the J.A. Nugget staff that you are part of the ASC GROUP CODE: GASC9*

[Industry attendees to register at the JA Nugget, please see, competition information.]

The competition is deemed to be that period of time beginning with the problem sponsor’s issuance of its problem packet, and will continue until after that team has presented its problem solution. Once the competition begins, only properly registered team members may participate in the solution of the problem. Team members must make every effort to avoid any source of “outside” information. No input from outside the team (e.g. Internet, phone calls, satellite hook-ups, team coaches, other teams, etc.). Internet access is allowed if it is officially stated as acceptable in the problem category pre-problem statement.

Each ASC competition team shall designate a coach who will accompany the team to the competition. Once the competition begins, the coach's role is limited to ensuring the competition rules have been followed and life-safety issues. The team should have no further contact with the team coach, or any others, until after the team has presented its problem solution.

During the competition, no coach shall be allowed to be in any team work room or have any contact with the team except in the case of an emergency.

Each team will be presented with problem statement materials generated by the team sponsor. These materials represent the entire problem statement and scope of work. Questions, if any, may only be directed to the problem sponsor judges. It shall be the discretion of the judges whether a response is given to any question.

Each team must strictly adhere to the specific time frames, deadlines, schedules, locations or conditions set forth in the problem. Failure to follow any of these may be cause for rejection, reduction in points or even disqualification from the competition.

Oral Presentations
No school’s team member, team coach or other faculty members may enter the problem presentation room or view a presentation in a problem category in their Region until it is their team’s designated time to present within that problem category. Violation of this rule shall be cause for immediate disqualification from the competition.

Teams or team members may view oral presentations within the same category of another ASC Region prior to making their presentation. In addition, this rule extends to the National Graduate, Mechanical, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Marine Construction, LEED, Preconstruction Services, Determining Project Risk, and Electrical problems.

EQUIPMENT: A maximum of one computer per team member, (including laptops) and three printers plus, one plotter and one scanner per team is allowed. Copiers are not allowed in the team's Hotel room.

TEAM ORAL PRESENTATIONS: One LCD projector and a laptop computer will be supplied by the problem sponsor in each problem presentation room. Any additional equipment required for a presentation is the responsibility of the team. If your presentation requires specific software you must provide your own computer. Time to interface to the LCD projector will be allowed. Overhead transparency projectors are not provided.

The ASC will provide a photo copy center for student use in preparing problem solutions. Each team should allow ample time to make any required copies. Delays or other problems caused by the copy room personnel or other hardware problems will not be considered by the judges as an acceptable excuse.

ROOM SETUP: Teams are responsible for making their own hotel room reservations, and for providing and setting up all necessary equipment within that room. All furniture provided within a team’s hotel room must remain in that room. No fixture within a team’s hotel room can be moved or altered.

TABLES: A maximum of two tables per team will be available to check out. Tables may be picked up at the far west end of each hallway in the “AREA OF RESCUE ASSISTANCE” on the following floors of the WEST TOWER:
Floor # 6
Floor # 10
Floor # 14
Floor # 18
Floor # 22
Floor # 26

Please pick up tables between the hours of 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 11, 2009.  Tables must be returned to the same area from which they were picked up between 10:00 am and 12:00 noon on Saturday. The tables will only be checked out to a team representative who must leave a photo ID card (Driver's License or current Student ID card) as security. Please do not leave these tables in your guest rooms.

Team roster (member names) must be posted prior to Dec. 19, 2008.

Problem Sponsors to have submitted problem statements by this date.

Team Registration Ends No team may register after this date.

Deadline for Team Member’s Names
Names of all team members and team coaches must be registered.

Teams that do not provide team members and coach names by this date will be removed.

A special event name badge will be provided to all who register. This should be worn at all times. It will be required for admission to the welcome dinner, awards ceremony, and other sponsored events.

The J.A. Nugget has asked that student teams utilize the Freight Dock area for unloading and loading equipment. The freight dock is located on the west side of the West Tower, just to the South of Interstate 80.