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There are currently four four regional Space Settlement Competitions around the world, and there are more planned in the future (these future links will be made available as website come online):
| Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition (ARSSDC) |
Australian Space Design Competion (ASDC) |
| Rocky Mountain Semi-Finalist Design Competition |
| United Kingdom Space Settlement Design Competition (UKSSDC) |
These Competitions' all exist as a a semi-final component of their parent competition, the International Space Settlement Design Competition.
| International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) |
The original space settlement competition, the ISSDC, has existed for over twenty years. Originally only open to teams from the United States, in recent years it has expanded its reach to encompass teams from Europe, South America, Australia and Asia. Up until the establishment of the ARSSDC (the first semi-finalist round to be held), all eight finalist places were awarded to the best eight Preliminary Submissions. With the introduction of each semi-finalist round, four of these finalist places are now awarded to each respective semi-finalist champion.
Beyond official "Space Settlement Design Competitions", there are also a variety of local competitions, as well as regions where Design Competitions have been folded into school curriculum's or other endeavours.
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IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE ASDC
| 04/2011 |
RFP Distributed. 2011 Competition begins |
Wednesday
31/08/2011 |
Team Registrations due |
Tuesday
04/10/2011 |
SDCA General Meeting (St Aidan's, Room SG02) |
Monday
10/10/2011 |
Submission deadline for all preliminary entrants |
| November 14, 2011 |
Judging complete |
| November 15, 2011 |
SDCA Management Committee meeting (Venue TBA) |
| November 21, 2011 |
Finalists announced |
| December 2, 2011 |
Team lists and entry fees due |
| January 20, 2012 |
Interstate finalists arrive |
| January 21022, 2012 |
ASDC Final |
| January 23, 2012 |
Interstate Finalists depart |
HOT NEWS
In July this year, 13 students and 3 teachers representing 4 different schools travelled to the USA to compete in the International Space Settlement Design Competition.
After two weeks of preparation visiting sites such as Kennedy Space Centre (Florida) and the Smithsonian Institute (Washington D.C.), the Australian team joined over 100 other students from countries such as Uruguay, England, India and Pakistan to compete.
Although unsuccessful in taking out the major prize, the team did exceptionally well, gaining a great deal from the experience and this will no doubt continue to boost the high standard of the local competition.
MAJOR SPONSORS
Queensland Government
Department of Education, Training, and the Arts
Acknowledgement:
this material has been developed as part of the Australian SChool
Innovation in Science, Technolofy, and Mathematics Project funded by
the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Traning
as part of the Boosting Innovation in SCience, Technology and
Mathematics Teaching (BISTMT) Programme.
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