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

 

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.

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.