Bridge Building Contest

More than 3,000 local high school students design, build, and test bridges for maximum load as their main objective during this competition. First organized by a few high school physics teachers at Illinois Institute of Technology, this competition is now administered by the International Bridge Building Contest Committee.  Visit http://bridgecontest.phys.iit.edu/ for more information.  If you have a question about the rules, FIRST take a look at the list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to see if the answer is already there. If you have read the FAQ, and still have a question about the contest rules, then you may contact the chief judge, George Krupa at gekrupa@aol.com. For questions on any contest topic EXCEPT the rules please contact Professor John Kallend at kallend@iit.edu.

WHAT? The 36th Annual Chicago Regional Bridge Building Contests
WHEN? Monday, February 6, 2012, 4:00 pm
WHERE? Illinois Institute of Technology, Hermann Union Building (HUB) Auditorium, Details of parking arrangements will be provided at a later date.
WHY? For fun! For prizes!! For stimulating interest in science and engineering!!!
WHO? High school students in physics and science classes who have won or placed in the top four of a bridge building contest conducted by their teachers for their school.
No more than four (4) entries (1 student per entry) will be allowed from any one High School.

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