Rookie in the Chairman's

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by lilac

My team won the Engineering Inspiration Award and we are rookies, as well we won the Safety Industrial Award... some teams told us that these both awards are very hard for a rookie team to win...

Is that truth?

Yes, the Engineering Inspiration award is typically difficult for rookies to win. However, the fact that your regional is very small (most have between 30-60 teams, to Brazil's 15) helped narrow the field a lot. Nonetheless, there were several veteran teams at your event, yet the judges thought that you as rookies were doing the best job to advance appreciation and respect for engineering. You should be very proud of your accomplishments, and keep up the good work.