Mastercam contest for students

[KathieK]

From the Mastercam website:
Are You the Next Innovator of the Future?
The Innovator of the Future contest gives one lucky student an opportunity of a lifetime, and helps introduce students to real-world manufacturing by asking them to produce a specific part that will be judged by a special guest from the manufacturing industry. CNC Software is excited to invite experienced manufacturers as judges. The first guest judge will be Boyd Coddington, of Discovery Channel's "American Hot Rod," the legendary hot-rod builder and designer. The theme for the first Innovator contest is a car wheel (specs on website). The Innovator of the Future contest is open to any individual student in the continental United States using Mastercam. The winning part will be chosen by the guest judge.

The deadline for entry on the first contest is December 31, 2005. The part is a 17” X 9.5” hot rod wheel at 1/4 scale. Three contestants will be chosen to go to the final round, and then the "industry judge" will determine the final winner. All entrants will receive a Mastercam T-shirt for participating and all prizes will be awarded in March 2006.

The winner will receive a $1,000.00 scholarship to the school of their choice. They will also have their part proudly displayed in the Mastercam booth at a national trade show. The winner and a chaperone will be a guest of CNC Software for a day at the show. The winner will get the opportunity to explain at a student summit in front of other manufacturing industry students how they made their part. The winning wheel design will be part of Boyd Coddington's wheel line.