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Hit h the second Cana- dmn \vnuc In be given an mpplulunny to hold a rrgmnal competition. after Ilu. Hershey Centre in Mis- shsduga, said Robert Gor- bm. a professor of Mather :ronics Engineering. who helped to bring the region- als toWaterlmr. "he annual competition now reaches mun- than 20.000 students on H29 [villus in 27 cmrtpetitior1s. ihe trams are irom Canada. Bra/H, licuador, Mexico, (hull Britain and almost vwry [1.8. state. h involves short games played by remote-controlled Tohois that are designed and [mill in six weeks out of a mmmnn sol nf basic parts by ll team oi 15 to 25 stu- dents and a handful of engi- neers-mentors.The stu- dents pilot the whats on the field. The competitions are high-tech spectator sport- ing events. the result of lots of focused brainstorming. rvarworld teamwork dedi- cated mentoring. project Him-lines and deadlines. HHS'] competitions are opt-n tn the ptthiir and free in: all to attend. Rvginnal crrmptuitiorts arc often held at tmiversities and involve 40 In 70 "aims vhecred by thousands of ians nu-r "vtrantra-half days r I “w ilniverhitytrt'Waier- loo will be Cartada's secured we tor the HRH Ruhum's t (”upon tum, an annual exem that uqun-s mun- than YAl,0tJ0 high whunl sunk-ms nun- “annually, [he inaugural HRSI' -"e" l-m lnxpuunon and Recog- mun" of \neun- and Tech- nulug} » RolroncsWaterloo lirgmnal will take place March24 to.liv, " he even! is called "an exciting. multinational competition that teams pro- fessionah, and young people IO solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way." Attending the artrttumce- ment at UW was John Abele, HRH] Chairman and bouruhtt(hairman, Boston ysoemiru' l nrp. Hr calls it a "varsity spurt of the mind." tlesigrwd to help "ip,lt-whool students um m'rr hnw interesting and rewarding the life of engim't-rs and researchers can he. A championship event caps the season. Referees oversee the competition and judges present awards to learns for design. tech- nology, sportsmanship and commitment. The contest had its start in 1989 in New Hampshire. with the championship now held at such places as I9is- my World and the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and attracting mm:- 7.000 par- Ctripants, Irniversititvr, colleges, corporations. businesses and individuals pruvide scholarships to the student participants. Involved engi- nurrs experience again many ot the reason» they chose engineering as a pro- l'ession and their companies contribute to the conumini- 1y while they prepare and create their lulure work- force, The communion shows students that techno- logical fields hold many opportunities and the basic concepts of science. math, engineering and invention are exciting and interesting. He felt that Canada should have its own regional event, in addition to the If, regionals south of the bor- dec The next year. as a result of his efforts, there were 22 teams and the first Canadi- an regional was held at the Hershey Centre in Missis- sauga. The number of warm has grown. with the Hershey Centre hosting a doubler tivld regional with 78 teams from six provinces this year. Mark Breadner. a teacher an Wohum Collegiate Insti- tute in 'loromo. helped pre- pare the first Canadian team for the 2001 championship at Disney World. Last fall. Breadner approached Gorbet at 11W to discuss the possibility of the university becoming a From left to right: Sharron, Annita and Tammy SANCTUARY welcome receive a free hair cut The Sanctuary would like to welcome Annita to our team of hair care professronats. 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