Paper Competition for Students of Engineering & Related Fields

The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), a national non-profit organization of more than 3,000 state, federal, and private-sector members, is holding its third annual student paper competition in conjunction with its 2011 national conference, Sept. 25-29, in National Harbor, Maryland.  The conference is expected to attract more than 1,100 attendees fromthroughout the US and other countries, and gives students an unparalleled opportunity to learn from and network with renowned experts in the field of dam engineering.
ASDSO encourages students to enter the 2011 student paper competition, and invites faculty and students to attend the conference.  Admission is free for all students with a valid student ID. 

• Prizes of up to $1,500 will be awarded for up to three students

• Extended abstracts of 1,200 words or more are due by February 11, 2011.

• Full papers are due May 20, 2011.

ASDSO invites students to submit papers on a wide variety of topics related to dam and levee safety, including but not limited to design engineering, hydrology, hydraulics, geology, environmental protection, agricultural sciences, construction, risk management, hazard mitigation, emergency management, floodplain management, critical infrastructure security, policy development, and case studies thereof.

Source: ASDSO