Welcome to the website of the University of Toronto Space Design Contest. From May 13-16, 2010, we will be hosting some of the brightest high school students from across North America to compete for the winning design proposal.
News
Jan 25th, 2009
UTSDC Space Workshop
All registered students are strongly encouraged to attend�our first ever�Space Workshop. The day will feature consultations with professors,
aerospace industry representatives, and graduate students to get extensive feedback on your projects. Be sure to register early to save a spot for
your team!
DATE: Saturday, February 20, 2010
TIME: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
LOCATION: University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (4925 Dufferin Street, Toronto)
RSVP: chair@utspace.com
Both students and teachers are welcome!
Jan 25th, 2009
ASX's 7th Annual "Expanding Canada's Frontiers' Symposium"
The Astronomy & Space Exploration Society (ASX) at the University of Toronto invites you to this exciting event!
Featuring:
* Prof. Peter Schultz (NASA LCROSS mission): Water on the Moon - a new oasis for life in space
* Prof. Sara Seager (MIT): Seeking the stuff of life beyond our solar system
* Dr. Firouz Naderi (NASA JPL): Engineering the future of robotic space exploration
* Dr. Narendra Bhandari (Indian Space Res. Org.): India's Space Program finds water in the lunar desert
DATE & TIME: Friday, January 29, 2010, 6:30 PM
(Doors open at 5:30 PM, reception at 10 PM)
LOCATION: Convocation Hall, University of Toronto (31 King's College Circle, Toronto)
ADMISSION:
Students: FREE with registration via: http://asx2010symposium.eventbrite.com/ with valid ID, from ANY school, college, or university
General Public: $20 ($15 until Jan 7, 5pm) from UofT TIX: http://uofttix.ca/view.php?id=579 (Phone #: 416 -978-8849)
Phone #: (416) 978.8849
This event has attracted over 1,000 attendees in the past, so do book your ticket early!
Jan 25th, 2009
Site updates and new materials
New goodies are available for download. Chek out the download page
Dec 12th, 2009
Registration Deadlines
Students and teachers, please note that the registration deadlines have been extended into the new year. The new dates are as follows:
Early deadline: January 8, 2010
Final deadline: February 12, 2010
Have a safe and enjoyable winter break!
Dec 1st, 2009
Welcome Night
This is just a reminder that we're only about two days away from the Welcome Night and Information Session!
At this kickoff event, we'll provide an extensive introduction to both the contest in general and the specific challenge that is put
forward in the RFP. Guest speakers include Dr. Kieran Carroll (Chief Technology Officer, Gedex) and Dr. Chris Damaren (Associate Professor
and Vice-Dean of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto).
This year, we're also very excited to announce our partnership with the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at U of T. After our guest
speakers give you an introduction to NEOs, we'll be heading over to the McLennan Physical Labs for a brief presentation by Dr. Anne-Marie
Weijmans followed by a night of stargazing through a number of telescopes provided by the Astronomy Department.
Please RSVP for the Welcome Night by e-mailing ask@utspace.com and indicating the number of guests.
Students, parents, and teachers are all welcome to attend!
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Time: 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Location: Room 1050, Earth Sciences Centre, 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto
Nov 18th, 2009
New Documents Uploaded
Two new documents have been uploaded (you can see them here ). These are the 2010 Request for Proposal and UTSDC Booklet (2010).
and e-mail any questions you may have to ask@utspace.com.
Nov 12th, 2009
Registration Issue
To whoever has registered on or before Thursday November 12: Please be advised that we have experienced a bug in the registration forum which caused all registration to not be saved in the system.
That means that if you have registered before today (November 12th) your registration was never shown to us. Please re-register, we have fixed the issue.
We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
and e-mail any questions you may have to ask@utspace.com.
October 19th, 2009
Registration is open!
The contest challenge for UTSDC 2009-2010 is Near Earth Object Mitigation. Please refer to the Contest Challenge section of our website for a brief introduction. The Request for Proposal detailing the expectations for the contest is contained in the Downloads section of the website.
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