Future City New England Seeks Volunteers and Judges For January 21
BSCES is hosting the Future City New England Competition in Boston on January 21, 2023.
They are seeking 20 volunteers for their first live Future City Event since 2020, which was a huge success!
Contact
Reed Brockman for more information on what is outlined below.
Future City New England needs volunteers and judges for its…
New England Regional Finals on…
Saturday, January 21, 2023. The event will be held at One Federal Street, 9th Floor.
Prior registration as a judge or volunteer is required, and all are subject to a background check.
Register using this link:
https://futurecity.org/register/ and select “NEW ENGLAND” as the region by noon on 1/19/2023. Names not on list cannot enter building.
• All sorts of volunteer opportunities available. Contest runs 9 AM – 2 PM. Setup starts at 7 AM. Judge orientation and team sign-in starts at 8 AM. Can be all day or part day for volunteers. Judges can either finish at noon or go all day, but all need to be there at 8 AM. Judges should be in a STEM field, or studying at the collegiate level for that field. No skills required to volunteer to help in other ways.
• Need at least 20 more volunteers, and the more the merrier! Must register by 1/19 at noon.
• The students have submitted essays already on how their city will face the challenges of GLOBAL WARMING (due January 5), and will bring their 2’ x 4’ models out of mostly recyclables, give a 7 minute presentation and answer 7 minutes of questions. Aside from these components, students select from a list of Special Awards on which to be judged, and judges for those awards interview the teams and select the recipient.
Here are the SPECIAL AWARDS offered this year:
• BEST RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE – 5 teams will be judged on competition day, selection of these 5 based on essays
• BEST PROJECT PLANNING – 5 teams will be judged on competition day, selection of these 5 based on submitted project plan components
• MOST FUTURISTIC – this city should include ideas that do not presently exist but judges find to be believable in the future
• MOST INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY – this city should do its best to think of the many different populations comprising their community and make an effort to both address the needs of these populations and make each feel valued.
• MOST OUTSTANDING INNOVATIVE CONCEPT – each team pursuing this award is to select one idea designed into their city that does not presently exist and could greatly improve the world in the future.
• BEST ENERGY SYSTEM – this city should have an energy system that meets the needs of the community with the least negative impacts.
• BEST MANAGEMENT OF WATER SYSTEMS – this city should have a well-defined system that assures a plentiful and healthy supply of clean water.
• BEST WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – this city should be able to assure judges that for each component of their infrastructure, and for all activities happening within their communities, waste produced will be addressed.
• BEST TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM – the winning community should be able to explain how people of all levels of mobility or income can safely and affordably travel to the places they need, both within the city and beyond.
• BEST FOOD SUPPLY SYSTEM – the winning city should be able to explain how the entirety of their city’s population get the necessary nutrition to thrive.
• BEST PUBLIC RECREATION SPACES – this city should have public accessible spaces that make the city a place where people can have fun, exercise, and just be with each other in a safe and affordable way.
• BEST PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM – if there is any need (police / fire / ambulance), this city has thought out how people can be helped.
• BEST EDUCATION SYSTEM – at all levels, this city has thought out their learning pipeline, assuring the sharing of ideas needed to assure every generation will know everything they need to have a thriving community, and that the system is fair to all.
• BEST HEALTH SYSTEM – Can the city explain how all people will have the physical and mental issues they face addressed, and how the city will track any widespread issues? If they can, they are perfect for this award.
• MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF A RECYCLED MATERIAL – while all cities should have plenty of recycled materials, this city used something that was perfect for fulfilling a specific design need in their model.
• BEST CRAFTSMANSHIP – the team that put the angel in the details.
• BEST MOVING PART – team that put the time into making a creative component of their city that not only functions in its mechanics but also is meaningful to the city.
• MOST OUTSTANDING ARCHITECTURE – this could be an individual component or an overall design theme, but the city that captures a certain character in its design that would help make people love living there, plus generally makes sense design-wise.
• BEST LAND SURVEYING PRACTICES – this city has paid detail to scale, shows contours reflective of the intended topography, and had natural components placed in a way that would make sense for the gravity and other natural occurrences meaningful to their city. In addition, the zones of this city should be clear and be logical in relation to how the city would function.
• Parking under One Federal is $12 for the day, $9 under Post Office Square.
