This is our Frequently Asked Questions page, when I receive questions, I will post the question and the answer here for everyone to see.
Parking
Question: Since the Marriott is located a distance away from CSUN. Do you know what the parking situation will be at CSUN?
Answer: Parking at G4 would be the closest to all the events, there is a map of the campus on the maps page. We will not be provided parking permits, so you will have to take that cost. Permits are $5 and can be purchased at machines of the booth when you arrive. More information about parking at CSUN located here, CSUN Parking.
Registration
Question: If we have more interested students AFTER the March 1st deadline, can we send in our early registration and then send in more late ones after? Is the late fee of $75 a per student late fee? Or just an overall late fee of $75?
Answer: Yes, you can register on time with the students you know who are coming without penalty(which is $75 for the school and $65 per student), then later on register those late comers ($75 per late student).
Question: Do faculty and advisors need to register for the conference?
Answer: Yes, in order to fully access the conference, including lunches and the banquet
Technical Paper
Question: Does the paper need to be received by the March 1st deadline, or does it need to postmarked by the March 1st deadline?
Answer: It has to be either received or postmarked by March 1st, we put received for those sending an electronic file, but if your mailing it, postmarked.
Question: When I mail in the essay to Student Services, should I also mail a copy to your school? If so, which address should I use?
Answer: You will email the everything concerning the conference ONLY to pswrc2008@gmail.com, including the technical papers. We prefer a pdf electronic version, if you'd like to mail them they have to be postmarked March 1st and send five copies to:
Environmental
Question: Will the team be able to collect more than one gallon of water to treat and submit only one gallon for judging or will they be limited to collecting one gallon of water?
Answer: Teams will be collecting one gallon of water to treat.
Question: Do the pipes get clogged to or from the homes of the residents.
Answer: Pipes get clogged to the homes of the residents.
Question: What is the makeup of the city's water. Is it all ground water or is it surface water. Is it possible that the city uses a blending method and uses both types of water.
Answer: City uses ground water only.
Question: When you say "no electronics," do you mean that we cannot use an "external" power source? i.e. can we use something battery powered?
Answer: It was meant to say "no equipment operated by electricity is allowed".
Question: How detailed do you want the byproduct identification? Do we need to have the chemical formulas for the byproduct?
Answer: Teams are not required to provide chemical formulas for the byproduct identification.
Question: How many containers are we allowed to use? What size?
Answer: minimum amount is 2, maximum amount is 4. The containers should be able to handle a minimum of 1 gallon of water.
Question: Is the byproduct to be identified before treatment (should we identify what we think is on our poster board and flyers)?
Answer: The byproduct is to be identified before treatment.
Question: I would like to know if this means that we may draw an unlimited amount of water from the source without any scoring penalty as long as we can produce 1 gallon of clean water.
Answer: Teams may draw 1 gallon of contaminated water, and they have 2.5 hours to improve its quality.
Question: Is there a size limit on the system? I.E. do you need to be able to carry it, or ca it be whatever we come up with?
Answer: The smallest person on the team should be able to carry the system.
Question: Can treatments/chemicals be used and if so, is there any restrictions on which chemicals?
Answer: All materials should be obtained from improvement stores and supermarkets. Whatever materials each team buys, it should be easily and safely disposable; our preference is non-hazardous material(s) to the environment, so they can be safely disposed after competition.
Concrete Frisbee
Question: Does the frisbee have to have a triangular cut or can it be curved?
Answer: The frisbee can be either triangular cut or curved.
Concrete Bowling
Question: When is the report for the Concrete Bowling Ball due?
Answer: There is NO REPORT for the concrete bowling ball
Mystery Event
Question: How many members on a team for mystery event?
Answer: 3