Twelve teams from nine ISA Districts and the Latin America Region competed on 14 October for Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals in the 2008 Student Games in Houston. The competitors were from:
District 2
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
District 3
Southern Poly State University*, Mariette, GA
District 4
Escola Politecnica University, Sao Paulo*, Brazil
Universidad del Cauca,* Popayan, Columbia
District 6
Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon, IA
District 07
ITI Technical College,* Baton Rouge, LA
Lee College, Baytown, TX
Latin America Region
IPN Zacatenco, Mexico City, Mexico
District 10
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, Canada
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology, Moose Jaw, Canada
District 11
California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
District 12
State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, St. Petersburg, Russia
District 13
Lambton College, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
*First time participant
Gold—British Columbia Institute of Technology
Silver—Lambton College
Bronze—ITI Technical College
ISA extends special thanks to the companies and their representatives who provided the four hands-on problems for the Games and equipped work stations for problem solving. Providers for 2008 were ABB Analytical, Crestron, Phoenix Contact, and Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
Problem Providers/Judges
2008 marked the fourth year of the all-practical problems format for the Student Games. Problem developers worked hard to produce an interesting, challenging, fair, and fun competition. Every effort was made to produce a quality, signature event that will command your enthusiastic support—and evaluations indicate a huge success. Crestron and Phoenix Contact were new to the Games this year. It is hoped that other companies will come forward for the 2009 Games.
Not only did the teams attend the Monday night Honors and Awards Banquet, they followed the award recipients in the opening procession, carrying flags representing countries where ISA has chartered Sections. Special note was made that today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders in automation. The applause was long and loud!
And a lot of fun was had at YAPFest:
Gold
Ardent Services
Emerson Process Management
ISA Analysis Division
Phoenix Contact
Siemens Energy & Automation Inc.
Yokogawa Corporation of America
Silver
ISA Life Members Committee
ISA Management Division
ISA Power Industry Division
ISA Process Measurement & Control Division
Rosemount Analytical
Honorable Mention
ABB Analytical
Competition Gift Sponsor
Swagelok
Selection of teams for the International Student Games happens at the District level. To find out how your District identifies its team, contact your District Vice President and learn how your school can be considered to represent your District in the 2009 Games in Houston next October.
If your school did not compete at the District or International level of the Games this year, you missed a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and your network. This was an enjoyable event, but also an intellectually rewarding activity. Don't let 2009 slip by without your involvement.
Are you more interested in a support role for the Games? Contact Laura Crumpler at ISA. Phone: 919-990-9232 or e-mail lcrumpler@isa.org. Hope to see you in Houston next year.