2017 CISC

ACAE & CAACE

<P CLASS="MsoNormal">The C-AACE/ACAE Cuba Infrastructure Scholarship Competition is intended to promote both: “real world” analysis and/or design experience for students interested in pursuing an education and/or career in engineering and related sciences; and improve the body of knowledge on Cuba’s infrastructure in these fields. This scholarship competition invites teams of university-level students from ABET accredited programs to analyze and/or design and present a project meeting the requirements of a problem statement that they have worked on together as a team.</P>
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<P><STRONG>CUBAN-AMERICAN ENGINEERS TO HOLD CUBA INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION<BR><I>Growing By Leaps and Bounds, Event Taking Place at Casa Bacardi Sat., March 4th</I></STRONG></P>
<P>Reaching unprecedented growth in its eighth edition, the Cuba Infrastructure Scholarship Competition (CISC) comes back to town at Casa Bacardi (1531 Brescia Avenue, Coral Gables) on Saturday, March 4th, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., under the auspices of the Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers (CAACE) and the Association of Cuban-American Engineers (ACAE). </P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><BR><SPAN>This year, the event has drawn a wide variety of state and out-of-state universities with 15 teams representing 10 universities and totaling 52 engineering students, all vying for a total of $12,000 in cash prizes plus non-tangible incentives like mentoring and networking through the competition organizers.</SPAN></P>
<P>The top 6 competition teams will present projects to improve Cuba’s failing infrastructure in the following engineering areas: agriculture, energy, environment, construction, transportation, wastewater and water resources. These projects will be judged by the following team of experts:  Dr. Vladimir Cruz, Dr. Mario Golab, Eduardo Infante, Rafael Palacios, Javier Rodriguez and Eduardo Vega.<BR></P>
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<DIV>First held in 2010 with three teams representing Florida International University (FIU), the University of Florida (UF), and the University of Miami (UM).  The competition has grown not only in number of participants and sponsorship commitments, but also in cash prizes, which have increased from $1,750 in its first edition to a total of $12,000 this year thanks to the support of Bulla Gastrobar, a Florida restaurant.</DIV>
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<DIV>Growth comes with time and experience, student outreach efforts and perseverance from organizers who strongly believe in leaving a legacy with the next generation of professional engineers. In addition to Bulla Gastrobar, the event is sponsored by the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies and Click Event Online. </DIV>
<P><BR>The Cuba Infrastructure Scholarship Competition, which includes a light breakfast and lunch, is free and open to the public., but reservations must be made in advance. The event will be held starting at 8:45 AM, on Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Casa Bacardi on The University of Miami Campus. The event will also be broadcasted live on YouTube: <A HREF="https://youtu.be/zVkiV2h8kxk" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/zVkiV2h8kxk</A></P>
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