About the Future City CompetitionThe Future City Competition is a national, project-based learning experience in which 40,000 students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade from 1,350 schools imagine, design, and build cities of the future. Students work as a team with an educator and engineer mentor to plan cities using SimCity™ software, research and write solutions to an engineering problem, build tabletop scale models with recycled materials, and present before judges at regional competitions in January. Regional winners compete at the national finals in Washington, D.C., in February in conjunction with the DiscoverE Engineers Week celebration.

This year’s challenge—The Age-Friendly City—asks students to identify an issue older people have and engineer two innovative solutions so they can remain active and independent.

In addition to the grand prize, there are several special awards presented during the competition. These special awards highlight different aspects of each city and reward the students for their hard work in those areas. NCEES is proud to sponsor the Best Land Surveying Practices award at the regional and national levels.

Best Land Surveying Practices AwardNCEES is looking for professional surveyors to serve as judges for the NCEES Best Land Surveying Practices special award at the regional competitions.

The NCEES Best Land Surveying Practices award recognizes the design that employs the best land surveying practices, taking into consideration the high standards used by surveyors to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare. Teams should be able to demonstrate the skills and resources surveyors provide in the design, development, and maintenance of their future city.

General Information Volunteer JudgesSpecial Awards judging is an all-day commitment (approximately 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m). You will judge the individual teams and present the winning team their special award. Judges are allowed 5 minutes to question each team before moving on to the next.You may be on your feet for an extended period of time, so good shoes are recommended. Sample questions for judging and a scoring rubric will be provided. Mileage and incidentals related to the regional competition are reimbursable.

If you are interested in serving as a judge at a regional competition, please email Christian Cernauskas at outreach@ncees.org. For a list of regional competition locations and dates, visit futurecity.org.

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