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Announcing the 53rd Annual Technology Education Exhibit

April 29 & 30, 2010
Western Illinois University
Western Hall

Enter projects and displays in all areas of:

Vocational Educational

Technology Education

Industrial Arts

Tech Prep

Pre-registration is required and is due to the
Engineering Technology Department
by 4:00 p.m., Friday, April 23, 2010.
You must register on-line.

If your school did not receive an Exhibit mailing from the Engineering Technology Department, please see the official announcement letter and contact:

Dr. Ralph Dirksen
Engineering Technology Department
135 Knoblauch Hall
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL 61455
phone: (309) 298-1091
fax: (309) 298-1061

Regulations for Participation in the Technology Exhibit

Time Table

  1. Notification of special facility accommodations (such as electricity, plywood flooring, etc.) needed for the exhibit, April 22
  2. Pre-registration - Deadline 4:00 p.m., April 23
  3. Project Check-in Registration - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thursday, April 29
  4. Judging - 5:00 p.m., Thursday, April 29
  5. The Open Exhibit - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday, April 30
  6. Awards Ceremony - 11:45 a.m.., Friday, April 30
  7. Project Removal - 12:00 p.m., Friday, April 30

Student Eligibility

Projects may be submitted by any public, private, or parochial school student enrolled in an industrial education, tech prep, vocational, or arts and crafts course during the current school year.

Only student projects made under the supervision of a classroom teacher as specified above may be entered. Projects must have been started and completed during the current school year.

The project must be the sole work of the student submitting it, except for Mass Production entries and Illinois Plan entries which may be noted with group names.

The instructor's responsibility is restricted to guidance and supervision in the student's selection, planning, and execution of the project.

Students may enter only three projects under each classification, but may enter as many different classifications as desired.


How To Complete The Pre-Registration Forms

Use the online form for registering projects.

Students may enter as many divisions as they wish, but can only enter three projects in each of the division's classifications.

  1. Enter the student's name on form, last name first, then first name.
  2. Select the student's level (1 to 4) from below and enter the number in the level column.
      Level 1 - Students through grade eight
      Level 2 - Ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students with no more than one year (1 or 2 semesters) of experience in a given division of work.
      Level 3 - Tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students with up to two years (3-4 semesters) of experience in a given division of work.
      Level 4 - Vocational education students and others with more than two years (5 or more semesters) of experience in a given division of work.
  3. Select the division (1 to 10) from the Division Chart and enter the number in the division column.
  4. Select the project classification number (01 to 31) and enter the number in the classification column.
    Division 1
    Mechanical CAD
      01 Mechanical Drawings by CAD
    		Division 2
    Machine Drafting
      28 Mechanical Drawings Done on the Board
    Division 3
    Architectural Drawings
      09 Architectural Drawings by CAD
      10 Architectural Drawings Done on the Board
    		Division 4
    Graphic Arts
      11 Printing Press (one color)
      12 Printing Press (two or more colors)
      13 Screen Printing Processes
      14 Electronic/Digital Pre-Press
    Division 5
    Machine Metalworking
      30 All machine tool processes
    		Division 6
    General Metalworking
      16 Sheet metal
      17 Raising and spinning
      18 Foundry and casting
      19 Welding
      20 Other -- including wrought iron
    Division 7
    Furniture Making
      21 Items such as dressers, desks, cabinets, hutches, clocks, etc. which contain doors and/or drawers

    		Division 8
    General Woodworking
      22 Hand woodworking -- majority of the techniques used in the construction must be by hand woodworking processes as opposed to machine woodworking (power tools).
      23 Machine woodworking up to, but not as complex as, furniture with doors and drawers
      24 Multiple entries of a singular or class project
    Division 9
    Rendering and Illustrating
      29 Machine Parts
      31 Architectural Rendering
    		Division 10
    Open
      27 Includes all entries not classified in any other prescribed division. Open division includes:
      STEM, Wind Energy, Power Mechanics, Mass Production, Architectural Models, Crafts, Tech Prep, Electrical/Electronics, modular systems and Illinois Plan projects.

  5. Enter the description of the project in the description column.
  6. Select the next student and repeat steps 1 through 5.
  7. Complete the remaining information on teacher, school, address, newspaper, etc.
  8. Registration is through our online form. Time the arrival of your online registration to arrive at Western before 4:00 p.m., April 23.