IIE/Rockwell Student Simulation Competition

Teams of three IE undergraduate students solve a real-world situational case study using the Rockwell Automation simulation package, Arena. Student team members and the faculty advisor are not required to be members of IIE to enter the competition. But they will become IIE members if they are one of the three teams selected to compete at the finals courtesy of Rockwell Automation. The finalists must be able to attend the IIE Annual Conference and Expo in Cancún, Mexico. The teams selected as 2010 finalists represented universities in two countries.

• Teams are given eight weeks to develop their solutions.
• Three finalist teams are selected to present their solutions at IIE Annual Conference.
• Each finalist team will receive $1,250 for travel expenses to the finals, plus free conference registration, complimentary tickets for the Honors & Awards Banquet and a framed certificate.
• Winners are announced at the honors and awards ceremony.

Additional cash prizes are also awarded to competitors based on their finishing position:

• First place: $5,000 to the team plus $500 to the team's chapter
• Second place: $2,500 to the team plus $250 to the team's chapter
• Third place: $1,500 to the team plus $250 to the team's chapter

Submit the online entry form with payment information for $30 entry fee per team.

If paying by check, send completed entry form and payment to:
IIE
Attention: Bonnie Cameron
3577 Parkway Lane, Suite 200
Norcross, GA 30092

The Student Simulation Competition is sponsored by Rockwell Automation.

Questions? Contact Bonnie Cameron at (770) 449-0461, ext. 105.