Illinois Institute of Technology Hosts 24th Annual International Bridge Building Contest
The Illinois Institute of Technology will be hosting the 24th Annual International Bridge Building Contest on April 28, 2001. The contest welcomes the top two winners of regional bridge building contests that have taken place over the past several months in cities around the world.
About 70 contestants are expected from the United States, Canada and Indonesia. The contest will begin at 8:30 a.m. and run until 2:30 p.m.
Bridges will be gradually loaded with more weight until the break. The bridge that can hold the most weight that weighs 30 grams or less wins. The first place prize is a four-year ½ tuition scholarship ti the Illinois Institute of Technology.
For more information contact Carlo Segre at (312) 567-3498.
Founded in 1890, IIT is a Ph.D.-granting technological university awarding degrees in the sciences, mathematics and engineering, as well as architecture, psychology, design, business and law. IIT’s interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum prepares the university’s 6,200 students for leadership roles in an increasingly complex and culturally diverse global workplace.
