ASME E-Fests Launches New All-Virtual Competition for Upcoming E-Fest Digital, March 25-26

Date Published:

Feb 22, 2022

NEW YORK (Feb. 22, 2022) – The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has launched a new fully digital competition, the Extended Reality Challenge (XRC), as part of ASME Engineering Festivals® (E-Fests). The 2022 challenge will focus on autonomous racing, enabling student teams to design a vehicle using CAD software, write an algorithm to control their vehicle using block-based programming software to navigate through a virtual practice course, and compete for cash prizes against other teams on a virtual racetrack during E-Fest Digital, March 25-26. Registration for the new XRC competition is open until Friday, Feb. 25. The new E-Fest competition is the latest in the ASME student competitions lineup that also includes:

Environmental Systems Engineering Division Competition
Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (e-HPVC)
Student Design Competition (SDC)
Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D Challenge (IAM3D™)
Elevator Pitch Competition
Oral Competition (sponsored by the ASME Old Guard Committee)
Digital Technical Poster Competition (sponsored by the ASME Old Guard Committee)

In addition to engineering competitions and awards, other highlights of the FREE E-Fest Digital event include career and professional development content, a keynote session featuring entrepreneur, engineer, and educator Melissa Rancourt, networking, a digital scavenger hunt, plus several special individual award presentations including the Charles T. Main Student Leadership Award, Charles T. Main Section Advisor Award, Old Guard Early Career Award, Outstanding Student Section Advisor Award, and the Arthur L. Williston Medal for fostering civic service.
More than 2,000 aspiring young engineers and early career engineers around the world are expected to participate in the FREE online event. Registration for E-Fest Digital is open now.

E-Fest Digital is made possible with support from sponsors including Altair and the ASME Insurance Program. For more information on sponsorship opportunities and a list of all sponsors, visit https://efestdigital.asme.org/page/1629080/sponsors.

About ASME E-Fests
ASME Engineering Festivals (E-Fests) are regional events for engineering students and early career engineers that include design competitions, career development workshops, access to thought leaders and innovators in various engineering fields, and networking opportunities. E-Fests also extend beyond the in-person events and provide online content, resources and a community that enables students to foster innovation, network with key players in the industry, connect with peers and celebrate engineering.

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About ASME
ASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education, and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world. In 2020, ASME formed the International Society of Interdisciplinary Engineers (ISIE) LLC, a new for-profit subsidiary to house business ventures that will bring new and innovative products, services, and technologies to the engineering community, and later established the holding company, Global Knowledge Solutions LLC. In 2021, ASME launched a second for-profit subsidiary, Metrix Connect LLC, an industry events and content platform to accelerate digital transformation in the engineering community and an agent for the Mechanical Engineering® brand of media products. For more information, visit www.asme.org.