RWDC

 The Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) is a public-private partnership aimed at sustainably increasing the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce in the long term. The RWDC provides high school students in grades 9–12, the opportunity to work on real world engineering challenges in a collaborative, team-based environment applying the lessons of the classroom to the technical problems of the workplace. media type="custom" key="4246731"

**RWDC 0910 Web site** - Includes Registration Link - http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org/
Posted 10/4 - PTC released a video outlining the RWDC registration process. __[]__

Posted 9/15 - Registration opens today for the 2009-2010 Real World Design Challenge. There is a new Web site this year (__[|www.realworlddesignchallenge.org]__), and the registration process has been streamlined. Every team that is participating this year needs to go through registration whether they participated last year or not.

All teams have to do to register is click on the link that says Register a Team Now (It will soon say “Register Your Team for the 2009-2010 Challenge” in big bold letters) on the home page of __[|www.realworlddesignchallenge.org]__. It is on the left side of the white space under the picture. You will get a registration form. When the form is completed, you will be emailed a link to a Windchill project. When you click the link and open the project, everything you need will be in it including the Challenge and Handbook.

**RWDC Documents** :  One-page Flyer - O ne page overview of the RWDC and the opportunity to receive the 300-seat license from PTC (PA Specific)  Promoting Enhanced STEM Education Through Partnerships - One page description from the folks at RWDC  Pro/E Minimum Hardware Specifications FloEFD.Pro system requirements and memory topics for the RWDC
 * RWDC tri-fold [[file:RWC_trifold14 update with new URL October 27 2009.pdf]]

Important Dates:

State Challenge** (no teams can register after this date) ||
 * State Challenge Issued || September 14, 2009 ||
 * State Team Registration Deadline || November 16, 2009
 * State Solution Submission Deadline || January 15, 2010 ||
 * State Winner Announced || No later than February 12, 2010 ||

**National Challenge**
 * National Challenge Issued || February 12, 2010 ||
 * National Solution Submission Deadline || March 19, 2010 ||
 * National Challenge Digital Submissions Scored by Judges || March 20-26, 2010 ||
 * National Challenge Event || March 26-29, 2010 ||

NWPA STEM Region RWDC Contacts: Dr. Ann Noonen (anoonen@mac.com) and Dr. Ken Borland (borlandken@roadrunner.com)

**Best of luck to all of the teams!**