Cities in Space® Virtual 2021

Cities in Space 2021 Virtual Winner’s Circle

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

In your classroom sit the future leaders and settlers of new worlds.

The STEAMSPACE team is dedicated to opening the space frontier, in our lifetimes, to everyone. Beyond the boundaries of race, gender, ideological and socioeconomic difference, STEAMSPACE Education Outreach™ believes in opening this new path to any and all who would like to go. In order to be prepared for the worlds of free space and settlement, the human race must consider what to do once the traveling is over and we have arrived. Our Cities in Space STEAM Competition for kids provides an immersive environment for students to explore all aspects of settlement design and development, while allowing them access to leading industry and academic professionals and a community of their peers, all growing towards our collective future in space.

Space settlement beyond our home here on Earth will require a broad array of skills and resources. The human race will thrive and multiply in new environments alive with broader cultures, science, and ideologies.

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Speakers

The Cities in Space® Competition offers students access to those who currently work in the space industry and space-oriented academia. In February, students will come together to present, compete and learn from one another about building a new world beyond Earth and how to create a surviving and thriving community. At Cities in Space®, in addition to their own project entries, competing students listen to speakers from a broad array of STEAM-related backgrounds, and interact with scientists, engineers, NASA experts, new space leaders, and astronauts.

In addition to these personal and professional interactions, students experience the larger space world through film screenings, fellow students presentations and music performances.

With a strong commitment to STEAM ( Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) education, Project Based Learning, and Social Emotional Learning, the Cities in Space® Competition is aimed at creating a structure that will enable the human race to survive and thrive into a new civilization in space.

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Overview of Cities in Space® Student Competition and Conference 2021

We are thrilled to announce the first completely virtual Cities in Space Student Competition and Conference. Our team has worked hard to ensure that the experience will be just as exciting, involved and community-oriented as all our previous events, and we look forward to stepping into this new world with all of you.

Winners of Cities in Space® will be announced and recognized at the closure of Cities in Space 2021 Conference Day.

Registration Cost: $25 per team.

Registration Deadline: January 5, 2021

Team Project Submission Deadline: January 13, 2021

Event: 4-hours Streamed

Date: Friday, February 5, 2021

Time: 9:00AM – 1:30PM CST

Create your team. Integrating engineering, art, architecture, and science, create your own settlement, or explore an emerging technology that you believe will pave the way for space settlement.

Your team can focus on prototyping an Emerging Technology or on Settlement Design.

Team Size: Teams may have up to 10 students.

Schools may register more than one team.

Your settlement must be outside Earth’s atmosphere. This includes Earth orbit, and any location beyond that boundary.

Settlements are defined here as comprising a settling human population of 1,000 people with the understanding that this settlement is focused on sustainability and growth.

The Project Categories are:

Settlement Design: Physical Model with Video

Settlement Design: Digital Model with Video

Emerging Technology

Note: Videos must be no more than of 10 minutes in duration.

As you choose your location, research the environment, requirements, and data for that location and incorporate the appropriate challenges your settlement will face in your model or video.

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Emerging Technology Category

Students who are interested in creating teams focused on innovative technology, supporting off-world settlement are invited to complete and complement our settlement designers. Without young innovators and inventors, off-world settlement cannot thrive. Be it a specialized space suit for a Lunar mining settlement or a Martian garden below the surface, these ideas must be supported and presented for our future pioneers to imagine into.

This section will have the same requirements and options as our settlement designers. Students may choose to do video or 3D model, along with a required written component. Simply check the Emerging Technology Category on the registration page. Awards will be given for 1^st and 2^nd place in this category.

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Work Requirements

High School:

In addition to the settlement model students must present a written work with a minimum 10 pages double-spaced, which describes the project, the specifications and requirements of their chosen location and what issues they chose to dedicate their time to solving for the long-term success of a settlement. Some examples of this could be how to grow food, manufacturing of goods and textiles, energy and creating a 100% recyclable community. Other issues could be how to create and sustain a rich civilization in the new frontier such as the arts, education, and sports.

Middle School 5 – 8 Grade:

In addition to the settlement model, students must present a written work with a minimum of 6 pages double-spaced, which describes the project, the specifications and requirements of their chosen location and what issues they chose to dedicate their time to solving for the long-term success of a settlement. Some examples of this could be how to grow food, manufacturing of goods and textiles, energy and creating a 100% recyclable community. Other issues might include how to create and sustain a rich civilization in the new frontier, exploring such areas as the arts, education, and sports.

Young Pioneers

Our Young Pioneers category at Cities in Space is for 4^th and 5^th grade students to attend, present, and be judged by industry professionals during the conference. While Young Pioneers are not included in the formal Cities in Space Competition, two teams will receive Honorable Mentions for their work and presentation. Young Pioneers are able to enjoy the entire day with competing Cities in Space teams and prepare for competition as they enter 6^th grade. As of 2019, we have hosted over 350 Young Pioneers, beginning with the first Cities in Space in 2015!

Video and 3D Model Resources:

• 3D modeling software environments must have an easy and no-cost method method for viewing. This may simply be video.
• Here are a few popular packages, though students are not limited to this list:
  • TinkerCad
  • OnShape Educational
  • AutoDesk
  • AutoDesk: MAYA
  • Google Sketchup
  • Kerbal Space Program
  • Minecraft

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Additional Information and Presentation Planning

Students are required to sign off under a supervising teacher for their school. This teacher will oversee the project and help the team progress along the way. STEAMSPACE believes in equal opportunity for all and may offer some financial assistance for lower-resource schools upon request. This request is available on the registration page. Plan for a 10-minute presentation time for judges. As Cities in Space® is a supporter of Project Based Learning and Social and Emotional Learning, we celebrate diversity and encourage teams to fully explore their choice for presentation topic. Focusing on culture and ideology, preservation of history, architecture or the pursuit of the arts for a thriving settlement are completely acceptable topics. Supervising teachers are expected to attend the conference with their team, as well as be their support during the presentation period of the conference.

Supervising teachers are responsible for the behavior and participation of their team. Student teams are judged by a panel of educators, scientists, and entrepreneurs in the Commercial Space Industry. Awards are given in three different categories: Settlement Design: Physical Model with Video, Settlement Design: Digital Model with Video, and Emerging Technology, and are awarded in Middle School and High School Divisions. Honorable Mention is recognized.

An Honor Code will be presented at registration for teachers to present to their students.

Winners of Cities in Space® will be announced and recognized at the closure of our Cities in Space 2021 Conference Day.

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners

Judges

Judges are selected throughout the period prior the event and will be added here.

Introduction — Overview — Emerging Technology Category — Virtual Competition — Work Requirements — Additional Information — Speakers — Exhibitors — Judges — Schedule — Our Sponsors — Our Partners