How many teams can a school enter? Due to space limitations we will (initially) impose a two team per school cap. More teams may be allowed to participate but this will not be determined until we have a better understanding of overall interest in the contest. Please respond with the number of teams you would like to bring (this number may be greater than 2) by October 2, 2008. Who may participate and what exactly constitutes a team? An MMMC team consists of three undergraduate students. Is there a registration fee? No. The University of Iowa's NSF VIGRE Grant has generously offered to support the contest this year. What will be provided? Each team will be provided with An independent workspace (a classroom) One computer with internet access and microsoft office. Two CD-ROMs (used to turn in paper and presentation, seperately) Food and drink (a lot of pizza, pop, and coffee) Will sleeping arrangements be made for the student teams? No. This is a 24-hour contest, students may bring items to make their room more comfortable but it is their decision how/if they choose to sleep. What else should teams bring? A computer (or computers) loaded with preferred modeling software and preferred word processing software Reference materials (helpful textbooks, notes from past classes, etc.) Lots of energy When and where do we find the problems? 11 a.m., Saturday morning in 1505 Seamans Center. The problems will be announced to all participants simultaneously. Who are the judges? Team advisors (primarily math faculty) will judge the abstracts. Students will judge the presentations. How long are the presentations expected to be? 10 minutes. How long are the summaries expected to be? No more than one page using single-spaced 12 point font. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: This list is not complete, as questions are asked they will be added to this list