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AATCC
P.O. Box 12215
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

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CONTACT: Suzanne Holmes, Tel: 919-549-3537;
Fax: 919-549-8933; email: holmes@aatcc.org

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., USA: September 6, 2006

AATCC ANNOUNCES ENGINEERING DESIGN COMPETITION
FOR STUDENTS

AATCC announces its second annual engineering design competition, developed by its Materials Interest Group. Submissions are invited from both graduate and undergraduate students. The aim of the competition is the promotion of innovative product development from an engineering design perspective.

The theme of this year’s competition is “Design of Material Structures,” and the contest has been divided into three areas:
• Industrial/Technical
• Protective/Medical/Biomedical
• Smart/Electronic

Entries will be evaluated on concept originality, design element integration, technical feasibility, clarity of supporting documentation, technical and materials rationales, efficacy of proposed commercialization of the idea, and viability of economic cost analysis.

Entries must be submitted in the form of a preliminary design proposal on CD and must be received by March 1, 2007. Winning entries will be awarded $1,000 for First Place and $500 for Second Place, in each area, and a complimentary student registration for the 2007 AATCC International Conference & Exhibition (IC&E), in Charleston, SC, October 2-4, 2007, where they will be given the opportunity to present their winning proposal as a physical poster board during the poster session. Winners will be announced to the international press on June 1, 2007.

For complete competition guidelines and entry forms, go to http://www.aatcc.org/membership/students/AATCC_2007design
_comp.cfm or contact Suzanne Holmes; e-mail holmes@aatcc.org; telephone 919-549-3537.

ABOUT AATCC: Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A., AATCC is the leader in education, technology transfer, and test method development for the textile design, materials, and wet processing industries. It is dedicated to education, technical applications and research, and communication. For more information about AATCC, visit www.aatcc.org.

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