Rutgers University, Livingston Campus Student Center
84 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08854

Click here for directions and campus center information.  (Please note there is construction on Joyce Kilmer Avenue, approach the student center from Road 3 instead of Rockafeller Road.)

There are two registration sessions - 8:00 am and 8:30 am (Please see the "Registration Times by School" link to the left for more information)  The competition is scheduled to end by 6:00 pm

On competition day, only the three students presenting are allowed to attend the competition.  National rules do not allow student alternates to participate in the regional competition unless they are replacing a team member who was unable to attend the competition.  In the event of an extraordinary situation where a team member will be replaced by a student  alternate on competition day, both the Region Coordinator and Judge Coordinator must be informed by email of the substitution at least one day before the competition, and preferably as soon as possible.  The alternate must be registered as part of the initial October submission.  No student substitutions will be allowed on competition day without prior notice. 

Space at the Livingston Campus Student Center is limited, therefore students not presenting are not allowed to attend the competition.  No exceptions are made.

Parents may attend the competition if they wish, but keep in mind that unlike the students, meals or refreshments are not provided for parents.  There may be a limited number of meals available for purchase after the student lunch hour, but availability is not guaranteed.  Parents are only allowed in the competition room when their child is presenting, and they must remain quiet at all times so they do not interfere with the judging process in any way.  If a parent interferes with the judging process, points will be deducted from their child's team.  The size of the venue is limited and we cannot accommodate the parents and family members of every student, so we ask that teachers and parents work together to limit the number of guests for each team.

Registration Arrival Times

Arrival times are in two groups and based upon approximate distance to the competition site.  Please see the Registration Times by School link to the left for more details.  Only teachers should be registering teams; there is no need for students and/or parents to be in the registration area.

City Model Drop Off

The Livingston Campus Student Center has a drop-off area in the front of the building. Please use this area to drop off city models.  There will be tables set up inside the building to temporarily store models while teachers check in their teams.

Parking

Lot 105 has been assigned for our use on competition day. Parking permits are not necessary as long as everyone parks in this lot. If this lot is full, Lot 101 located on Avenue E is also available for use.  Those who choose to park elsewhere may be ticketed and fined for parking without a permit.

Required Paperwork

Teams that do not have all their paperwork completed and signed will not be allowed to complete the registration process and participate in the competition day activities, including judging.  Please have all paperwork already completed prior to arriving at the competition, and ready for submission at the registration desk.  For teachers with more than one team participating at the regional competition, please have all paperwork organized by team as this will expedite the registration process.  Parents may not submit the paperwork, only teachers may submit.

Do not wait until competition day to fill our the paperwork, there are forms that require a parent/guardian signature.  It is advisable to make additional copies of all forms in case some are incomplete or missing.  The paperwork that must be submitted on competition day includes the following:

• Media Waiver Form(s) - Make sure that you have your media waiver forms for each student, teacher, and mentor.  A student may not compete without this form filled out, signed, and submitted.

• Competition Expenses Form and Receipts for purchases by team.  Please make a copy of this form and the receipts for your records prior to arriving at the competition.

• Honor Statement for each team

Dress Code
It is expected that students will dress professionally or in costume for their presentations. Clothing that is offensive will result in team disqualification.

• Cell phones, iPods, music players, expensive jewelry, etc should NOT be brought to the competition. Every year, students lose these expensive objects.

Food
The food court will NOT be open for general business on the day of the competition because the campus is closed during this time of year. Continental breakfast (muffins, juice, and danishes) and boxed lunches will only be provided for student participants, teachers, and mentors. Vegetarian/alternate lunches will be available.

• Coffee, bottled water, and snacks will be available for purchase from the Engineers Week booth in the 'Parent/Teacher" Lounge. All proceeds go to help support Engineers Week activities at the Liberty Science Center.

There may be a limited supply of boxed lunches for sale, but there is no guarantee of availability. The cost is $10.00 per lunch which includes a sandwich, drink, whole fruit, potato chips, and cookie.

Notes

• The competition room has three points of access, the one closest to the food court is for volunteers and judges only.  Students, parents, teachers and mentors should use the two access points at the other side of building (walking away from the food court and following the hallway to the left).
• For returning teachers, this year will be the first time we are having the top three teams re-present in the judging hall before the students, teachers, and parents.  The three final presentations will be judged and help to determine to overall finish of the top three teams.  If your team(s) is not in the finals, please do your best to maintain a quiet, orderly area around your students as the three final teams make their presentations.
• The Future City New Jersey Competition t-shirt will be available for purchase at $10 per shirt, please visit the registration desk after 11:00am for more information.

About the Competition

The New Jersey Future City Competition is a non-profit group run by volunteers.  The solicitation of grants and donations makes it possible to organize this competition.  This includes the rental of the facility, providing lunches and t-shirts for competing students, and prizes and STEM grants for students and teachers.  If you are interested in making a donation to support future competitions, please visit the registration desk for more information on the competition day or please email Scott Lubarsky at sblubarsky@gmail.com.