Future City Competition:
Indiana’s Brightest 6th, 7th & 8th Graders
Present Their Solutions For
The Power Of Public Space
Students Compete in Regional Finals at on
January 21, 2017
WHAT: DiscoverE’s Future City® Competition – a non-profit educational program that asks middle-school students to imagine, design, and build cities of the future.
• Over 20 teams of middle school students from Indiana have created future cities in large tabletop models. They present and defend their cities to judges at the competition.
• This year’s theme – “The Power of Public Space”
• First-place team receives an all-expense-paid trip to compete in the Future City Competition National Finals in Washington, D.C., February 18-21, 2017
WHO: Interviews with teams, teachers, mentors, judges & regional VIPs are available.
Regional VIPs Include:
• Kim Sabrosky, from the Regional Principal Sponsor Indiana Michigan Power
• Martin Fisher, Executive Director of Science Central
• Manoochehr Zoghi, Dean, IPFW College of Engineering, Technology, Computer Science
WHEN: Saturday, January 21, 2017; 8am – 3:30pm
Best Time for Coverage: 9am – 11:30am
WHERE: IPFW, Walb Student Union Classic Ballroom, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne IN, 46805
WHY: Future City students see engineering as a direct influence on their lives – why math and science are relevant to their world – and make a hands-on connection between their education, Indiana and their future.
• Excellent visuals and uplifting, positive story about STEM education at its most creative and exciting.
• Access to inspiring, optimistic students with great ideas who are great interviews.
• One of the most successful nationwide informal education programs: over 40,000 students in 1350 schools.
• Future Cities are dazzling and colorful, constructed from recycled materials and built for less than $100.
• They ARE the future, come see for yourself!
We encourage you to do stand-up live remotes with different teams throughout the morning of the Regional Finals on Saturday, January 21, 2017.
CONTACT: Saturday on site: Regional Coordinator, Carol Dostal, dostalc
