Welcome!
Welcome to the AIAA Region V Student Conference Website for 2008. This year's event will be held at Parks College of Aviation, Engineering & Technology of Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Please contact Captain Charles Hoke (charles.hoke@usafa.edu) for questions or comments about the webpage.
Announcements - 21 April 2008
I would like to thank everyone involved for an outstanding conference this year! We had 127 students attend, by far the biggest turnout we have ever had.
On behalf of the AIAA, I would especially like to thank all of the students for all of the hard work and effort you put into your presentations and papers this year. We hope that you will take the knowledge and experience that this conference gave you with you as you embark on your professional carrers or continue your education.
The winnders can be found at the Award Recipients link. Again, congratulations to all that participated.
Announcements - 15 April 2008
Check out the newly posted social events links on the Schedule page for Thursday and Friday nights.
Announcements - 14 April 2008
Please see another update to the Schedule page
, particularly this addition vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
7:45AM Thursday - OPENING REMARKS PLENARY SESSION (352/353)
Announcements - 12 April 2008
Please see updated Schedule page and peruse these links for planning your destination at Forest Park.
Science Center History Museum Zoo Art Museum
Announcements - 11 April 2008
Please see updated Map page.
Announcements - 10 April 2008
Please see updated Schedule page.
Announcements - 9 April 2008
Regarding Shuttles to/from hotel/SLU. Sorry for the confusion. If anyone is in serious need of transportation to/from hotel/SLU, please email boyerlg@slu.edu by 11April.
Announcements - 2 April 2008
Updated reimbursement mileage is posted on the reimbursement page. Students without valid AIAA memberships will not be reimbursed for travel and will not be eligible for awards. You must get your AIAA membership resolved before you travel to the conference.
Announcements - 20 March 2008
Thank you to all who submitted manuscripts. The next step is to submit your presentation information. Please do this as soon as possible! We need that information so that we can begin the judging process.
Announcements - 18 March 2008
Manuscript Deadline Extended for 1 day! The manuscript deadline has been extended for one day. The new deadline is tonight, midnight EST. If you didn't manage to get your papers in yesterday, please do it before this deadline. Please don't wait until the last minute - the system can't take too much load at once. Again, let me know if you have any questions via email at charles.hoke@usafa.edu.
Announcements - 14 March 2008
IMPORTANT REMINDER - The Manuscript Submission Deadline is the Monday, March 17th, at midnight EST. Please ensure that you have your manuscript updated in time, and please don't wait until the last minute. It is very important to remember that this is a firm deadline, and there will be no way to accept late submissions. If you miss the deadline, you are simply out of luck. Please contact me with any questions.
Announcements - 11 March 2008
The details for the RAC V meeting following the conference have been finalized and are now posted at RAC V Meeting. This conference is primarily for The Regional Activites Committee, but anyone who wants to attend is welcome. Please RSVP.
Announcements - 6 March 2008
The Manuscript deadline for the conference is March 17, 2008 at Midnight EST. Please note that there will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this deadline because we must allow enough time for the judging to occur.
Also, please make sure that you have registered to attend the conference by going to the Regional Student Conference web site and registering. If you have not registered, you may not compete.
Please also note that you must present your paper to be considered for the awards. No one may substitute for you at the conference.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Announcements - 20 February 2008
IMPORTANT: AIAA has resolved the student membership issues. If you are not aware of your correct membership number you should contact AIAA Customer Service and will then need to update your registration form with the correct number.
Announcements - 20 February 2008
PLEASE NOTE: If you need to register for the conference but do not have an AIAA membership number PLEASE register and use the number 111111 for your membership number on the registration form. Once AIAA has resolved the issue with student memberships we will work with you to update your registration information - EVEN if it is past the registration deadline. AIAA is working as quickly as possible to resolve this issue. There is no need for you to notify them as they are aware of the problem.
Announcements - 11 February 2008
Reminder: The abstract deadline is tonight! Please get your abstracts in!
Announcements - 8 February 2008
IMPORTANT: For those of you who are having difficulty joining the AIAA through their website, it is a known issue and they are working on it. For purposes of registering for the conference, you may use "111111" as your AIAA number, which denotes you as someone who has tried to get an AIAA membership but has been unable to. You are expected to join the AIAA once the website is back up even if you use this method.
IMPORTANT: Due to popular demand, we have decided to add a fourth category to this year's conference, a Freshman and Sophomore Team Category. This category will be unscored and unjudged and require no paper. For more details, click the "Fresh/Soph Teams" link to the left. We apologize for the late addition of this category, but because it is unscored there is still plenty of time to participate.
Announcements - 1 February 2008
NOTICE: The abstract deadline has been extended until February 11th, 2008 due to technical problems with the websites and in an effort to gather more participation
Also I want to make clear that the Team Presentation Category has been elevated to the National Level on par with the other two categoris (undergratuate and masters). It now recieves AIAA Foundation funding and the winners will compete at the national level at the Aerospace Sciences Meeting in January along with the other winners. Please note that, because of this, the Team Category now requires a paper, which is a change from last year. Please plan accordingly!
There may be more important announcements coming up in the next few days, so please check back often
Announcements - 22 January 2008
Registration has been opened! Please follow the directions on the Start Here page to complete your registration. Abstracts are also open for submission - the instructions for that are also on that page. Please note that everyone who plans to attend the conference needs to register, even if you are not a presenter! We plan to close registration on April 10th. Remember that abstracts are due Feburary 4th
Announcements - 17 January 2008
The Website has finally gone through a major update. Most of the links to the left contain updated information and the rest will be updated soon. Some important things to note:
Registration for the conference will open Tuesday, January 22nd. Abstracts are not able to be uploaded yet, but they will be soon and at that point we will post an announcement here.
Everyone who wantes to register or submit a paper to the conference needs to begin at the Start Here page. This page contains detailed instructions on the process to register and submit to the conference. This page will guide you through the entire process
The call for papers has been updated with some more specific information concerning the team category and rules for the conference. Please make sure you take a look at the updated page
Announcements - 16 January 2008
Hotel information has been updated for the 2008 conference. A campus map is also now available. More updates to follow shortly.
Announcements - 18 December 2007
The call for papers has been announced and is available on the website. You can find it at the "Call for Papers" link to the left.
Announcements - 25 September 2007
Planning for the 2008 conference has begun. More details will be available shortly.
Conference Invitation
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology (Saint Louis University) and the AIAA Rocky Mountain professional section will host the 2008 Region V Student Paper Conference, April 17-18, 2008. We are honored to welcome students from throughout Region V:
The U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado State University
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Iowa
Kansas State University
Wichita State University
University of Minnesota
Iowa State University
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Missouri-Rolla
University of North Dakota
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology (Saint Louis University)
Washington University
University of Wyoming
The conference will provide an excellent opportunity for students to network with each other and with professionals in the aerospace industry. In addition, the Region V Activities Committee will hold a meeting during the conference.
Thank you all for getting your manuscripts uploaded. I am dealing with any problems on a case by case basis, but for the most part it appears that things went smoothly.
The next step is to upload your presentation information. Please refer to the steps on the “Start Here” page on the website. It is important to realize that you are not actually uploading an actual powerpoint file, you are just putting in some information to help us plan for the conference. You will need to physically bring your presentations with them on a CD, memory stick, or laptop.
We need to have this step completed as soon as possible because judging cannot begin until this is completed. Thank you for your help.
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