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- "body": "[{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"value\": \"<p>The <strong><em>McGill Engineering Competition</em></strong> (MEC) is\\r\\nan annual interdisciplinary event providing all McGill engineering\\r\\nstudents the opportunity to test their skills in varying competitions.\\r\\nThe goal of MEC is to foster relationships between students by providing\\r\\na setting for professional engineering practice as well as networking\\r\\nopportunities.<br />\\r\\n</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"about\\\">About</h2>\\r\\n<p>MEC is the qualifying competition for representing McGill at the\\r\\nprovincial level in the Quebec Engineering Competition, where\\r\\ncompetitors will have the chance to move on to the Canadian Engineering\\r\\nCompetition to compete at the national level. MEC takes place over a\\r\\nweekend during the Fall semester where over 120 students compete in\\r\\ncategories designed to challenge students in varying aspects of\\r\\nengineering. In addition, MEC also hosts <a href=\\\"MEC_Lite\\\"\\r\\nclass=\\\"wikilink\\\" title=\\\"MEC Lite\\\">MEC Lite</a>, a condensed version of\\r\\nthe competition, in the Winter semester.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"categories\\\">Categories</h2>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"senior_design\\\">Senior Design</h3>\\r\\n<p>This category is the cornerstone of MEC. Teams of four are given\\r\\ntwelve hours to develop a prototype that will meet requirements\\r\\ndisclosed during the day of the competition. Participants will be judged\\r\\non the relevance and originality of their project as well as their\\r\\nability to present it to the public and the judges.<em>This competition\\r\\nis open to students having completed at least 60 credits.</em></p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"junior_design\\\">Junior Design</h3>\\r\\n<p><em>The junior design competition is open to students having\\r\\ncompleted less than 60 credits.</em> Just like the senior design\\r\\ncompetition, participants, in teams of four are asked to solve a problem\\r\\nin a limited amount of time using basic engineering skills. The day of\\r\\nthe event, teams will be provided with the specific material that is to\\r\\nbe used for their design. The team evaluation will be based on the\\r\\nquality of their prototype as well as the quality of their\\r\\npresentation.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"innovative_design\\\">Innovative Design</h3>\\r\\n<p>Participants table during the event and present innovative products\\r\\nor concepts they developed as a solution to a problem of their choice.\\r\\nThis competition is highly technical and participants are expected to\\r\\ncarry out a market research and feasibility studies as well as draw a\\r\\nbusiness proposal for their product beforehand in order to promote their\\r\\nsolution.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"engineering_communication\\\">Engineering Communication</h3>\\r\\n<p>In this category, competitors alone or in teams of two are required\\r\\nto explain a complex engineering process or product to judges. The\\r\\npurpose is to popularize complex, intangible and abstract concepts in\\r\\norder to make them understandable to technical and non-technical judges.\\r\\nParticipants are judged on the clarity of of their presentation and on\\r\\ntheir critical analysis.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"re_engineering\\\">Re-Engineering</h3>\\r\\n<p>Teams of two participants are asked to improve and optimize existing\\r\\nproducts so that they meet new constraints and requirements. Competitors\\r\\nwill be evaluated on the originality of their solutions, their technical\\r\\nknowledge, as well as their public speaking skills.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"impromptu_debate\\\">Impromptu Debate</h3>\\r\\n<p>Two teams of two participants debate a topic that will be disclosed\\r\\nthe day of the competition. Teams are judged on the relevance of their\\r\\narguments as well as their public speaking skills and their ability to\\r\\nbuild a clear and structured reasoning.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"consulting\\\">Consulting</h3>\\r\\n<p>Participants, in teams of four are given five hours to elaborate a\\r\\ncomplete solution to an engineering related problem exposed the day of\\r\\nthe competition. Competitors must consider social, environmental,\\r\\neconomic, and technical aspects of the problem in their proposal and\\r\\nwill be judged on the quality of their solution as well as their ability\\r\\nto clearly present it to the jury.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"scientific_research_presentation\\\">Scientific research\\r\\npresentation</h3>\\r\\n<p>In this category, <strong>graduate students</strong> are required to\\r\\npresent a Master\\u2019s or Doctorate project. This competition consists of a\\r\\nposter presentation in front of the public followed by an oral\\r\\npresentation in front of judges. Competitors will be evaluated on the\\r\\ninnovation and technical feasibility of their project as well as the\\r\\nclarity of the presentation and their ability to speak in layman\\u2019s\\r\\nterms. The quality of visual material will also be evaluated. </p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"programming\\\">Programming</h3>\\r\\n<p>You will be challenged to make an industry-quality software to solve\\r\\na given problem. The software will be presented to the judges for\\r\\nevaluation.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"registration\\\">Registration</h2>\\r\\n<p>Registration opens several weeks before the competition is scheduled\\r\\nto take place each year. For up to date information on registration and\\r\\nscheduling visit the <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"https://www.facebook.com/McGillEngComp/\\\">MEC Facebook page</a> or\\r\\n<a href=\\\"https://mec.mcgilleus.ca/\\\">website</a>.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"committees\\\">Committees</h2>\\r\\n<p>Each year MEC is organized and run by student committees selected at\\r\\nthe beginning of the Winter semester. If you're interested in joining\\r\\nthe MEC organizing committee keep an eye out for applications on the EUS\\r\\n<a href=\\\"Pipeline\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\" title=\\\"Pipeline\\\">Pipeline</a>!</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"mec_lite\\\">MEC Lite</h2>\\r\\n<p><em>'</em>MEC Lite <em>'</em> is a condensed version of <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"McGill_Engineering_Competition\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"McGill Engineering Competition\\\">McGill Engineering\\r\\nCompetition</a>, occurring over the course of one day during the Winter\\r\\nsemester. MEC Lite is a great opportunity for anyone wanting to try\\r\\ntheir hand at engineering competitions in multiple categories, in a more\\r\\nlaid-back setting than MEC.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"categories_1\\\">Categories</h3>\\r\\n<h4 id=\\\"junior_design_1\\\">Junior Design</h4>\\r\\n<p>Teams of four will be will be required to analyse and solve an\\r\\nengineering problem using basic engineering skills, craftsmanship, and\\r\\ncreativity. The junior design competition is open to students having\\r\\ncompleted less than 60 credits.</p>\\r\\n<h4 id=\\\"consulting_1\\\">Consulting</h4>\\r\\n<p>Teams of four elaborate a complete solution to an engineering and\\r\\nbusiness related problem and make their case via presentation to a panel\\r\\nof judges.</p>\\r\\n<h4 id=\\\"sustainability\\\">Sustainability</h4>\\r\\n<p>Teams of two will be given a design period to deliberate a solution\\r\\nto a current sustainability issue and present a creative and functional\\r\\nsolution to judges.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"registration_1\\\">Registration</h3>\\r\\n<p>Registration opens several weeks before the competition is scheduled\\r\\nto take place each year. For up to date information on registration and\\r\\nscheduling visit the <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"https://www.facebook.com/McGillEngComp/\\\">MEC Facebook\\r\\npage</a>.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"archive\\\">Archive</h2>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li><a href=\\\"https://mec.mcgilleus.ca/mec-2016.html\\\">2016</a><br />\\r\\n</li>\\r\\n<li><a href=\\\"https://mec.mcgilleus.ca/mec_2017.html\\\">2017</a><br />\\r\\n</li>\\r\\n<li><a href=\\\"https://mec.mcgilleus.ca/\\\">2018</a><br />\\r\\n</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p><a href=\\\"Category:Competitions\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"Category:Competitions\\\">Category:Competitions</a> <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"Category:VP_External_Groups\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"Category:VP External Groups\\\">Category:VP External Groups</a></p>\\r\\n\", \"id\": \"49627261-b8be-4068-b69d-c631fd714228\"}]",

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