6th Annual International ROV Competition for Students Celebrating the International Polar Year: Science & Technology Under the Ice June 22-24, 2007 Memorial University St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

In recognition of the International Polar Year (IPY), the 2007 international ROV competition challenges students to design and build ROVs for operation in the polar environments.  The competition also challenges students to increase their understanding of Polar Regions and how these regions impact – and are being impacted by – our global climate.

Located ~2,100 km south of the Arctic Circle, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada is the ideal host city.  The facilities at the Marine Institute of Memorial University and the National Research Council’s Institute for Ocean Technology where the underwater missions will be staged allow the competition to simulate real-world environmental conditions like it has never before.

Quick reference – links to 2007 ROV competition information:

• 2007 COMPETITION RESULTS
• General Information
• Design & Building Specifications and Competition Rules
• Overview of Competition Scenarios & Mission Tasks
• Mission #1 – FLUME TANK
  Ocean observing in polar seas:  The SmartBay Project in Placentia Bay
• Mission #2 – ICE TANK
  Science & technology under the ice:  NOAA’s “Hidden Ocean” arctic expedition
• Mission #3 –TOW TANK
  Oil & gas exploration and production in the North Atlantic:  Hibernia platform

• Engineering & Communication
• Mentor Underwater Demonstration (M.U.D.) Wrestling
• REGISTRATION
• 2007 SCORE SHEETS