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ROCK BOWL 2023

The Rock Bowl competition at the ISRM congress in Salzburg will be performed in two rounds.

In the first round, scheduled for the lunch break on Wednesday, the ten best teams will qualify for the second round, which is scheduled for the lunch break on Thursday. The best three teams of the second round will compete in the final round for the winning trophy. Second and third place will also get a small award. The award ceremony will be held at the festive evening.

The following teams will compete in the Rock Bowl Challenge:

¿Qué es el Rock Bowl Quiz?

La competición estudiantil Rockbowl fue creada por el Grupo Nacional Brasileño de ISRM (CBMR) para involucrar a los estudiantes en la comunidad de la mecánica de rocas e inspirarles a seguir una carrera en este campo. El formato original del juego es una competición por eliminatorias a base de podios, en la que tanto los equipos como el público pueden poner a prueba sus conocimientos en diferentes áreas de la mecánica de rocas. La primera edición nacional en Brasil tuvo lugar en 2014 durante el Simposio Brasileño de Mecánica de Rocas. Tras su abrumador éxito, el grupo nacional brasileño fue invitado a acoger el primer RockBowl internacional en el 13º Congreso ISRM en Montreal, California, con la participación de seis equipos de cinco países. El RockBowl se estableció rápidamente como el principal evento estudiantil en Brasil, atrayendo constantemente a grandes audiencias en los simposios nacionales de 2014, 2016, 2018 y 2022. El impulso continuó en 2019 con la segunda edición internacional en el 14º Congreso ISRM, con la participación de 18 equipos de nueve países

What is the Rock Bowl Challenge 2023

It is an event designed for young engineers & next generation leaders in the field of rock mechanics, in which teams of maximum three compete in an international Q&A competition. A maximum of 20 teams will qualify to participate in the main tournament which is going to form an integral part of the 15^th International ISRM Congress 2023 taking place from October, 9-14^th 2023 in Salzburg/Austria.

Who can participate

Team members cannot be more than 35 years old (criterion: born 1988 and younger).

How to participate & qualify

The registration form is available online in the Rock Bowl Challenge 2023 section of the www.isrm2023.com webpage. If more than 15 teams register, a qualification round will be organized as online Q&A quiz, embedded in a virtual meeting where each team will have to answer 15 multiple choice questions using a joint device (smartphone or laptop). For this purpose, we will use the Audience Response System “Slido” whereas not only the correctness of the answers but also speed of the response will be taken into account. The 15 best ranked teams qualify for the final round, and join the South African winning team from the previous Rockbowl Challenge 2019.

Although the final round will be an in-person event, the Audience Response System “Slido” will be used also for this final round.

English is the only language for communication and Q&A Sessions.

Communication

After the registration period, the organizing committee of the Rock Bowl Challenge 2023 will contact participating teams by e-mail.

Cost

There is no cost to participate in the Rock Bowl Challenge 2023 qualification round.

The qualified teams of the Rock Bowl Challenge 2023 are exclusively sponsored by Geobrugg, covering registration fees for the 15^th International ISRM Congress 2023 and accommodation during the congress. The participants are responsible for costs associated with travel to and from the venue.

Important Dates

Team registration from Januray, 15^th – April, 15^th2023
Dissemination of information regarding the qualification round until May, 10^th 2023
Online qualification event in May/June 2023
In-presence final event from October, 11-12^th 2023

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