WCRC Introduction
The World CanSat/Rocketry Championship (hereinafter: WCRC) is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations (as university student Teams or as an independent student Teams), and winning this event will be considered the highest achievement in this field. The WCRC is managed by a WCRC Consortium
Student team eligibility conditions
In order for a student team to be accepted in the International competition the following conditions have to be fulfilled:
1) Each team must have 3-5 members, respecting one of the following conditions:
- All 3-5 team members are students enrolled full-time in a University or similar Higher educational institution and come to the competition without a Professor/Mentor.
- All 3-5 team members are students enrolled full-time in a University or similar Higher educational institution and come to the competition with a Professor/Mentor.
- Which means: 3-5 team members + 1 Professor/Mentor. (RECOMMENDED)
2) Each team is expected to do the following:
- Define a TEAM NAME,
- Bring 2 state flags to the competition,
- Bring National anthem on USB Flash stick,
- Wear the same colorful shirts,
- Appoint a team leader,
- Appoint a person from team who will video record the team activities during the competition.
3) Elementary and secondary education students cannot participate in this competition.
Outline of Launch Campaign
| Day 0 / 24 th September | Teams arrive to city of Novi Sad |
| Day 1 / 25th September | At 9:00 AM teams departure with buses to the field (launch spot Airport
“Čenej” located in the Novi Sad municipality) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Opening, • Review of the rules, • Technical inspection of CanSats by Jury, • Teams interviewing and promoting their products (if any) through LIVE BROADCASTING, • Assembling motors and parachutes to the Rockets by teams (Video instructions on how to do this will be sent to each team in a timely manner!), • Launch of CanSats and recovery, • Return to city of Novi Sad (accommodation). |
| Day 2 / 26 th September 12:00 (noon) | Presentations/Technical Reports about missions results (post-flight
analysis) by one representative of each team in the place provided for that
in the city of Novi Sad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preparation of CanSat Report (CR) by the rest of the team and submission by 8:00 PM |
| Day 3 / 27 th September Time: TBD | At the Banquet: • Proclamation of the winner(s) / Prizes ceremony • Meetings/discussions/socializing • Closing • Teams depart |
After the launch of CanSats ALL teams must prepare and submit their CanSat Report (CR). The CR should be limited to a maximum of 10 pages and must summarize the work done before and during the launch of CanSats, with a special focus on the results obtained (data analysis etc.). All CRs then will be published by the WCRC Consortium to the international community.
The CanSat Report (CR) has to be submitted to the WCRC Consortium representative by 26th September, 8:00 PM via USB flash drive or email (the email will be published later), stating the name of the team and country (e.g. “TeamName_Country_CR”). The document should be in a pdf format, using the following file name format: TeamName_Country_CR.pdf.
The form of the CR is defined by the each team independently (free form). The content of the CR is not scored but its submission is mandatory! A team that does not submit a CR will be disqualified! .
Location of the Competition
City of Novi Sad:
Launch spot Airport “Čenej” located in the Novi Sad municipality:
Participation Fees - 120 €/Participant
Organizer covers: The costs of transferring teams from accommodation to launch spot Airport “Čenej” and back are covered by the organizer. Rockets and motors are covered by the organizer. Costs for participation on the Banquet during proclamation of the winner(s), prizes ceremony and closing are covered by the organizer.