Future City

Future City is a nationwide program that began in 1992 and provides 6th, 7th and 8th grade students a stimulating engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application to present their city of the future. Engineers mentor students as they make their dreams into realities. This competition combines math, science, business, government and technology like no other. 

We are rapidly approaching the date of our regional Future City competition.  It is set for Saturday, January 18th, 2025. We need Judges!

Date: Saturday January 18, 2025.

Time Commitment:  7:30am - 12pm.  The competition starts at 8am. (Lunch will be served at 12 pm for those that wish to stay.)

Location:  NASA Gilruth Center – 18600 Space Center Blvd, Houston, TX 77058.

Parking: Free parking available. As you access from Space Center Boulevard, you will head west on the access driveway. The parking lot is located on the right side (North). Gilruth Center building is located on the left (South).

Program Overview:

“Day of” Model/Presentation Judging: A briefing for the judges will be provided at 7:30 am. We will commence judging the preliminary rounds as well as the special awards from around 8:00am to noon.  Lunch will be provided at noon. A briefing for Final Round Judges will be provided at 12:30 pm. Around 1pm, we will announce the top 5 teams. Then, the top 5 will present on stage to our Final Round Judges.  We anticipate announcing the winners and presenting the awards no later than 4pm.

Essay Judging: Virtual/Online – this is before the day of competition.  If you are interested in that as well, feel free to select, and we can let you know if we have any need before the day of the competition.

To Register:

Please register at futurecity.org (registration button is at the top of the page).  This will ensure you are added to the roster.  Some tips for registration:

• Select "as a Judge" at the registration page.

• Select the "Texas (Houston)" region.

• For type of judge, select model as well as presentation Q/A.

You will also be given the option to select "essay" judge.

Corporate/Organization Sponsorships:

We have set up a spot fund account to facilitate donations:  http://spot.fund/rrvwssc (make sure to e-mail charlie@stevens-technical.com when you make a donation!) 

Questions? Please feel free to contact: Charles Stevens – charlie@stevens-technical.com

More information about this competition can be found here.