2011 Events.

[Walton Science]

According to the tenative schedule for the summer conference (even though it is likely that there will be a few changes from this as always), next year's events are below-
. . . . .
C-Division-
Study
Fossils
Anatomy/Physiology
Remote Sensing
Water (instead of Dynamic Planet)
Protein Modeling (instead of Cell Biology)
Astronomy
Ornithology
Ecology

Lab
Experimental Design
Write It Do It
Disease Detective
Optics (instead of Physics Lab)
Chem Lab
Forensics
Microbe Mission (instead of Enviro. Chem.)
Tech Prob Solving


Building
Towers (instead of bridge)
Sounds of Music (instead of trajectory)
Mousetrap Vehicle
Sumo Bots (instead of ??????)
Helicopter/Glider (instead of Egg-o-naut)
Mission Possible
It’s About Time/Wind

*Picture This is gone, but I can't see why it would be replaced by Sumo-bots

As of now, is this the consensus that the forum has reached? I mean, is this the closest to a list at present?
Also, when does the official list come out? Our couch is kind of lazy. . .we didn't know about events this year until about December. . .they *do* come out before then, right?

Also, did anyone notice that Optics was a B trial event that ended up on C (as far as we know)?

Lastly, if someone could give the likelihood of the events it would be greatly appreciated. I understand that certain events are always around, just with a different name or flavor from year to year. Like, people have been talking about Dynamic Planet covering some form of water...would this be like Oceanography a few years back?

Thank you for your time!

[manutd94]

Probably Rivers and Lakes, as previously, not Oceanography.

[zyzzyva980]

My coach said it might be Oceanography, but I figured it would be Rivers and Lakes. We'll just have to wait until the official event list comes out.

[starpug]

No STC??? Hopefully they'll change that

Oh well, I guess it's time to broaden my horizons with some Sumo Bots or something.

[walkingstyx]

As of now, is this the consensus that the forum has reached? I mean, is this the closest to a list at present?
Also, when does the official list come out? Our couch is kind of lazy. . .we didn't know about events this year until about December. . .they *do* come out before then, right?

Also, did anyone notice that Optics was a B trial event that ended up on C (as far as we know)?

Lastly, if someone could give the likelihood of the events it would be greatly appreciated. I understand that certain events are always around, just with a different name or flavor from year to year. Like, people have been talking about Dynamic Planet covering some form of water...would this be like Oceanography a few years back?

That is the closest we have right now to a list. In general, they have a list of the next year's events out a few days after nationals, though the tentative rules don't come out until July, and then only if your coach goes to the coaches' clinic. The official rules come out in late September.
Although Optics was only a B trial this year, it has been a C trial before, and since the topic of Physics Lab changes every single year, its really just a continuation of a cycle that was already going on, it just involves a name change this time.
Yes, some events are pretty much permanent, for example we've had structural engineering and astronomy events every year for the past ten, and a while before that. This doesn't mean that we'll always have them though. As the proctors for these events retire or leave Science Olympiad, unless they find replacements, their events will go away. Even so, this list is quite likely to become the official event list next year. It could be changed, but it's pretty unlikely.

[Jocool]

The list is usually changed pretty drastically actually, that is regarding what new events go in. Trees was supposed to go in this year. So was mousetrap (for b division). I wish battery buggy was switched for car of tomorrow.

[BGSO]

So much for waiting 4 years for storm the castle to come back. Color me sad.

[lllazar]

I don't get sounds of music....do we make an instrument and play it? And maybe answer a few questions or something? Meh...id suck at that.

[AlphaTauri]

Yeah, but you build 2 instruments, one bass clef range, one treble clef range from 2 out of 4 families: stringed, xylophone-like, drum, and wind. I don't really like the concept of it 'cause it seem that the very nature of the judging is going to be subjective, and in science, we're supposed to be objective! If you ask me, I'd rather have Storm the Castle come back.

[yousmellchinese123]

Div. C Sumo, Mission, and sounds? That sounds like a crap load of work o-o
And very diff. from the schedule of 2010. I don't think that drastic is even possible. :O
I mean can you have the same person doing the 3 events at the same time because I want to do them all xD