GEER Week 82
Theme: Food Network
GEER Week is an annual series of events in the second week of January that celebrates the culture engineering students have developed as a faculty over the last hundred years. The goal of GEER Week is to foster a sense of community and pride in students while providing them with the opportunity to participate in activities not directly related to their degree. From large team events like Dodgeball or Broomball, to artistic ventures such as Movie Night or Battle of the Bands, GEER Week is packed with activities for all to enjoy.
All eleven discipline clubs embrace a chosen theme for the week and compete in a variety of events, all in hopes of being crowned GEER Week Champions!
Previous themes have included: House of the Beaver, My ChemE Romance, The GEERate Kid, Let’s get Engg Physical, CivE-Doo, and more!
Tickets and Waivers:
Ticketed events include: Opening Ceremonies, Are you Smarter Than a First Year & Spelling Bee, Drag Show, Battle of the Bands, and The Engineers' Banquet.
Tickets will need to be picked up at the GEER Store or the Event Venue. Ticket pickups will stop 30 minutes after the start of the event, so please arrive as early as possible to pick them up.
All participants of active events (Broomball, Dodgeball, Obstacle Course), performers (Battle of the Bands, Drag Show), or those handing out food (Mixology, Pancake Breakfast) are required to sign a Digital Waiver (if they are over the age of 18) OR have their legal guardian sign a Digital Informed Consent Form (if they are under 18) in order to attend and participate in GEER Week events. Please note that there will be no physical waivers.
*If under 18, please contact esssoc@ualberta.ca for an informed consent form
Events:
Thursday, January 9th:
GEER Week 82 Public Forum:
This is the overview and public forum for GEER Week - allowing participants and audience members to learn more about the events of GEER Week and for them to get the chance to ask any event-related questions
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm MST
Location: ECERF E2-090/ECERF W2-110
Friday, January 10th:
BroomBall:
Hockey is recognized as Canada's National Winter Sport. However, what happens if you were to combine with a popular sport like Soccer and remove the skates? You get Broomball. The Engineering Broomball event is played with CCR Rules. Teams will consist of 10 players maximum in a team, with a maximum of 5 people on the field at once - Half of the players will be randomly selected by the ESS' VP Social Events. The game is won based on scores and played round-robin style, and then through a bracket.
Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm MST
Location: Clare Drake Arena
Headshave:
The Engineering Head Shave started in 2003, when Ron Wicentowich, father of Gary and Graeme Wicentowich (EE 2006, MecE 2008 Alumni) passed away on February 11th, 2004 after a long battle with cancer. Louis Bezuidenhout, an ESS executive and friend of the Wicentowich family organized Razored for Ron, a charity head shave.
The Engineering Head Shave has become an annual event put on by the ESS and, to date, the event has raised over $275,000 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation. This is one of the biggest and most meaningful ESS events of the year.
Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm MST
Location: DICE 8 - Fred Pheasey Commons
Design Competition:
The Design Competition is a timed indoor event where each team is presented with two design problems - one before the event and one during - and a selection of materials. Teams receive limited time to work before the designs will be tested, after which one or two representatives from each team will give a 5 min presentation for their designs.
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm MST
Location: Telus World of Science
Saturday, January 11th:
Technical Display:
This event is designed to show the Edmonton community the positive aspects of Engineering at U of A. Each team puts together a display and small presentation that relates to their engineering discipline. This is a more professional and philanthropic event.
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm MST
Location: Telus World of Science
Opening Ceremonies:
The commencement of GEER Week. This is a night full of warm welcomes from the ESS Team to the clubs, karaoke, and Mario Kart!
Time: 6:30pm - 11:59pm MST
Location: Room At The Top
Tickets: https://square.link/u/jFSsHLeo(includes one pre-paid highball)
*EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT CODE* (Expires 11:59 PM JANUARY 8): EBGEERWEEK822
Monday, January 13th:
Scavenger Hunt Begins:
Competitors must obtain or photograph as many items on the provided Scavenger Hunt List as possible. The team that collects and documents the most items wins the scavenger hunt. Be sure to include a photo of you, the item / activity, and your Discipline Club Logo and submit it to your discipline club!
Time: 9:00am MST
Location: Greater Edmonton and Area
Pancake Breakfast:
A tasteful event to showcase culinary expertise and creativity. Teams will produce pancakes based on their selected theme for the general student body to taste and judge. Students and a panel of judges will then cast their vote on which team was their favorite based off presentation, taste, and creativity.
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm MST
Location: ETLC Solarium
Dodgeball:
A test of speed, agility, strength, endurance, and general ninja skills. The Engineering dodgeball event is played with Campus Cup Rules. Teams are to consist of 10 players - Half of which are randomly selected by ESS' VP Social Events, and the game is won automatically when the opposing team's players have been eliminated. The tournament is played round robin style, and then through a bracket.
Time: 5:00pm - 9:30pm MST
Location: Main Gym
Tuesday, January 14th:
Mixology:
Team will produce a non-alcoholic beverage using random mystery ingredients and present it to the public and a panel of judges. Themed commercials for the drinks are required. Teams create a recipe from an ingredients list given ahead of time.
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm MST
Location: ETLC Solarium
Obstacle Course:
A test of speed, stamina, endurance and teamwork. Each team is required to submit one or more obstacles to include in the course. After all teams have completed their submissions, the course now has its layout. Teams perform the run as a relay race with two participants to relay, with the next two participants waiting to be tagged by the previous two members. Teams are then ranked on overall finish time.
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm MST
Location: Main Gym
Spelling Bee & Are You Smarter Than a First Year:
Spelling Bee: Engineers are not good at spelling, and this event puts that theory to the test. In this event, participants are not able to use books or mobile devices and are required to spell words found in the Scripps National Spelling Bee Classroom Pronouncer Guide. Each word a team spells correctly will gain them points.
AYSTAFY: This event tests all Engineering students to see if they remember anything from First Year or various university-related topics. Teams are allowed 5 active participants (after each round they can be switched out) to which those team members are going head to head in trivia topics such as calculus, physics, chemistry, and computer programming. During each round, teams will have a discussion period, which also gives them time to write down on their given whiteboards the answer to the question. Once the buzzer sounds, teams will be awarded points for correctness and a new round starts.
Time: 6:30pm - 12:30am MST
Location: ETLC Solarium
Tickets: https://square.link/u/VOC0chIy(includes one pre-paid highball)
*EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT CODE* (Expires 11:59 PM January 8): EBGEERWEEK823
Wednesday, January 15th:
Debate:
Inspired by CBC's The Debaters, competitors must use analytical techniques to present an entertaining and reasonable point of view on a resolution which has not been revealed to them ahead of time. Each debate has two pairs of debaters going head to head, having only 15 minutes to prepare. The debate consist of four sections: the opening remarks, open discussion, general knowledge, and closing remarks. This is a tournament style event and will be structured as a double elimination bracket.
Time: 11:30am - 5:00pm MST
Location: Moot Courtroom & LC-190
Movie Night:
Each team is required to produce a 10 to 15-minute movie that revolves around their theme for the week. During this event, the movie trailers from all the teams are shown and judged.
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm MST
Location: ETLC Solariam
Thursday, January 16th:
Point Court A:
This is a time for the teams to send their PR Rep’s and President’s to discuss with the Head Judge any penalties or points that they might disagree with. As only one or two representatives are needed to make a dispute, not all teams need to participate if they are happy with their current scoring scheme.
Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm MST
Location: Moot Courtroom
Drag Show:
The Engineering Drag Show is a dance and lip sync competition performed in drag. Teams of 1 to 6 members will execute a well choreographed, creative lip sync performance in full drag. Teams will be required to submit their songs of choice, drag names, drag attire, and video of their groups choreography ahead of the performance for approval.
Time: 7:00pm - 11:59pm MST
Location: Meyer Horowitz Theatre
Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/tickets/geer-week-82-drag-show
*EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT CODE* (Expires 11:30 PM January 8):
EBGEERWEEK822
Friday, January 17th:
Canstruction and Food Drive:
This event is in correlation with the GEER Week Food Drive. Teams use all of the non-perishable foods they've collected to use as building blocks. Teams are then to construct an aesthetically pleasing sculpture using the donated goods and other materials provided to them. Teams are allowed 5 active members to participate in this event, and they have 15 minutes to build their sculpture in the allotted building grounds (marked on the floor by tape). After the building period, the teams briefly present their work to the judges.
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Location: ETLC Solarium
Battle of the Bands:
Each team creates a band to battle it out in concert form. The band can consist of as many people as needed to perform, as long as they are not professionals and 75% of it is engineering students. Teams are given the stage to perform a 10-14 minute set of pre-approved songs (banter is included in this time limit). DJ afterparty to occur after all bands have played!
Time: 7:00pm - 2:00am MST
Location: Midway
Tickets: https://square.link/u/sOKeVSIT(includes one pre-paid highball)
*EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT CODE* (Expires 11:59 PM January 8): EBGEERWEEK822
Scavenger Hunt Ends:
Competitors must obtain or photograph as many items on the provided Scavenger Hunt List as possible. The team that collects and documents the most items wins the scavenger hunt. Be sure to include a photo of you, the item / activity, and your Discipline Club Logo and submit it to your discipline club!
Time: 11:59pm MST
Location: Greater Edmonton and Area
Saturday, January 18th:
Point Court B:
This is a time for the teams to send their PR Rep’s and President’s to discuss with the Head Judge any penalties or points that they might disagree with. As only one or two representatives are needed to make a dispute, not all teams need to participate if they are happy with their current scoring scheme.
Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Location: Moot Courtroom
Banquet:
This is a formal event that commences the end of GEER Week, and where the GEER Week 82 winners will be announced. This night is banquet style that includes music, dancing, photo booths, and a play-money casino. This is a CASH-ONLY bar.
Time: 11:59pm MST
Location: Greater Edmonton and Area
Tickets: https://square.link/u/REjb1mUb (includes meal)
*EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT CODE* (Expires 11:59 PM January 8): EBGEERWEEK825
