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ROSDC sets its challenges in a fictional version of the solar system where significant infrastructure has been built and living in space is not uncommon. To facilitate this, companies exist to design new settlements and to provide services, both for construction and operation.
Being part of a company, you will be joining forces with other participants, with the aim to win the contract to build a new space settlement. You will have to work together to develop the best solution in order to fulfill the specific needs of the Request for Proposal, as well as present your idea to the judges.
On the day of the competition, participants will be allocated to one company, where they will choose in what department they would like to be part of. The five departments are:
Structural Design
The structural design team is responsible for defining the settlement design upon which all other departments depend. This team will create drawings and external / internal views of the settlement. Join this department if you enjoy working with mechanical systems, material science, physics, and problem-solving.
Human Factors
The most important part of any settlement is its people. Their safety comes before any stated commercial goals. The Human Engineering group must ensure that everyone living in this settlement is in a comfortable environment.
Operations and Infrastructure
The Operations Engineering group have the daunting task of working out how the base will function on a day-to-day basis. Join this department if you enjoy managing multifaceted workflows and coordinating and optimising the operation of multiple, inter-linked systems.
Mission Systems
The department is responsible for the operational systems necessary to fulfill the technical core functions of the settlement, as well as the protocols required for the settlement to achieve its purpose.
Business and Marketing / Schedule and Cost
When it comes to big projects, clients must be convinced that you can actually manage your claims. The Business and Marketing group (renamed to Schedule and Cost if there are no specific business goals) are responsible for showing your professional competence to the Foundation Society.
Leadership Elections
At the beginning of the competition, right after the introductory presentation, you will be assigned to your company and you will meet in your company workspace: the room in which you will work the whole duration of the competition.
Each company will be assigned a team of ‘CEOs’: experienced volunteers who will guide your team throughout the competition. Your CEOs will be there in an advisory capacity and won’t directly be contributing to the proposal. The CEOs will host an election for the ‘company president’. This position is hotly contested, so each candidate will be asked to give a short speech outlining their suitability for that post. Afterwards, all the participants which aren’t running for the post will vote who they believe is most suitable for the job.
The President will then be responsible for running elections for the other senior positions within the company. Please note, Head of Department roles should be elected by those who wish to work within that department as this speeds everything up!
When voting, the temptation is to vote for your friends, but this is not always the best idea. To win you will need a strong and professional leadership team; having a broad-based senior leadership promotes stronger motivation and promotes better decision-making. Each elected position is crucial to your teams efforts. Vote wisely!
Where should I work?
New competitors often worry about working in the right area of the company. It’s alright, you’re not alone; when there are a lot of things to manage, it’s easy to get confused. More and more, companies divide themselves differently to our recommended schemes, so, if your team wishes to do so as well, you can ask your president to organise it so as to make the most of your skills and interests.
There will be a specific aspect of the competition that drew you to it (hopefully other than the free pizza), so why not work on that! If you are excited by the technological challenges of designing settlements in space, you should get involved in the technical department that appeals to you most. If you’re a whiz with a slideshow, you could get involved with the delivery and design of the presentation in the marketing group. Take a look at what role and tasks each department has in order to figure out where you think you can best contribute and, most importantly, have the most fun!
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