Monday, July 11--Presentation Day

Monday, July 11 is our "Thank you to MCAA Day"  We appreciate all the support you give to us and to the industry!

Monday was presentation day for the teams.  The teams continued to work until it was their time to come in and present to WASSUP and HealtHabitat, who were our judges for the competition.
We added pictures and new material into our PowerPoint up to the very last minute because the Team kept learning things.  Team USA's presentation was great, and they fielded lots of good, constructive questions from the judges and others in the audience.

ALL the teams were relieved to have the presentation done though.  Big smiles all around.

After the judges had had a little time to talk, we reconvened for a session led by David Donald from HealtHabitat, who led us through a brainstorming/strategic planning talk about the different elements of the team's designs, including discussion of the doors, the locks on the doors, the outside water taps, and the plumbing of the units.

After lunch this conversation continued, while work went on outside.  One of the great things that has been happening this year is the collaboration and learning between the teams.  The team members have been able to help each other learn aspects of the job that they may have had less experience with, and everyone has been learning about safety, which has really been stressed this year.

Overall, a great day!  Things are really starting to come together.  All teams gathered at the bar of the Indaba Hotel in the evening  and then we had dinner in the hotel restaurant.  Team USA had great fun visiting with Stuart Henry, President of the World Plumbing Council and former Representative in the Australian House of Representatives.  It has been great to have Stuart here all week.