Sharon Youth Robotics Association

Post-kickoff: Agenda from Wednesday, November 14th 2007 (photos posted below)

2:30-3:30      Team Registration

"after school” refreshments

Team 001 from Sharon, MA demonstrating

3:30-            Welcome – Erin Flynn FIRST FTC Affiliate Partner/ NEIT

The FIRST FTC Planning Committee

  • Tim Hebert –Tech-Collective, Atrion

  • Melissa Withers-  RI Economic Development

  • Stuart Freiman – RI Economic Development

  • David Cedrone- Governors Office

  • Christine Smith – Science Technology Advisory Council (STAC)

  • Andy Cutler- Cutler and Associates

  • Lee Fenton – FIRST FRC Affiliate Partner

  • Greg Caswell – FIRST AmeriCorps* VISTA Representative

  • Steve Cremer – MA Regional Director

  • Joanne Johnson – Tech- Collective

  • Kathy Shields – Tech Collective

  • Peter McClaren – RI Department of Education

  • Amanda Metzger – NEIT

  • Charles K. Rogers - NEIT
     

3:40             David Cedrone – Governors Office

3:55             Mentor Program – Joanne Johnson – Tech-Collective

4:10             The FIRST RI 2007-2008 season

Roles – FLL, FTC, FRC

Handouts

What is paid for this year/ what to expect in the future

Workshops / Scrimmages

Mentors

Public Relations

State Championship – Tournament Fee

How to qualify for the World Championship in Atlanta April 2008

Returning kits at end of season

Team Unlimited will demonstrate working challenge robots & answer questions in an open format.

Demo field

Robots & field elements

Demo field

Team Unlimited

Demo field

Q&A

Attendees

Demo field

Q&A

Demo field

Assembling the tiles

Demo field

Prototype robot for Quad Quandary

Demo field

Wide view

Demo field

Adjustments

Presentation

Host Erin Flynn of NEIT

Presentation

David Cedrone of the Governor's office

Presentation

David Cedrone of the Governor's office

Attendees

Attendees

Presentation

Joann Johnson of the Tech Collective

 

Pre-kickoff: The kickoff for the new RI FTC program is on November 14th 2007 at the New England Institute of Technology in Warwick RI.  The final competition will be on March 2nd, 2007.

Directions: Route 95, exit 13 (just south of T. F. Greene Airport) to Post Road. It will be held in the Student lounge at 2490 Post road [the main building of the New England School of Technology] running from 10 am to noon. Setup is between 9 and 9:20. A full official field will be on hand, with the team mentors (and a few students) of the 30-35 registered teams in attendance.

Team Unlimited (of the Sharon Youth Robotics Association) will be on-site, to help demonstrate the challenge and answer questions for the new team mentors.

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