Robofest Newsletter, 2-24-2005
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Contents
(1) MPC Laptop
Computer Prizes
(2) Two $500
Grants Available – Deadline: this Friday!
(3) Webcast and Conference Call for Committee Members, Judges and Hosts
(4) Robofest
2005 Warm-up Competition at LTU on Sat. Mar.
19
(5) Change of Competition Date, Nashua New Hampshire Site
(6) Registration Deadline: March 9
(7) Robofest RoboRelay Playing Fields Available
on Loan
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(1) MPC Laptop
Computer Prizes
We are pleased to announce that each
student on the first place World Robofest 2005 Championship teams in the
Junior, Senior, and Exhibition categories, will win personal laptop
computers sponsored by MPC Computers,
LLC. MPC Computers provides
award-winning computer products and services to its target markets of mid-sized
businesses, government agencies, and education organizations. MPC’s mission is
to provide its customers with a superior level of service and support in
addition to its high-quality PC products. MPC, headquartered in Nampa, Idaho,
is held by Gores Technology Group, an international acquisition and management
company. More information about the company can be found at http://www.mpccorp.com/. MPC is the World Robofest Official Laptop
Supplier. Additional prizes include
small trophies for all students and large team trophies for top teams. Participants in the qualifying regional and
international sites will receive medals and framed certificates.
(2) Two $500
Grants Available - Deadline this Friday!
As announced in the
previous Robofest Newsletter on Feb 15th, two $500 grants are
available to two all female Robofest 2005 Teams from Michigan. The grants are being offered by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology
Foundation. If you are interested in
applying for a $500 grant for the support of a girls Robofest Team from
Michigan, please
complete the application (http://www.robofest.net/2005/mcwtAppl.pdf) and return by February 25, 2005,
midnight to Diane Cairns, mcwt@cairnsmgt.com. The deadline date is set to support the startup of the
Robofest season.
(3) Webcast and Conference Call for Committee Members, Judges and Hosts
In order to ensure the
quality of all Robofest regional contests, we are planning a
live webcast on Thursday,
March 17, at 4:00 p.m. This live
webcast will be for Host Organizers, Committee Members, and prospective Judges. Details about Judging guidelines, rules and
hosting issues will be discussed during the webcast. Please put this date and time on your calendar. You will need to have Internet connection
and Real Player Software to participate in the live webcast. We also plan to have a Conference Call
meeting to follow-up after the webcast; the date and time for this meeting will
be announced shortly.
(4) Robofest
2005 Warm-up Competition at LTU on Saturday,
March 19
The practice warm-up competition will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2005 on the campus of LTU from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. It is a great opportunity for new teams, regional site hosts and judges to participate in practice rounds to see how the Robofest competition works.
We are now taking reservations for teams for the practice competition. Please send an email to chung@LTU.edu with your team ID(s).
For our competition site hosts and judges who are not in close proximity, we will shoot video and put it on our website as streaming video for you to view.
(5) Change of Competition Date, Nashua, New Hampshire Site
RoboTech Center, Nashua, New Hampshire site host organizer, has decided to
change the competition date from Saturday March 5th to Saturday
April 16, from 1:30PM-4:30PM in order to accommodate more teams.
(6) Registration Deadlines
We believe teams need
at least one month to prepare for the Robofest contest. Therefore, deadlines
will depend on each site. For example, the deadline to register teams will be
March 2 for the Alpena, MI and Houston, Texas sites. March 8 for Ann
Arbor, MI site, and so on.
(7) Robofest RoboRelay Playing Fields Available
on Loan
We are proud of the Robofest Senior Division with Java Programming Language, as it is the first Lego robot competition using Java Programming Languages for High School students in the world, as far as we have investigated.
In order to encourage LeJos Java programming teams, Robofest
Headquarter has decided to lend the RoboRelay playing field to 7 High School
teams, on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in borrowing a
playing field, please contact chung@LTU.edu. (Only 5 sets remain, contact me today!)
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Computer Science / Robofest World Headquarters
CJ Chung, Associate Professor, Robofest director
Lori Birman, Robofest Coordinator
21000 W. Ten Mile, Southfield MI 48075
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