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Contents:
(1)�
Robofest 2007 Information Meetings Scheduled for December
(2)� Robofest Playing Fields Available for Teams
to Purchase
(3)�
Thanksgiving RoboParade Video on YouTube
(4)� Additional Robofest 2007 Site Host Locations
& Dates Announced
(5)�
Students Looking to Join Robofest Team
(6)� MCWTF Offering Three $500 Grants to All
Female Teams in
(7)�
Friends of Robofest Sponsors Needed for 2007
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(1) Robofest 2007 Information
Meetings Scheduled for December
Robofest
has scheduled the 2007 Informational Meetings for new teams, returning teams,
and site hosts.� The 2007 Game
Competition Rules will be announced during these meetings.� Robofest will offer the same Informational
Meeting at three different times; one of the meetings is a live webcast � you
don�t have to be at LTU to participate in the webcast. The Robofest 2007
Information Meetings will take place as follows:
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Thursday, December 14, 2006, 5:00 � 6:30 p.m.
Informational Meeting at LTU, in Science Building Room S-321,
located on the 3rd floor.� (You do not
need to register for the December 14 meeting.)
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Saturday, December 16, 2006, 10:00 � 11:30 a.m.
Informational Meeting at LTU, in the
Students,
teachers, school administrator & parents are invited to attend any meeting.
(2) Robofest Playing
Fields Available for Teams to Purchase
Robofest
has whole sets of Robofest 2007 Games Competition Playing Fields available for
Purchase at $75.00 each, if ordered by December 10th.� Please note that these Playing Fields are for
new teams only.� If you are a returning
team, you can use your previous playing field parts, so you do not need to
purchase one of these sets.� If you are
an Exhibition team, you do not need a Playing Field. Teams must pick up the
playing field materials � sorry, we do not ship.
Robofest
accepts cash or check only.� All checks
should be made payable to LTU.� If you
would like to order a 2007 Playing Field set, please contact Lori Birman at
[email protected].
(3) Thanksgiving RoboParade
Video on YouTube
LTU hosted the Thanksgiving
RoboParade on Saturday, November 18.� The
parade was believed to be the first of its kind in the world.� Floats were very creative, some played
Christmas music, including turkeys, ducks, local sports teams, snowmen,
reindeer, Santa, Christmas trees, there was even a
(4) Additional Robofest
2007 Site Host Locations & Dates Announced
The
following Robofest Competition Site Host Locations and Dates have been recently
added to the 2007 Robofest Season:
The above
sites have been added in addition to the sites announced in last month�s
newsletter:� ELPMIS, Singapore; HanulKid,
Ansan Korea; G.S. Lakie Middle School, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada; University
of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy, Detroit, MI; St. Clair County RESA,
Marysville, MI; Woodland High School, Woodland, CA; Sky Valley Education
Center, Monroe, WA; Hill Country Middle School, Austin, TX; Macomb Intermediate
School District, Clinton Township, MI; Hillside Middle School, Northville, MI;
St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Houston, TX; Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor,
MI; Canton Charter Academy, Canton, MI; Macomb Christian Schools, Warren, MI;
World Robofest Championships, LTU, April 27-28, Southfield, MI
If you are
interested in becoming a site host, please contact Lori Birman at [email protected].
(5) Students Looking to Join
Robofest Team
Robofest
administration has been contacted by parents looking to place:
(6) MCWTF
Offering Three $500 Grants to All Female Teams in
Robofest is
pleased to announce that three grants of up to $500 each are available to all
female Robofest 2007 Teams from
The
Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to inspiring and assisting girls
and women in
(7) Friends of Robofest Sponsors
Needed for 2007
Robofest has 2007 Sponsorship
Opportunities at several levels, including individual donor opportunities,
entitled �Friends of Robofest.�� Robofest
has also created several new Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities.� The 2007 Sponsorship Opportunities Program
can be viewed at the following link:�
http://www.robofest.net/2007/SponsorshipLevels07.pdf
Individual donors, Friends of
Robofest, can make a gift to Robofest via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, or
Discover) or electronic check by visiting the following link:�
https://www.applyweb.com/public/register?ltualum
When using the on-line giving form,
you must specify Robofest as the gift recipient and also specify your gift
amount.� The on-line pledge form is
encrypted with Secure Socket Layer technology to guarantee transaction
security.�
All Robofest donations are tax
deductible contributions. Transactions must be processed by December 31st
to receive 2006 tax credit.� Robofest Sponsorship
is important in our effort to keep Robofest a low-cost affordable contest for
everyone.� We hope you will consider
supporting Robofest in our sponsorship campaign.� We appreciate your support.
Anyone interested in other
sponsorship levels should contact Lori Birman at [email protected]
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CJ Chung,
Associate Professor, Robofest Director
Lori
Birman, Robofest Coordinator
21000 W.
Ten Mile,
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