8^th Annual Robofest 2007 Rule Release

and Team Registration Schedule

Date	Events
Fall, 2006	New coach registration on the web has begun. New coaches should register on-line submitting the coach registration form. You must reply to the confirmation email from admin@robofest.org to complete the registration process. Keep the email for your records. The coach ID is your team number.
Thu. Dec. 14, 2006	Draft rules and draft game rules posted on the web at www.robofest.net. General public is invited to send us comments through December 29th.
January 8, 2007	Finalized official rules posted on the web. An Official Rules posting announcement was sent to the Robofest e-mailing list and to all registered coaches.
January 8, 2007	Team registration on the web begins. Exact time was announced by email to registered coaches and listed in the eNewsletter. Please note that the team registration for regional qualifying sites will be closed when the capacity becomes full – registration will be on a first-come first-serve basis.

Robofest 2007 Free Workshop Schedule in Michigan

Workshop hand-out files will be posted on the web for other locations

Some workshops will be available via streaming video after the workshop

Sat. Jan. 13, 2007	9:00 am - Noon	LTU M218	Intro to LEGO NXT (only for registered Robofest teams)
Sat. Jan. 20, 2007	9:00 am - Noon	LTU M218	Intro to Lego RIS RCX code (only for registered Robofest teams)
Sat. Jan. 27, 2007	9:00 am - Noon	LTU M218	Intro to LEGO NXT (only for registered Robofest teams) – same contents as that of Jan 13^th.
Sat. Feb. 3, 2007	9:00 am - Noon	LTU M218	Intro to LeJos Java (only for registered Robofest teams)
		M336	Intro to RoboLab 2.5.x (only for registered Robofest teams)
Sat. Feb. 10, 2007	9:00 am - Noon	LTU S321	Intro to NQC (only for registered Robofest teams)
Fri. Feb. 16, 2007	8:30 am – 1 pm	LTU M218	Robotics Exploration Day for invited students, Introduction to L2Bot with Java; Contact LTU Admissions Office, (High School students only)
Sat. Feb. 17, 2007	9 am - Noon	LTU M218	Introduction to L2Bot with Java (only for High School students and must contact chung@LTU.edu by Feb 14)
Sat. Feb. 24, 2007	9 am - Noon	LTU M218	Introduction to L2Bot with Java (only for High School students and must contact chung@LTU.edu by Feb 21)
Sat. March 10, 2007	9 am – 1 pm	LTU Cafeteria	Warm-up Competition at LTU (Judge training; Helpful event for Host organizers, Judges, and new teams.) Registration for this event will be announced via e-mail.

(*) Last updated 1-24-07