LTU Robofest
Newsletter,
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Contents:
(1) Robofest
2006 Informational Meetings Scheduled for Dec.
(2) Additional
Robofest Contest Sites Confirmed for 2006
(3) Robofest 2006 Playing Field Sets Available for
Purchase
(4) MCWTF Offers Robofest Grant to an All Female Team
in MI
(5)
Robofest Coach Registration System Upgrade
(6) Robofest 2006 Pilot Program
(7) Element Products donates Scribbler Robot to
Robofest
(8) Robofest
Sponsorship Opportunities
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(1) Robofest
2006 Informational Meetings Will Be Held In December
We have scheduled the
Robofest 2006 Informational Meetings for new teams, returning teams, and site
Hosts. Robofest will offer the same
Informational Meeting at three different times; one of the meetings is a live
webcast. The 2006 Game Competition Rules
will be announced during these meetings.
The Information Meetings
will take place as follows:
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Science Building Room S321, **Please note that this is
a time change; we will be starting at
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(You
may participate via the live webcast or attend the meeting in person at LTU
Room T221)
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Building Rooms S321
To participate in the live
webcast on December 16, you must register.
Please contact Lori Birman at admin@robofest.org
to make a reservation and receive the webcast log-in information. (You do not need to register to attend the
December 14, 16, or 17 meeting at LTU.)
We still have copies of the
2005 Robofest DVD. If you are attending
one of the above meetings, we will have DVD’s available for $1.50 each. (If you can’t attend but would like one
mailed, the cost is $3.50 each.)
(2) Additional
Robofest Contest Sites Confirmed for 2006
Robofest is working on confirming 2006 Contest Site
Locations. The following new sites have
been confirmed as 2006 Contest Sites:
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We are still working to secure sites in several other
states and countries. We plan to have
all sites confirmed for our December registration. Additional sites that were
announced in the last newsletter
For more motivation of students, we are working hard
to expand to other states and countries. If you or someone you know would be
interested in hosting, please have them contact Lori Birman admin@robofest.org for information. Being a Robofest Contest Site provides great
visibility for the hosting organization.
It is an opportunity to showcase your facility, staff, and
students. We hope you will consider
being a part of the Robofest Team!
(3) Robofest
2006 Playing Field Sets Available for Purchase
For those who could come to the informational meeting
mentioned (1) above, Robofest has whole sets of the 2006 Playing Field 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.
Robofest accepts cash or check only. All checks should be made payable to
LTU. If you would like to order a 2006 Playing
Field set to be picked up on Dec 14, Dec 16, or Dec 17 at LTU, please contact
Lori Birman at admin@robofest.org. Sorry, we
do not plan to ship the playing field set. Teams outside of
(4)
Robofest Grants to an All Female Team in
Robofest is pleased to
announce that the one grant up to $500 is available to one all female Robofest
2006 Team from Michigan. The grant is being offered by the Michigan
Council of Women In Technology Foundation (http://www.mcwt.org).
If you are interested in applying for the grant supporting an all female
Robofest Team from Michigan you can obtain the application from by visiting www.cairnsmgt.com/robofest2006
. The grant application is due no later than December 15, 2005. If you have difficulty accessing the site,
please send grant inquiries to mcwt@cairnsmgt.com.
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
The vision of Michigan
Council of Women In Technology Foundation is to be recognized as a premiere
organization for education, scholarships and support for girls and women in
For the 2006
Robofest season Michigan Council of Women In Technology Foundation will also sponsor three other teams by providing three grants
totaling $1,500. These teams include girls having
attended AT&T Camp Infinity during 2004 and 2005 and students at
Ferndale University High School who are part of the student interest group GET
IT, Girls Exploring Together Information Technology. AT&T Camp
Infinity and GET IT are programs provided by Michigan Council of Women In
Technology Foundation.
(5) Robofest Coach Registration System Upgrade
We have tested the Robofest
coach and team registration system last month. If you were a registered coach,
regardless whether you had actual teams or not, and you did not get an email
with your coach ID and other information from us, please send us a message
letting us know you did not receive a registration test e-mail from us. This occurs when you changed your email
address. In this case, please send your message to Chung@LTU.edu
We are currently improving
the registration system. The exact start date for 2006 Competition Registration
will be announced through this newsletter in December, so stay tuned...
(6) Robofest 2006 Pilot Program: Team Website Design
Competition added
As a pilot program, Robofest
has added three new Categories in the Robofest 2006 Competition. Two of the categories were announced in the
last newsletter, which were the Digital Animation Category and the Digital
Video Editing Category. Robofest has
added a third pilot Category which is Team Website Design. The Pilot Categories are as follows:
Digital
Animation: participants will animate
the Robofest 2006 game competition.
Digital
Video Editing and Production: teams
will videotape and submit a digitally edited video journal of their team while
it was preparing to compete at Robofest.
Team
Website Design: must be a live
website for Robofest team(s).
Rules
in detail will be announced during the informational meeting.
(7) New
Robofest Sponsor, Element Products, Inc., Donates Scribbler
Robofest thanks its newest sponsor, Element Products,
Inc. (http://www.elementinc.com) for the donation of the Scribbler Robot. Thank
you Element Products!
(8) Robofest
Sponsorship Opportunities
Robofest has 2006 Sponsorship Opportunities at
several levels, including individual donor opportunities, entitled “Friends of
Robofest.” Robofest has also created
several new Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities. The 2006 Sponsorship Opportunities Program
can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.robofest.net/SponsorshipLevels06.pdf
Attached is a
link for Friends of Robofest individual
donors to make a gift to Robofest via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, or
Discover) or electronic check. You may
make an on-line gift to Robofest 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 2005 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.
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CJ Chung,
Associate Professor, Robofest director
Lori Birman,
Robofest Coordinator
21000 W. Ten
Mile,
admin@robofest.org www.robofest.net
(248)204-3504 Fax: (248)204-3518 Robotics Lab (248)204-3815