Robofest Newsletter, 12-20-2004
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Contents
(1) Informational Meeting for Robofest 2005 Report
(2) Robofest 2005 Regional Sites
(3) Robofest Coach and Team Registration
(4) Workshop at Delta
Community College on Jan. 8th, 2005
(5) Workshop via
Teleconference on Jan 15th, 2005
(6) Happy Holidays!
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(1) Informational Meeting for Robofest 2005 Report
43 prospective
coaches came to Robofest Informational meetings held on Wed 12-15, Fri 12-17,
and Sat 12-18. They watched �RoboRelay� game
demonstrations, reviewed game rules, and gave a lot of constructive ideas to
improve the event for the students. They were planning the following number of
teams according to the survey done: 38 Junior division teams, 16 senior division teams, and 6 exhibitions.
Also, on Thu 12-16, 20 people participated in the live Robofest webcast.
All the materials
used in the informational meetings (PowerPoint, rules, game rules, forms, and
recorded Webcast) now can be accessed from Robofest website at www.robofest.net
If you have any suggestions,
corrections, and/or clarifications, please send emails to [email protected] before Jan 7th
2005. Final rules will be posted on Jan. 11, 2005.
(2) Robofest 2005 Regional Sites
We believe, students will be
motivated more, if they participate in bigger competitions. Yes, Robofest is
becoming an international competition. Currently (as of Dec 15) we have 11
regional and international sites for Robofest 2005.
Alpena Community College, Alpena, Michigan, April 2
Canton Charter Academy, Canton, Michigan, April 9
Hanul & Kid, China, (City and Date are TBD)
Delta College, University Center, Michigan, April 9
Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea, February 19-20
Hillside Middle School, Northville, Michigan, April 9
Lawrence Tech University, Southfield, Michigan, April 9
Macomb Intermediate School District, MISD, Clinton Township, Michigan, April 9
Milk River School, Alberta, Canada, Date TBD
Robotech Center, Nashua, New Hampshire, Date TBD
Washtenaw Community College, (Tentative), Ann Arbor,
Michigan, Date TBD
(3) Robofest Coach and Team Registration
We plan to start Robofest registration tentatively on Jan. 12, 2005. However, we do not know exactly when it will start, since we are still developing the web application software. We will let you know exact date and time via this mailing list.
(4) Workshop at
Delta Community College on Jan. 8th
A workshop to
introduce Robofest and RCX Programming will be held at Delta College in
Bay City area (www.delta.edu, map) on January 8, 2005 from 10am-Noon. To
register, send an e-mail to [email protected]
(5) Workshop via
Teleconference on Jan 15th
We are planning an
interative workshop via Teleconference to introduction to Robofest and RCX
Programming on Jan. 15th, 2005. Details will be announced through
Robofest mailing list.
(6) Happy holidays
Wishing you
Joy within your home . . .
Successes in your (team) projects �
Happiness now and always!
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CJ Chung, Associate Professor, Robofest organizer
Lori Birman, Robofest Coordinator
21000 W. Ten Mile, Southfield� MI 48075
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