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Contents:
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Robofest 2007 Season Kicks Off!�
(2)�
NXTG Programming Class for Teachers at LTU
(3)�
Robofest Team Mentors Needed
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Friends of Robofest Sponsors Needed for 2007
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Happy Holidays!
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(1) Robofest 2007 Season Kicks Off!
Robofest has
officially kicked off the 2007 Season!!�
The preliminary 2007 Rules and Game were announced last week.� �All
preliminary Rules and all forms have been posted on the Robofest website at www.robofest.net.� (Official Rules will be posted in January.)
You will
find preliminary general 2007 Rules, The �Miner Rescue� Game Rules, as well as
2007 Rules for Exhibition, VEX Pentathlon, and the 2007 Pilot Categories of
RoboSumo, RoboFashionShow, and Collegiate Mini Urban Missions.� �You
will also find the PowerPoint presentation file that was presented at all of
the Robofest 2007 Informational Meetings, and streaming video of the Live
Webcast Informational Meeting on December 14th.� �Please
do not miss the streaming video of the Miner rescue game and flash animation.
Robofest
will finalize all Preliminary Rules and post Official Rules in early
January.� Please send us your comments,
questions, or concerns with the Preliminary Rules.� We find your feedback to be very important in
finalizing rules each season.� Please
send your reply to [email protected] by
Coach
registration is now open.� Returning
coaches do not need to re-register, they can log into the system using their
old Coach ID and Password.� (If you have
forgotten your password, please send an e-mail to Lori Birman, [email protected] and Lori will send you your
log in information.) All Coaches will be able to register teams and select a
competition location in early January.�
The exact date and time will be announced to all Coaches via
e-mail.�
Please note
that the Robofest Season starts earlier this year.� Regional Competitions will take place in
March and April, with the World Robofest 2007 Championship taking place on
(2)��
Autonomous Robotics Class for Educators � LEGO NXT Programming
Lawrence Tech�s Master of
Educational Technology program offer the Autonomous Robotics Class for
Education starting January 23rd.�
This 10 week course will introduce concepts involved in autonomous
robotics and how to use robotics education technology to teach mathematics,
physics, science, and computer science in the classroom.�� It will provide hands-on experience in
programming Lego NXT.� The class will be
held on Tuesday and Thursdays�
�(3)� Robofest
Team Mentors Needed
Robofest receives many requests on a
regular basis for teams who are in need of someone to help their team with
robotic programming & design.� In or
order to meet this demand, we are putting together a list of volunteer mentors
who are interested in helping out a team of students in their local
community.� If you are interested in
serving as a Robofest Mentor, please send Robofest a message regarding
Mentors.� Send your name, mailing
address, and programming experience/specialty to Lori Birman at [email protected].� Thank you in advance.� Your assistance could really be beneficial to
students in your community.
(4)�
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
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 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]
(5) Happy Holidays!
Robofest
sends each of you its warmest appreciation of your support this past year.� We wish you a wonderful
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CJ Chung,
Associate Professor, Robofest Director
Lori
Birman, Robofest Coordinator
21000 W.
Ten Mile,
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