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RM BEST Season. Carolyn Bauer July 21 - 22, 2014. 2014 Event Schedule. Kickoff Saturday, September 6 Denver South High School Deadline for registering for BEST Award Friday, September 26 RSVP to [email protected] , 720.250.6896 Practice Day Saturday, October 11 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Teacher/Mentor Institute
RM BEST Season
Carolyn BauerJuly 21 - 22, 2014
2014 Event Schedule
Kickoff Saturday, September 6 Denver South High
School Deadline for registering for
BEST Award Friday, September 26 RSVP to
[email protected], 720.250.6896
Practice Day Saturday, October 11 Thomas Jefferson High
School
BEST Award - Marketing Presentations Friday, October 17 Metro State University
of Denver campus Times arranged with
email [email protected] or 720-250-6896 prior to Friday, September 26
Game Day Saturday, October 18 Auraria Campus Events
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Kickoff Details
Saturday, September 6 12:00 (Noon) until 4:00 p.m. Denver South High School
1700 East Louisiana Avenue, Denver, CO Use doors on the south end - near gym (look for balloons)
Receive one Memory Stick per team with 2014 Kickoff Files!
A treasure chest of information Also available on our website
Game will be revealed – Blade Runner See Game floor and prototype robot demo Goal - Send 1-2 team members to each of the breakout
sessions Receive your software licenses and keys – don’t lose
them! Pick-up your Robot Kit (consumable & returnable)
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Bring to Kickoff
Students/Mentors – enough to attend all breakout sessions
Food Bring snacks / water
Forms to turn in at registration table: Returnable Kit Agreement Request for Loan of Returnable Kit Signed Consent and Release forms for
teachers, mentors and students Reference RM BEST Consent and Release Policy
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Blade Runner 2014
Mascot for Blade Runner 2014 Robot is transporting renewable energy
materials Enjoy the poster of this year’s mascot Grab this logo picture
Kickoff Breakout Sessions
Project Engineering Notebooks Robot Design & Construction Tips Programming easyC Kits and Rules Control Systems BEST Award BEST Award Marketing Presentation Teacher & Mentor Tips
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Practice Day Details
Saturday, October 11 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Thomas Jefferson High School
3950 South Holly St, Denver, CO 80237 Use the main entrance (look for balloons)
9:00a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check REQUIRED to submit Project Engineering Notebook at
registration Locate assigned Pit Area and get set-up Robot inspection for compliance in pit area Open practice AND a dry run of the competition – multiple
matches Food
Bring food and drinks We’ll have forms to order sandwiches before the event If you travel a long distance you might consider getting dinner
too!
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Bring to Practice Day
Robot (whether it’s working or not) and Team members
Project Engineering Notebook & Team Demographic Sheet
Tools & safety goggles for Pit Area Forms to submit:
Consent & Release Forms for additional teachers, mentors and students
Student Roster – list of ALL team members for program
Mentor Roster – list of ALL mentors for program Teacher Roster – list of ALL teachers for program Driver list for the day’s competition Page 8
BEST Award Marketing Presentations
Friday, October 17, 2014, 8:30 – 4:30 Sign up for time slot by September 26
email [email protected] or call 720-250-6896
Classroom at Metro State University of Denver
What to bring: Presentation in PowerPoint or similar
format Four Member Presentation Team Page 9
Game Day
Saturday, October 18 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Auraria Campus Events Center (aka the Gym)
7:00 a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check Locate assigned Pit Area and get set-up Robot inspection for compliance in pit area Have Team Photo with robot taken Set-up BEST Award Team Exhibit
Food Buy food in Tivoli Center or bring your own Pizza (2 slices / person) & water are being provided for the
teams Parking on campus near Tivoli Center
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Game Day Details
7:00 Check in & robot compliance 9:00 Team Exhibits Open 9:45 Opening Ceremony 10:00 Seeding Matches Begin 3:00 Wildcard Match 3:30 Semi Final Matches 4:00 Final Matches 4:30 Award Ceremony & photos of winning team & robot 5:00 Conclusion of Game Day 5:10 Winning teams meet regarding Regional Competition Teams turn in Returnable kits or sign kit loan form
Invite parents, friends, band, cheerleaders & mascot
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Game Day
Forms to submit: Driver list – before the competitions Sportsmanship voting sheet – during the
competitions Feedback forms – before you leave RM BEST Request for Loan of Returnable Kit
(unless you return the kit) We return Project Engineering Notebooks
with Judges’ comments and scoring
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After Game Day
We will send to you: Your Team Photo Additional medallions as needed All your score sheets
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BEST Regionals
Who gets invited to attend Top teams in BEST Award Top teams in Robot Competition Exact number of teams TBD $3,000 BRI mini-grant is providing
funding to help with transportation costs Dates – December 5 & 6, 2014 Location – University of Arkansas
Ft. Smith, Arkansas
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BEST Websites
The BEST Robotics, Inc. (BRI) national website contains all the information you will need to understand the overall program, how the competition works, links to other resources (e.g., VEX), an FAQ section, and many resources
The Rocky Mountain BEST website is our local website and it contains local information (e.g., Calendar of events, history, local contact information, etc.) and links to BRI’s website
BEST Website
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Rocky Mountain BEST Website
Page 17See the RM BEST Website Map
Summary of Web Resources
Rocky Mountain BEST: http://rockymountainbest.org/
BEST Robotics, Inc.: http://best.eng.auburn.edu/
easyC V4 Programming Software: http://www.intelitekdownloads.com/easyCV4/
Vex Robotics: http://www.vexrobotics.com/
Eventbright (Team Registration): http://rmbest.eventbrite.com
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