Robot Rodeo 2006

[Arefin Bari]

As Dan (Stud man dan) requested, I am starting a new thread to discuss Robot Rodeo 2006.

This is the email all the main contacts on teams received...

Teams, want to point out that the Robot Rodeo at Colonial High School in Orlando is on October 28, (and Not the 21st as had been accidentally posted). Sorry for any confusion about the date.

Robot Rodeo is a FIRST Robotics event, playing last year's game on a full-size field. A detailed agenda for the event will be out soon.

Robot Rodeo will be at Colonial HS in Orlando; Colonial High is located on the east side of Orlando, near the intersection of Route 50 (Colonial Dr) and Rt 436 (Semoran Blvd).

More details to follow. See you at Robot Rodeo on October 28, 2006.

To register, please email me with your team number and contact name.

thanks.
Dan ..

I forget to mention his email address which is Dan.Welsh@disney.com

As of now, competition is 2 weeks away, we don't have registration info yet. Dan did ask the main contacts to send him an email back so he can give us the registration info (I am waiting on that).

... so if there is a Robot Rodeo 2006, who is going?

[Dan Richardson]

Thanks Arefin.

I have not heard much about this competition, maybe I've just been falling asleep during our meetings but I've been wanting some more info on this comp.

Also I'm curious to know how can we volunteer for this competition or are volunteers even needed?

[Michelle Celio]

I plan on going, but I'm pretty sure I have ACT's on that day so we'll see what happens :D

[Pat Arnold]

Robot Rodeo will be on the agenda at our parent meeting tonight. I'm not sure what info our team contact has, but does anyone know any more details about this event?

[Barry Bonzack]

The e-mail out today from Dan Welsh.

Robot Rodeo

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Colonial High School Gymnasium

6100 Oleander Dr. Orlando, FL 32807





Agenda



8:00 AM Pits Open



8:30 AM Warm-up runs on the field



9:30 AM Opening Ceremony



9:45 AM Start Match #1



12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break



1:00 PM Continue Matches



2:15 PM End seeding matches



2:15 – 2:30 PM Top seeds pick their alliances



2:40 PM Start Elimination Rounds



3:15 PM Awards Ceremony





REGISTRATION:



To register, please provide the the following info, via email, to Cindy Andrews at andrewc@ocps.net



Team Number and Team Name:

School Name & address

Name of Main Contact;

Phone Number

Fax Number if available

Number of students attending (approximate)



Registration fee is $90 per team. Please pay the registration fee when you check in at the event.





DIRECTIONS to the event are below.



Looking forward to seeing you at Robot Rodeo. Please RSVP so we know how many teams to schedule for.



thanks.



Cindy Andrews,

Colonial High School

Mathematics Teacher

Student Council Advisor

Robotics Team Advisor

407-482-6300 x 2115

andrewc@ocps.net


Dan Welsh .
Ride and Show Engineering
Walt Disney World Company
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
407.824.4735



DIRECTIONS TO THE EVENT:



Coming from the East:

Take Hwy 50 (Colonial Dr) west to Tucker Rd (1 street past light at Forsyth Rd). If you come to Semoran Blvd, you went too far! (turn left on Semoran and left again on Oleander (first light). Oleander will also take you to the school) Turn left on Tucker. School is at end of the road.

If taking expressway (408) get off at Semoran Blvd. Turn right on Semoran Blvd. Will then turn right on Oleander Dr. (3rd light).



Coming from the West:

I-4 east to the 408. 408 east to Semoran Blvd (first exit after toll plaza). The exit will bring you on Lk. Underhill Rd. Continue to go east, 2nd light is Semoran Blvd. Turn left on Semoran. Then turn right on Oleander Dr. (3rd light). School is at the end of the road.





Coming from the North:

Semoran Blvd south to Oleander Dr. Turn left on Oleander (1st light past Colonial Dr.) School is at end of the road.

I-4 west to the 408. 408 east to Semoran Blvd (first exit after toll plaza). The exit will bring you on Lk. Underhill Rd. Continue to go east, 2nd light is Semoran Blvd. Turn left on Semoran. Then turn right on Oleander Dr. (3rd light). School is at the end of the road.



Coming from the South: Semoran Blvd going north to Oleander Dr. Turn right on Oleander. School is at end of the road.

[Barry Bonzack]

To answer some of the questions on Volunteers




As soon as I know about volunteers I'll let you know .... but yes if you show up you'll get put to work : )

Dan .

[Dan Richardson]

Alright well if they need a dj they know who to call or email or post. I've done the robot rodeo twice before so if their interested let me know.

[savage]

i need to know asap if there is a need for a ref at the redeo
so i can get a day off for work

i was a ref for the 06 event in israel

i mentor 1368 in cearwater fl

[Michelle Celio]

1065 sadly won't be attending.

Most of our team is taking the ACT, and our only available mentor is an ACT Prompter.

I expect a detailed summary ;)

[wendymom]

Team 1902 Exploding Bacon wont be there either. It's our main high schools homecoming and the County Band competition Cant get hair and nails done and still run a robot. Have fun everyone

[David Guzman]

1251 will be there :D

I currently go to UCF and I will be available if any help is needed during set up. Please let me know if I can help with anything.

David

[Arefin Bari]

Right about now, it would help so much to see a team list for the competition.

[wendymom]

1251 will be there :D

I currently go to UCF and I will be available if any help is needed during set up. Please let me know if I can help with anything.

David

Ya know......team 1902 is right down the street from UCF....come visit

[Pat Arnold]

Unfortunately MARS Team 1523 will not be attending. We had conflicts with students taking the ACT, others volunteering for a special Halloween Event at our local Science Museum, and we did not have enough notice to get proper travel permission from Jupiter High. In addition the team discovered at a recent community event that the frame of our 2006 robot is bent (probably from hauling it around lying down in the back of an Expedition) and our catapult arm is currently jamming on balls.

Wish we could be there. Good luck to all participating teams and hope everything goes well for the organizers. (Like having no monsoon rains, hurricanes ...etc.!) ;)

[Barry Bonzack]

Consider this proper notice for the November 11th Dark Sky Festival event :-D. Its not a competition, but we should have parts of a practice field set up and plenty of robots to demo with. I don't think they can give us a team list if registration is at the door, but that shouldn't be necessary to have anyway, this is just a fun offseason competition.

[ahanktcd]

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