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Beantown Blitz Registration Now Open!
THE NU-TRONS AND NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY PRESENTS:
THE 2004 BEANTOWN BLITZ! Who Gets to Play? Everybody is invited! Thirty-six teams may compete. However, twenty teams must sign up by April 5th in order for the event to go forward… so sign your team up today! All teams who register by that date will be given an advantage in regards to getting a spot in next year’s event! What is the Beantown Blitz? The Beantown Blitz is an unofficial FIRST competition, using the 2004 “FIRST Frenzy” game format. The event will be staffed by many experienced referees, judges, field crew, and organizers. The venue is also a spectacular place to be as a spectator and competitor. The Beantown Blitz aims to grow into one of the best FIRST off-season events around, so feel free to offer us your team’s insight into what you would like to see! Time/Location Competition will take place in Matthews Arena on the Northeastern University campus in Boston, MA. May 22, 2004 Why Boston? Why Not! FIRST in Boston is something many have been waiting to see! There are many sights to see and things to do while in the area (there may even be an included, end-of-event team social!) This is a great way to end the school year and promote FIRST! What Can I Do? Send an email to Erin Rapacki (erapacki@coe.neu.edu) stating your team’s interest in registering for the Beantown Blitz. Please include: -team #, -team name, -team location, -main contact name, -main contact phone, -main contact email address. Email correspondence would follow to inform you on who to send the registration fee of $250 to, parking, travel, schedule, and other event logistics. Registration is Now Open, the FIRST 36 Teams to Register Will Compete, So Reserve Your Spot Today! Thanks a Bunch! ByE Erin Rapacki erapacki@coe.neu.edu |
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sounds great our team was looking forward to it last year until it was postponed :( . We cant wait I sent our advisor your email address and should have all our information within a few days. Hope everything go's well this year! :D
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$250 is the registration cost per team. That fee will help us defer the cost for renting the venue, arranging for event security & safety, media equipment, and other such items... Thanks for asking! erin |
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Wow, you got the cost down.. Kudo's!
I'll bring this to our meeting tomorrow night and see if there is any interest in attending. |
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team 195 would love to go and is working on getting the money now
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keep checking the Off season event Calander for more info on the BTB!
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125... :p
571 & 121 are signed up as of 3/9/04 195 as of 3/10/04 |
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yea go us!!!! will team 125 also be competeing or will they be to busy helping out at the event?
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awsome! we signed up lol... cant wait... boston is an awsome place... and its right down the road from Fenway Park!! i might be buying tickets to a night game =D
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WOOO! Finally an event is being brought to Boston. Even if my team doesn't sign up to go, Northeastern is only a T ride away...you'll be seeing some tie-dye there!
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237, 348, 228, 1350 pending, & 350 as of 3/11/2004
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596 & 69 as of 3/12/2004
As you see, space is filling up... talk to your team leaders soon if you want to get in! |
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As a heads up, you should be hearing a positive response from Team 1073 next week--we just are going to discuss it at a team meeting, but it looks like we'll be interested.
--Petey |
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The list so far:
0571 Team Paragon Windsor CT 0121 Rhode Warriors Middletown & Portsmouth RI 0195 Cyber Knights Southington CT 0237 Sie-H20-Bots / T.R.I.B.E. Watertown, CT 0348 Normwell Robotics Norwell, MA 0228 GUS Meriden, CT 0350 Timberlane Robotics Plaistow, NH 0596 Hopkinton, MA 0069 HYPER Quincy, MA 1058 PVC Pirates Londonderry, NH 0447 Team Roboto Anderson, Indiana 1474 Titans Tewksbury, MA |
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Any teams from outside New England? |
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0190 WPI Worcester, MA 0059 Miami Coral Park HS Miami, FL |
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Wow.. A Florida team.. Cool!!
You think they will get the "farthest traveled award"?? lol We had an award like that on The Tour De Sol that I participated in. It was basically an award for the team who drove their competition vehicle the farthest to race. |
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Ooops.... sorry about the spelling. I was up doing some planning for a NUTRONS meeting this weekend as well as Northeastern's Freshmen Open House (making sure we have everything). Take this up with your adult mentors. You never know, your team may be allowed to go!
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Team 521 will most likely be a ttneding jsut afew more preporations need to take place befroe we can give a final yes, but we are always up for some fun :-)
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13 Slots Left: 23 Teams Strong
We're up to 23 teams now, here's the list:
Team # Team Name Team Location 0571 Team Paragon Windsor CT 0121 Rhode Warriors Middletown & Portsmouth RI 0195 Cyber Knights Southington CT 0237 Sie-H20-Bots / T.R.I.B.E. Watertown, CT 0348 Normwell Robotics Norwell, MA 0228 GUS Meriden, CT 0350 Timberlane Robotics Plaistow, NH 0596 SciClones Hopkinton, MA 0069 HYPER Quincy, MA 1058 PVC Pirates Londonderry, NH 0447 Team Roboto Anderson, Indiana 1474 Titans Tewksbury Memorial High School 0190 WPI, Gompei and the Herd Worcester, MA 0059 Miami Coral Park H.S. Miami, FL 0663 Whitinsville Christian School/Umass Lowell Whitinsville, MA 0213 Dirty Birds Keene, NH 0019 Big Red Robotics Greenwich, CT 1099 LIONS Brookfield, CT 1071 Max Wolcott, CT 1100 Algonquin Regional HS/Rohm & Haas Northboro, MA 0782 Kilowatts Hartford, CT 0125 NU-TRONS Boston, MA 0038 Nonnebots Woodbury, CT |
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Hey Erin,
Is it possible to put Team 1373 down tentatively? I need to bring this up at or next team meeting. Thanks, Nick |
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Can I sign up as a volunteer / spectator if my internships allow it?? :D
-Gabe |
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Have your team leader email me using the format noted in the first post.
Thanks! -erin p.s. Its up to 24 teams now, please add: 0839 Rosie Robotics Agawam, MA |
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i hope our team decides to go. right now our team is saying that we have to choose between btb and wpi. i say both. hopefully 173 will change their mind and will get to see you all there...
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33 Teams: 3 spots left!
Team # Team Name Team Location
0019 Big Red Robotics Greenwich, CT 0038 Nonnebots Woodbury, CT 0059 Miami Coral Park H.S. Miami, FL 0061 Blackstone Valley Regional H.S. 0069 HYPER Quincy, MA 0088 TJ^2 Bridgewater, MA 0121 Rhode Warriors Middletown & Portsmouth RI 0125 NU-TRONS Boston, MA 0176 Aces High Windsor Locks, CT 0178 The Enforcers Farmington, CT 0181 Birds of Prey (BOP) Harford, CT 0190 WPI, Gompei and the Herd Worcester, MA 0195 Cyber Knights Southington CT 0213 Dirty Birds Keene, NH 0228 GUS Meriden, CT 0237 Sie-H20-Bots / T.R.I.B.E. Watertown, CT 0348 Normwell Robotics Norwell, MA 0350 Timberlane Robotics Plaistow, NH 0447 Team Roboto Anderson, Indiana 0549 DevilDawgs Leominster, MA 0571 Team Paragon Windsor CT 0596 SciClones Hopkinton, MA 0663 Whitinsville Christian School/Umass Lowell Whitinsville, MA 0782 Kilowatts Hartford, CT 0839 Rosie Robotics Agawam, MA 1058 PVC Pirates Londonderry, NH 1071 Max Wolcott, CT 1073 Team Force Hollis-Brookline, NH 1099 LIONS Brookfield, CT 1100 Algonquin Regional HS/Rohm & Haas Northboro, MA 1277 GD Crusaders Groton, MA 1335 Nyprobrotics Raymond, NH 1474 Titans Tewksbury Memorial High School I encourage you to still register your team because a waiting list will be established. |
35 Teams: 1 Spot left!
0019 Big Red Robotics Greenwich, CT
0038 Nonnebots Woodbury, CT 0059 Miami Coral Park H.S. Miami, FL 0061 Blackstone Valley Regional H.S. 0069 HYPER Quincy, MA 0088 TJ^2 Bridgewater, MA 0121 Rhode Warriors Middletown & Portsmouth RI 0125 NU-TRONS Boston, MA 0176 Aces High Windsor Locks, CT 0175 Buzz Robotics Enfield, CT 0178 The Enforcers Farmington, CT 0181 Birds of Prey (BOP) Harford, CT 0190 WPI, Gompei and the Herd Worcester, MA 0195 Cyber Knights Southington CT 0213 Dirty Birds Keene, NH 0228 GUS Meriden, CT 0237 Sie-H20-Bots / T.R.I.B.E. Watertown, CT 0348 Norwell Robotics Norwell, MA 0350 Timberlane Robotics Plaistow, NH 0447 Team Roboto Anderson, Indiana 0549 DevilDawgs Leominster, MA 0571 Team Paragon Windsor CT 0596 SciClones Hopkinton, MA 0663 Whitinsville Christian School/Umass Lowell Whitinsville, MA 0782 Kilowatts Hartford, CT 0839 Rosie Robotics Agawam, MA 1027 Machatronic Maniacs West Springfield, MA 1058 PVC Pirates Londonderry, NH 1071 Max Wolcott, CT 1073 Team Force Hollis-Brookline, NH 1099 LIONS Brookfield, CT 1100 Algonquin Regional HS/Rohm & Haas Northboro, MA 1277 GD Crusaders Groton, MA 1335 Nyprobrotics Raymond, NH 1474 Titans Tewksbury Memorial High School |
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Erin,
Team #348 is spelled wrong. they are called Norwell Robotics from Norwell MA. Just drop the "M". I just didn't want to see thier name wrong on a sign there or something. That's all I have, see you all there!!! |
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i was thinking about this today, and it would be really cool if we could have a "human plays out game" game at BTB. A team member from each team would be in a bracket, and there would be alliances. Then there could be a tournament. That would be cool.
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Trust me 521 is pushing our mentors to approve for all the paperwork and financing to be taken care of!!!! WE EXTREMLY WANT TO GO and look forward to what should be an amazing competition as it is paning out (well atleast I want to go and get out of prom :D good shoice on the date thanks in advance!!! you just saved me a bundle)
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716 is planning on going, thy should contact you by tommarrow, or maybe even today! Their advisor already said yes, they just havent registered yet....
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GASP! It seems like the last spot at BTB will be decided in a showdown with 521 and 716. On You Mark, Get set.... Call Erin!
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(857) 222-7926
Ah yes, REMINDER: To the teams who are registered, try to get the registration fee to NU within the next week (your team leaders should know where to), NU needs financial committment from at least 20 teams by early/mid april. Thanks! erin p.s. Because we will be pushing dates for fees to get in rather diligently, fear not if your team ends up on a waiting list... it's likely that your team could get in. Register by emailing me erapacki@coe.neu.edu your team #, team name, team location, main contact name, phone #, and email. |
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Here's the email sent to team leaders:
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello everyone, FIRST of all, I apologize for not being so frequent with my emails lately… going to three Regionals in a time span of ten days, working at DEKA, and keeping up with the Chief Delphi forums gets to be rather exhausting (but I’m sure you know how it feels, we’re all FIRSTaholics here : ). However, you may have heard from my counterpart… Don Goldthwaite. Don is a faculty member at NU, he is the NU-TRONS team leader, and he is very excited about participating on the Beantown Blitz organizational committee. Don is able to help you with information specific to NU, such as: parking, lodging, Boston, and he is responsible for handling the registration fees. Feel free to email him at dgoldthw@coe.neu.edu for information pertaining to these topics. My main responsibility is to bring-in what the FIRST community wants, to: organize volunteers, work out event logistics, and make sure you, the teams, are happy. On that note, registration has gone rather well… here are the 36 teams attending at this point: Team # Team Name Team Location 19 Big Red Robotics Greenwich, CT 38 Nonnebots Woodbury, CT 59 Miami Coral Park H.S. Miami, FL 61 Blackstone Valley Regional H.S. 69 HYPER Quincy, MA 88 TJ^2 Bridgewater, MA 121 Rhode Warriors Middletown & Portsmouth RI 125 NU-TRONS Boston, MA 175 Buzz Robotics Enfield, CT 176 Aces High Windsor Locks, CT 178 The Enforcers Farmington, CT 181 Birds of Prey (BOP) Harford, CT 190 WPI, Gompei and the Herd Worcester, MA 195 Cyber Knights Southington CT 213 Dirty Birds Keene, NH 228 GUS Meriden, CT 237 Sie-H20-Bots / T.R.I.B.E. Watertown, CT 348 Normwell Robotics Norwell, MA 350 Timberlane Robotics Plaistow, NH 447 Team Roboto Anderson, Indiana 549 DevilDawgs Leominster, MA 571 Team Paragon Windsor CT 596 SciClones Hopkinton, MA 663 Whitinsville Christian School/Umass Lowell, MA 782 Kilowatts Hartford, CT 839 Rosie Robotics Agawam, MA 1027 Machatronic Maniacs West Springfield, MA 1058 PVC Pirates Londonderry, NH 1071 Max Wolcott, CT 1073 Team Force Hollis-Brookline, NH 1099 LIONS Brookfield, CT 1100 Algonquin Regional HS/Rohm & Haas Northboro, MA 1277 GD Crusaders Groton, MA 1335 Nyprobrotics Raymond, NH 1373 Spontaneous Combustion Uconn/Storrs, CT 1474 Titans Tewksbury Memorial High School With one team on the waiting list so far: 126 Gael Force Clinton, MA Congratulations to all of the teams who made it in! However, we do encourage all of you to send in your team’s registration fee of $250 as soon as possible. Please also include attached document. Mail to: Beantown Blitz Attn: Gina O’Brien-McLelland College of Engineering 230 Snell Engineering Northeastern University 360 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115-5000 Mail to: dgoldthw@coe.neu.edu Thanks! Erin Rapacki Beantown Blitz Coordinator FIRSTaholic College Student erapacki@coe.neu.edu p.s. If any of you wish to meet me in person, I will be working at the FIRST Robotics Conference my whole time down in Atlanta… I served on the organizational committee for that as well. Feel free to stop by! |
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Yes, there will be a newly compiled list of teams once we get all of their money in... some teams have dropped out. I hope to have the list sometime soon.
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That is a good question though, if they did not compete in any competition this year: A) What robot are they going to use B) Should they be allowed to compete This is not an attack on team 19 by any means. If they want to compete at BTB, then that is cool with me. I am just curious as to what robot they are going to use, and if there is a clause in ANY mini-comp rules that say if a team did not compete in a certain year if they can play in the mini-comp. I hope not, but as we have seen in FIRST it is the unwritten rules that are questioned and make us "raise the bar" - Filling the goal by gravity for example this year. That was probably never even considered in the original game design and testing that FIRST did, but someone, somewhere though of it during the six weeks, and it seemed to me to be a big hidden strategy this year. |
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Note: I'm not involved with the planning of the BTB.
I would lobby for them to be able to bring whatever robot meets the height and space requirements, and uses a 2004 control system. They may have even made a robot for this particular competition, you never know. Either way, I don't think it matters they never competed officially. In fact, I would go to bed feeling much better if they were able to compete in our off-season event, knowing they did not have the chance during the season. The BTB might give them a chance to ignite the fire that will cause them to officially compete in 2005. |
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I'm personally not aware of Team 19s situation, nor am I'm looking into it. As long as they are using the most current Innovation FIRST Robot Controllers that are compatable with the field software... anything is fine by me!
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What have I started??
Anywho, as long as that battlebot was good to go as far as weight, materials, and other FIRST rules (like no intentional flipping). :D |
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