Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

As each new team registers, is it easy to post a complete list of the teams rather than just the latest one(s)? I would enjoy seeing a complete list (with names/locatioins to go along with the team numbers).

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

The teams attending the Battle O' Baltimore are listed at www.battleobaltimore.com. We have 13 registered so far, team 384 is the most recent and will be listed on the website shortly!

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Honoring Mike Wade

The Baltimore Area Alliance dedicates the Battle O’ Baltimore to the memory of Mike Wade, whose passing was a huge loss to the FIRST community. Mike was instrumental in creating the Chesapeake Regional, supporting FIRST Robotics Competition teams, assisting off-season events and supervising the NASA mobile machine shop at regional FRC events across the country. He touched the lives of thousands of students and mentors in FIRST.

Mike produced the Mid-Atlantic off-season FRC competition at the Maryland State Fair, and it was his wish to establish another in central Maryland. Many of the organizers of this event were trained by Mike, and worked with the FRC teams that Mike supported. We are grateful to Mike’s family for sharing his time with us for the past 10 years, and hope that Mike would be proud of the way we are continuing his legacy of dedication to the students of Maryland.

Mike’s family has established a fund for scholarships for students in 4-H and in FIRST. Donations made out to the "Mike Wade Memorial Fund" may be sent to:

Westminster Union Bank
attn: Marty Harrison
117 East Main Street
P.O.Box 29
Westminster, MD 21158

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Teams 25 and 365 are the most recent teams joining the muster for the Battle O’Baltimore!

Only in Baltimore:

1. Do you find FIRSTers on the cobblestone streets in historic Fells Point, at 6am, ready to sing, if asked, with robots, on local TV (Channel 13 on Monday August 6)
2. Do you have goody bags at an event which include a dictionary of Bawlamerese native language. As the natives say, "Welcome to Bawlamer, 'Hon!'"
3. Where you can combine the themes of crabs, http://www.travellady.com/Issues/Iss...s-Biltmore.htm, the Battle of Baltimore, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baltimore, and Hairspray. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairspray_(film)

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

NICE! This will actually be my first time seeing these beastly robots and teams up close this year. I predict that these teams will go pretty far at BoB.

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Team 1089-Team Mercury from Hightstown NJ has joined the ranks. Something about Team 25 convincing them...;)

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Team 1923 might be able to go! We're trying to rally together at least a drive team, our biggest problem for the moment is getting the school to let us take money out of our account during the summer...

If anything, we'll probably come down just to watch/volunteer, but we'd love to be able to compete.

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Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

ok so where is team 75. They have to defend the Chesapeake regional win in the offseason

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Libby K - Team 1823

Don't let the payment issue be an obstacle to attendance.
Have team mentor contact the event coordinator.
We can work that issue out.

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

We are going to have fun and work with any teams that would like our help. Right now our biggest obstacle is finding a we to get our drive team down there. I am sure it will all work our.

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

Thanks. We are glad to use this event as our first to begin training new drivers. We are also trying to gather any of our students, who isn't off at camp, on vacation, or has a real job, to spend the day in Baltimore!

We will work it out, but might not have a very large contingent. It should be fun, though!

Thanks for all the people, who are working feverishly to pull this inaugural event off!

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

If there is a team out there in cyberspace that is ready and willing to attend the B-O-B; but is coming up short on the registration fees, or is having a hard time pulling together enough students to cover all of a team's tournament duties.... Definitely contact Karpiron (or me).

Resources exist that can put you over "the hump".

Blake

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

It's not that my team is having money issue... and its kinda the finding members (seeing how i'm not considered a mentor on the team and they wont let me drive *tear*) It's the school allowing us to go down (possibly without the advisor) I have considered taking the robot with me (since I will be there)... but lack of team makes it hard =(

BUT... I will still be there and I am overly excxited!!!!

Re: Battle O' Baltimore-August 11
 

So 2199's team captain started up a facebook event thing for BoB. If anyone feel likes joining up, the link is: http://hs.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6131300033&ref=nf

Also 2199 is slowly trying to get more team interest. We have the core group all ready to come, but we're trying to bring some of our interested incoming members along with us. Hopefully it will be a good introduction into the FIRST program.

Edit: Is there an official BAA logo or anything? I upped the banner from www.firstbaa.com, but I'd like to put up something more official if there is something.