**WORKSHOPS & MEETINGS:
There will be a series of meetings and workshops available for teams to participate in during the event. You will be able to sign up to attend these A full list of the meetings, details, and schedule will be provided closer to the date. A sampling of what will/may occur includes LabView Training provided by National Instruments, a NEMO (Non-Engineering Mentors Organization) Meeting, Business Plan workshop, a Central Texas Robotics Alliance meeting, and more. There will also be an interest meeting for those looking to get involved with planning next years off-season, which we hope to grow to even bigger, better proportions.
If you have an idea of a workshop, meeting, or presentation you would like to provide to teams during the event, please fill out the following form:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...1qaWc6MQ#gid=0
**AWARDS:
The event will not have Judges, however, teams will help decide who will receive what awards. Upon check in, your team will receive an Awards Ballot on which they will be able to nominate other teams for specific awards (you may not nominate your own team). In order to be eligible for an award, you must submit an Awards Ballot (signed by both a mentor and a student) to Pit Administration before finals on Saturday. You will be asked to include the team number and a brief reasoning as to why you think the team should receive the award. We will provide more detailed instructions on how these awards prior to the event.
Team Judged Awards will include:
- Gracious Professionalism
- Team Spirit
- Play of the Day
- Technical Award 1 (TBA)
- Technical Award 2 (TBA)
Non-Judged Awards will include:
- Champions
- Finalists
- Mentor Tournament Champions
- Skills Challenge Champion
- Most Canned Food Donated
**TEAM SOCIAL:
The Team Social is being hosted by the Lady Cans, team 2881. This will be held on Friday, July 29th from 7pm to 11pm across the street from the high school at St. Matthews. The event may include food, games, music, prizes, and more! Please contact Susie Rich at
schrich@swbell.net if your team plans to attend!
Any events on Saturday night are still TBA.
**CANNED FOOD DRIVE:
The Texas Robot Round-up host team - the ausTIN CANs, team 2158 - will be holding a canned food drive during the event to donate to our local food bank. Team team who donates the most cans will receive an award. Canned food donations will also determine the order of alliance selections for the Mentor Tournament. Please turn in your canned goods when you sign in on Friday or Saturday.