
03-10-2011, 20:31
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...and you can't! teach! that!
 FRC #5402 (Iron Kings); no team (AndyMark)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Rookie Year: 2004
Location: The Land of the Kokomese, IN
Posts: 8,556
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Re: SCRIW (South Carolina Robotics Invitational and Workshops) 2011
Here's the update that went out to teams last night. (If you want a copy of any of the attachments referenced in the email, let me know.)
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Happy October, everyone!
We've been working furiously on making SCRIW the best off-season event in the state. (Being the first doesn't hurt there!) We now have a few things we can share:
***Settle up if you haven't!***
Holding this event is a challenge for a few reasons, including financial. We send our thanks to the teams that have sent in their registration money (you guys can skip to the next section), but we know we're not at 100% yet. If you haven't paid, we'd really appreciate it if you can send it on as soon as possible (this week if you can). If you need an invoice, just reply to this email and let us know.
***Schedule of Events***
We're going to have a lot of fun on October 29th, and we can finally announce the event schedule. It's a full day, but we're looking to pack in as much fun as we can into one day:
0730: Pits open
0745: Practice matches/sync checks
0830: Check-in closed, qualification match schedule posted
0850: End practice matches
0900: Opening Ceremonies
0930: First Match
1200: Lunch Break
1245: Resume Qualification Matches
1400: End Qualification Matches
1405: Alliance Selection
1430: Elimination Rounds Start
1800: Elmination Rounds End
1810: Awards & Breakdown
We are planning to keep the awards ceremony brief (no more than three awards, plus finalists and champions), and we will do all we can to get everyone into the eliminations bracket. A schedule of workshops will be posted soon.
***Food!***
The head of our food operations is a pro, both in his day job and as a parent in the Irmo High School band program. We're going to have a nice variety of food available, and we're offering teams the chance to pre-order lunch for convenience. No waiting in line, no misguided freshmen forgetting their lunch money--just grab and go! See the attached pre-order form.
In addition, we know a lot of teams are coming from a good distance away. We are discussing having box dinners so you can hit the road without an extra stop for a meal and get home a little earlier. (We know what it's like to herd a bunch of kids through a restaurant!) If your team is interested, email us as soon as possible so we can get a picture of the interest.
***Site and Program Information***
See the attached Word files for venue information and the information we'd like to have for the program. Fill it out this week, and we'll get it into the event program.
***Space still available!***
As of right now, we have 16 teams signed up to attend SCRIW. They are:
86 - Team Resistance
281 - EnTech GreenVillains
342 - Burning Magnetos
1051 - Marion County FIRST Robotics
1102 - M'Aiken Magic
1293 - D5 Robotics
1319 - Flash
1539 - Clover Blue Eagle Robotics
1553 - KC Revolutionists
1758 - Technomancers
1902 - Exploding Bacon
2059 - Hitchhikers
2187 - Team Volt
2751 - SPARK
2815 - Los Pollos Locos
3489 - Category 5
If you've got friends on another team, let them know there's still room! Direct them to http://scriw.org/team-registration-form/ and we'll get them in the game. (And if you want to do as 1553 is doing and bring a second robot, we'll get them in for half-price ($450 for the pair). Email us directly on that one.)
***Appreciation***
We know this is a learning curve for just about everyone involved, and we thank all of you for signing up for our inaugural event. If you have any questions, or any brilliant schemes that can make the event better, please let us know!
Thank you all again--27 days to go!
Sincerely,
Billfred Leverette
SCRIW Planning Committee
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/ Jessica Boucher victim/ Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark
2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor
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