[Billfred]

And now, the update that just went out (and it's a biggie!):

Greetings, SCRIW teams!

A few more updates as we get closer still to SCRIW this Saturday.

First, the schedule in full! We had hit the biggest points, but here's the full list:

0800: Pits open to teams
0801: Practice matches/sync checks. (Make sure your robot connects to the field at least once.)
0925: Check-in closed (Once we make the schedule, that's it.)
0930: Mandatory Driver's Meeting, Qualification Match Schedule Released
1000: Opening Ceremonies
1010: First Match
1200: Lunch Break
1235: Resume Qualification Matches
1500: End Qualification Matches
1505: Alliance Selection
1530: Elimination Rounds Start
1730: Elimination Rounds End (approximate)
1740: Awards & Breakdown

We plan to run on a relatively slow 8-minute match cycle (FRC events run 6-minute cycles). By our math, that works out to about eight matches per team, plus everyone should make the elimination rounds. Come ready to have a lot of fun!

Also note, we'll be playing straight-up Rebound Rumble rules. No tweaks this year.

Second, we have our workshop schedule secured:

10:15-11:15: Pneumatics in an FRC Robot - Kevin Thorp, FRC 3489 (Category 5)
11:30-12:30: Team Building for FRC - Linda Whipker, FRC 3459 (Team PyroTech)
12:45-1:45: FLL and JrFLL - Get in the Game! - Mary Graves, SC FLL/JrFLL Affiliate and Operational Partner
2:00-3:00: Getting Started in LabView and Java - Fred Krenso, FRC 3489 (Category 5)

We've got a great group of workshop presenters lined up; they will be presenting in the cafeteria just upstairs from the gym. Check the diagram below for a sense of the facility, and we'll have signs up too. Note that we won't be using the cafeteria for dining space this year; with a forecast for the upper 70s, the courtyards will provide plenty of space to get some fresh air.

Traffic Flow Diagram

Check the diagram out here: http://scriw.org/wp-content/uploads/...ow-IrmoHS.jpeg

Teams will load in and out via Emory Lane--if you come in via Harbison Boulevard, keep going straight. Buses will unload in the traffic circle, while robot-carrying vehicles will unload directly behind the gym. Team vehicles should then go back out and park in the student parking lot on the other end of the campus--take a left out of the driveway, then a left onto Harbison, then a left into the parking lot. (Be patient, left turns take some time off of Emory Lane.) If someone on your team needs accessible parking, have them turn left at the light just past the main building on St. Andrews.

The Final Final Revised Final Lineup

This morning, we had one more team ask to get in. We had the field set at our limit of 24, but the KC Revolutionists graciously yielded their reserve team spot to let in FRC 415, RoBoCRAFT. As such, our lineup is now (and, so help me, will be):

281 EnTech GreenVillains
342 Burning Magnetos
415 RoBoCRAFT
587 The Hedgehogs
1287 Aluminum Assault
1293 D5 Robotics
1319 FLASH
1398 Keenan Robo-Raiders
1553 KC Revolutionists
1758 Technomancers
2059 The Hitchhikers
2640 Hotbotz
2655 The Flying Platypi
2815 Los Pollos Locos
3196 Team SPORK
3371 FLASH B-Team
3459 Team PyroTech
3489 Category 5
3976 Electric Hornets
4074 Robosharks
4083 The Iron Wolverines
4261 Raptors Robotics
4452 FIRST Noble Team
4533 Wando Advanced Robotics

Reminder on lunch pre-orders: Have them in by 5:00 PM on Wednesday. Bring the cash or check with you to registration.

And thank you again! We love how excited your teams have been about SCRIW, and can't wait to blow the roof off this Saturday. Please contact us if you have any questions.

See you Saturday!

--Billfred Leverette
SCRIW Planning Committee