As was announced at the Canada’s Wonderland Offseason Event, S.W.A.T. 771 (Oakville, Canada) is hosting a set of FIRST presentations on Saturday November 4th, 2006.
We are very excited about this conference. We have invited presenters who are acknowledged to be at the top of their respective fields in FIRST. Together they will share their wealth of knowledge with students, mentors and teachers. Confirmed presenters include:
Ian Mackenzie - co-manager, team 1114 in 2004, winning 8 FRC awards. Lead designer for two revolutionary FIRST drive systems, winning 4 technical awards, Chair of the Waterloo Regional Planning Committee
Karthik Kanagasabapathy - 9 years of FIRST experience, lead mentor for team 1114, wining 5 regionals in 3 years and winning the 2006 RCA at Waterloo, winner of the 2005 Waterloo WFFA, member of the Waterloo Regional planning committee, recognized as one of the best strategists in all of FIRST
Tristan Lall - Head Inspector at the Waterloo Regional in 2006 and Head Inspector of the Galileo field at Championships in 2006
Registration will be available to ten teams, with a maximum of ten students and a minimum of one accompanying teacher or mentor. The cost is $5 per person, to cover the cost of lunch. To register, please see our website. The direct link to the registration form is
here. (.pdf file)
The presentations will be held at St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School, located between Ford Drive and Trafalgar Road, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, very close to the Oakville Go and Via Train stations.
Registration closes on October 27th, or when spots fill, whatever comes first. Your registration will be confirmed by email to the team contact listed on the registration form.
Hope you can join us!
S.W.A.T. 771
http://simbotics.homedns.org/swat/index2.htm