1. I still like the billiards game:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ight=pool+game
2. We host a miniature kickoff in a big conference center at our sponsor's place of business and try to get some local teams to join us. We watch the presentation on NASA TV and usually demo some of our old robots for our sponsors. After that, it's a week of (polite) arguing about different ideas for hours on end.