Go to Post Though winning is not the end, that doesn't mean it's not important. - Michael Corsetto [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > Competition > Off-Season Events
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
 
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #14   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 22-09-2003, 01:48
Unsung FIRST Hero
Bill Gold Bill Gold is offline
Retired -- 2006
no team
 
Join Date: May 2001
Rookie Year: 1999
Location: USA
Posts: 837
Bill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond reputeBill Gold has a reputation beyond repute
Okay. I'm going to try this again (our power went out after I had typed part of a huge post).

I would like to thank the following people/groups of people (the order is random. sorry if you're down there somewhere):

Ken Leung - You did a great job of delegating duties to people that enabled the WRRF to pull off a flawless event. Yeah, a few things behind the scenes weren't the way you wanted them to be, but that's alright. No event is perfect, but you did such a great job that no one outside a small group of people noticed an imperfection. Even though you don't want to be one, you're an Unsung FIRST Hero to me .

Jason Morrella - What can I say? Your organization, logistical endeavors, and keen insight as a member of FIRST is a huge factor in helping this event realize how many volunteers/etc. are needed and in what capacities to run a successful event. Your work as an advisor and the veteran field manager (and match queuer when need be) was very much appreciated by everyone involved in the event. You're definitely another FIRST hero. Oh. I hope you liked those Krispy Kreme doughnuts I got you Saturday morning .

Ken Krieger - Even though he probably won't read this, I think I should thank him here. Even though he's the WRRF President, and not in charge of the event, he always had his head into discussions and meetings critical to the running of the event. He did a lot of manual labor (along with Ken Leung, Andy Lee, and me) dealing with the carpets before the competition, and he assembled a crack team of organizers and A/V people for this event.

Paul Copioli - Thank you for making the trip out west to help out by being a wonderful MC. You were hilarious. I'm glad I finally met you in person (and am now allowed to make fun of you on these boards ). Also, like Jim said earlier, thanks for being such an awesome person in general. It was great fun talking to you away from the competition. Thanks for the constructive criticism that you passed along after the event on Saturday. That really meant a lot to me. I look forward to competing with you in the future.

Woodside's Robotics Team & Woodside High School - Thanks for being such gracious hosts. Your hard work was much appreciated by everyone involved in running and participating in the event.

Everyone who setup and tore down - It was tough trying to get the field up starting at ~6pm, but thank you for all your hard work. It's a pain in the butt to lug plywood, carpets, field pieces, and field electronics all over the place, but someone had to do it. Thank you again. Thanks especially to people from Woodside (100), MVRT (115), GRT (192), The Cheesy Poofs (254), and The Hitch Hikers (1151). And individual thanks to the Kens and company for working through the night to assure a successful event. You all are amazing. I almost forgot... HUGE THANKS to those of you who stayed at Woodside through the night making sure everything would work for the event. My hat is off to you (and I'm sure you know how hard that is )

The volunteers from Southern California - Thank you all for making the drive or flight up north to help us out. Special thanks to Sean (even though he had to catch a flight back Saturday afternoon), Ken Berry, Nancy, and the throng of kids from team #22 led by Wendy Wooten. This event wouldn't have been possible without each and every one of you. Thank you again.

Team #968 - Many thanks to Travis and company for selecting my team as a playoff alliance partner. It was an honor to be paired with such a strong team for the playoffs. It was amazing when your team pushed 481 up to the plateau in the semi-finals! Thanks for being such great people and great competitors.

Team #481 - Thank you guys for contributing to an amazing playoff run. Thank you for a perfectly played first match of the finals. That autonomous mode of yours, and the interference you ran on our opponents was just what our alliance needed in that match. Great driving guys. It was extra special to me, personally, that we won our first event in our team's history with your team as one of our partners. I'd also like to more specifically thank Eric Reed and Kevin Antaki of De Anza Robotics for their kind words earlier in this thread. I'm sure Stokely would be proud, but I haven't been able to get through to him on his cell yet. I guess I'll have to drop him an email soon. I'm not sure what I did to help, Kevin, but I hope I can do more to help you and anyone who asks me for help in the future. I'm glad your team feels the same connection with us during competitions as our team feels with yours. It's too bad our teams aren't closer geographically.

Many, many, many thanks to Joseph Strong (GryphonthePure) of 258 - Without your badass autonomous mode programming skills (jesus... 2.03 seconds to the HDPE... that was incredible.), we wouldn't have won. You did an awesome job this year. I'm really proud of you.

Everyone on our team who was present the first time we ran our swerve - It was ~3am. Jim Gold, Mike Olliffe, and Mark Whitehouse: you guys are hardcore.

Jim Gold - Thank you for putting up with me. I think I know how much of a tall order that is. You're an awesome brother, and an even better team mate. I'm really glad that we work well together. You've got insights and skills that are integral to the success of our team. I hope you realize that. Keep up the wonderful work, and I hope you can keep contributing and help teach our students about all technical aspects of robotics (especially electronics, and programming ).

Harry Garland, Alex Ko, Roy Nangoy, & Walter Steever - Thanks to all of you for being at the competition, and helping us overcome our technical difficulties. Without Harry's help the past two years we would not have a school advisor (even though he's a volunteer, not a teacher), and consequentially wouldn't have a team. Thanks for all of your help on our electronics, and your hard work helping us fabricate parts. Without Roy designing those bearing covers for our swerve, we would have been dead after that bearing flew out in our fifth or sixth match (the only match that our autonomous mode failed). Without Alex's help over the past 4 years, we wouldn't have a team today. I can't thank him enough for the many hours he puts into helping our team. Without Walter's generosity and hard work we would be building robots out of cheap plywood using hand drills and exacto knives. Thank you for the pieces you made for us, and for the horizontal band saw and milling machine. You're all incredible.

Caroline Conley - To be honest, when you said you thought we'd win Cal Games, I was less than confident... but you were right. Thank you for being so supportive during the build period. I'm sorry we couldn't talk more on Friday and Saturday.

I know there are people I'm forgetting, but my tired mind is drawing a blank right now. Sorry.

Last edited by Bill Gold : 22-09-2003 at 14:35.
Reply With Quote
 


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Official California Robot Games announcement! Ken Leung Off-Season Events 9 01-10-2003 03:37
Cal Games 2003 Charity Donations Chris I Western Region Robotics Forum 0 12-09-2003 22:32
News Flash: Video games boost visual skills petek General Forum 13 10-06-2003 21:54
Cal Game 2003 date decided... Who is interested? Ken Leung Off-Season Events 15 02-06-2003 06:48
2002 California Robot Games Ken Leung Off-Season Events 11 28-09-2002 22:05


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 23:04.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi