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MI Forum - Just what I remember

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Originally posted by Jessica Boucher
By the way.......does anyone have any news from all 3 forums? It'd be spiffy to know.
Going down the agenda, here's what I can remember

AM - Engineering Topics
Topic 1: Game
  • All discussed games at 2 game design meetings thus far return to true competition, 2v2 thus far but no guarantees
  • Various topics brought up throughout day emphasized the point for an easier game to explain, understand, etc.
Topic 2: Tournament Structure
  • General discussion about the format of a weekend
  • Discussion about possible "pre-inspection," either by own team or by another team, prior to event or before FIRST inspection at event
  • Idea was brought up to perhaps use 4 x 5min practice rounds rather than 2 x 10min, to allow for more time to fix discovered problems
Topic 3: How many teams build entire fields?
  • Survey Taken: almost all teams build or have access to entire field
  • Size of field agreed to be good, reusable border makes it easier to build a field
  • Suggested that BOM for field released without cut lengths prior to kickoff to allow for pre-purchase/order of components - Would allow for complete field build on kickoff day
Topic 4: Kit of Parts
  • List passed out for teams to check off actual used parts from kit
  • Hardware bag discussed - was it really needed? Suggested that maybe not for veterans, but good starting point for rookies and idea building
  • Wish List: other sensors, ...
Topic 5: The Manual
  • Are two copies really needed per team?
  • General consensus - 1 hard copy, and 1 CD-ROM, perhaps with other forms as well on CD (yearbook page, BOM spreadsheet, etc)
Topic 6: Small Parts & Innovation First
  • Why Small Parts only? Response from FIRST: SPI is MAJOR sponsor of FIRST..i.e. event support, as well as fairness issue
  • Using stock from previous years discussed - consensus was as long as accounted for at current prices, should be allowed - OK from B. Hammond (FIRST)
  • Innovation First: great work, again!
  • Possibly reuse previous year controllers(reduce cost?) - No, hardware internal upgrades made between seasons prevents this (2000 and 2001 controllers were not internally the same)

PM Session - Admin Topics
Topic 1: Shipping/Drayage
  • Clarification: Teams are responsible for shipping TO DRAYAGE and pickup FROM SITE on SATURDAY - holdover to monday for pickup by shipper for team requires last-minute dealing w/drayage site
  • Taking robots home - D/N expect forklift to load into back of pickup - incident of damage in 2001
  • Request for FIRST: include shipping pickup address in manual for teams to pre-arrange outbound shipping prior to event
  • Yellow Freight: billing issues, discount not applied, etc. - FIRST will address
Topic 2: Online Registration
  • Registration open and close dates given - mid-september to early december
  • Will require registration at one regional before allows registration for Disney
  • BE SURE TO verify e-mail address entered - 40-50 invalid addresses bounce back every time a mass e-mail is sent from FIRST to teams
Topic 3: Mentoring and Diversity Talking Points
-anyone have good notes on this one?
Topic 4: Program Books
  • How are program books used?
  • Consensus: primarily among adults for "spreading the word," fundraising, etc.
  • Not much student interest in books
  • Perhaps leave 1 in team pit, have pickup spot(pit admin) for those who want more
  • At max for pages in current format - perhaps go back to custom books for each event?
Topic 5: Kick-off
  • Remote Kickoff: likely to happen, kits+NASA TV field
  • Late decision on game(Dec 15 - yes, that's serious) makes shipping fields to remote sites prohibitive
  • How many would still send a representative to Manchester if a local remote site was available (2-3)
Topic 6: 2001 Regional Re-cap
  • Great Lakes: split pit headaches, good team party(lots to do), too big
  • General: inappropriate behavior reported during "human tunnel" at awards - no more tunnel allowed
Topic 7: Team Party
  • General Consensus: need more to do than just DJ, music, and food
  • FIRST Comment: teams still need to provide chaperones at party
Topic 8: 2001 National Championship Re-cap
  • Divisions: great for reducing general chaos, but feeling about not having equal chance to play all teams was mixed
  • Site: max size reached @ Disney? Caused MUCH discussion re. alternate sites, one division at each park, moving to different part of Disney property, etc.
  • Get other packages from Disney? FIRST has little control over, Disney presents packages, "which one?"
  • Reservations issues expressed: if trying to reserve as FIRST team, told full, but if just reserving a block of same size, told space available at same site
  • Issue Expressed: Can Disney get list of Travel Coordinators used when dealing with The Meeting Co. for regionals and only deal with those people?

Anyone who has more to add on any of this, feel free...I'm just going from memory here...
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