Pre-Shipdate UTC Scrimmage

[MWTrek]

Aces High Team #176 Presents the 9th annual
Winter War-Zone Scrimmage

Test Your Robot!
Check out the Official 2007 Field!
Compete With Other Teams!

Team 176 Aces High will host its annual pre-competition scrimmage on Saturday, February 17, 2007. As in the past, we will be using the official FIRST playing field for the 2007 competition season. The event will be held at Suffield High School on Sheldon Street in Suffield from 8:00-4:00. Registration fee is $75 in advance and $100 at the door. Please note that team will be able to pre-order pizza's for lunch.
For additional information please check the ACES HIGH website at:
http://aceshigh176.org/drupal/node/113

Or contact Arlene Willett, co-chairman at saw869@cox.net with questions or intent to attend.

Attention FIRST LEGO LEAGUE teams. As an added dimension to this years fun, the Suffield LEGO League teams would like to invite other teams for a post-season scrimmage. This is a free event and all teams are welcome. Please contact Kim Congden at congden@cox.net with your intent to participate or for further information. http://"http://bionicbulldogs.google...com/scrimmage"

[AcesPease]

Wow, how many of the 9 years have been at Suffield?

[Joel J]

I think its been there since 2002. I remember my first year (2000) it was in farmington, and in 2001 it was BUZZ that provided a space.

[Xufer]

I will strongly suggest to any of the local (and I use that term loosely) teams attend this event. As many of the veteran teams know it is an excellent event even without a fully functional robot, or even no robot at all. This scrimmage will give rookies or new team members an idea of how an event runs and what a formal competition is like. It is also extremely beneficial to see how the game is played and it lets you view some of the kinks or oversights you had about this year’s game. Aces High has done an excellent job in years past putting on a well organized and executed event. (Very worth the long drive across the state.) So even if you aren’t competing I strongly encourage everyone to attend.

I Hope To See You All there!

[KathieK]

If there is any interest in holding a NEMO workshop on any non-technical topic (teambuilding, fundraising, mentor recruitment and retention, team organization, etc.) please contact me and I will check with the scrimmage organizers to see if we can get a room to meet in.

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by KathieK

If there is any interest in holding a NEMO workshop on any non-technical topic (teambuilding, fundraising, mentor recruitment and retention, team organization, etc.) please contact me and I will check with the scrimmage organizers to see if we can get a room to meet in.

With some advance notice we can get a room.

[Ian Curtis]

Are there plans for a webcast? It's always fun to see the game play out.

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

Are there plans for a webcast? It's always fun to see the game play out.

There have been attempts in the past, but I don't think we have done a webcast yet. I will bring it up at our meeting and find out if we can try this year.

[MWTrek]

Originally Posted by AcesPease

There have been attempts in the past, but I don't think we have done a webcast yet. I will bring it up at our meeting and find out if we can try this year.

In past years we have worked with the Gael Hawks team 230 to do the webcast. However, I haven't been able to contact them for this years event.

[stevek]

Yes we plan to do this again this year. We will send out a link when we get closer to the event.

We've webcasted this for probably four or five years now. There were firewall issues in year 1 but with a little push and less pull, we get through that now!

Hope you all enjoy, it is usually our test run for the UTC- New England Regional webcast.

Good luck to everyone this year!!!

[AcesPease]

Originally Posted by stevek

Yes we plan to do this again this year. We will send out a link when we get closer to the event.

We've webcasted this for probably four or five years now. There were firewall issues in year 1 but with a little push and less pull, we get through that now!

Hope you all enjoy, it is usually our test run for the UTC- New England Regional webcast.

Good luck to everyone this year!!!

Thanks!

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by KathieK

If there is any interest in holding a NEMO workshop on any non-technical topic (teambuilding, fundraising, mentor recruitment and retention, team organization, etc.) please contact me and I will check with the scrimmage organizers to see if we can get a room to meet in.

I'm pleased to announce that we WILL be holding a NEMO workshop/meeting. Spread the word on your teams that this meeting is free to attend (thanks to the generosity of FRC 176 for hosting it) and is open to any adult/college mentors on any FIRST robotics program team. RSVP to kathiek@firstnemo.org with name, program (FRC, FVC, FLL or JFLL), team number, and the topic(s) you'd like to discuss. This is a great way to network with other mentors from the area! Don't know about NEMO? Visit our website, www.firstnemo.org.

[BiTurboS4]

This event its pretty much the best pre-shipdate event you can attend. It is the only pre-season event to use a real FIRST field. Only shot to get some real stick time on the same thing you'll see at the regionals you attend.

I'm eagerly awaiting this event. See you folks there.

[Andy Grady]

Hi everyone!

I HIGHLY recommend that you get in on Winter Warzone. As always, this event is top notch...and for pre-season...its not for the weak hearted! The actual FIRST field gets tested and a full fledge tourney takes place. A wonderful time, dont miss out!

I hope to see you all there!

-Andy

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Andy Grady

Hi everyone!

I HIGHLY recommend that you get in on Winter Warzone. As always, this event is top notch...and for pre-season...its not for the weak hearted! The actual FIRST field gets tested and a full fledge tourney takes place. A wonderful time, dont miss out!

I hope to see you all there!

-Andy

We usually have the top notch announcers and mc's also.