2011 Connect A Million Minds Invitational

[mathking]

The second annual Connect A Million Minds Invitational, sponsored by Time Warner and the Central Ohio Robotics Initiative, will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at South High School in Columbus, OH. Registration will be done through www.growrobotics.org.

[mathking]

Hi everyone. This a reminder that the second annual Connect A Million Minds Invitational will be on June 25 this year at South HS in Columbus. We are limited to 24 teams and are about 1/3 full right now. There will be fliers at the Pittsburgh Regional and Buckeye Regional this year, but since Buckeye is late and there are more Central Ohio teams this year, we didn't want teams at Buckeye closed out of the event before the regional even opens, so we are posting reminders here on Chief Delphi. You can register at our Central Ohio Robotics Initiative web site here.

The cost is $50 plus a canned food donation to the local food pantry near South HS. The event is sponsored by Time Warner (which has been great because the video of the event has played dozens of times on local cable over the past year) and the Central Ohio Robotics Initiative. It is held at South HS in the main gymnasium, with pits in the adjacent auxiliary gymnasium. Both are air conditioned! If you have any questions, please post or send me a message.

[Unicorn_Knight]

Hi! Team 2399 has been debating whether we can go or not to the Invitational. Are there still spots left for entry? Also, which teams will be attending? Just curious

[Robby Unruh]

Originally Posted by Unicorn_Knight

Hi! Team 2399 has been debating whether we can go or not to the Invitational. Are there still spots left for entry? Also, which teams will be attending? Just curious

You should totally come. 3266 is going.
When will a team list be available?

[Travis Hoffman]

I've heard tell that 1038 and 3138 are competing.

It's a good bet that 48, 379, and 3193 are also coming down from NEOFRA-land, but not 100% guaranteed. We have to register yet.

[Kautz]

Registration will be done through www.growrobotics.org.

team list only (24) teams

128
1014
1317
3262
3324
3138
48
677
3266
3496
3484
3591
963
379
3010

Yes I think 1038 is coming but not sure Paula George will be the FTA.
JonDarr Bradshaw will be the Announceer and Matt Murray the field M/C they did the Buckeye Regional.
A good time was had by all last year.

[mathking]

Mr. Kautz has done an excellent job helping to improve the areas that needed improvement from the first year (getting the Buckeye MC/Field announcing crew is a big plus, different group for the DVD of the event) and keeping the things (there were many) that went well. It should be another fun time.

[PayneTrain]

Feeling a little crazy and our team is looking into all three Midwest Regionals because, let's face it, the East Coast teams keep beating us up, so we're looking for Midwest teams to beat us up in their own special way.

Are distanced teams allowed in, or just Ohio teams?

[Kautz]

All Teams weclome

We will play nice.

www.growrobotics.org

[mathking]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

Feeling a little crazy and our team is looking into all three Midwest Regionals because, let's face it, the East Coast teams keep beating us up, so we're looking for Midwest teams to beat us up in their own special way.

Are distanced teams allowed in, or just Ohio teams?

I will add, for the benefit of any out of town teams, that South HS is fairly close to downtown Columbus, the Arena district and German Village, where there are lots of really nice places to eat.

[Bill_B]

Originally Posted by mathking

I will add, for the benefit of any out of town teams, that South HS is fairly close to downtown Columbus, the Arena district and German Village, where there are lots of really nice places to eat.

Maybe this mapquest link will set the picture? Click the knife and fork there to see restaurants.

[Travis Hoffman]

Does the planning committee know how the alliance selections/elimination rounds will be structured? Will everyone make the playoffs, or will a smaller number of alliances be chosen?

[mathking]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

Does the planning committee know how the alliance selections/elimination rounds will be structured? Will everyone make the playoffs, or will a smaller number of alliances be chosen?

Travis, assuming that we get a full 24 teams (which we are hopeful of) we are planning on having everyone making it to elimination. If we have less we are going to decrease the number. Either four alliances or possibly a set-up where the top seeded alliances get a bye into the semi-finals.

[Kautz]

We have 7 opening left.

www.growrobotics.org



Team Number Team Name
128 The Botcats
3138 Innovators Robotics
3266 Eaton Computer & JC Penney & Silfex, ROBOTS R US
3262 Luggernauts
3496 The Robo Tech Collection
3324 The Metrobots
1014 Dublin Robotics
3010 The Red Plague
48 Delphi E.L.I.T.E.
3484 Marysville Short Circuit
3591 Wild Warbots
1317 Digital Fusion
677 Murphy's Outlaws
963 South Bulldogs Robotics
2614 MARS (Mountaineer Area Robotics)
3193 Falco Tech
1038 Lakota Robotics Thunderhawks

[mathking]

I believe today we hit 24 teams! We'll see everyone in June. So Travis we will be having everyone go to eliminations.