2011 IRI

[Chris Fultz]

Invited teams -
You will receive an email invitation that you must accept to confirm your attendance.
Acceptances are due by May 25th.
Payments are due June 15th.

Since we were delayed with the formal invitations, the Acceptance due date is moved to May 31.

Payment is stilll due June 15th.

[Jeremy Germita]

From the IRI website:

Saturday, July 23, 2011

7:30 AM Doors Open
8:00 AM Opening Ceremonies / Awards
8:30 AM Matches Begin
Noon Matches End
12:15 PM Alliance Selection
12:30 PM Mentor Tournament
1:45 PM Eliminations Begin
4:00 PM Eliminations End / Awards
7:00 PM Field is packed, event is over

Is this a typo, or will there really be a mentor tournament this year? If so, I know of two of our mentors that might be interested...

[Chris Fultz]

There will be a mentor competition, but it will not be with team robots.

More details to follow.

[davidfv]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

There will be a mentor competition, but it will not be with team robots.

More details to follow.

This scares me a little!
A mentor competition but not with team robots?

[nikeairmancurry]

Hmm.. Each mentor gets thrown on a different team... =O

[Bjenks548]

mentor races? Each mentor starts with a minibot in their hands and in their lanes. They must cross the field (past an opposing mentor) and deploy their minibot on to the pole. The third mentors start back to back in the center and attempt to stop the other alliance from scoring. Full contact.

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by davidfv

This scares me a little!
A mentor competition but not with team robots?

Evil ice cream sundaes? Pig kissing? Pie eating? It could be anything...

[BigJ]

Originally Posted by Bjenks548

mentor races? Each mentor starts with a minibot in their hands and in their lanes. They must cross the field (past an opposing mentor) and deploy their minibot on to the pole. The third mentors start back to back in the center and attempt to stop the other alliance from scoring. Full contact.

I would so do this.

[IndySam]

Well it is Indiana and knowing Hoosiers, I would brush up on my cornhole skills.

[Foster]

Originally Posted by BigJ

I would so do this.

As a mentor I try to think things through before acting. Let's try thinking it through here:

Each mentor starts with a minibot in their hands and in their lanes. They must cross the field (past an opposing mentor) and deploy their minibot on to the pole.

No problem, our minibot snaps on the pole and you pull the pin/lanyard and off it goes.

The third mentors start back to back in the center and attempt to stop the other alliance from scoring.

Ok, need to dodge an opposing mentor on a 50/50 chance basis.

Full contact.

Thinking JVN. Running full tilt for me. "Full Contact". Not happening. Sooo not happening.

But I will be happy to be in the sidelines cheering you on and groaning when you get flattened.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Well it is Indiana and knowing Hoosiers, I would brush up on my cornhole skills.

Yes. Definitely down for some cornhole.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Foster

Thinking JVN. Running full tilt for me. "Full Contact". Not happening. Sooo not happening.

Or Copioli. Or Big Mike.

Thinking back to 2004 Dean Simmons and the Kamens' IRI mosh pit (shhh those aren't allowed any more).

[Karthik]

How does one go about donating something to the silent auction? Team 1114 has something relatively special we're thinking of donating. Hopefully it can raise some decent money for the IRI charities.

[Tyler Olds]

Originally Posted by Karthik

How does one go about donating something to the silent auction? Team 1114 has something relatively special we're thinking of donating. Hopefully it can raise some decent money for the IRI charities.

Are you taking pre-bids? If so I got $50 down for the "spend a evening with karthik" auction

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Karthik

How does one go about donating something to the silent auction? Team 1114 has something relatively special we're thinking of donating. Hopefully it can raise some decent money for the IRI charities.

I checked the website but didn't find any info on how to submit a donation. Maybe I overlooked it. In the past, I've sent Chris Fultz a private message and that has done the trick.

Whatever 1114 donates will be awesome - I hope it brings lots of money to the charities selected.

Jane