SCRIW (South Carolina Robotics Invitational and Workshops) II - 2012

[Billfred]

It's back for round two!
Teams 1293 (D5 Robotics) and 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) Present:
SCRIW II
(South Carolina Robotics Invitational and Workshops)

Last year, we did something South Carolina had never seen before. This year, we're making it even better!

When: October 13, 2012 (That is the first weekend of the State Fair, but the Gamecocks are on the road.)
Where: Irmo High School, 6671 St. Andrews Road in Columbia. (Irmo was the site of this year's FLL State Championship.)
What: We'll be playing Rebound Rumble, subject to tweaking, as well as a great lineup of workshops. And perhaps a little extra fun, too...
Who: YOU! Bring your freshmen, bring your parents, bring everyone! We're setting capacity at 24 teams, subject to review as demand dictates.
How much: We've worked hard to keep this as affordable as possible for teams:

• $300 for teams registered and paid by July 1
• $350 for teams who register and/or pay after July 1
• Pre-rookies* are free with your team's paid registration, as space allows
• $200 for B-teams*, as space allows after the regular and pre-rookie teams are handled.

*Pre-rookies are made of students that will compete as a rookie team in the 2013 season; B-teams are extensions of an existing team that competes with a second robot.

The SCRIW.org website will be updated this week with the information we have this far out. If you want to know more, find 2815 at Peachtree or either of us at Palmetto!

[Jacob Paikoff]

Darn, I guess I won't be able to make it back to SCRIW since TNT is the same weekend.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Jacob Paikoff

Darn, I guess I won't be able to make it back to SCRIW since TNT is the same weekend.

Seriously?! Argh! We checked GRITS, but I guess we were betting on the early TNT date.

[Josh Drake]

Here's hoping to be running a pre-rookie team by then. We just acquired the build and practice space today along with registering the new team with FIRST. If funds allow, we should have a robot.

[wendymom]

I'm gonna miss that train ride!!!!

[Zflash]

1319 will plan on attending, it was a great event and I am sure you will have no problem getting the 24 teams. We may even bring a B-team this time like last since it worked out so well for us.

It is great to see SC growing and this offseason event certainly helps do that.

Drake, where is that new rookie team going to be based out of?

[Josh Drake]

It will be a community team that picks up the students from schools the other local teams don't cover. Geographically we are between Clemson and Seneca. Excited about getting started, but still need to wrap up this season. Good luck to the SC team in Georgia this weekend. I'll be there with some students on Saturday. We'll be doing some pre-Palmetto scouting.

[Billfred]

So now that the dust has settled after Palmetto, we finally got a chance to update the SCRIW.org site, including the all-important registration form. As with last year, our planned capacity (subject to review--we want as many as possible to play!) is 24 teams. And don't forget about the reduced price for teams that pay early. Get that last fundraiser in before summer break and save $50!

[PayneTrain]

If I'm not studying in parts far north and west of Colombia, I would love to come volunteer and encourage my team to enter here. We tried our hand at Richmond Rumble, but we realized the fun of offseason events is seeing teams we usually don't in an environment that isn't entirely insane, and that wasn't possible at home.

(Still have one more regional, maybe CMP, and I'm already looking forward to offseason competitions in the fall. I'm obsessed.)

[HumblePie]

Team 3489 Category 5 is planning on being there and is already looking forward to competing in SCRIW again this year. After a #3 seed followed by an abrupt exit in the Q-finals at Palmetto, we're itching to run this 'bot some more. If you're looking for suggestions on tweaking the rules, how about 1 CP versus 2 for the middle balance?

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by HumblePie

Team 3489 Category 5 is planning on being there and is already looking forward to competing in SCRIW again this year. After a #3 seed followed by an abrupt exit in the Q-finals at Palmetto, we're itching to run this 'bot some more. If you're looking for suggestions on tweaking the rules, how about 1 CP versus 2 for the middle balance?

We look forward to having you guys back--with two-thirds of the winning alliance last year coming from the Upstate, this might be the year the Lowcountry strikes back. (But first, the Lowcountry has to sign up. )

As for rules changes, we're in a wait-and-see mode. Once we see how the GDC tweaks scoring at Championship and how any changes play out at IRI, we'll make a move on that. (Last year, we adopted IRI's scoring structure to good effect.) Right now though, it's plain-jane Rebound Rumble.

[Josh Drake]

Yeah! Registered!

[Anupam Goli]

Georgia Tech is on Fall Break that weekend, so I think I would like to volunteer there. Can i request the Emcee spot? I have some experience doing FTC qualifiers and want to start my FRC emcee career.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Wing

Georgia Tech is on Fall Break that weekend, so I think I would like to volunteer there. Can i request the Emcee spot? I have some experience doing FTC qualifiers and want to start my FRC emcee career.

Volunteer sign-ups are most definitely open--you can sign up here. Right now we haven't made any firm decisions on volunteer positions, and we probably won't until we get closer to the event. (But if you don't ask, the answer is always no. )

[Anupam Goli]

Registered as a volunteer, we'll see what happens now. I can't wait!