Brunswick Eruption 11 November 3, 2012

[dellagd]

Originally Posted by Siri

If anyone is interested in a collaborative scouting effort:
1640 is going to have a very bare-bones crew at Brunswick (because we're volunteering here), but we'd love to loan someone a few scouts hopefully in exchange for sharing information. Even if you wouldn't want to share the actual info, there are several teams with great systems that my scouts would love to work on/learn from. Reply or PM if you're interested! Thank you

PM sent. We are open to answer anything you want about our system!

[Libby K]

Hello all!
I've had the honor of working with the Brunswick Eruption crew this year on volunteer management and some event coordination.

That said, please VOLUNTEER! I've still got some roles to fill.

http://be.raiderrobotix.org/volunteer.html

See you guys soon!

[Alexa Stott]

I'd also like to remind everyone of the awesome awards we are giving away at this year's BE!

One of them is the Aloha Award, which is a scavenger hunt designed to get teams to show their spirit for their team, FIRST, and BE. Some tasks can be completed at the event, while others require some preparation. The list of challenges is available at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/alohaaward.html.

Secondly, we will be honoring Mike Wade, a longtime NASA employee and friend of FIRST who was a driving force behind the growth of off-seasons in this area. His most notable and outstanding characteristics were his hard work, persistence, and ruthless dedication to FIRST. We encourage teams to submit a 600 word essay nominating a mentor from their team who they believe embodies those characteristics as well. The deadline for the Mike Wade Memorial Award is this Saturday, October 27. Essays can be submitted at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/mikewade.html.

[Billfred]

I signed up to volunteer today. First time going back to BE since the borderline-loony 1618+2458=4076 run of 2007. I'm excited!

[DonRotolo]

That's a shame Billfred, because this year a last minute, unavoidable engagement has me unable to attend BE for the first time in 8 years. But I guess it is good that you're volunteering, I am sure Libby is apreciative.

[Kristian Calhoun]

This is a last call reminder for Mike Wade Memorial Award submissions! Please nominate a mentor from your team at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/mikewade.html if you have not done so already.

Also, if you did not see today's announcement via the BE Twitter or Facebook pages, we will be raffling off a brand new iPad mini as well as an 8GB NOOK HD. Raffle tickets will cost $5 each and can be purchased at the event.

[Kristian Calhoun]

A lot of teams have been informing us that they will not be able to access their tools and robots in time for Saturday due to school closures. Additionally, the power situation in North Brunswick is quite finicky and our own school has been closed for the last 4 days. As such, we are postponing Brunswick Eruption, planning to reschedule the event for November 17th.

Please let us know if you will be able to attend the new date. We wish you all a safe and speedy recovery from the hurricane.

An e-mail blast will be sent to teams shortly, followed by a website update.

[Wayne C.]

Brunswick Eruption postponed

With the widespread devastation from Hurricane Sandy and our school sitting powerless we sadly need to postpone BE to November 17th (pending approvals)

Folks wouldn't believe the state of things here in NJ. We know numerous people along the coast who are now homeless. Power MAY be back in the coming week. Many of the major roads are blocked with downed lines and trees.

Anyway we hope to see all 42 teams come back in two weeks. Please pass the word about the change to those you know. Teams please contact either Bharat, Kristian or I to confirm your team's attendance on the 17th. And if you have a team still looking to get in I suspect there will be slots available. Follow the Brunswick Eruption website for the latest news

Hope all is well with our neighbors. Take care of home and family first- then we play robots

WC

[OZ_341]

Team 341 will make every effort to attend on the 17th and support BE.
I will check with our transportation department when school re-opens.
Should be OK!
Be safe guys!

[Siri]

We anticipate and are definitely looking forward to attending a rescheduled BE if possible. Best wishes to everyone out there and take care! Please tell us if there's anything we can do to help, guys. We fared relatively well out here (downed tree damage, some localized flooding and couple-day power outages), and we want to help everyone get back on track.

[Alexa Stott]

I encourage people to like us on Facebook and/or subscribe to our email list in order to stay up to date with everything as we move forward to reschedule the event.

Thanks for bearing with us on this one, everyone!

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Alexa Stott

Thanks for bearing with us on this one, everyone!

If any event gets a free pass, it's Brunswick Eruption.

The new date clashes with a fundraiser for 2815, so I will have to pass on BE again. But best of luck to everyone in their recovery.

[Wayne C.]

So far we have only heard from about 30 percent of our teams regarding attending the new date of Nov 17th. I know many of the teams are still in the dark or haven't been to their schools yet.

We need to know who will attend and who wont so we can plan and rent tables, etc..

PLEASE let us know ASAP.

The event will go on- if it doesn't kill us first!!

WC

[team222badbrad]

Wayne,

I don't know if Scott contacted you yet, but 222 will be unable to attended due to our annual fundraising event which is scheduled for the 17th.

We decided it would be too difficult to bring a skeleton crew as the fundraiser requires the majority of our small team to run.

222 hopes everyone is recovering quickly from Sandy's east coast destruction.

[Kristian Calhoun]

Thanks to all the teams who have replied so far. We're currently up to 22 confirmed attending teams: http://be.raiderrobotix.org/teams.html

We are still waiting to hear back from the following teams:
369
395
1302
1807
2458
3607
3167
3637

Additionally, we have extended the deadline for Mike Wade Memorial Award submissions to Wednesday, November 14th. Nominations can be submitted at http://be.raiderrobotix.org/mikewade.html.

Again, thanks everyone for your continued support of Brunswick Eruption. We hope to see you at BE on the 17th (or at Ramp Riot tomorrow)!