Chairman's Webinar - Team 1114 and FIRST Robotics Canada

[Karthik]

On Thursday October 24th, Team 1114 and FIRST Robotics Canada will be giving a webinar as part of their "Ask the Expert" series on the Chairman's Award. This webinar will be hosted by myself, and will cover a variety of topics all focusing on how improve and enhance your Chairman's Submission. If you're interested in taking part, you can sign up for the webinar here:

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/489954134

[Jacob Bendicksen]

I'll be tuning in. Looks like it'll be useful, entertaining, and interesting!

[TOPHER097]

Sweet. Going to watch the whole thing. Go 1114 !

[Boe]

Are there any plans for a recording of this to be posted after the webinar?

[Michael Corsetto]

1678 will be tuning in! We found out about the webinar after scheduling a chairman's meeting for that time. Worked out perfectly

-Mike

[Alan2338]

I'll be there, and I might have some of my team members with me.

[BrennanB]

Originally Posted by Boe

Are there any plans for a recording of this to be posted after the webinar?

There should be a recording put up after the webinar is done. Might be posted here when available... It should be somewhere on the first Canada site...

[safiq10]

Can't wait

[Jim Wilks]

Great webinar!

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Jim Wilks

Great webinar!

Thanks, Jim! I had a lot of fun with this webinar. It was my first time giving a talk on the Chairman's Award, and compiling all the lessons learned from years of Simbot submissions was a fun challenge. I hope to do this one again in the future.

If anyone has any questions about the content of last night's webinar, feel free to post them here. I'll get Powerpoint slides online shortly after I fix some typos, and FIRST Robotics Canada will be posting the recording on their site in the near future.

[Kabir Manghnani]

Hey Karthik,
This question is pretty general but what kind of person do you believe is the most valuable asset on a Chairman's Award Sub-team? Not necessarily presentation specific but on the presentation team as well as the video and essay portions?

Thanks,

Kabir

Team 649
Saratoga CA

[BrendanB]

Karthik, thank you so much for taking your time to bring such an amazing presentation to the FRC community! I learned a lot and you really brought to light areas in the chairmans process that get overlooked and too focused on.

Thank you!

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Kabir Manghnani

Hey Karthik,
This question is pretty general but what kind of person do you believe is the most valuable asset on a Chairman's Award Sub-team? Not necessarily presentation specific but on the presentation team as well as the video and essay portions?

Hi Kabir,

That's hard question, since there are many skills that are needed in putting together a quality Chairman's submission. I think this one can be answered with my favourite Emerson quote; "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." You're looking for someone who is both passionate about the Chairman's Award and what it stands for, as well as someone with a deep understanding of the culture of your team and the impact it has created. That aside, a student who's a charismatic public speaker and has the ability to clearly convey thoughts on paper is going to be a valuable asset.

[Karthik]

Here's a link to the webinar for everyone who missed the original broadcast. It starts at the 6:30 mark.

http://youtu.be/MCvkQhgZ-Vw?t=6m30s

Thanks to FIRST Robotics Canada for making this webinar available to the entire community in such a timely fashion!