The Capital Clash

[RoboMom]

Registrations received:
25, 341, 357, 365, 422, 539, 623, 836, 888, 1111, 1123.
Lots of inquiries from other teams.

[RoboMom]

July 11, 2005
Welcome to The Capital Clash teams and volunteers!

Dates: Sat. August 27: 9-5pm
Sun. August 28: 9-3pm

Venue: Washington DC Convention Center. www.dcconvention.com Includes maps of area and Metro system.

Registration: Registration fee will rise from $100 to $150 after July 15.

The Game: We may move “Triple Play” to “Double Play” depending on registration. Otherwise expect the same rules and play.

Unload/Pits: Specifics will be released in August. You will be allowed to unload on Friday, Aug. 26 or early Sat. Aug. 27.

Parking: There is plentiful parking in lots and decks within a few blocks of the convention center. Expect to pay between $20-25 per day for each vehicle. To economize, make use of the DC Metro – the Capital’s subway system.

Hotels: Hotels near the convention center are unfortunately mostly sold out for the weekend. After researching others within walking distance and some at the larger Metro stops, we found that you can get the best rates by reserving online. Here are a few that we found (rates as of 7/8/05):

DC - within walking distance of the Convention Center
Renaissance 159.00
Embassy Suites Convention Center, 1250 22nd Street NW. 202 857-3388. 159.00

Maryland
Hilton Silver Spring 99.00
Hampton Inn Bowie 129.00

Virginia
Doubletree Crystal City 99.00
Embassy Suites Tyson's Corner 169.00
National Airport/Crystal City Holiday Inn. 87.00 (online)

Teams:
• Registered to date (13): 25, 116, 339, 341, 357, 365, 422, 539, 623, 836, 888, 1111,1123
• Twelve additional teams have expressed interest, but have not registered.
• IJ Hudson, from NBC4 has asked for team stories. We will be contacting you, so be ready with your story.
• Additional Homework to come: We will be asking each team to submit a profile sheet for our announcer. These were used during the Palmetto Regional, and were a huge hit with teams and spectators. This will include general information about your team – rookie year, neat factoids, current projects. Details to follow.

Website: Digital Edge/NBC4 http://www.nbc4.com/digitaledgeexpo/4601364/detail.html
Check out all the exhibitors.

Volunteers: This is an all-volunteer effort and we are unable to offer any reimbursements.

Welcome to the following volunteers:
• Field-Mike Wade(Head)
• Scoring-John Park (Head), Reed Debaets
• Emcee –Jeff Seaton
• Announcer-
• Technical Support-George Marchant, programming and electronics
• Pit Admin-Judy Vanderpool, Anne Spence
• Team Queuing: Sammy Trumbull,
• Reset: Travis Evans
• Referees: Lisa Evans(Head Ref) Anne Bergeron, Skip Breyfogle, Terrell Burch, Chris Cook, Matthew Glennon, Karin Kloberg, Carol Perotto, Steve Shade, Keith Warman, Jeff Wetzel.
• VIPS/Media-Paul Kloberg, John Murdock , FIRST Regional Directors
• DJ-William Leverette

Volunteers still needed:

- Announcer
• Field set-up (Friday)
• Field Strike (Sunday)
• Field Reset (Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-3-at least a 4 hour shift)
• Unload (Friday & Sat. am)
• Technical support for robot mechanical issues


Robots:
We know there are probably dozens of modifications you want to make to your robots. In the spirit of fair play, we ask that for this competition, you keep within the limits set by FIRST for overall size, as well as the use of motors, batteries, electronics, controls, and pneumatics. We will allow you to add up to 5 lbs. of additional weight (125 lbs. overall without batteries in any playing configuration). This should give you the opportunity to brace or reinforce vulnerable parts.

VEX: There will be a VEX field with robots for the public to operate.

Contacts: Jenny Beatty at jbeatty@usfirst.org & Dee Tomczak at robotstoo@aol.com

[RoboMom]

Vitual Gaming Expo will also be there!

Registered:
25 North Brunswick-Raider Robotics
116 Herndon-Epsilon Delta
306 Corry-Corry Robotics
339 Commonwealth Governor's School-Rapahannock Robotics
341 Wissahickon-Miss Daisy
357 Upper Darby-Royal Assault
365 Miracle Workerz-MOE
422 Maggie Walker-Mech Techs
539 Trinity-Titans
623 Oakton-Ohmies
836 Forrest Career Center-Robo Bees
888 Glenelg-Robotiators
1111 South River-Powerhawks
1123 Autodidactic Intelligent Minors-AIM Robotics

"Check is in the Mail"
007
433
1195
1629
2 teams from Boston

[RoboMom]

007-Baltimore-Team007, MD
25 North Brunswick-Raider Robotics, NJ
116 Herndon-Epsilon Delta, VA
306 Corry-Corry Robotics, PA
339 Commonwealth Governor's School-Rapahannock Robotics, VA
341 Wissahickon-Miss Daisy, PA
357 Upper Darby-Royal Assault, PA
365 Miracle Workerz-MOE, DE
422 Maggie Walker-Mech Techs, VA
433-Firebirds, PA
539 Trinity-Titans,
623 Oakton-Ohmies,
836 Forrest Career Center-Robo Bees, MD
888 Glenelg-Robotiators, MD
1111 South River-Powerhawks, MD
1123 Autodidactic Intelligent Minors-AIM Robotics, VA
1418

"Check is in the Mail"
1195
1446
1629
2 teams from Boston

[fnsnet]

Originally Posted by JosephM

Question: Are you going to be using a FIRST field? If not, where did you get it? Thanks.

we do have an official field, ordered from Innovation First.

[Bcahn836]

I believe Mr. Mike Wade is providing the feild for this event. So I am assuming it is the feild from the cheasapeke regional.

[RoboMom]

• Registered: 18
007-Baltimore-Team007, MD
25 North Brunswick-Raider Robotics, NJ
116 Herndon-Epsilon Delta, VA
306 Corry-Corry Robotics, PA
339 Commonwealth Governor's School-Rapahannock Robotics, VA
341 Wissahickon-Miss Daisy, PA
357 Upper Darby-Royal Assault, PA
365 Miracle Workerz-MOE, DE
422 Maggie Walker-Mech Techs, VA
433-Firebirds, PA
539 Trinity-Titans,
623 Oakton-Ohmies,
836 Forrest Career Center-Robo Bees, MD
888 Glenelg-Robotiators, MD
1111 South River-Powerhawks, MD
1123 Autodidactic Intelligent Minors-AIM Robotics, VA
1418 Mason Robotics, VA
1446, Friendship Edison, DC

"Check is in the Mail"
384-VA
1195-MD
1629-MD
1685-MA
1687-MA

[Billfred]

Yee-haw! One more month!

The question remains, though...will 116 be dry enough by then, or are they testing the water game hypothesis even further?

I can't wait for this one--it oughta be good.

[Joe Matt]

Darn you UD, why must you start August 18th!!!!

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by JosephM

Darn you UD, why must you start August 18th!!!!

I start the 22nd of August, but I'll still be there. You should be there too.

Wetzel

[Anthony]

team 900 will hopefully be there, we are working out a few of the small details first though. Hopefully we will get our registration completed within the next week. Even if the team doesnt go to compete, I will be there. Hope to see everybody there.

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

I start the 22nd of August, but I'll still be there. You should be there too.

Wetzel

Wetzel, you're 2 hours away with a home to stay at! I'm 6+ and my family moved out of Richmond last week!

[karinka13]

ooo im excited!! 6 weeks out in pittsburgh away from my baby robot=not good. off season competition when i get back=very good!

[melitami]

Originally Posted by JosephM

Wetzel, you're 2 hours away with a home to stay at! I'm 6+ and my family moved out of Richmond last week!

Eh, Philly's about the same distance from DC as Richmond, JosephM.

If I'm not moving that weekend, I'll be there with my senior design partner, who's never done FIRST before

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by melitami

Eh, Philly's about the same distance from DC as Richmond, JosephM.

If I'm not moving that weekend, I'll be there with my senior design partner, who's never done FIRST before

Yeah, but I'll be in college in Dayton starting the 18th. It's not the distance, it's the transportation and time!