2007 Silicon Valley Regional

[Madison]

We're looking forward to competing down in the Bay Area this season.

Can anyone suggest some things that our team may be able to see after the event on Sunday? Our flight doesn't leave until 8:30 PM Sunday night, so we've got all day Sunday for sight-seeing and such. We'd planned to go to Great America, but its season doesn't begin until the following weekend.

We're also considering trying to take a train to San Francisco for the day, but I'm worried that it'll take far too long. What else is there to see in the San Jose area besides the Tech Museum and, say, the Winchester Mystery House?

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

We're looking forward to competing down in the Bay Area this season.

Can anyone suggest some things that our team may be able to see after the event on Sunday? Our flight doesn't leave until 8:30 PM Sunday night, so we've got all day Sunday for sight-seeing and such. We'd planned to go to Great America, but its season doesn't begin until the following weekend.

We're also considering trying to take a train to San Francisco for the day, but I'm worried that it'll take far too long. What else is there to see in the San Jose area besides the Tech Museum and, say, the Winchester Mystery House?

If you like hockey and the Sharks are in town, that's an option. Otherwise, I would definitely recommend taking the Caltrain up to San Francisco. It's an hour and a half each way, and $13.50 a person for a day pass. Go ride the street cars, hang out at Pier 39... it's a lot of fun. San Jose is a nice place, but as far as having stuff to do, I've found it to be pretty limiting, particularly with Great America being closed. </twocents>

[burkechrs1]

Team 668 will be there. You guys better be ready!

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

We're looking forward to competing down in the Bay Area this season.

Can anyone suggest some things that our team may be able to see after the event on Sunday? Our flight doesn't leave until 8:30 PM Sunday night, so we've got all day Sunday for sight-seeing and such. We'd planned to go to Great America, but its season doesn't begin until the following weekend.

We're also considering trying to take a train to San Francisco for the day, but I'm worried that it'll take far too long. What else is there to see in the San Jose area besides the Tech Museum and, say, the Winchester Mystery House?

The Tech Museum is always nice. Down the street and around the corner is the California Theater, which sometimes shows old movies, complete with pre-show cartoons, newsreel and the mighty Wurlitzer organ. If there's a show while you're in town, I highly recommend it. A little farther north, in Mountain View, is the Computer History Museum.

[razor95kds]

Team 766 will be there again. Hopefully one of the teams this year can dethrone 254 and their dominance of SVR (thanks for picking us last year!).

[Guy Davidson]

I have to second the Tech, aka Tech Museum of Innovation. Pretty darrn cool place, especially for robotics people. Otherwise, you could go up to San Fran, though it's a pretty long ride each way, or the Computer History Museum (also mentioned here before).

-Guy

[TKM.368]

Everyone enjoying their build season I hope...

368 will be there once again - gotta see our hero Mark Leon of course!

[Guy Davidson]

I noticed that many teams in other areas hold organized scrimmages on their practice fields. Does anyone in our area do it? We'd love to come somewhere and get some practice with more than a few robots.

-Guy

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by sumadin

I noticed that many teams in other areas hold organized scrimmages on their practice fields. Does anyone in our area do it? We'd love to come somewhere and get some practice with more than a few robots.

-Guy

254 usually has their practice field open to all teams to use, and have held scrimmages in the past. I'd contact them and see what's up.

[Salik Syed]

I don't know if my team will be there, but I might go check it out!

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

254 usually has their practice field open to all teams to use, and have held scrimmages in the past. I'd contact them and see what's up.

We may or may not be opening our field to everyone this year. We'd definitely like to, but as of now we will not be setting up a secondary field like last year. We do not have enough manpower to setup a field at a secondary location from our lab, nor enough mentors to supervise it.

Due to both teams being extremely behind, we will probably also not be able to let teams come in and use the playing field in our lab. We'd have to limit it to only one team at a time, if we could even find enough supervision to have that many people in our lab, and it would be unfair to all the local teams to not allow everyone in here to practice.

If we are able to let teams come over and practice, we'll let everyone know. If anyone is making a practice robot, you'll be welcome to come over after ship and practice on the field in our lab.

[Blair Frank]

ARC (852) will be there in full force! I look forward to seeing ya'll!

[razor95kds]

only 3 weeks before 766 repeats at SVR

[Nuttyman54]

does anyone know if there's going to be a social this year? It's not listed on the agenda

[bduddy]

840

And I heard in our meeting today that there would be a social, but there were no concrete details and I'm not sure they really knew for sure...