**FIRST EMAIL**/Register Now for the Fifth Annual FIRST Robotics Conference in Atlant

[Mark McLeod]

Greetings Teams:

The fifth annual FIRST Robotics Conference, sponsored by the CIA and Rolls-Royce, will take place April 16-17, 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta in conjunction with the FIRST Championship. Please register in advance to ensure a spot for you or your team at the Conference!

We're gearing up for a great conference that will provide current and prospective FRC, FTC, and FLL teams, coaches, students, and mentors with the technical and non-technical information and advice they need to be the best they can be. With over 35 presentations from professionals, sponsors, colleges and university representatives, and experienced FIRST community members, there should be something to help everyone!

This year's Conference will include some new and diverse topics along with some past favorites, including:

FIRST Scholarships: How Will Your Family Pay for College?
NXT Sensors - Building and Programming Tips and Tricks
How to Motivate Yourself & Your Team Members
Overall FRC Robot Design & Strategy
Special Needs Children and FIRST Robotics Programs
Blogs, Podcasts, and Community Service: Extending the FLL Theme Beyond Competition
Essentials of Effective Graphic Design
Designing Competitive Manipulators: The Mechanics and Strategy

Registration for the Conference is as follows:

* Single Session Pass - $10 - This will allow any individual to attend any one 45-minute Conference session.
* Individual All Access Pass - $35- This will allow the person with the pass to attend as many of the 45-minute Conference sessions as they choose. This pass may be shared among individuals but cannot be used by more than one individual at any given session time.
* Team of 5 All Access Pass - $140 - This a bundle of 5 of the individual, all access passes

Registration CLOSES ON Sunday, April 6 at 11:59 PM.

For more information on the Conference and to register visit http://www.usfirst.org/community/firstplace/content.aspx?id=7520.

For more info about the Championship and accommodations, visit http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=432&menu_id=80.

Questions? Send an email to firstconferences@usfirst.org.

Go Teams!

[Chris2]

What is the Essentials of Effective Graphic Design class about?

[Paul Copioli]

I will be giving a presentation called "The Mighty Four Bar" on Wednesday. It will be full of information regarding varieties of the 4 bar linkage and how it can be applied by all FIRST teams.

Many big names will be presenting this year: Raul Olivera, Ken Patton, Greg Needel, and Karthik Kanagasabapathy to name a few ...

[lukevanoort]

Originally Posted by Chris2

What is the Essentials of Effective Graphic Design class about?

Graphic design . Basically, it's an introduction to some core concepts and ideas in graphic/typographic design. Nothing particularly strange or advanced (45mns isn't that much), but it should provide a solid base to start making fliers and such more attractive and effective in getting info across.