2009 Chesapeake Regional

[Wetzel]

I look forward to attending this year with 1884, all the way from London. Looks like a good bunch of teams registered this year. Should be a load of fun.

Wetzel

[karpiron]

I believe you've pick up a bit of an accent, mate.

[RoboMom]

We are still recruiting volunteers.
Consider the following positions and sign up here: https://my.usfirst.org/vims/logon.lasso?page=logon
Description links found here:http://www.usfirst.org/community/vol...t.aspx?id=6090

• Lead position: Lead Safety Glasses Attendant (Feedback from this person will be very important during Friday and Saturday)
• Official Scorer
• Registration System Assistant
  
• Field Repair/Reset
• Robot Inspector
• Team Queuing
  
• Practice Field Attendant

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

I look forward to attending this year with 1884, all the way from London. Looks like a good bunch of teams registered this year. Should be a load of fun.

Wetzel

Along with the three England teams, there are a handful of New England teams going as well. There may be a grudge match in order...

[Rohith Surampudi]

Introducing the 2009 Chesapeake Regional Social:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...060#post826060



Note: This is not an official Chesapeake FIRST sponsored Event.

[RoboMom]

PRESENTING the 2009 Chesapeake "Team Showcase"
Thursday March 19, 2009
>>>Come visit these teams at the Team Showcase table in the pits. <<<

*Note: these teams will be collecting donation items so teams need to plan ahead.

• 9-10 am: Team 1727: [TBA]
• 10-11am: Team 75: Will include both J&J and Team 75 representatives. We will be promoting our annual WISE event through informational brochures, WISE Standard Operating Procedures, and two interactive displays from the exploration fair portion of our event.
• 11-12am: Team 768: Talk about the importance of learning CPR/AED and basic first aid, especially at a large gathering of people such as will be at the Regional.
• 12-1pm: Team 1511: A Week in the Life of Team 1511: Learn about our Saturday Lego camps, demos & community service. Check out our Safety Thursdays, Our Tuesday Integration Meetings, Our daily Wiki Updates, Our Scouting Database development, Friday and Saturday team mentoring, the Lives of our mentors at work Mon-Fri, Our Parents Cookbook for team meals Daily, Our Sunday Leadership Bootcamp, and more!
• 1-2 pm: Team 1111: Our team would like to hand out fliers and answer questions about starting and running FLL and JFLL teams.
• *2-3pm: Rookie Team 2866: Will promote the formation of FRC Robotics teams - Scenes from the team's work during the first building season and a display depicting the Team's effort to communicate the goals and Mission of FIRST will be presented. Will demonstrate the robot engineering with a model. We will have promotional pens. We will collect clothing donations for women and children (small toys are fine) sizes toddler up to 6 yr-old for a home for battered women in our neighborhood.
• *3-4 pm: Team 2016: Together with Lions Club International we will be collecting eyeglasses and hearing aids from other FIRST teams for Team 2016's 1st annual drive. We will hand out an award at the competition for the team that turns in the most.
• 4-5pm: Baltimore Area Alliance: Display about the 3rd annual Battle O’Baltimore off-season competition to be held August 22, 2009 in Baltimore.
• 5-6pm: Team 836: Safety including Pit Safety

[RoboMom]

Still recruiting:
Student Ambassadors
Student Singers

and volunteers on center field for Field Reset!

Questions? Send me an email.

[Rika has ADHD]

Hey everyone!

1511 is looking for a few people that are willing to help us with data entry on our scouting system at Chesapeake. If you'd like to look at our current scouting system (all on laptops), take a look at this thread::

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=75264

If you're interested in helping us out, please PM me so we don't fill up the thread. It would be greatly appreciated.

[Cynette]

Is Chesapeake a quiet regional? I'm wondering because this is the quietest regional thread on CD!

Team 1511 is very excited to be heading down to Annapolis for the very first time! So many new teams for us to meet! We are looking forward to the competition and to the team social hosted by team 75! (Does Team 75 ever sleep?)

I know we can't wait to play with the Duct Tape Bandits again! And the Technowarriors and Division by Zero! And the rest of you that are new to us!

Our great programming mentors will be available to trouble shoot any issues you have in getting connected to the field. They've been busy at the Fingerlakes Regional and in Pittsburgh, so I think they've seen about every possible problem now!

We will be part of the Team Showcase on Thursday at noon! So come on up and say hi to us then, or anytime this weekend in our Red Camo covered pit!

[Stephen of REX]

Rolling Thunder! Its great that you're coming to Chesapeake! I'm with REX, and we both went to Philadelphia last year. And believe me, we've been going to Chesapeake for three years and it is NOT quiet! Anyway we all welcome you guys to Chesapeake.

[Travis Hoffman]

Since they're busy packing.....

Our NEOFRA partners, the Girard RoboCats of Team 379, will be representing the great state of Ohio in Maryland this week, bringing with them their usual team spirit and high energy.

Their on-field performance improved greatly in Pittsburgh, so look for them to be very much in the mix at Chesapeake. Good luck 379 and to all teams competing in Annapolis this week!

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Cynette

Is Chesapeake a quiet regional?

Not anywhere near quiet.
Unless you want quiet and then you walk out the doors to Halsey and sit on the seawall!
Bring earplugs! (We've got Blair causing trouble this year....)

Time for the last RoboMom reminders:

We are really excited to have the 55 teams from 9 states + DC + England! We have teams representing 1992 and every year from 1995-2009!

Early Load-In: 7:45-8:30 am on Thursday March 19 for 3 team members (including at least 1 adult who can sign official paperwork). Please only carry in the hand tools needed to uncrate your robot and BRING SAFETY GLASSES. All other carts, bins, pit decorations, etc will need to wait for 8:30 all team access and will be asked to wait outside.

Regular Load-In: There will be about 1200 people waiting in the mosh pit outside Halsey between 7:30-8:30. Please follow the directions of the AmeriCorps volunteers who will be directing your buses and tool trucks to unload before the entrance to Halsey and will direct your team where to wait in line. Dress for the weather and bring your sense of humor. The doors will open for all at 8:30 am. Load-in is through 30" doors at the entrance to Halsey.

All buses and tool vehicles must enter and exit through Gate 8 (not Gate 1 which is next to Halsey). Foot traffic may be dropped outside Gate 1, but you will have to go through Security.

Drivers Meeting
Mandatory meeting for members of your drive team Thursday March 19 at 9:15 am on the field and AGAIN after practice matches.

A "cheat sheet" reminders for connecting your robot to the field at competition based on current field procedures has been posted on the chiefdelphi forums. Although this is not an “official” FIRST document you may find it very helpful to your team. Any updates to procedures will be covered at the driver’s meeting on Thursday. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2226?

Safety Glasses
Loaner Safety Glasses will be in short supply and available only for guests. Teams need to bring enough glasses for their entire team and individual team members need to be responsible for keeping glasses with them. Consider yourself warned.

Food
We let you bring in your own food to the pits so feel free to set up those buffet lines and invite me! Seriously, this is a great perk not available at most Regionals. Please help us by NOT EATING IN THE STANDS and cleaning up your mess in the pits. Especially Sat. during final clean-up, when some of us are there long after you have left wondering why you left me and the other volunteers such a mess to clean up.

Practice Field
Bring Ethernet cables needed for practice field. There will be specific instructions for Practice Field based on lessons learned at other Regionals at the 9:15 am Thursday Drivers meeting.

Robots must pass pre-inspection and WPA checks before being allowed to practice.

Practice field will open and scheduled practice rounds on the official field begin at about 10:00 AM, after the Drivers meeting.

Venue
• Access to the USNA by bus, van, or on foot, parking, shuttle bus schedule [NOW POSTED], venue map: http://www.usna.edu/FIRST/ NOTE: 1st shuttles of the day are intended for use by the volunteers. Shuttles are provided for the spectators and volunteers, and not for entire teams.
• No wireless.

Student Volunteers:
• We welcome the participation of student singers for opening ceremonies, and student ambassadors for VIP tours. Training will be on Thursday. Announcements will be made in the pits.

Safe travels all!

[RoboMom]

Things to do during your breaks:

Visit the Visitors Center also in Halsey and look at the exhibits, including the mock up of a mid's room. Buy something in the gift shop.

Walk over to look at the Rotunda of Bancroft Hall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bancroft_Hall Midshipmen are on vacation so no noon time formation.

Walk out Gate 1 and down to City Dock, 5 minutes away. Make sure you have id to get back in, and if you are under 16, need to be with an adult to get back through Security.

[OScubed]

Restaurants near USNA:

Microsoft Live Maps link

[SteveGPage]

Originally Posted by Cynette

Is Chesapeake a quiet regional? I'm wondering because this is the quietest regional thread on CD!

Team 1511 is very excited to be heading down to Annapolis for the very first time! So many new teams for us to meet! We are looking forward to the competition and to the team social hosted by team 75! (Does Team 75 ever sleep?)

I know we can't wait to play with the Duct Tape Bandits again! And the Technowarriors and Division by Zero! And the rest of you that are new to us!

Our great programming mentors will be available to trouble shoot any issues you have in getting connected to the field. They've been busy at the Fingerlakes Regional and in Pittsburgh, so I think they've seen about every possible problem now!

We will be part of the Team Showcase on Thursday at noon! So come on up and say hi to us then, or anytime this weekend in our Red Camo covered pit!

Welcome to the BEST regional! The Chesapeake regional, as Stephen said, is certainly not quiet! It is in a smaller contained area - the Field House - at the US Naval Academy, so gives this event a very close intimate feel. We have participated at this regional for the past 8 years or so, so it feels like home for us! It is always good to see old friends, and meet new friends as well! Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help you or anyone else! See you this weekend!

Best regards,

Steve