New Indianpolis City Wide Robot Competition

[IndySam]

There was a news conference today in our robotics lab about the new city-wide robotics competition. This is a project we have been working on for the last five years and it's finally coming to fruition.

Big thanks to the mayors office, the REC Foundation and The TechPoint Foundation for Youth for getting this whole thing put together.

Articles about the news conference.

WIBC Story

http://www.indystar.com/article/2012...-robotics-team

More to come.

The Press Release:

MAYOR BALLARD TO ANNOUNCE INAUGURAL CITYWIDE COMPETITION
AIMED AT INSPIRING STEM CAREER PATHWAYS

INDIANAPOLIS – Mayor Greg Ballard on Tuesday will announce an inaugural citywide academic competition aimed at inspiring students to continue with higher-level education and science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) career pathways and introduce the competition’s presenting sponsor. Participating high school students will demonstrate technology being incorporated into their STEM curriculum. More than 38 high schools in Indianapolis are participating in the competition, and students and teachers from several high schools will attend this announcement.

WHO: MAYOR GREG BALLARD; WALKER CAREER CENTER DIRECTOR LOU ANNE SCHWENN; TOM ADKINS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS; ROBOTICS EDUCATION AND COMPETITION FOUNDATION PRESIDENT JASON MORRELLA; TECHPOINT FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH DIRECTOR LAURA DODDS

WHAT: ANNOUNCEMENT OF CITYWIDE ACADEMIC COMPETITION

WHEN: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012
10 A.M.

WHERE: WALKER CAREER CENTER
WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
9651 E. 21ST ST.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

PARKING: ENTER CAMPUS OFF OF 21ST STREET. THE CAREER CENTER IS LOCATED AT WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL; PARK NEAR AND ENTER THROUGH DOOR 62 LOCATED AT THE EAST END OF THE CAREER CENTER IN LOT 9.