GOFIRST's Summer Robotics Summit - SRS for short - is an annual event held mid-summer for FRC teams looking to build off of the previous season into the next. SRS was started in 2012 as an outlet for higher-level topics that are valuable, but never fit elsewhere. One major goal of SRS has therefore been to bring in highly-qualified speakers not simply to lecture, but to break down complicated subjects and to help advance the Minnesota robotics community. Addressing the evolving needs of the Minnesota robotics community, SRS targets not only Minnesota FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge teams but also University of Minnesota students and the general public. Designed to help students and hobbyists build robotics understanding and skills, the summit examines and clarifies higher-level topics in FIRST, helping build teams. The event fosters discussion on a variety of topics ranging from mechanical engineering to programming and even non-engineering sessions not normally focused on during the build season or at events like Minnesota Splash. This year's SRS will be held on July 18 at Bruininks Hall/the STSS building on the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus. The cost is $7 in advance (via EventBee) or $9 at the door. RSVP closes on July 11th at 11 PM.
New this year, we'll have 10 presentations that were selected from a pool of community members, ranging from Advanced Techniques in Robot Motion to Advocacy in the Local Community and Beyond! We are very excited to showcase some of the best Minnesota has to offer at this year's event.
The schedule may be found
here (we're still confirming presenters, which is why it's not all filled out). If you are interested in purchasing tickets for yourself or your team, you may do so
here.
If you have any questions about the event or GOFIRST, you know where to find me!
geeez....and i was going to say they should knock a week off the build season. - johnr [more] 
07-07-2015, 14:44
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