2004 IRI (Indiana Robotics Invitational)

[Chris Fultz]

Mark your calendars now!

Tentative dates (because anything 7 months away is always tentative) for the 2004 IRI are July 9 and 10 (Friday and Saturday).

Location is Lawrence North High School (same as 2002 and 2003).

Watch for more news as the official FIRST season closes.

We are planning for many of the same types of activities and will add some enhancements from 2003.

Watch for: IRI Chairman's award, Animation, Human Player game, a Cook-out, Guest announcers, TV coverage and more.

Each team's entry fee requirements for 2004 will include a special 'donation' for a local elementary school.

[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

Mark your calendars now!

Tentative dates (because anything 7 months away is always tentative) for the 2004 IRI are July 9 and 10 (Friday and Saturday).

Location is Lawrence North High School (same as 2002 and 2003).

Watch for more news as the official FIRST season closes.

We are planning for many of the same types of activities and will add some enhancements from 2003.

Watch for: IRI Chairman's award, Animation, Human Player game, a Cook-out, Guest announcers, TV coverage and more.

Each team's entry fee requirements for 2004 will include a special 'donation' for a local elementary school.

Thanks for posting this Chris. Please stay tuned to cyberblue234.com and indianafirst.org for various updates and announcements.

[Paul H]

Can't wait. IRI was the best event of the 2003 season, IMO.

[BandChick]

I'm looking forward to it! That, and the roadtrip and the stays in the Omni. hope to see as great a turn-out as last year =)

[Brandon Martus]

I'm there. The IRI was the best competition I've been to, not including those two trips to Epcot.

Mid-July, baby, I-R-I. [/nsync]

[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

I'm there. The IRI was the best competition I've been to, not including those two trips to Epcot.

Mid-July, baby, I-R-I. [/nsync]

WOOOO!!! The Marcus's will be back!

We appreciate all the great comments that everybody gives us. We work really hard to make this the BEST FIRST event of the entire season. I cant wait to see everybody back there again in July '04!!


Back home again, in Indiana!! [/Ghomer]

[Cory]

Originally Posted by David Kelly

WOOOO!!! The Marcus's will be back! Back home again, in Indiana!! [/Ghomer]

Or Martus', even

[Rob Colatutto]

I'll be there again this summer. Last years event really was well run and quite competitive. Hopefully I'll be on a competiting team this year... if not I'll gladly volunteer to help out again. Hey Dave, know if any more judges are needed?

[Ryan Dognaux]

We're gonna work hard to make it bigger and even better than last year

I'll comment more maybe... after the actual season?

[Chris Hibner]

I'm sure we'll be there. The IRI is my favorite competition of the year.

[Aignam]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

We're gonna work hard to make it bigger and even better than last year

B--b--b--bigger? ::keels over and dies:: Insanity. At its best, of course. But nonetheless, insanity.

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by Aignam

B--b--b--bigger? ::keels over and dies:: Insanity. At its best, of course. But nonetheless, insanity.

Just you wait guys... just wait


And what was this I heard last year about people playing Xbox in the early hours of the morning at Lawrence North (IRI Site) on the big projecting screen?? ::dreams of Halo on it::

[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

Just you wait guys... just wait


And what was this I heard last year about people playing Xbox in the early hours of the morning at Lawrence North (IRI Site) on the big projecting screen?? ::dreams of Halo on it::

Yeah, that happened at around 3 or 4 am. I couldnt sleep so i went out in there and watched a while, then clark, kyle, and i walked (i walked around barefoot) around the school till the tv stations showed up. We played basketball in the aux gym and looked at everyones pits and robots

[Clark Gilbert]

Originally Posted by David Kelly

Yeah, that happened at around 3 or 4 am. I couldnt sleep so i went out in there and watched a while, then clark, kyle, and i walked (i walked around barefoot) around the school till the tv stations showed up. We played basketball in the aux gym and looked at everyones pits and robots

Great fun, I got a little scared when we were wondering around and that janitor "saw" us.lol.... The xbox was cool really big, but we didnt have audio and for some reason it didnt fit right so Halo didnt work well...Hockey was cool though. Although I'm not on a team I'll definetly be back at IRI next year.

[BandChick]

Originally Posted by Rob Colatutto

I'll be there again this summer. Last years event really was well run and quite competitive. Hopefully I'll be on a competiting team this year... if not I'll gladly volunteer to help out again. Hey Dave, know if any more judges are needed?

yeah, i'm with rob on this one *waves* i'd love to judge or something along those lines. and perhaps i'll convince 1089 to drag themselves up there this summer. w00t! it was quite the experience and i'm looking forward to 2004 as just as good a time =)