2006 IRI - Mark Your Calendars!

[Chris Fultz]

If you want to be added to an IRI email distribution, please send your team name, your name and contact email to robotinfo@att.net

Please limit to one contact per team.

We will post info here on CD and the IndianaFIRST web site, but will also email updates to teams that want to get info that way.

[Jaine Perotti]

Unless there is some sort of freak occurence... I will be there!

I love the fact that it will once again be on my birthday. (Although I was completely mortified when they dragged me onstage at the talent show and sang for me... lol)

I had such an amazing time last year, and I definitely want to do it again. If my team isn't there, I will be sure to volunteer. IRI is one of the best run offseason events I have ever attended.

See you all there!

-- Jaine

[BandChick]

I REALLY REALLY WANT TO GO!
But with the fact that my parents laid out $6000 for a new car this year,
(yes, the teal station wagon finally died!)
and the fact that I have to pay them back...
I'm not sure I'll make it!

But I'll fundraise if I have to XD
I'm trying to convince 1089 to go anyway!

[Kyle Love]

Do I even need to answer this question? I will anyway. Yes, I am going! I will try to never miss it the rest of my life. For those of you who have never been, it is bigger then almost every regional. The teams are all "legends" in their own rights. Every match is high intensity and has a certain feel that can not even be described. It is also fun afterwords. There is normally a talent show and a dinner before it on Friday night, maybe a concert by some crazy people. Hopefully, we can get some dodgeball in this year. But, to any of you considering coming. Come! It will be the most fun you have ever had!

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Kyle Love

For those of you who have never been, it is bigger then almost every regional.

I'm going to IRI to see what a small regional is like. I've only been to one regional that was smaller then IRI.

I've marked my calander and will NOT be in NY this year.

Wetzel

[Alex Golec]

If all goes well, I will be there along with the rest of 469, waiting for that week-long party condensed into two days.

Anyone have any plans on where they're going to be staying yet? (I know it's early, but it can't hurt to ask) I always think the hotel is more entertaining when there's some other teams there too! Especially during breakfast: "I had no idea your team was even in Indiana! I talked to you in your pits yesterday? Ohh... I remember now"

_Alex

[Chris Fultz]

Originally Posted by Alex469

Anyone have any plans on where they're going to be staying yet? _Alex

We will get some hotel deals set up again this year.

The hotels love FIRST and having the teams stay!

[jessjank.]

I absolutely loved IRI last year... definitely going to try to make the trip again.... maybe will be 25's pit girl again... we'll see...
Tons of awesome memories from IRI 2005... shaving cream, bawls, ice buckets, glow stick balls, stake and shake, **** wagon, toy bow and arrows and swords, blow up alligators, hotel pool, laser tag, no sleep... just way too much fun. Hope we can get last year's group together for lots more fun! See you all there!

[xzvrw2]

i will be there
pretty sure 65 will be there too
don't quote me though
i will have graduated so i can go on my own...yes
haha
see every one there
<3

[JackN]

Hopefully at least 1 martian team will be able to attend and if not i might just swing by as part of the family vacation.(I met the team there last year )

[Taylor]

Plan on seeing the CyberCards there - we'll be easy to spot since we're probably the only team with a 4-digit number....

[Rabbit222]

Henry and I have to make our final trip out there. I'll make sure 222 goes. Always have a blast at IRI!

[Craig Roys]

Originally Posted by boiler

Plan on seeing the CyberCards there - we'll be easy to spot since we're probably the only team with a 4-digit number....

Not the only one - 1718 hopes to make the trip. I went to IRI once when I was with Team 27 a couple years ago and loved it, so I want to take my new team down to experience the fun.

[Nawaid Ladak]

um, i would love to regester, but im not sure if i will be coming, i'll try to convince my team, is there a video or something like that avalable.

[Chris Fultz]

IRI 2006 TEAM UPDATE #1
MAY 1, 2006

Teams,

Registration for the 2006 IRI will open on Monday, May 8, 2006, at Noon.
Registration will be through Team 234’s website – www.cyberblue234.com.

The 2006 IRI is July 21 and 22, 2006

The first listing of registered teams will be on May 15. This will give us time to sort all of the entries and be sure we have the information correct. INDIANA teams have first priority in registration and are guaranteed an entry as long as they register by Friday May 12. If the team list is too long, we will create a waiting list and post it.

The 2006 IRI location is Lawrence North High School, the same location as 2005.

Entry Fee for all FIRST Robotics teams is $350 plus a filled backpack for a 2nd grade student. The items for the backpack are listed below. The entry fee for VEX Teams is $50. While not required, VEX teams are also encouraged to bring a backpack for a 2nd grader.

The entry fees must be paid by June 15 or the team will be removed from the registered list and placed at the end of the waiting list. Any team that has not paid their entry fee by July 1 will be removed from the listing and considered ‘withdrawn’. This has to be done so that we know how many teams to plan for food, pit space and match listings. Please understand this and help us out. If you have a special situation regarding the registration fee it must be agreed through Chris Fultz (robotinfo@att.net)

The event includes Friday night dinner for all team members and active mentors.
You will need to indicate how many dinner tickets you need and include $1 per person for dinner tickets. It is only $1 but helps us get a better idea on how to plan for food.

Please do not plan to come in on Thursday night (July 20) and set up your pit and work on your robot. Thursday night is for field and pit set up and we need to be able to get this done without teams there working. Doors will open at 7 AM on Friday July 21 for all teams.

The 2006 IRI Plans Currently Include:

* Exciting “AIM HIGH” Action on the playing field.
* The traditional “Mentors Only” round.
* Friday Night Dinner & Saturday Morning Donuts, Milk and Juice
* Silent Auction For Charity (we already have some AWESOME items!)
* DODGE BALL TOURNAMENT on Friday Night
* The Annual Talent Show
* Dean Simmons and the Kamens World Tour (We are Stop #6)
* A NEW GAME VEX Tournament – Details announced before June 1.
* The Battle of the MC’s
* SCHOLARSHIPS!
* Traditional FIRST Awards and some unique IRI Awards

Keep an eye on Chief Delphi and IndianaFIRST for updates.

Planning Team: Chris Fultz (234), Andy Baker (45), Libby Ritchie (393)
Event Hosts: 45, 234, 393
Site Host: 1024
More info – next page:

More Info:
(NOTE – THESE EMAIL LINKS MAY NOT BE UP UNTIL MONDAY 8 MAY)

To VOLUNTEER
Volunteer through the 2006 IRI link on www.cyberblue234.com or send an email to IRIVOL@indianafirst.org.
Provide your name, team affiliation, area of interest, experience, summer address,
email address and a phone contact.
Please note that we already have field announcers and MC’s for the event.
Please indicate your area of interest:
Field Reset, Referee, Pit Announcer, Pit Administration, Registration, Queing, Scoring or Any.

For SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are available to 2006 graduates who are attending a college or university on a full time basis beginning in the summer or fall of 2006.

Send the following information to SCHOLAR@indianafirst.org.
Your name, team affiliation, years in FIRST, college attending, field of study,
summer address, email address and a phone contact and the name of two references who will provide letters for you.

Include a short essay (1 – 2 pages) that tells: What FIRST has meant to you, how FIRST has influenced your college and career plans, and what you career plans are. Please us MS WORD or a word compatible document.

Ask two references to send letters for you. They need to include Your Name and Team Number, their name, Summer address, email address and a phone contact. Please send these via email to SCHOLAR@indianafirst.org. An email format or an MS WORD document is fine.

SILENT AUCTION
We will once again have a Silent Auction for several donated items, most of which are directly related to FIRST and FIRST teams. All proceeds from this auction will be provided to the Child Life Center at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. This is the same facility we supported in 2005.

All items must be paid for and taken with you at the end of the IRI. Winners of items will be announced during the final tournament matches and awards ceremony of the IRI.

Watch Chief Delphi for a listing of sample items as we get closer to the IRI.

TALENT SHOW
We will once again have a top-notch panel of celebrity judges for the Talent SHOW. Send your entry to TALENT@indianaFIRST.org with your name, team, talent and contact info. You must register before JULY 1 to be considered. You will be contacted by the talent committee either before the IRI or on Friday morning. ALL ACTS WILL BE SCREENED ON FRIDAY BEFORE YOU PERFORM. NO EXCEPTIONS.

DODGEBALL
We are still working the details on the dodgeball tournament and will post more later. This tournament will be sanctioned by the Indiana Association of Dodgeball of Indiana (IADI) and will feature professional referees.

HOTELS
Several local hotels are making rooms available for IRI participants. These will be listed separately after the details are finalized.

This info as an MSWORD document is attached.