2010 Battle O' Baltimore

[Bruneau1727]

On behalf of the Baltimore Area Alliance, I am pleased to announce the Battle O' Baltimore (BOB). The Battle will be held on August 7th at the Boy's Latin School of MD in Baltimore County, MD. The cost will be 200.00 dollars, reduced to 150.00 dollars if the payment is received prior to June 30th, 2010. Registration is open to the first 30 teams that apply and all teams will be included in the elimination rounds. There will be a practice and pizza session on Friday the 6th of August from 4 to 8 PM. Teams may drop off their robots, encrypt their radios and practice. For a registration package or more details contact Mark Eastman at mark.eastman2@verizon.net or visit the website at http://battleobaltimore.com. Please follow the website carefully as there will be rules modifications announced.

[JesseK]

Thanks for the heads up! We should be there this year.

[gvarndell]

The directions on the web site still go to Park School?
I think 1629 plans to attend this year...

[mahumnut]

1418 should be attending this year

[lexxasaurus]

Not all of the website has been updated yet.
I will bring it up to the webmasters tomorrow at our meeting. ^^

[rcflyer620]

If you are intersted in attending BoB, just drop me an e-mail at mark.eastman2@verizon.net. I'll get everything you need back to you ASAP. Continue to watch the website for updates and team lists. I can tell you it's already getting interesting!
This is the fourth year for BoB and we are all really excited to bring you one of the best small-venue, off-season events on the east coast!
See you there!

[Bruneau1727]

The website for the Battle O' Baltimore has been mostly updated. There are a few things we haven't added yet like possible rule changes and unique scoring changes. We will keep updating it as decisions are made. Please register quickly to guarantee a spot on the roster.

[gvarndell]

I got word that 1629 has registered for and is going to BOB!.
Looking forward to it.

[rcflyer620]

Response for the 2010 Battle O' Baltimore has been very good. There are currently 21 teams that have expressed interest. Please get your forms/payment in quickly to assure your spot!

[RoboMom]

Teams from 6 states & DC have registered interest. http://www.battleobaltimore.com/teams.php
Registration fee goes up on June 30.
One-day competition (Aug. 7), but will be having a pizza and practice party on Friday evening.
Room blocks with local hotels being organized.
Look for updates on the website.
Send questions to contacts listed here: http://www.battleobaltimore.com/contact.php

[Bruneau1727]

Hi Everyone!

We have updated the Battle O' Baltimore website. There are two hotels listed that are offering discounts. We have included the rules changes and the awards list for this year's battle. Slots are filling up fast so if your team is interested please register soon!

[RoboMom]

27 teams have sent "interested" or registration forms. http://www.battleobaltimore.com/teams.php
Registration fee rises to $200 on July 1.

The BAA voted to rotate venues so this year the event will be held at Boys' Latin. Easy access from Rt. 83, right on the Baltimore City/County line. A nice gym space.

Terrific judge line-up. New awards this year. Great volunteers, but plenty of room for more. Contact the volunteer coordinator if you are interested in helping out. The event is considering rotating game announcers.

[Jane n Mike]

Calling All BoB Teams: The Book Drive for Reach Out and Read is happening again this year!

This is a great organization that provides books for pediatricians to give to their young patients to encourage early reading. In Maryland alone, 81,000 books were distributed last year!

Please donate:
• Books that are gently used, with covers and pages intact
• Books that do not deal with sensitive issues (divorce, abuse, death, religion)
• Activity books only if they have never been used
• No textbooks, encyclopedias, etc.

Be the Winning Team: start NOW to collect the most books for the BoB Tournament on August 7nd

Thanks much,
Jane Crosson, book drive coordinator

[rcflyer620]

Calling all teams!
There are still plenty of spots open for the Battle O' Baltimore!
If you'd like to attend please get your application to me ASAP!
I can only accept applications until July 31st but I will accept payment at the event if you can't enclose a check right now.

For teams that are attending: several teams have asked if they need to bring their router. We will be using FMS Lite so you probably won't need it but it doesn't take up much space so it's a great backup in the unlikely event of a total system crash. We had really good luck with FMS Lite last year and expect the same this year. We'll be running a multiple robot test this Saturday.
See you at the Battle!

Mark Eastman

[RoboMom]

Registration closes this Sat. July 31.
Information about lunch pre-orders and parking just posted.

Rule changes here: http://battleobaltimore.com/info.php