2008 Off Season Events Calendar

This thread is to post dates and locations of off season events.
This is only for general information about the events.

Please include the name, dates, locations and who to contact for more information. If you have updates - Please edit an existing post.

Please do not post discussions about the events here - start a new thread or continue one already open to discuss particular events.

[from Brandon]: Please be sure to just list the events – create a new thread to talk about them. Also, add them to the calendar so they show up in CD-Events, and send a PM to me to get it added to the countdown. Please include a link to the event when requesting the countdown addition.

2008 IRI.

Friday and Saturday

July 18 & 19, 2008

Indianapolis, IN
Lawrence North High School (northeast side)

Applications Open May 5th.

http://www.indianaroboticsinvitational.org

Contact Chris Fultz or Andy Baker with questions.

2008 Tempest 'n Tampa (TNT)

Friday and Saturday

October 24th and 25th

Tampa, Florida
University of South Florida Sun Dome

http://www.roboticsboosters.com/tnt/
more info to follow

AUGUST ADVENTURE
Saturday & Sunday
August 2 & 3, 2008
Co-hosted by Teams 25 and 1089 at
Hightstown High School
Hightstown, NJ

Up to 60 teams - registration is $250 per team.
Please address all registration inquiries to Wayne Cokeley at [email protected]

Discussion & updates: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65393

PARC XI.

When: May 10, 2008

Where: Tunkhannock Area High School
120 West Tioga Street
Tunkhannock, PA 18657

Team Limit: 30 teams

Registration fee: $200

Register:http://www.tigertrons.com/PARC/register.htm

Volunteer:http://www.tigertrons.com/PARC/volunteer.htm

BattleCry@WPI
May 9th & 10th

Website: http://www.wpi.edu/+battlecry

Uh oh… PARC & Battlecry are on the same days… :frowning:
Oh wells.

 
*And... A couple more to announce btw:*  
 
**The Where is Wolcott Invitational**
Wolcott, CT
Fee: $200
Date: June 14th 2008
More info: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65930
 

Beantown Blitz
Boston, MA
Date: May 31st, 2008
More info: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=65845

MARC 2008

Where: Monroe, MI - High School

When: Practice - June 27, Competition - June 28

Cost: $150 for founding teams, $200 for all others

Team limit: 30 (flexible)

Updates and Conversation: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=721811#post721811

Registration Information

2008 Michigan Advanced Robotics Competition (MARC) Registration Form

Team Information:
Team #:
Team Name:
Team Location:
Sponsors:
Events Attended(ing) in 2008:

2008 Accomplishments:

Contact Information:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Role with team:

Please e-mail this form to Mr. Steven Ketron: [email protected]

Please have checks $200 ($150 for plankowner’s) made out to Monroe High Tech Club and mail to:

Steve Ketron
Monroe High School
901 Herr Rd
Monroe, MI 48161

Does anyone know if there is going to be a West Michigan Event this August?

Val - Team 1250

You mean MARC?

West Michigan Robotics Invitational
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Grandville High School, Grandville, MI
Host Teams: 74, 85, 288, 904
Registration and info here

Duel on the Delaware
October 11,2008
Salem Community College
Carneys Point, NJ
Hosted by MOE 365 and LuNaTeCs 316
Registration will open soon.

Mayhem in Merrimack 2008

Saturday June 7th, 2008
Merrimack, NH
Merrimack High School

Registration fee has yet to be determined.
Registration is open here!

The LAST New England event until the fall!

CalGames - tentatively in October 2008, in the Silicon Valley.
Date, location, fees TBD.

Check http://www.wrrf.org for news and updates.

MONTY MADNESS is back for the 3rd year.
Saturday May 31, 2008
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
36 Teams
$200 per team/robot
For more information Contact us at [email protected]

REMEMBER: This event sold out in only 3 weeks last year.

We will likely be doing the Rah Cha Cha Ruckus again this year (generally start planning based on interest after Champs). If anyone is interested in helping the planning committee (thats where we currently need the most help), please feel free to PM or Email me!

Just guessing from the past (we have to confirm & work with the location), these should be the details:
When: Oct 25th or Nov 1st
Where: Rochester, NY (hopefully WTHS again - Webster, NY)
Cost: $100
Whatelse: Vex/FTC & FLL Competitions to be held again.
Last Years Website: http://ruckus.penfieldrobotics.com/ (should be fully updated in July)

RAMP RIOT 2008
9th Annual Robotics Competition

Sponsored by FIRST, NASA, Rohm & Haas, Johnson & Johnson
BAE Systems and Team 341

Saturday November 8, 2008Wissahickon High School,
Ambler , PA
8:00am - 5:00pm

Preliminary Details:
• Registration Fee $200
• Prizes, Live Radio Station w/prizes, Face Painting, and Charity Food Drive
• 2008 Game Rules
• 36 Team Limit
• Payment deadline is Friday, October 10, 2008
Note: We usually sell out by the end of August

Register at www.team341.com or email us with the info below:
Contact: Team 341, c/o Alan Ostrow
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 215-619-8112, ext 2956

Pascack PANDA-monium – a new Offseason event hosted by The Pascack Pi-oneers, Team 1676. Sat., October 18, 2008.

http://panda-monium.team1676.com/

Team 537 will be hosting an off season event to take the place of our pre-ship mini-regional, which was canceled due to weather :mad:.

Name:Charger Robotics Invitational (CRI)
Date: May 17th and 18th.
All teams are invited, please pm me and I will add you to the mailing list as more information becomes available.

[LEFT]Brunswick Eruption 7
November 1, 2008
North Brunswick Twp HS
North Brunswick, NJ[/LEFT]

39 team limit- spots already filling

see http://be.raiderrobotix.org/ for details and registration