Duel on the Delaware 2010 - Official Information

FIRST General Forum
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9th Annual Duel on the Delaware
October 16th, 2010
Salem Community College, Carneys Point, New Jersey
Hosted by Teams 365 (MOE) and 316 (Lunatecs)
30 Team Maximum

Information Updates

Success Won’t Wait Book Drive
Continue to collect your books for the contest.
Team bringing the most books by weight will win a prize.

FIRST Tech Challenge Play Day
New FTC game field will be available for teams.
Space available to design/build your FTC bots.

Team List
6 slots remaining

7 Parkville Robotics
25 Raider Robotix
222 Tigertrons
272 Cyber-Crusaders
316 The LuNaTeCs
341 Miss Daisy
357 Royal Assault
365 Miracle Workerz
369 Grady Tech
375 Robotic Plague
422 Maggie L Walker Mech Tech Dragons
433 Firebirds
816 BCIT
1089 Team Mercury
1218 Vulcan Robotics
1370 The Blue Charge!
1640 Sab-Bot-age
1647 Lenape Regional Robotics Iron Devils
1712 Dawgma
1719 Umbrella Corporation
2199 Robo-Lions
2607 Robovikings
2528 RoboDoves
2729 Storm Robotics Team

For registration or more information
http://moe365.org/duel2010/duelhome.php

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Our team would like to attend but just a quick question - this is a FRC competition? All I see is stuff about FTC and FLL but the teams look like FRC teams. And how many spots are left currently?

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Yes, this is an FRC off-season… we just also run an FTC playday on the new field.

John noted 6 slots left.

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that was posted last month…unless he updated it.

EDIT

er…nevermind.

I had a moment.

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Does anyone know if there will be any rule changes? Also, will there be a full field w/FMS&DOGMA or will the ball return be watched for stalling but not counted for time?

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Five slots left for the Duel on the Delaware. If your team is still interested, please register now.

We may remove DOGMA penalties. We will let all teams know shortly.

Do the Duel!

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Duel Blast #2 - Duel on the Delaware Information
Duel on the Delaware - October 16th, 2010
Salem Community College, Carneys Point, New Jersey

NEW INFORMATION

  • Please submit a worthy volunteer for Duel Master Volunteer by October 4th.

Date
Saturday, October 10, 2009

Location
DuPont Field House - Davidow Hall
Salem Community College, Carneys Point, NJ
Link to directions:
http://www.salemcc.edu/about/facilities-directions.html

Duel Master Volunteer Award - Nominations due by October 4th!
The Duel Master Volunteer is a recognition of a mentor/volunteer who made a
difference for your team. Please have your team members take some time to
nominate someone. All nominations will be posted at the event for everyone to read.

Here is the nomination form. Please forward to your team members to complete. Each of our teams has someone we can recognize! Show a mentor/volunteer you appreciate what he/she does!

Success Won’t Wait Book Drive
Please continue to collect books for donation to Success Won’t Wait! The team donating the most books by weight will receive an award and bragging rights!
http://www.successwontwait.org/

FIRST Tech Challenge Play Day
The playing field for this year’s exciting FTC game challenge will be
available for FTC teams. If your FTC team is interested, please contact Joe Perrotto ([email protected]). Participation is free to FTC teams. We may ask teams for a small donation, which will be used as a fundraiser for the MOE FTC program.

Registered Teams
The following teams are officially registered.

We still have 3 more slots! Feel free to invite other teams.

TEAM # TEAM NAME
7 Parkville Robotics
25 Raider Robotix
84 Chuck 84
222 Tigertrons
272 Crusaders
316 The LuNaTeCs
341 Miss Daisy
357 Royal Assault
365 Miracle Workerz
369 High Voltage
375 Robotic Plague
422 Maggie L Walker Mech Tech Dragons
433 Firebirds
768 TechnoWarriors
816 BCIT
1089 Team Mercury
1218 Vulcan Robotics
1370 The Blue Charge!
1640 Sab-Bot-age
1647 Lenape Regional Robotics Iron Devils
1712 Dawgma
1719 Umbrella Corporation
2199 Robo-Lions
2495
2607 Robovikings
2528 RoboDoves
2729 Storm Robotics Team

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September 26th Update:

Duel Blast #4 - Duel on the Delaware Information
Duel on the Delaware - October 16th, 2010
Salem Community College, Carneys Point, New Jersey

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  • Please submit a worthy volunteer for Duel Master Volunteer by October 4th. ** TIME IS RUNNING OUT**
  • Duel Mini-Job Fair looking for a few good employers!
  • NEMO (Non-Engineering Mentors Organization) Meet and Greet!
  • FIRST Tech Challenge “Get Over It” Field to be available for FTC Play Day
  • Continue to collect those books for our Duel Book Drive with Success Won’t Wait!
  • Updated list of registered and paid teams

Date
Saturday, October 16, 2010

Location
DuPont Field House - Davidow Hall
Salem Community College, Carneys Point, NJ
Link to directions:
http://www.salemcc.edu/about/facilities-directions.html

Duel Master Volunteer Award - Nominations due by October 4th!
The Duel Master Volunteer is a recognition of a mentor/volunteer who made a
difference for your team. Please have your team members take some time to
nominate someone. All nominations will be posted at the event for everyone to
read.

Here is the nomination form. Please forward to your team members to complete.
Each of our teams has someone we can recognize! Show a mentor/volunteer
you appreciate what he/she does!

ANNOUNCING - Duel on the Delaware Mini-Job Fair
As we all know, many of our neighbors, friends, and family are struggling in the
current economic climate. In our steering team meetings for the Duel on the
Delaware, we discussed ways to assist. One idea we had, which we would
like to try to implement, is to hold a mini-job fair at the Duel. The intent is to
invite a limited number (due to space) of local companies, who are currently
hiring to fill positions, to set up a table at the event for a few hours during midday.
Companies can use this opportunity to brand themselves to the FIRST team
attendees (team members, parents, mentors, etc.) and possibly find some
candidates to fill their needs.

DuPont will have representatives on hand for this event. We are desperately
trying to find other local technology companies who would like a table.
Participation would be free for the company, but they would need to have one
or more representatives on hand between 10am-2pm. If you know of any company,
who currently has technology openings and may want to participate, please send
me their contact information. Currently, we have room for a total of 8-10 companies.

Bring some resumes for employers!

NEMO (Non-Engineering Mentors Organization) Meet and Greet Event
Jenny Beatty will be hosting a NEMO Meet & Greet event during lunch. Exact time
and place will be communicated closer to the event.

Stop by and meet other team mentors and learn together!

Success Won’t Wait Book Drive
Please continue to collect books for donation to Success Won’t Wait! The team
donating the most books by weight will receive an award and bragging rights!

Continue to collect those books! Weighing in will occur 7-9am.

FIRST Tech Challenge “Get Over It” Play Day
The playing field for this year’s exciting FTC game challenge “Get Over It” will be
available for FTC teams. If your FTC team is interested, please contact Joe Perrotto
([email protected]). Participation is free to FTC teams.

There will also be a number of FTC morning workshops, including:

  • RobotC
  • PTC
  • Robot Assembly Assistance

FTC scrimmage is scheduled for the afternoon.

http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/content.aspx?id=18052

Registered Teams
The following teams are officially registered.

We still have 1 more slot! Feel free to invite other teams. If you
have not yet paid the registration fee, please do so soon.

7 Parkville Robotics
25 Raider Robotix
84 Chuck 84
87 Red Devils
222 Tigertrons
272 Crusaders
316 The LuNaTeCs
341 Miss Daisy
357 Royal Assault
365 Miracle Workerz
369 High Voltage
375 Robotic Plague
422 Maggie L Walker Mech Tech Dragons
433 Firebirds
768 TechnoWarriors
816 BCIT
1089 Team Mercury
1218 Vulcan Robotics
1370 The Blue Charge!
1640 Sab-Bot-age
1647 Lenape Regional Robotics Iron Devils
1712 Dawgma
1719 Umbrella Corporation
1893 High Tech Parrots
1980 The Brigade
2199 Robo-Lions
2495
2607 Robovikings
2528 RoboDoves
2729 Storm Robotics Team

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Just wondering - Will the matches be video recorded? will there be one of the scoreboards just like at the frc run events? Webcast? I’m interested in recording our matches

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DUEL MUSIC REQUESTS:

If you have any “new” music (stuff released in the last year or so) you think I should make sure to add to the playlist, please send them to [email protected]

We will not be playing music from other sources, so please put in requests now

Brandon_L: I don’t believe a webcast is planned. But I do think you will be able to hook up a VCR/Recorder up to the feed.

Will try to double check at the team meeting tomorrow night.

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I’m pretty bummed out I won’t be there to cheer the ID’s on. I know 365 will not fail to provide an excellent competition. Hopefully, I get good news from my mentors about how we did. Good luck to everyone though!

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Thanks so much! I might be able to lug a DVR down or something, if that would work. Please do check though!

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To those interested…

Since we are using an official FIRST field at the Duel on the Delaware this year (and not the NASA field -which included A/V gear in addition to the field-) the A/V set-up will be a little more of a conglomeration of equipment this year.

As such… we can not guarantee that you will be able to hook up a recorder to the A/V set-up; but feel free to bring one and we will try to accommodate requests as best we can.

PS- Keep sending in song requests to [email protected]

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For all those attending the Duel on the Delaware, if you affiliated with a team or not, please consider bringing some books to donate to Success Won’t Wait. It’s a great charity. Donate your books on behalf of your favorite team to crank up their BWR (Book Weight Ranking)!

Also, we will have a few companies on hand to talk about job opportunities. If someone you know is out of work or looking, please let them know.

We will also have a NEMO (Non-Engineering Mentor Organization) Meet & Greet event at noon hosted by Jenny Beatty! Please let your NEMs know and come on out to share stories and learnings.

Check out “GET OVER IT!”, the new FTC game this season. A full baton-stocked playing field will be available for practice and scrimmaging.

The Duel will be a fun competition with terrific teams. Come on and join the fun!

Do the Duel 2010!

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Duel on the Delaware - one day away and counting!

Teams, please remember to bring the following:

  • safety glasses for each of your team members
  • books for donation to Success Won’t Wait
  • your beat-up, off-season bot!
  • your FIRST first-years!
  • your dancing shoes!

Other STUFF

  • FTC “Get Over It!” play day, workshops, and scrimmage
  • Company Meet & Greet (bring your resume if you are job-hunting)
  • NEMO Noon Meet & Greet (see attachment)

See you there! Drive safely!

Do the Duel!

NEMO_DOD_annual_meeting_flyer.doc (73 KB)


NEMO_DOD_annual_meeting_flyer.doc (73 KB)

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Wow. Just got home, had an amazing time. First time our team placed in the top 8 anywhere! Amazing job to MOE and LuNaTeCs.

Also, thank you to our alliance! (who gave us the cookies…? they were delicious haha). hope to play with you guys again. As we speak I’m uploading some match videos to our youtube.

You can watch them here in the Duel on the Delaware playlist.

Oh, and we’d also like to thank 1218 for the MOST AMAZING double climb ever. EVER. (qualification 7, check it out when its up)

P.S. I found the fro’s car :open_mouth:

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Great event as always! Awesome job MOE, Lunatecs and the rest of the volunteer crew. Thanks to 007 for picking us and 433 for making up the alliance, sorry we couldn’t make it work out.

And let me be the first to say congratulations to John Larock on winning DMV! I’m surprised you don’t get that every year. Great job and thanks for all you do.

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Yes 1218 had a fantastic hanging set up – they hung more than any other team in the event.

As I also discovered, their robot also kicks very hard :stuck_out_tongue:

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Thanks! We had a great time and were glad we made it. This was our first off-season in the fall, and we hope to do it again next year. The event ran smoothly (if a bit longer than expected!!). Great partnering with you, as always. See you in the spring.

Rose Young
Team 2199
Liberty Robo-Lions

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It was a terrific, fall day for the 9th Annual Duel on the Delaware yesterday. One of the most challenging post-event activities is to thank everyone who contributed, but I will give it a try…

FIRST Teams
Thanks to all participating FRC and FTC teams! We had a total of 28 FRC teams and 18+ FTC teams.

Sponsors
Thanks to DuPont and ** Salem Community College** for their continued sponsorship for our event.

Volunteers
The Duel has always been blessed with people willing to volunteer for the event. Thank you to all the students, parents, and adults from teams 316, 365, and beyond who volunteered their time and efforts.

Playing Field Support
Thanks to the following people, who secured and managed the playing field this past weekend: Paul Kloberg, Don Bowers, Bob Dudek, and Pete Kieselbach (also our FTA).

Planning Team
Thanks to Bob Dudek (lead, 365), Rosanne Danner, (316), Alan Hinde, (316), Peggy Vavalla (DuPont), Kirstin Shilkitus (365), Bill Clark (SCC), and Cindy Scholes,(365).

For FTC - Joe Perrotto (365) and Vince Frascella.

Emcees, Game Announcer, Scorekeeper, Head Ref
Thanks to Nate Knauss, our fearless emcee, Chris Gregory, our play-by-play announcer and ball magnet extraordinaire, and Andrea “Ducky” Tribo, our head scorekeeper, and Carol Perrotto and Sunny Hung, our head refs.

Mike Wade Duel Master Volunteer
Thanks to Pete Kieselbach for leading the judging panel, consisting of winners from previous years. Also, thanks to all nine teams who submitted entries. We will get the submission essays up on the MOE 365 website soon.

Speakers and Company Representatives
Thanks to Jim Ellis, DuPont, Leonard Rajkowski, PSEG, Bill Clark, Salem Community College, the Oak Singers, and representatives from DuPontChambers Works, DuPont Field Engineering, DuPont Engineering Technology, PSEG, Siemens, Kellog Brown & Root, and Drexel.

Book Drive
Thanks to all teams donating books to Success Won’t Wait. We collected over 6,000 lbs (3 ton!) of books.

NEMO
Thanks to Jenny Beatty for facilitating the NEMO Meet & Greet meeting.

Awards\

Scott George did the design and manufacturing of the awesome Duel Champion, Finalist, and Duel Master Volunteer awards.

Duel Champions - Teams 25, 341, 357
Duel Finalists - Teams 816, 222, 1089
Duel Master Volunteer, John Larock - MOE 365
Book Drive Winner - 1712 (over 3000 lbs)
Book Drive Runner-Up #1 - 316 (over 950 lbs)
Book Drive Runner-Up#2 - 1089 (over 930 lbs)
Play of the Day - 768 (uprighting opponent)
Team Spirit - 1089
Gracious Professionalism - 1218, 2528
Coolest Tool Award - 1640
Bullseye Sharpshooter Award - 1218 (direct hit on the announcer)
Ball Magnet Award - Chris Gregory (1089)

Thanks for a great Duel. See you next year!