Fwd: FRC Chesapeake Regional, UMD, 3-4 Apr 2015

[paule...@comcast.net]

Hi, I had sent this to some colleagues. Sorry for getting it to you so late. the closing ceremony at UMD, Xfinity Center is 4:30pm-5:30pm today.

Paul Davenport

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From: paule...@comcast.net

Hello all,

I just wanted to remind you all, one last time, of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Chesapeake Regional at University of Maryland, College Park, Xfinity Center, 3-4 Apr 2015.

See http://mdfirst.org/programs/first-robotics-competition/chesapeake-regional for the details.

For Agenda, see http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FRC/Events/2015/2015_MDCP_Agenda.pdf. On 2 Apr, there will just be practice rounds and teams trying to pass inspection of their robots. However, 3-4 Apr are the actual competition days where teams compete to go to the FIRST Championship in St Louis, Edward Jones Dome during the last week of Apr. Last season, the head of NASA came to speak to the audience so I do not know the surprise for this season.

Note:  In addition to teams (58 total) coming from MD and neighboring states (including DC), the following countries will be in attendance:

Whitby, ON Canada	General Motors of Canada & Trafalgar Castle School	1547
Binyamina, Z Israel	ARAN / PTC / SCOPUSTECH & ort binyamina	1690
Al Ain, AZ United Arab Emirates	Manor Hall International School	4928

Note:  Not being a mentor this season, I missed out on the introduction of the National Instruments roboRIO for controlling/networking with the robot. if you want, you can navigate http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc.

Have a good evening!!

Paul Davenport