1. BRI Board Communications BRI Board Meeting 25 January 2013

2. Board Communications  BRI Dashboard  BRI Communications (to hubs, etc.)  Org Structure  BRI Newsletter (quarterly)  Blog (who want’s to take this?)  BRI Management  Superusers only  Phase1 Plans – all board members = superuser  Phase2 Plans – access to “features” based on specific roles  Treasurer, bookkeeper > financal info  President, Vice President > board membership  Etc.

3. Board Communications  Personal Email  User Email  Google Email (@bestinc.org)  ListServ/Group Email  BRI Email Lists (Board > Org communication)  BRI BoD ListServ – bod@bestinc.org (google group)bod@bestinc.org  Currently uses your Google email (@bestinc.org)  Organization > Board Communication  BRI BoD ListServ, or  Designate a recipient with dedicated email alias  e.g., bribod@bestinc.org

4. Board Communications  Board Meetings/Collaboration (online)  WebEx (http://bestrobotics.webex.com)http://bestrobotics.webex.com  Passwords stored under Dashboard “Accts/Passwords”  bestroboticsinc@yahoo.com, BESTinc1 bestroboticsinc@yahoo.com  Minutes & Documents  BRI File Manager  Minutes – /Corporate Files/Board Meetings  Private Docs - /Corporate Files/Board Private  Action Item Tracking (highly recommended)  Click on TASKs button on Dashboard (Telety.pe)  Fully integrated with Google Apps (e.g., @bestinc.org)

5. BRI Game Committee Report BRI Board Meeting 25 January 2013

6. 2012 Game Feedback  2012 survey created for teams  Poor response…as usual, need incentives?  55/12000+ students & teachers  Very positive feedback for 2012 game  Most attributes scored Excellent  Concept, complexity, learning, fairness, scoring …  Most important to participants…  Field Construction/Setup/BOM (2012)  Most liked – “change in dimension”  Most disliked – “robot had to climb a pole”

7. 2013 Game  Game design is progressing  Lots of details to be resolved  Heavy emphasis on proto season rules and drawings  Weekly educational activities throughout the Spring  Leveraging social media  BEST FB weekly reach boost from 168 to 2695 in Jan alone  Online accessible to anyone  Is the message getting to teachers & students?  FB primary demographics reach = age 18-34  Game Theme – “Technology”  Semiconductors, logic design, computer design/integration

8. 2013 Game  Prototype Kickoff, March 9  Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL  WebEx or USTREAM possible (late promotion)  Prototype Game Weekend, April 26-28  Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL  Weekend schedule TBD  ProtoGame will be on Saturday, April 27  Who is owning other activities?  Hub Council meeting  Other training, etc.

9. 2014 Game  Very poor response to game design solicitations  Spring 2013 – no formal response, limited verbal interest  Fall 2013 – 0 formal response, 1 verbal interest  Only 1 letter of interest received after some push  Game Design awarded to  West Texas BEST  19 year veteran hub  Preliminary Game Theme  Wind power, wind turbines  Construction and transport

10. BRI Game Committee  Membership – 7  Seeking +2 membership from D1 & D6  2012 Accomplishments  Drafted new game policies, approve by April  Game Award policy  Game Development policy  responsibilities  schedule, deliverables, design requirements  Begin search for Committee Chair  President appointed position