1. Teacher/Mentor Institute SoCo BEST @Trinidad State 2015 Season and Demographics Jenn Swanson June 2, 2015

2. 2015 Event Schedule   Kickoff   Saturday, September 12   Trinidad State Junior College   Deadline to register for optional BEST Award   Friday, September 25   RSVP to Jenn.Swanson@trinidadstate.edu Jenn.Swanson@trinidadstate.edu   Practice Day  Saturday, October 17  Trinidad State Junior College   Game Day  Saturday, October 24  Trinidad State Junior College Page 2

3. Kickoff Details   Saturday, September 12   12:00 (Noon) until 4:00 p.m.   Trinidad State Junior College Scott Gym or Sullivan Center   Plan to have food available for sale – more details to come   Receive one Memory Stick per team with 2015 Kickoff Files!   A treasure chest of information   Also available on our website   Game will be revealed – PAY DIRT   Take lots of photos   See Game field and prototype robot demo   8 Breakout Sessions   Goal - Send 1-2 team members to each of the breakout sessions   Receive your software licenses and keys – don’t lose them!   Pick-up your Robot Kit (consumable & returnable) Page 3

4. Bring to Kickoff   Students/Mentors – enough to attend all breakout sessions   Food   Bring snacks / water   Forms to turn in at registration table:   Returnable Kit Agreement Returnable Kit Agreement   Request for Loan of Returnable Kit (if needed) Request for Loan of Returnable Kit   Signed Consent and Release forms for teachers, mentors and studentsConsent and Release   Reference SoCo BEST Consent and Release Policy Page 4

5. Page 5 PAY DIRT 2015  PAY DIRT 2015  Robot is working in a mine  Enjoy the poster of this year’s mascot  Grab this logo picture Coming soon the 2015 Logo

6. Kickoff Breakout Sessions   Project Engineering Notebooks   Robot Design & Construction Tips   Programming easyC   Kits and Rules   Control Systems   The Rest of the BEST Award   BEST Award Marketing Presentation   Teacher & Mentor Tips Page 6

7. Practice Day Details   Saturday, October 17   10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Trinidad State Junior College   Scott Gym, Trinidad, CO 81082   Use the east entrance (look for balloons)   Parking near Scott Gym on east and west side   10:00a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check   REQUIRED to submit Project Engineering Notebook at registration   Locate assigned Pit Area and get set-up   REQUIRED to submit Team Demographic Form and Robot compliance inspection in pit area   Open practice AND a dry run of the competition – multiple matches   Food   Bring food and drinks or we plan to have food to buy at the event   If you travel a long distance you might consider getting dinner too! Page 7

8. Bring to Practice Day   Robot (whether it’s working or not) and Team members   Project Engineering Notebook   2014 Team Demographics Form 2014 Team Demographics Form   Tools & safety goggles for Pit Area   Forms to submit:   Consent & Release Forms for additional teachers, mentors and students Consent & Release Forms   Student Roster – list of ALL team members for program   Mentor Roster – list of ALL mentors for program   Teacher Roster – list of ALL teachers for program   Driver list for the day’s competition Driver list Page 8

9. Team Demographics Form  Team Demographics Form MUST be submitted to Compete  Information Completed by Teacher 1. School Description 2. Team / Student Descriptions 3. Mentor, Curriculum, Software Information  PLEASE make them complete and correct!  A template spreadsheet will be available at Kickoff so you can track your student demographics Page 9

10. Game Day   Saturday, October 24   10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.   Scott Gym, Trinidad State Junior College, Trinidad, CO   Enter via the east doors look for balloons   Parking near Scott Gym on east and west side   10:30 a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check   Locate assigned Pit Area and get set-up   Robot inspection for compliance in pit area   Have Team Photo with robot taken   Set-up BEST Award Team Exhibit   Food   Bring food and drinks or we plan to have food to buy at the event   If you travel a long distance you might consider getting dinner too! Page 10

11. Game Day Details Current Draft   10:30 Check in, robot compliance, team photos, team exhibit setup   11:30 Team Exhibits Open   12:30 Opening Ceremony   12:45 Seeding Matches Begin   3:00 Wildcard Match   3:30 Semi Final Matches   4:00 Final Matches   4:30 Award Ceremony & photos of winning teams & robots   5:00 Conclusion of Game Day activities   5:10 Winning teams meet regarding Regional Championship   Teams turn in Returnable kits or sign kit loan form Invite parents, friends, band, cheerleaders & mascot Page 11

12. Game Day   Forms to submit:   Driver list – before the competitions Driver list   Sportsmanship voting sheet – during the competitions   We’ll have Teacher and Student Feedback forms – before you leave   Request for Loan of Returnable Kit (unless you return the kit) Request for Loan of Returnable Kit   We return Project Engineering Notebooks with Judges’ comments and scoring (after the awards ceremony) Page 12

13. After Game Day   We will send to you:   Your Team Photo   Project Engineering Notebooks not returned on Game Day   Score sheets not returned on Game Day Page 13

14. BEST Regionals   Who gets invited to attend   Top teams in BEST Award   Top teams in Robot Competition   Exact number of teams TBD   Dates – December 4 & 5, 2015   Location – University of Arkansas Ft. Smith, Arkansas Page 14

15. Page 15 BEST Websites  The BEST Robotics, Inc. (BRI) national website contains all the information you will need to understand the overall program, how the competition works, links to other resources (e.g., VEX, easyC), an FAQ section, and many resources The BEST Robotics, Inc. (BRI) national website The BEST Robotics, Inc. (BRI) national website  The SoCo BEST @Trinidad State website is our local website and it contains local information (e.g., Calendar of events, local contact information, etc.) and link to BRI’s website SoCo BEST @Trinidad State website SoCo BEST @Trinidad State website

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18. Summary of Web Resources SoCo BEST@TrinidadState: http://www.trinidadstate.edu/programs/soco-best http://www.trinidadstate.edu/programs/soco-best BEST Robotics, Inc.: http://bestinc.org/http://bestinc.org/ bESTology: http://www.friendsofbest.org/blog/category/bestology/ http://www.friendsofbest.org/blog/category/bestology/ easyC V4 Programming Software: http://www.intelitekdownloads.com/easyCV4/ http://www.intelitekdownloads.com/easyCV4/ Vex Robotics: http://www.vexrobotics.com/http://www.vexrobotics.com/ Eventbright (Team Registration): http://socobest.eventbrite.com http://socobest.eventbrite.com Page 18 Update