Teacher/Mentor Institute
SoCo BEST @Trinidad State
2015 Season and Demographics
Jenn Swanson
June 2, 2015
2015 Event Schedule
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Kickoff
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Saturday, September 12
Trinidad State Junior
College
Deadline to register for
optional BEST Award
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Friday, September 25
RSVP to
Practice Day
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Saturday, October 17
Trinidad State Junior
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Game Day
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Saturday, October 24
Trinidad State Junior
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Jenn.Swanson@trinidadstate.edu
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Kickoff Details
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Saturday, September 12
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12:00 (Noon) until 4:00 p.m.
Trinidad State Junior College Scott Gym or Sullivan Center
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Receive one Memory Stick per team with 2015 Kickoff Files!
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Take lots of photos
See Game field and prototype robot demo
8 Breakout Sessions
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A treasure chest of information
Also available on our website
Game will be revealed – PAY DIRT
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Plan to have food available for sale – more details to come
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)
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Bring to Kickoff
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Students/Mentors – enough to attend all breakout
sessions
Food
 Bring snacks / water
Forms to turn in at registration table:
 Returnable Kit Agreement
 Request for Loan of Returnable Kit (if needed)
 Signed Consent and Release forms for teachers,
mentors and students
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Reference SoCo BEST Consent and Release Policy
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PAY DIRT 2015
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PAY DIRT 2015
Coming soon
the 2015 Logo
Robot is working in a mine
 Enjoy the poster of this year’s mascot
 Grab this logo picture
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Kickoff Breakout Sessions
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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
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Practice Day Details
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Saturday, October 17
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10:00a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check
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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
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
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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!
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Bring to Practice Day
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Robot (whether it’s working or not) and Team members
Project Engineering Notebook
2014 Team Demographics Form
Tools & safety goggles for Pit Area
Forms to submit:
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Consent & Release Forms for additional teachers, mentors and
students
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
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Team Demographics Form
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Team Demographics Form MUST be submitted
to Compete
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Information Completed by Teacher
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School Description
Team / Student Descriptions
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
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Game Day
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Saturday, October 24
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10:30 a.m. Team Registration and Robot Compliance Check
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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
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
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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!
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Game Day Details
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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
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Game Day
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Forms to submit:
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Driver list – before the competitions
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)
We return Project Engineering Notebooks with
Judges’ comments and scoring (after the awards
ceremony)
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After Game Day
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We will send to you:
Your Team Photo
 Project Engineering Notebooks not returned
on Game Day
 Score sheets not returned on Game Day
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BEST Regionals
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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
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BEST Websites
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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 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
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BEST Robotics Inc.
Website
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Map
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SoCo BEST @Trinidad
State Website
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Summary of Web
Resources
SoCo BEST@TrinidadState:
http://www.trinidadstate.edu/programs/soco-best
BEST Robotics, Inc.: http://bestinc.org/
bESTology:
http://www.friendsofbest.org/blog/category/bestology/
easyC V4 Programming Software:
http://www.intelitekdownloads.com/easyCV4/
Vex Robotics: http://www.vexrobotics.com/
Eventbright (Team Registration):
http://socobest.eventbrite.com
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