News from
New York City / New Jersey FIRST
September 2007

For FRC Teacher-Coaches, Volunteer Mentors,
and Student Team Leaders

Rookie Workshop

November 6 (Election Day)
9:00am to 2:00pm

The Rookie Workshop is designed for rookie FRC teams as well as teacher-coaches, volunteer mentors and students new to veteran teams. The session will cover how best to prepare for the FIRST Robotics Competition, and for teachers, how to take the best instructional advantage of FIRST Robotics.

Venue Address:
Ralph McKee High School
290 St. Mark's Place
Staten Island, NY 10301

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Register now! Click here or contact Richard Xuereb at (718) 420-2616.
Questions are always welcome, as well.

The workshop is made possible through the volunteer efforts of the 2006 FIRST Robotics National Champion and Chairman's Award winner, the Robo Wizards, Team 522 based at Ralph McKee High School, in Staten Island.

Technology Leadership Workshop

November 10, November 17, December 1, & December 8
9:00am to 6:00pm

The Technology Leadership Workshop will be offered four times on the dates above. Each workshop will include 3 strands which cover:

• Team Building and Fundraising
• FRC Kit of parts
• Chassis, drivetrain, electrical, pneumatics, and sensors
• Intro to C Programming using Easy C
• Intro to Robotics Programming
• Tactics, Rules and Safety

Each full day's activities will conclude with a social event with pizza, music, and fun activities. Attendees will be able to purchase lunch in the Polytechnic University cafeteria.

This session is free and open to FRC teams from New York City. Attendance is limited to a maximum of 8 people per team and 10 teams per session. A waitlist will be used to admit more than 8 team members, as space permits. Registration is required.

Venue Address:
Polytechnic University
6 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 112001

http://www.poly.edu/

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Register now! Please contact Kris Breton, FIRST Senior Mentor at [email protected] and be sure to include:

• Team number;
• First choice date to attend;
• Second choice date to attend;
• Names of those attending (8 max.);
• Names of those beyond 8 for waitlist; and
• E-mail addresses of all wishing to attend.

These sessions have been planned through the volunteer efforts of the PolyBots, a student leadership and community service organization at Polytechnic University, and the New York City FIRST Team Mentor Leadership Committee.

C Programming Clinics

January 19 and January 26
TBD

These two clinics are designed to help teams with the programming of their FRC controller during the build season as real-problems and challenges arise. Get help when you need it.

This session is free and open to FRC teams from New York City. Attendance is limited to a maximum of 4 people per team. A waitlist will be used to admit more than 4 team members, as space permits. Registration is required.

Venue Address:
Long Island City High School
14-30 Broadway
Long Island City, NY 11106

Need directions to the venue? Click here

Register now! Please contact Kris Breton, FIRST Senior Mentor at [email protected] and be sure to include:

• Team number
• First choice date to attend
• Second choice date to attend
• Names of those attending (4 max.);
• Names of those beyond 4 for waitlist; and
• E-mail addresses of all wishing to attend.

These sessions are made possible through the volunteer efforts of students at Long Island City High School, the Polybots, a student leadership and community service organization at Polytechnic University and the New York City FIRST Team Mentor Leadership Committee.

Special thanks to Anurag Jaiman, assistant principal, and science department students at Long Island City High School, Richard Xuereb and Team 522 at Ralph McKee High School, the Polybots of Polytechnic University led by Arber Shametaj, a FIRST alumnus of Grady High School, and the New York City FIRST Robotics Team Mentor Leadership Committee co-chaired by Glenn Gribble of Goldman Sachs and Nadav Zeimer of Westinghouse High School.

The spirit of volunteerism among folks involved in FIRST is inspiring. It certainly gives one hope for the future.

Sincerely,
Randy Schaeffer, Regional Director
New York City / New Jersey FIRST