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September FTC Workshops

Important! Read before registering! FTC Platform Announcement

Repeating last year's success, our New Jersey FTC community-of-teams will conduct a one-day Workshop at The College of New Jersey on September 29, 2007. Particularly if you are a new FTC team, this workshop is for you! However, we have loaded the day with a sufficient number of forums and more advanced topics to make it worthwhile for veteran teams to participate.

We recommend that teachers, prospective coaches, and mentors come. Students are also welcome, and we'll have a good number again this year, but the Workshop is actually for you, the decision-maker and robotics team leaders (adults & key students). It's all free, and there is much to learn.

If you would like to join us, simply RSVP to Vincent.Frascella@baesystems .com. Questions are always welcome, as well.

Below, you can see the full set of topics that are covered. In the New Team Track (on the left), an overview of the program is provided, along with tips for getting started. There is also a hardware and software orientation being planned, along with an detailed review of this year's Challenge.

To download a copy of the schedule, please click here.

 
New Teams Track
Common Track
Veteran Teams Track
 
Start Time
 
 
 
Duration
8:30
 
Introduction - Agenda
Review of Last Year's FTC Community
 
30 minutes
9:00
Overview of FIRST & Programs
 
Veteran Team Forum - 2006 Tournament, Survey Review, Lessons Learned
45 minutes
9:45
Vex Kit Walkthrough (with website tour)
 
Sensor Applications - Using themto win!
45 minutes
10:30
Organizing Your New Team Forum
 
Programming - Square-Bot Sfw Challenge
60 minutes
11:30
 
Lunch Break
 
45 minutes
12:15
Demo on Tournament Field
 
FRC Program Start-Up Requirements & Advantages
30 minutes
12:45
Getting Started: Programming with easyC
 
Mechanical Design Tips, Techniques, and Pitfalls Avoidance
45 minutes
1:30
 
Marketing, Fundraising, 501C3 Registration
 
45 minutes
2:15
 
Review of This Year's Game
 
45 minutes
3:00
 
Tournament Preparation (including SfwShell Verf)
 
45 minutes
3:30
 
Judged Awards Reviewed
 
30 minutes
 
 
 
 
 
4:00
 
End of the Day
 
 
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