Steering Committee 2009-08-28
From DEW Robotics
Agenda for Steering Committee Meeting 28 August 2009
- Approval of the minutes of the meeting of 31 July 2009
- Approved no changes
- Finance Report
- We have the money to register
- There is a fund raising letter that we can send out
- Fund Raising Effort
- We will start our fund raising push once school starts
- We need to get ID cards for the Roboteers when they ask for donations and discounts
- Review of August Activities
- Pivot Prototype
- Very successful - all four modes work, there are some minor improvements that can be made.
- Dr. Jekyll vs. Mr. Hyde competition (canceled)
- Only 7 teams were registered
- Summer events are a problem due to vacation schedules
- New VEX Roboteers and Squarebot construction
- Squarebot kits were a big hit
- Need to reprint directions for the fall
- New VEX Mentor Workshops
- Two existing FRC mentors
- Three new mentors (All Girls Team Mentor is ready!)
- Next cycle of workshops start 15 September
- Pivot Prototype
- Review of space planning
- Gate at DEC waiting to be installed
- Students will build the wall
- Once wall is up Scott will set up a move for the new mill
- School rules
- Nothing directly on the tile floor
- Carpet or VEX floor tiles
- Do not prop the doors open
- Need to make sure that the spaces are requested before they are used (all the 2009-2010 time has been requested)
- Nothing directly on the tile floor
- Website update
- Move to new hosting provider in July has given us increased uptime
- Content is growing daily!
- Dewbot V, IV complete, III is 99% complete, II is underway. We need help with info about DEWBOT I.
- Calendar function being added, should be in by 7 September
- Backups in progress
- Need to get student editors in place
- FRC Programming organization for the 2010 season
- Fall schedule planning
- Review of Fall Show and Tell Events
- September 2 - Downingtown West 2:30PM Teachers
- November 4 - Downingtown East 2:30PM Teachers
- TBD - Lionville Middle School
- TBD - Downingtown Middle School
- Back to school nights - Downingtown East and Downingtown West Oct. 1 6:30-9:30PM Parents/Students
- Review of FLL plan
- FLL Kickoff - Lionville Elementary - 3 September - 6:30
- Meeting Monday nights at Lionville Elementary
- Four qualifiers and the championship tournament
- Scott will look at doing a public display event in April
- Review of Clean Sweep schedule (Wednesdays 23 Sept until May 2)
- Penn State Scrimmage - Dec 5
- Eastern Pennsylvania Regional - March 13
- Review of VEX Mentor training schedule (Tuesdays 15 Sept for 7 weeks)
- Interested people should contact User:Foster to sign up
- Review of FRC Fall Schedule
- Team Kickoff & Parents Meeting - September 23
- Safety and General Tool Training - September 30
- Pneumatics - October 7
- Duel on the Delaware - October 10
- Drive Train & Kit of Parts October 21
- Specialist Training - October 28, November 4, November 11, November 18
- Welding, CAD, Mill, Lathe, etc.
- Ramp Riot - November 14
- December 2 and December 9 Build Season Prep Sessions
- FRC Events for 2010 Competition season - which one(s) do we want to go to? - Initial discussion
- Kickoff 9 Jan
- Ship 23 Feb
- Week 1 Competition March 4-6 (Fingerlakes Regional?)
- Week 2 Competition - March 11-13 (DC?)
- Week 3 Competition - March 18-20 Philadelphia
- Week 4 Competition - March 25-27
- Week 5 Competition - April 1-3 (this is Easter Week)
- Review of Fall Show and Tell Events
- Nominate/Vote for team secretary
- On hold waiting on a final job description