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Event Partner Online Resources

Event Partner Online Resources. Event Partner Summit, July 2013 Presented by Rick Tyler. Six Important Websites. REC Foundation Website (roboticseducation.org) Robot Events (robotevents.com) Admin Robot Events (admin.robotevents.com) VEX Forum (vexforum.com) VEX Wiki (vexforum.com/wiki)

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Event Partner Online Resources

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  1. Event Partner Online Resources Event Partner Summit, July 2013 Presented by Rick Tyler

  2. Six Important Websites • REC Foundation Website (roboticseducation.org) • Robot Events (robotevents.com) • Admin Robot Events (admin.robotevents.com) • VEX Forum (vexforum.com) • VEX Wiki (vexforum.com/wiki) • VEX Products (vexrobotics.com)

  3. Roboticseducation.org The official website of the REC Foundation

  4. Home Page • Nearly everything also on menu • Click on big pictures – direct links • Direct links to various items of interest: • Team and event registration (robotevents.com) • Volunteer information page • REC Foundation STEM Hall of Fame • Grants and Scholarships • Pictures and video of students and robots • Sponsors • Game rules • VEX forum

  5. Roboticseducation.org About • About REC Foundation • Staff contact and profiles page

  6. Roboticseducation.org News

  7. Roboticseducation.org Online Challenges • Information • Link to entries

  8. Roboticseducation.orgVEX Robotics Competition Overview • VRC events • Attending a VRC Tournament • Important dates

  9. Roboticseducation.orgCurrent Game • Rules links • Q&A link • Game documents for download • Events links

  10. Roboticseducation.orgVRC Participants • Finding events • Starting a team • New team building robots • VEX tech help • Learning about VEX robots • How to get support

  11. Roboticseducation.orgVRC Team Leaders/Coaches • Getting started in VRC • Finding and registering for events • Online Challenges • Preparing for a tournament • Resource links

  12. Roboticseducation.orgVRC: Event Partners • Event partner role description • Information for new event partners • Event management • Event accounting • Event partner email archive

  13. Roboticseducation.orgDocuments for Running an Event • Event partner documents • It’s the new event partner resource page

  14. Roboticseducation.org Volunteer • Why volunteer? • What it is to be a volunteer, with job descriptions • Link to register as volunteer

  15. Roboticseducation.org Training • Volunteer • Training calls and video links • Training call schedule

  16. Roboticseducation.orgVRC World Championship • Brief description of the event • Video recap of 2013 World Championship • Media information

  17. Roboticseducation.org VEX U Competition • Unique information for the college competition • Link to rules • Link to discussion of VEX U on forum

  18. Roboticseducation.org VEX IQ Challenge • Pages under development, available in August

  19. Roboticseducation.orgEducators • Curriculum links • VRC in the classroom

  20. Roboticseducation.org Support • Links to: • VEX product support • Forum • Sales support • REC Foundation competition support

  21. Roboticseducation.orgScholarships and Grants Pages • Scholarships information • Grants information

  22. Roboticseducation.orgSTEM Hall of Fame • Teacher Hall of Fame • Mentor Hall of Fame • Volunteer Hall of Fame • Team Hall of Fame • Partner Hall of Fame • STEM Heroes Hall of Fame

  23. Roboticseducation.orgSponsorship Pages • Information on becoming a sponsor • Recognition of current sponsors

  24. Roboticseducation.orgContact Pages • Contact Us • Contact Us FAQ (expanded support list) • REC Foundation mailing list sign up

  25. Robotevents.com This is the gateway to program information and registration for REC Foundation Participants

  26. Robotevents.comTeam and Event Shopping • Log in • Log out • Account dashboard • Shopping cart

  27. Robotevents.comRobot Competitions • Program menu items and mid-page tiles overlap • Find and register for events • Team coaches and students see event listings • Includes partner programs like BEST and TSA • Portals to non-REC Foundation programs like Botball and FIRST

  28. Robotevents.comMap Search • Use the Map Search (upper right-hand corner) to see teams and events worldwide • Scroll down – details listed below the map • The “Teams” search shows currently-registered teams • We are working on making this option more obvious to participants

  29. Admin.robotevents.com • The event partner’s portal to create and manage events and to see teams in their region • Event partners can see teams in their region (state, province, country, depending on where they are)

  30. Admin.robotevents.comEvents • Create and edit event descriptions • Manage awards • Enter awards • Manage team registration • Download team lists

  31. Admin.robotevents.comTeams • Team list in region (state, province, country depending on where EP is) • Team contacts (name, phone, email) • Download teams in region • Email list • Phone list

  32. State Championship Management • Turns the policies in the qualifying document into software that you will use to manage the state champ system • In development • Sample screens below • First round of screen design done • Coding in progress • Regional Championship = State/Provincial Championship • Two or more states joining together to offer one championship, such as Vermont and New Hampshire, or Massachusetts and Rhode Island

  33. Example of State Champ Awards Setup

  34. Example of State Champ Wait List Mgt

  35. State/Regional Champ “Event Fill”

  36. Robot Events: Regional Skills Rankings

  37. Vexforum.com • VEX product support • Official game Q&A for VRC, VEX U and VIQ • Event partner forum • Community forums for technical and competition discussion

  38. Vexforum.comFor End Users • Heavily moderated • Lots of engineering and game discussion • Product discussion and VEX tech support • Robot picture galleries

  39. Vexforum.comEvent Partners and Teachers • VEX Tournament Manager software help and discussion • Event Partner discussions (private) • Various VRC forums including all the VRC games and League Play support • VEX IQ Challenge (VIQ) discussion and official Q&A • Online Challenges discussion and Official Q&A

  40. VEX Wiki (vexforum.com/wiki) • This is where the GDC posts the official game rules for current VRC, VEX U, and VIQ games • The current rules are also now available on roboticseducation.org – links to same documents • Archive of game rules for past games • Links and information on other robotics competitions • Community-created resources

  41. VEX Productsvexrobotics.com • Robot parts! • Event partner support kit • Trophies • Game components • Fields • To use discount codes and get EP discounts, make sure you are logged in with your EP account

  42. Six Important Websites • REC Foundation Website (roboticseducation.org) • Robot Events (robotevents.com) • Admin Robot Events (admin.robotevents.com) • VEX Forum (vexforum.com) • VEX Wiki (vexforum.com/wiki) • VEX Robotics products (vexrobotics.com)

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