Monta Vista Robotics Team

1. Monta Vista Robotics Team Team Meeting March 2, 2012

2. Agenda • General Info about Regionals/Competitions • Competition Preparation • Silicon Valley Regional • Sacramento Regional

3. Competitions • Competitions are a fun and exciting way to compete the robot that we have worked so hard on for the past six weeks • You get to see other teams and work side by side with engineers from around the area

4. Competition Schedule

5. Friday: Qualification Rounds • 8:00am Pits and Machine Shop open • 9:00am Opening Ceremonies • 9:30am-4:30pm Seeding Matches • 12:00-1:00pm Lunch • 4:30pm Awards Ceremony • 6:00pm Pits and Machine Shop close Pit Pit Everyone

6. Saturday: Eliminations • 8:00am Pits and Machine Shop open • 9:00am Opening Ceremonies • 9:30am-11:45am Seeding Matches • 11:45-12:00pm Alliance Selections • 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch • 1:00-3:00pm Final Rounds • 3:00pm Awards ceremony • 5:00pm Pits and Machine Shop close Pit Pit Everyone

7. Jobs at Competition • Pit Crew • Spend majority of the time in the Pits • Keep robot ready to run in each match – maintains the robot • Drive Crew • Group of four that compete on the field during each match • Scouts • Spend majority of the time in the stands (some in pits) • Take copious notes (NEATLY!) • Formulate data and statistics on teams based on match results • Cheering/Spectators • Sit in the stands and cheer!

8. Pits • A 10 ft by 10 ft area is allotted to each team to work on their robot • Due to the limited space, only pit crew members should be in the pits • If you visit the pits, make sure you get safety glasses

9. Pit Crew* • Nupur Garg (Head) • Kumar Veeravel • Karen Feng • Patricia Xu • Roy Xia • Jimin Park • Andrew He • Jonathan La Plain *Attends everyday including Thursday Note: There will be a Pit Meeting on Tuesday, March 13th after school in F108

10. Standby Pit List • Namrata Ramani • RJ Cunningham • Tyler Pennebaker • Aashsih Kapur • Chirag Toprani • Divek Toprani

11. Drive Crew • Evelyn Ding Driver 1 (Pilot) • Benjamin Yu Driver 2 (Pilot) • Anant Singhania Coach/Strategist (Commander) • Mark Sinks Human Player (Payload Specialist)

12. Scouts • Parth Kumar (Head Scout) • Jessica Chen • Archana Kikla • Emma Lewis • Pooja Kale • Dennis Your • Nikita Sankar • Anurag Kelkar • Roy Hsieh • Glory Jain • Preethum Gujjula • Janice Huang • Aric Liu • Ashley Tu • Sachin Makaram • Dahyoung Yoon Note: There will be a Scout Meeting Monday, March 12th after school in F108

13. Cheering/Spectators (Everyone) • Watch matches • No gaming, you are representing the team! No fooling around • Cheer for the team! • Hold up signs • Follow PR instruction • “MVRT, how do you feel?” • HAVE A GREAT TIME!

14. Other Info • Remember, you are representing the school and the team at competitions • Be on good behavior. You are going into an atmosphere with professionals in the industry. • Do not wander off at either regional • Stay positive all the time – judges are always watching • If anything is wrong at a regional, get help, talk to advisor (you get sick, etc)

15. Thursday List for SVR • Anant Singhania • Evelyn Ding • Benjamin Yu • Mark Sinks • Nupur Garg • Karen Feng • Kumar Veeravel • Patricia Xu • Jimin Park • Roy Xia • Jonathan La Plain • Andrew He • Dahyoung Yoon • Joyce Yan • Jessica Chen • Daniel Tan • Namrata Ramani • RJ Cunningham • Tyler Pennebaker • Aashish Kapur • Chirag Toprani • Divek Toprani

16. Thursday List for Sacramento • Anant Singhania • Evelyn Ding • Benjamin Yu • Mark Sinks • Nupur Garg • Karen Feng • Kumar Veeravel • Dahyoung Yoon • Jessica Chen • Parth Kumar • Jimin Park • Roy Xia • Jonathan La Plain • Patricia Xu

17. Forms – Fill Out the Dates Now • 2 Permission Slips (one per regional) • School Permission Slip • Signed by ALL your teachers • Insurance Form – fill out the dates now for the events you will be attending • San José State – March 30th and March 31st • Thursday Group – March 29th-31st • Sacramento– March 16th and March 17th • Thursday Group – March 15th-17th • STIMS FIRST Consent Form – there will be an email with the info to complete this online • Extremely important to do this!

18. Location: San José State Event Center • Address: The Event Center San José State University 290 South 7th Street San José, CA 95192 • You are responsible for your own ride • We are NOT arranging carpools

19. General Information • The general public can attend the competition free of charge • Parents, teachers, and friends are all invited • Parking is $10 in the garage • Friday, March 30th : 9am-5pm • Saturday, March 31st : 9am-5pm • SVR is mandatory for all members

20. Rules and Guidelines • You must attend the days you have been excused for! • Sign-inand Sign-out with Mr. Shinta at the start and end of each day • Attendance will be taken and absences will be reported • Wear your MVRT T-shirts! • The team will be seated together in the stands forming a sea of purple • Bring money for lunch ($10-15) • Outside food is not allowed in the Event Center • Behave and act responsibly • School rules still apply to you at the competition • Do as you are told; you are responsible for yourself • No playing on your Ipod or Phones. We will take it away. • Remember to HAVE FUN!

21. Review of Forms Due and Impt Dates • ALL forms due Friday, March 9th by 6:00pm • Permission Slip – SVR (signed by teachers) • Permission Slip – Seattle (signed by teachers) • Insurance Form • STIMS FIRST Online Consent Form • March 9th After school: • ALL PAPERWORK DUE BY 6PM! • March 12th • Lunch: Sacramento Regional Meeting • Afterschool: Scout Meeting, Apparel Distribution • March 13th: Pit Meeting

22. Questions? Thanks for coming!