2014 Fall Workshops
We invite all FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) teams to participate, since much of the information on how to innovate, how to build a drive system, scholarships, project management, and many other topics can help team members for all programs.
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2014
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Host: FRC Team 1452: Omnicats
Venue: Windward School
Address: 11350 Palms Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90066
Corner of Palms Blvd. and Sawtelle Blvd., right across the street from the Mar Vista Park.
Download Fall Workshops Flyer (pdf)
Download Photo Collage (pdf)
Map and Directions

Download Windward School Campus Map (pdf)
Schedule
| Time | Start | End |
| Registration | 8:30 am | 9:00 am |
| Session I | 9:00 am | 10:30 am |
| Break | 10:30 am | 11:00 am |
| Session II | 11:00 am | 12:30 am |
Session titles
System Engineering
Electronics: Basic & Intermediate
Programming: Java
Programming: C++
2015 Control System
Arms and Lifts
FIRST Safety Practices
Game Strategy and Scouting
CAD
Team Organization
Chairman’s Award
Download Schedule of Workshop Sessions (pdf)
Speakers
| Alex Davis | Team 702 |
| Chris Husmann | Northop Grumman |
| Eileen Kahn | FIRST Sr. Mentor |
| Eric Husmann | SpaceX |
| Jeremy Germita | |
| Peter Johnson | Team 294 |
| Ric Roberts | Raytheon |
| William Valverde | Team 207 |
Registration
Register by adding or updating a row for your team on the Google Docs spreadsheet:
SCRRF 2014 Fall Workshops Registration.
The registration fee will be:
$100 per team if you register by Wednesday 10/22/2014.
$125 per team if you register after Wednesday 10/22/2014.
Payment can be made by:
Electronic check sent to SCRRF@LARobotics.org,
Check payable to Los Angeles Robotics, or
Credit Card (via PayPal).
Please do not let finances keep your team away from this or any other SCRRF event. Fees charged are intended to cover event costs. Any extra fees collected help fund scholarships for high school robotics team members. Please contact Los Angeles Robotics Treasurer LeRoy Nelson at 310-937-7226 if you need financial help to attend.
Pay by Electronic Check (Preferred)
This electronic payment option is more convenient and less expensive than writing a check. We recommend that you use Chase Person-to-Person QuickPay (https://www.chase.com/qp) to send payments from any bank account to SCRRF@LARobotics.org. You do not need a Chase account to pay via Chase QuickPay. There are no transaction fees for using this payment method.
Please include your Program (FRC, FTC or VRC), team number and your school name on the memo line of your electronic check.
Pay by Check
To pay by check, write a check for the registration fee payable to Los Angeles Robotics and either bring it to the registration table at the event or mail it to:
Los Angeles Robotics
Attn: LeRoy Nelson, Treasurer
1457 3rd Street
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-6335
Please include your Program (FRC, FTC or VRC), team number and your school name on the memo line of your check.
If your school needs an invoice to write a check, please contact Los Angeles RoboticsTreasurer LeRoy Nelson at SCRRF@LARobotics.org.
Pay by Credit Card via PayPal
You do not need a PayPal account to pay via PayPal.
Questions or Additional Information
Event Manager: Karalyn Ramon, kramon@windwardschool.org, (310) 948-1509
Registration: LeRoy Nelson, SCRRF@LARobotics.org, (310) 937-7226