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

Address11350 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 DavisTeam 702
Chris HusmannNorthop Grumman
Eileen KahnFIRST  Sr. Mentor
Eric HusmannSpaceX
Jeremy Germita
Peter JohnsonTeam 294
Ric RobertsRaytheon
William ValverdeTeam 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 Wednes
day 10/22/2014

Payment can be made by:
        Electronic check sent to SCRRF@LARobotics.org
          C
heck 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.

Registration Date
Program and team number
School name
Questions or Additional Information

Event Manager: Karalyn Ramon, kramon@windwardschool.org, (310) 948-1509

Registration: LeRoy Nelson, SCRRF@LARobotics.org, (310) 937-7226