2016 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 19th, 2016

Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Host: FRC Team 4470 Tigears

Venue: Valencia High School, Placentia CA

Address: 500 N. Bradford Ave, Placentia CA. 92870

Download Fall Workshop Flier

Map and Directions

From 57 Freeway, go east on E. Chapman Ave.

North on Bradford Ave., approx one quarter mile on right

500 N. Bradford Ave, Placentia, CA. 92870

Schedule:

 TimeStart  End
Registration 8:00 8:30 
 Session I8:30 10:00 
Break 10:00 10:15 
Session II 10:15 11:45 
Lunch 11:45 12:45 
Session III 12:45 2:15 
Break 2:15 2:30 
Session IV 2:30 4:00 

Session titles:

  • Systems Analysis
  • FRC Robot wiring, step by step
  • Programming: C++/Java
  • Game Strategy and Scouting
  • Solidworks (limited to 30 seats/all day session)
  • Pneumatic Systems
  • Arms and Lifts
  • Chairman's Award
  • Arduino to RoboRIO
  • Starting and Perpetuating a FRC Team

Lunch:

The TiGears FRC 4470 will operate a lunch concession, offering a variety of sandwiches, drinks, chips, fruit, snacks and the like for individual purchase. There will also be a fixed price lunch package for those who would like to pre-order during the morning check-in.

Presenters:

Andy CrickSpirit Automation
Peter JohnsonNorthrop Grumman
Chris HusmannNorthrop Grumman
Eric HusmannSpaceX
Marlon MarquezNorthrop Grumman
Jim MontgomeryJPL
Kevin NakanoRaytheon
Darryl NewhouseFrc 597
Joseph PetitoFrc 1197

Download Schedule of Presentations & Times

Registration:

Register by adding or updating a row for your team on the Google Docs spreadsheet:
SCRRF 2016 Fall Workshops Registration

The registration fee is $100 per team.

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: SCRRF@LARobotics.org.

Pay by Credit Card via PayPal

You do not need a PayPal account to pay via PayPal.

Program and team number
School name

Questions or Additional Information:

Event Manager: Andy Crick, FallWorkshop@team4470.org

Registration: Joe Petito, Joe@LARobotics.org

Payment: LeRoy Nelson, LeRoy@LARobotics.org