2015-16 State/Regional Events Approaching!
It’s hard to believe that the 2015-2016 Bank Shot and Nothing But Net seasons are nearing a close! The REC Foundation is grateful to all the teams that particiapted this year and we wish everyone a fun-filled close to the season as you attend your final events, state and regional events, and some of you prepare to join us at VEX Worlds!
VEX Worlds!
VEX Worlds is quickly approaching and new information is added weekly to help teams prepare for the trip to Louisville, Kentucky, April 20-23. Be sure to visit the hotel booking site - http://groups.reservetravel.com/group.aspx?id=17120 for a great selection of accommodations and discounted rates! The 2016 VEX Worlds site - http://www.gotolouisville.com/vex that features details about our host city and the surrounding area is another excellent resource with tips for visitors new to Louisville. Once again, the REC Foundation will host a team party at Kentucky Kingdom, a fabulous amusement park just steps from VEX Worlds. To purchase discounted tickets visit: 2016 VEX Worlds Team Party - https://www.robotevents.com/tkt-party-2016.html . In advance of VEX Worlds teams are invited to check out our new online apparel store: http://www.roboticseducation.org/2016VEXApparel Finally, VEX Worlds would not be what it is without our passionate group of volunteers! We are extremely grateful to all those who volunteered their time to make this a memorable event and invite you to consider joining us again. Learn more today - http://www.roboticseducation.org/vex…ds-volunteers/ !
VEX Robotics Alumni Community!
The REC Foundation welcomes all past VEX Robotics participants to join the VEX Robotics Alumni Community for valuable networking, internships, career, and volunteer opportunities! It’s a great way to stay involved in the robotics community and gain critical information to further your education and career. To learn more and join the program, please visit: www.RoboticsEducation.org/Alumni - REC Foundation Alumni Association - REC Foundation
Get Social!
With a large number of VEX IQ Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition, and VEX U events taking place each weekend, we welcome teams to share news of their experience this season. Please be sure to follow the REC Foundation on Facebook - Robotics Education & Competition Foundation , Twitter - https://twitter.com/REC_Foundation?lang=en , and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/recfoundation/ for the latest news and highlights from events around the world. Post your own news and use the hashtags #VEXRobotics, #VEXIQ, #VEXEDR, or #VEXworlds! If you have news to share with us, please contact [email protected] .
VEX IQ Challenge & VEX Robotics Competition Event Prep!
As new and existing teams prepare for events this season, we have a few resources that might make that first competition experience an easy one. VEX IQ Challenge teams are encouraged to review “Tips for VEX IQ Challenge Events” - http://www.roboticseducation.org/doc…-for-teams.pdf and VEX Robotics Competition Teams may find it helpful to review “101 Things I Wish I’d Known Before My First VEX Tournament.” - http://www.roboticseducation.org/doc…101-things.pdf VEX IQ Challenge teams have the added bonus of participating in the STEM Research Project - http://content.vexrobotics.com/docs/…t-20150505.pdf . There are plenty of additional resources and tips to prepare teams for a fun and rewarding season on the VEX IQ Challenge - http://www.roboticseducation.org/vex…nge/viq-teams/ and VEX Robotics Competition - http://www.roboticseducation.org/vex…m-leadercoach/ team pages!
Sponsor Spotlight: Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments knows the importance of fostering STEM initiatives that create the technology workforce of tomorrow. As a proud sponsor of the Texas Instruments Electronics Online Challenge, VEX Worlds, and two scholarships for high school seniors, TI supports robotics through TI technology and employee engagement. In the Texas Instruments Online Challenge, students deconstruct a device to see the electronic components were inside. Students then select a component, do research on it, and report on what it does and its role in the device. Entries consisted of everything from alarm clocks and flat irons to coffee pots, computers, and even a 3-D printer. Interested in their results? Check out the submissions here - Texas Instruments Electronics Online Challenge | Online Challenges
The REC Foundation’s Mission Statement
The REC Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, sustainable, and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs across the U.S. and internationally. For more information, visit www.roboticseducation.org - http://www.roboticseducation.org .
Past E-Mails Available
Archives of all email blasts from this season can always be found here - https://vexforum.com/index.php/co…-blast-archive .
Not Getting These E-mails?
Many organizations automatically block group e-mails. You have two options:
- Request that your IT department “White List” emails from mail.vresp.comand/or white list e-mails from the following IP addresses: 74.116.89.0/24 74.116.91.0/24 66.151.143.0/24
- Make sure the alternate email address in your robotevents.com – http://robotevents.com/ team account is different – not a school address.