Greetings 2010 VEX Robotics Competition World Championship Teams,
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The 2010 VEX Robotics World Championship is only two weeks away!
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This email is an update for some specific and very important World Championship information your team will need to know - so please be sure to read each section and share the relevant information with everyone on your team. Also, please be sure to keep an eye on your email next week for any final updates and information that we pass along.
Robots must be on VEXnet at the World Championship
Don’t forget, the 2010 VEX World Championship is a VEXnet only event - crystals will not be used or allowed at the event. Please make sure your robot competing has the VEXNet upgrade already installed and working before you get to the event. Teams should also verify that you have the most recent update for EasyC or ROBOTC, depending on which software you are using.
VEXnet Upgrade Product Page: http://www.vexrobotics.com/products/accessories/control/278-1005.html
Discounted 2010 VRC World Championship Celebration Party Tickets On Sale
The 2010 World Championship Celebration will be in an even bigger space this year and will have even more games, activities, food choices, seating and entertainment than last year. We will again offer an advance purchase discount for all team members wishing to attend the celebration. Tickets for the Celebration Party will cost $30 per person if purchased the week of the event, but we’re happy to provide a 50% discount option for all team members (students and adults) on all tickets purchased in advance. The link to purchase tickets online can be found on the event page:
http://RobotEvents.com/2010-vrc-world-championship
Special World Championship Online Award Submissions
There are still a few days left for teams to submit to be judged for six special awards at the World Championship, but teams must submit online to be eligible:
-Teams that wish to be judged for the Design or Future Awards will need to submit entries online by April 11 and will need to sign up online for presentation/interview time slots. The interviews and presentations for these two awards will take place during the event in Dallas, most on Thursday, April 22.
-The other awards teams can submit for online are the Community Award, Unite Award, Teacher of the Year Award and Mentor of the Year Award. If your team wishes to submit entries to be judged for any of the above-mentioned awards, please do so online by April 11 at:
http://robotevents.com/vexawards
Descriptions of all the awards can be found in the Awards Appendix (http://content.vexrobotics.com/docs/vex-clean-sweep/vex-clean-sweep-appendix-e-awards-20091004.pdf)
**Team Pictures and Video Clips
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We may have some opportunities to display team pictures and video clips at the 2010 VRC World Championship. If your team has some great photos and/or short video clips that you would like to share, we’d love to see them! Some of the particular images we’d love to see are: complete team pictures with the robot included, great shots of robots in action, pictures/video of team member reactions (students working on the robots, students working with teachers and mentors, drivers and coaches during matches, cheering sections, celebration, excitement, teamwork, concentration and yes -even the occasional moments of confusion or concern). If you and your team have such images/media files to share, you can submit them at this special web page we’ve set up:
http://robotevents.com/submit_media/
Shipping Robots to Dallas
We have secured discounted robot & materials shipping for teams who would like to ship their robot direct to the competition. Shipments must be received by April 19 at the latest. FFE will also offer the same service at the conclusion of the event for teams that would like to ship their robots and/or materials back home after the competition. All of the rate and shipping information needed, and forms that would need to be filled out and submitted are can be found on 2010 World Championship event page:
http://RobotEvents.com/2010-vrc-world-championship
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Participant Consent Forms**
A completed consent form for all participants must be turned in at check in on Thursday of the event. Team leaders will need to collect the completed forms for all team members attending the World Championship and turn them in to the Pit Administration Registration window when checking in on Thursday, April 22nd. Team gifts will not be distributed until consent forms are turned in. The forms can be downloaded from the event web page:
[http://RobotEvents.com/2010-vrc-world-championship
That’s it for now. Keep up the great work, only 14 days until the 2010 VEX Robotics World Championship! We’ll send another World Championship email update out next week.
Best Regards,
VEX Robotics Competition](http://RobotEvents.com/2010-vrc-world-championship)