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Robot Display
Veteran teams bring their robots for others to learn from. These robots will be on display in the lobby of Cabell Center for the duration of the event. Feel free to ask dumb questions and pick up ideas. No one will mind...promise.
New Mentors
If you are new to mentoring FIRST teams, or would like to be matched up with a team needing mentors, David Porter, Oregon FRC Volunteer Coordinator, will have a table in the lobby of Cabell Center 10:00am-1:00pm to answer your questions and get you connected.
Fundraising
This presentation will cover the how-to's of getting and retaining sponsors. It includes tips on writing grant proposals, presenting to potential sponsors, and keeping your sponsors updated about your team's progress. This is especially useful for new teams, but students and mentors from veteran teams are also welcome. Presenter: Ilana Walder-Biesanz Captain of the new Riverdale Robotics team. Previously she was the marketing and fundraising lead for the Tualatin High School robotics Team 2002.
Building Robots with 80/20 and Quickframe
80/20, a strong, lightweight aluminum framing system, is based on the principle that from only 20% of the effort, 80% of the results can be achieved. Come to this seminar to find out how you use this extremely versatile material to build sturdy and complex structures using only very simple tools. Robot structures can be built with nothing more than a Drill Press and hand tools. Presenter: Rohan Jhunjhunwala, Catlin Gabel Team 1540 Designer.
LabVIEW Introduction
A quick overview of LabVIEW programming for those with no previous experience in the language. This session will focus on fundamentals such as looping, decision making, data types, and user interface design. LabVIEW is a astoundingly powerful graphical programming environment capable of generating all of the code to run your robot. Presenters: Matt Spiegelberg and Minh Tran, National Instruments Field Sales Engineers.
Marketing Your Team
How to create a media buzz for your team while gaining mentors and sponsors at school, in your community and in business circles. You will see examples and ideas for contacting different groups as used by team 2550. Last year team 2550 won "Rookie All Star" at the Portland Regional, Presenter: Roger Collier, Head Coach Oregon City Team 2550.
BunnyBot Q&A
Those taking part in the Dec 19th BunnyBot Scrimmage can meet, share ideas, and get questions answered about this friendly competition. The various field pieces will be on display. See what those Bunny’s look like! This is held at the far end of the lobby of Cabell Center near the robot displays. Dale Yocum, Head Coach of Team 1540, and host of the scrimmage, will be on hand.
LabVIEW (more) Advanced
Continuing on from the LabVIEW Introduction seminar, this sessions delves deeper into LabVIEW. In particular the session will focus on how to architect your LabVIEW program by teaching code modularity and state machines. We will also discuss how to program effectively for the CompactRIO - the new control system for 2009. Presenters: Matt Spiegelberg and Minh Tran, National Instruments Field Sales Engineers.
Overview of New Control System and Electronics
A quick introduction to the new control system both from a hardware and conceptual standpoint. Presenters: TBD Team 1425 and Matt Spiegelberg, National Instruments Field Sales Engineer. Wilsonville Team 1425 is the PNW Beta site for the new control system.
Drive Trains for FIRST Robots
A multimedia comparison of various drive platforms for FIRST robots. This session compares 2 wheel, 4 wheel, 6 wheel, Mecanums, treads. We’ll look at the various transmissions available to FIRST Teams. Vendors such as IFI, Skyway, and AndyMark will be discussed and audience members will share their experiences. Presenter: Dale Yocum. Robotics Program Director, Catlin Gabel School Team 1540.
AutoCAD Inventor Demo
See what all this AutoCAD Inventor fuss is all about. This breezy introduction will give you a sense for what the program can do and, hopefully, inspire you to try it for designing parts of your robot. Presenter: By Caio Tenca, Westview Team 1510 alumni and previous team captain.
Chairman’s Award
The Chairman's Award is the highest award bestowed to a FIRST Robotics Competition Team at the Regional and Championship competitions. It is an honor given to the team that best represents FIRST and its Ideals, through examples of community service, recruitment, mentoring and gracious professionalism among other great team attributes. Discussion will include but not be limited by example activities, writing style, presentation tips, sample questions and why the award is important. Presenter: Nate Edwards, alumni and head mentor Team 957. His team won the 2002 Rookie All Star award, and Chairman’s award in 2004, and 2005.
Introduction to C Programming
The new control system is a big step up for all FRC teams. This session, designed for those who have some C or Java programming experience, will discuss getting started programing the controller in C/C++. Presenters: TBD Team 1425 Wilsonville Team 1425 is the PNW Beta site for the new control system.
Pneumatics Essentials
An introduction to the pneumatic parts used on FRC robots, engineering challenges and possible solutions. Calculations related to pressure, cylinder, compressor and force and torque needs will be introduced Presenters: Craig Boezwinkle, Fluid Applications Engineer, Western Integrated Technologies, Larry Watson, 20+ years in Fluid Power, Assistant Manager Western Integrated Technologies, Amy McIvor, Lead Mentor Team 492 and FRC alumni, IT, Western Integrated Technologies. WIT is a distributor, manufacturer, and integrator of Pneumatic and Hydraulic systems.
Google Sketchup Demo
An introduction to Sketchup and how to efficiently utilize it for rapid modeling. Emphasis will be on effectively using inferences, managing groups and components. While having nowhere near the power of AutoCAD Inventor, it has the advantage of being easier to learn and can run on Macs or less powerful PCs. Feel free to come with a question that has stumped you about this unique modeling environment. Presenter: Tevor Burtzos, Catlin Gabel Team 1540 Captain and Design Manager.
Web Development for FIRST
One of the finest outlet of communication we have available today is the Internet. This talk will explain how to set up your FIRST team's website, from purchasing the domain, to planning and maintaining the content. The talk will also cover what you need to know about web development languages, Content Management Systems, and hosting. Presenter: Jessica Stringham, Oregon City Team 2550 webmistress.
Advanced C Programming
A true geekfest. Students and mentors with advanced programing experience share will delve deeper into the programing world of the new controller using C/C++. Presenters: TBD Team 1425 Wilsonville Team 1425 is the PNW Beta site for the new control system.
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