Bill Blogged Again - What did you do with your weekend?

6/1/2011 Bill Blogged Again - What did you do with your weekend?

Good Afternoon Teams,

I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day Weekend. Team 3323 Potential Energy marched in their local Memorial Day Parade. Did your team do anything interesting?

Here in Manchester we’re gearing up for a GDC meeting next weekend. The Engineering team is waiting impatiently for raw materials to be delivered so they can prototype some of the latest designs. Fortunately, they had a few game pieces to keep themselves busy.

We’re going to need help in the coming season, so I’m looking to add an additional FRC Engineer to the team in the near future. Keep an eye on the employment section of our website. Details will be posted once the final t is crossed. I’ll keep you informed.

On a different note, as we’re wading our way through all the information collected this past season, a FRC staff member recently passed on this story: As Judges in Seattle were trying to decide which team would receive the Gracious Professionalism Award, one of them witnessed a student from one of the top three choices telling the FTA "you don’t ****ing know what you’re doing". Needless to say, that team didn’t stay in the top three for long. Heads up teams, we can hear you.

Other info:

NASA's INSPIRE program is seeking applications for its 2011-12 Online Learning Community (OLC). Deadline: Thursday, June 30.

Ashoka's Changemakers  is seeking "models that bring STEM expertise into public schools, thereby using resources from the private and not-for-profit sectors in new ways to further student learning." Winners are eligible for more than $120,000 in cash and in-kind prizes. Deadline Wednesday, August 3, 2011.

220 days until the 2012 kickoff
See you then!