Fwd: Great Summer Camp Opportunity for High School Students at ASU

From: Allison Farina [mailto:Allison.Farina@asu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:29 AM
Subject: Great Summer Camp Opportunity for High School Students at ASU

 

My name is Allison Farina I am the School of Computing and Informatics Summer Camp Coordinator at Arizona State University.  I am emailing to inform you about a summer camp opportunities for both your students and your children.

 

Below is some information about both camps.

 

This summer we are offering two exciting camps our Robotics Camp and Camp Game.  Both camps feature intensive hands on learning and leave students with an experience unlike anything else.  The camps will be taking place in June and July and vary in lengths of time depending on which camp is of interest to you.

 

·         Camp Game is a unique experience for middle and high school students in intensive video game creation, visualization and production. Students will work with a faculty experienced in the game industry to create concepts and prototypes for games using the latest software, hardware and development tools.  You can read more about Camp Game by visiting our website at http://sci.asu.edu/campgame/index.php .

·         ASU's Robotics Camps has summer programs for both high school and middle school students who intend to pursue a science and engineering career. The camp is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Intel and the School of Computing and Informatics at Arizona State University. Camp instructors use component-based robot construction, robotics programming and Alice game programming as a vehicle to teach the latest engineering design concepts and computing technologies. The robots built by students will enter a robotics competition and demonstration.  You can read more about Robotics Camp by visiting http://asusrl.eas.asu.edu/srlab/research/roboticscamp/ .  There are some need based scholarships available for the Robotics Camps, please see website for details.

 

 

This year tuition fees have been dramatically lowered for both camps to allow for more students to enroll. You can apply for the camps through our registration links, which are listed on the websites above.  You will be required to pay a $25 non refundable application fee.  Space is limited for the camps and priority is given to those who submit their applications first.  A seat is guaranteed upon tuition payment.  Parents don't let your children miss out on this unique opportunity for summer learning! 

 

I have attached our flyer for both camps in this email.  Please feel free to print out the flyer and give it to your students.

 

Please feel free to email or call me at 480-965-3199 with any questions that you may have.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Allison Farina

Student Support Specialist

School of Computing and Informatics

Arizona State University

http://sci.asu.edu

FW: FTC Team E-mail Blast - Dean's Homework

Amanda Chapman, M.P.H.
Science Department Instructional Leader
Panther Robotics Coach
Maryvale High School
-----Original Message-----
From: ftcteams [mailto:ftcteams@usfirst.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:22 PM
Subject: FTC Team E-mail Blast - Dean's Homework

Greetings, FTC Teamers! We're approaching the end of our competition
season and we want to thank you all for your hard work and cooperation.
We've had some truly amazing events! We have just a few more things for
you, so even if you have already competed, please be sure to read the
items below!!

1. /FIRST /Community website

2. Motor Controller Help

3. Teleop programs - How do you choose it?

4. World Championship Lottery - First Round!

5. Gracious Professionalism

*/1. /**/FIRST/ Community website
*Greetings Teams:

During the FRC Kickoff this year, Dean Kamen offered a homework
assignment to every student - to assist /FIRST/ in building both a
current participant and alumni participant database for /FIRST./

Starting today, you can complete this part of Dean's Homework (Part 1)
by registering at:

http:///FIRST/Community.usfirst.org <http://FIRSTCommunity.usfirst.org>

This site will allow the /FIRST/Community to stay connected. Whether you

are currently active with/ FIRST/ or not, you can stay connected through

this site. Signing up only takes a few minutes, and is free.

Please encourage former team members from your school or organization to

sign up as well. The site shows the number of people signed up by
state....so help your state surge ahead in participation!

During Week 1 Regionals, _Dean added a Part 2 to the Homework_ for this
year. As you know, the education of elected officials about /FIRST/ is
an ongoing process.

*Part 2 of Dean's Homework is to continue to contact your Congressperson

and Senators and invite them to this year's Tournaments and the
Championship.
*(Read the full assignment online
<http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=11718>.)

*Post your invitations and the responses in Dean's Homework Forum*

To help you with the assignment, /FIRST /has created "Dean's Homework
Forum" in /FIRST/ Forums, where you will find instructions, access
directories of elected officials, copy suggested wording for your
introduction, and see quotations from Dean, Woodie, and others that you
might choose to use in your invitation.

We also have set up Forums for _each state_ so you can post your
invitations, and additional forums for responses (Acceptances and
Declines).

Go to "Dean's Homework Forum" at
http://forums.usfirst.org/forumdisplay.php?f=1093
to get started, or to post invitations you already have sent!

If you want to post your invitation and don't already have a /FIRST/
Forum username and password, click "Register" just below the /FIRST/
logo. And if you have questions about the assignment, you can post them
in the Homework Questions forum.

/Go Teams!/

*/2. /**Motor Controller Help*

Attached is an image which explains the proper way to construct gears
onto Tetrix DC motors. In this case, by using a large gear on the motor
shaft to drive a smaller gear on the axle, we are effectively increasing

the torque load which is exceeding the motor's torque ratings in severe
cases.
In this particular case, he is driving a 40T gear with an 80T gear which

effectively doubles the torque load on the motor. The image attached
shows a 120T gear driving a 40T, so as to better represent what not to
do.

* *

*/3. /**Teleop programs - How do you choose it?*

Teams should know how to select their teleop programming prior to coming

to the competition field at an event. We are attaching the Software
Inspection Guide for Teams, which includes Program Chooser information
for all 3 programming platforms.

* *

*/4. /**World Championship Lottery - First Round!
*The first round of lottery picks took place on March 4^th . Teams who
have already competed in events chosen were notified by e-mail on that
date. Events that have not taken place were chosen and a place will be
held for those teams. A second round of lottery positions will take
place next week.**

* *

*/5. /**Gracious Professionalism
*We just wanted to share an example of Gracious Professionalism that we
saw at this weekend's San Diego FTC Championship Tournament. A team came

to the event not understanding how to program and with only the frame of

a squarebot without wheels. They thought their late registration would
affect other teams and even offered to not compete, so they wouldn't
hurt another team's ability to win. When the event organizers discovered

this, they asked teams for help. Einstein's Daughters and EMP
immediately stepped up and ran to the other team's pit. Einstein's
Daughters assisted with building a squarebot that could push pucks onto
the platform and members of EMP worked with the programmer to download
templates and write code so they would pass software inspection. The
team was able to have a bot compete and learn from the surrounding
teams. They had fun working with the other teams! This is what FTC loves

to see!!!

Team Picture

 

FW: Great Summer Camp Opportunity for High School Students at ASU

My name is Allison Farina I am the School of Computing and Informatics Summer Camp Coordinator at Arizona State University.  I am emailing to inform you about a summer camp opportunities for both your students and your children.

 

Below is some information about both camps.

 

This summer we are offering two exciting camps our Robotics Camp and Camp Game.  Both camps feature intensive hands on learning and leave students with an experience unlike anything else.  The camps will be taking place in June and July and vary in lengths of time depending on which camp is of interest to you.

 

·         Camp Game is a unique experience for middle and high school students in intensive video game creation, visualization and production. Students will work with a faculty experienced in the game industry to create concepts and prototypes for games using the latest software, hardware and development tools.  You can read more about Camp Game by visiting our website at http://sci.asu.edu/campgame/index.php .

·         ASU’s Robotics Camps has summer programs for both high school and middle school students who intend to pursue a science and engineering career. The camp is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Intel and the School of Computing and Informatics at Arizona State University. Camp instructors use component-based robot construction, robotics programming and Alice game programming as a vehicle to teach the latest engineering design concepts and computing technologies. The robots built by students will enter a robotics competition and demonstration.  You can read more about Robotics Camp by visiting http://asusrl.eas.asu.edu/srlab/research/roboticscamp/ .  There are some need based scholarships available for the Robotics Camps, please see website for details.

 

 

This year tuition fees have been dramatically lowered for both camps to allow for more students to enroll. You can apply for the camps through our registration links, which are listed on the websites above.  You will be required to pay a $25 non refundable application fee.  Space is limited for the camps and priority is given to those who submit their applications first.  A seat is guaranteed upon tuition payment.  Parents don’t let your children miss out on this unique opportunity for summer learning! 

 

I have attached our flyer for both camps in this email.  Please feel free to print out the flyer and give it to your students.

 

Please feel free to email or call me at 480-965-3199 with any questions that you may have.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Allison Farina

Student Support Specialist

School of Computing and Informatics

Arizona State University

http://sci.asu.edu

FW: "Before You Go" Document Review Reminder!

 

Greetings Arizona Regional Teams!

We want to remind you to take a look at this document before leaving for your event this week as there are helpful "Don't Forgets" within.

http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=8480&fragment=False&terms=before%20you%20go&SearchType=AndWords

Also, if your team is competing for the Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers Entrepeneurship Award, please make a copy of your business plan for the judges.  The judges will send the winning business plan to FIRST. Please do not come with an original, if you win, it will not be returned.

If you have any questions, please contact us at frcteams@usfirst.org

We wish you and your team the best of luck!!

Go Teams!

FW: AZ FIRST teams- Intern opportunity for COFES 2009 event to be held in April 2009 -You must apply by March 18, 2009 for this internship opportunity!- see information below

 

Greetings Arizona FRC Teams:

We have an amazing opportunity for two individuals from Arizona-based FIRST FRC teams.

Cyon Research, a software industry analyst firm, is extending this unique internship opportunity to Arizona’s best and brightest young talent.  This is the second year where Cyon Research will award a full COFES Internship to two exceptional students who have demonstrated extraordinary aptitude and drive for science and technology to participate as an intern in COFES 2009 and gain valuable insight and networking contacts, all the while demonstrating their skills and preparedness for a career in these fields.

This is a tremendous opportunity for eager youth to be introduced to key industry executives, analysts, designers, engineers, and many other influential professionals.

We hope you pass this on to your team.

Respectfully,

Carol Popovich and Steve Sanghi

FIRST Arizona Regional Co-Chairs

COFES Internships Available for Arizona FIRST FRC Students

COFES takes place against the breathtaking backdrop of Scottsdale, Arizona and is a highly prestigious, much-anticipated event.  Participation at COFES is by invitation only and is limited to 300 senior executives, many from the companies that support FIRST.  As a COFES Intern, you may share a breakfast table with Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk; Jeff Ray, CEO of SolidWorks; or Bill Carrelli, VP of Siemens PLM. You might sit in on a discussion and hear Bob McNeel, CEO of Robert McNeel Associates (the Rhino folks); or Michael Campbell, Senior VP of PTC address the link between games and simulation.  These folks are not our speakers – they’re our attendees.

To see who’s going to be there, take a look at http://cofes.com/participants. To see what they’re going to be doing, take a look at http://cofes.com/agenda. And to get a flavor of the event, take a look at http://cofes.com/photos.

The COFES Internship

This is your time to shine!

You will be responsible for helping us put on the event. In exchange, you get the opportunity to rub elbows with current industry leaders, and hear and see what is going on during the event.

According to an intern from last year’s COFES:

“Volunteering as a conference intern provided me with the opportunity to connect with industry experts right away. Even before the conference had started, I had the opportunity to sit down with some of the early pioneers of engineering software. I worked alongside incredibly talented students from other universities to help setup the event, had great fun and made friendships along the way. The conversations and connections I made were of relevance not only to my academic research, but to my professional development as well."

The Process

Find the form at http://apply.cofes.com and fill it out by March 18, 2009 

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Because this is the form used for ALL applications to COFES, you must enter “FIRST INTERNSHIP” in the notes section so that we can identify you as an internship award candidate.

In addition to the contact information, you must respond to the first and last questions. Questions two and three are optional.  For the last question, please provide us with the name, phone number, and email of a teacher or mentor who has worked closely with you and can speak to your abilities and character, and why they believe you should be a part of COFES 2009.

We will base our award on your response to the first question, but we may also consider your other responses, if provided.

On Monday, March 23 we will contact the references of the top two candidates and, once we have verified their status, we will notify the awardees.

Rules

1.       Unfortunately, our current situation does not allow us to offer this award to students of all ages. We hope to address this issue for next year. In the meantime, you must be at least 18 years of age as of April 15, 2009 in order to be eligible for the COFES 2009 Internship.

2.       We must receive your application no later than March 18, 2009

3.       You must be available to be at the event from noon, Wednesday, April 15, through 6 pm Sunday April 19.

4.       We will provide you with housing, meals, official shirts, and a wonderful opportunity. You must be willing to lend a hand when asked and to follow direction.

5.       You will be responsible for your own travel to the resort.

6.       Cyon Research does not have the resources to handle phone calls from prospective applicants. If you have a specific question that has not been addressed here, please send an email to FIRST@cofes.com and we will do our best to reply promptly.

About Cyon Research

Cyon Research is a boutique consulting firm with deep expertise in the engineering and design software community. In addition to COFES, Cyon Research provides strategic vision for its clientele the user and vendor community, with a specific focus on the near- and mid-term future (2-6 years out). The firm’s eleven analysts have a combined 450+ years of industry experience, and include individuals who have created major inventions, including the floppy disk, and the PLC (programmable logic controller); founded national organizations and publications, including the National Computer Graphics Association, Computer Graphics World, Computer-Aided Design Report, and Engineering Automation Report; and led major companies in our industry, including Applicon, MSC, SDRC, and Xanadu.

Go Teams!

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Brad Holtz
President & CEO
Cyon Research Corporation
8220 Stone Trail Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817-4556
Direct:   301-365-4585
Main:    301-365-9085
brad.holtz@cyonresearch.com
 
 
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This electronic communication contains confidential information belonging to Cyon Research Corporation.  The information is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above.  If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of the contents of this communication is strictly prohibited.  If you received this communication in error, please notify Cyon Research immediately by telephone at 301-365-9085.

 

 

Carol S. Popovich

Microchip Academic Program

Microchip Technology Inc.

2355 W. Chandler Blvd.

Chandler, AZ 85224

480-792-7938

carol.popovich@microchip.com

 

FW: **FIRST EMAIL**/2009 FIRST Scholarship News - March Update

 

 

Amanda Chapman, M.P.H.

Science Department Instructional Leader

Panther Robotics Coach

Maryvale High School

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From: FRC Teams [mailto:frcteams@usfirst.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:08 AM
Subject: **FIRST EMAIL**/2009 FIRST Scholarship News - March Update

 

*** Team Contacts:  Please pass this info on to students, parents, and high school guidance counselors! ***

2009 FIRST Scholarship News – March Update

Greetings Teams:

Good Luck to all of you in your Regional Events!  Be sure to take the opportunity during your regional event to visit the FIRST Scholarship Program table.  Here you can get information about the $9.7 million in college scholarships available to FIRST high school students.  Your Regional may also be hosting a Scholarship Row or College Fair where representatives from colleges are available to talk to you about their campus, programs, and scholarships.  Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity.  And please take the time to thank these schools for offering FIRST Scholarships!

Be sure to check out the FIRST Scholarship web page (visit www.usfirst.org/scholarships and follow the link to the 2009 FIRST Scholarship Opportunities) and check for last minute changes to this year’s scholarship offerings.   Hint:  you can sort the scholarship list by Date Posted by clicking on the Date Posted column header.

Recent changes to FIRST Scholarships:

• University of Massachusetts Lowell – Engineering has generously increased their scholarship from $4,000/year to $5,000/year.
• University of Massachusetts Lowell – Sciences has generously increased their scholarship from $4,000/year to $5,000/year.  The application deadline is April 15th.
• Oregon State University is now offering their scholarship to students in the FTC program as well as those in FRC.
• Teradata Corporation – the scholarship application is now available.  The application deadline is April 15th.
• Southern California Regional Robotics Forum (SCRRF) has confirmed their scholarship for 2009.  They are offering two $500 non-renewable scholarships to students on Southern California FRC or FTC teams who will be studying math, science, or technology.  The application deadline is March 30^th.

Scholarship Advice

• Seniors: if you will be attending a college that does not offer a FIRST Scholarship, be sure to check out the following national FIRST Scholarships that can be used at any college and whose deadline dates are still in the future:
• Raytheon Company (deadline 4/30)
• ASME-ASME Auxilliary (deadline 3/15)
• Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Foundation (deadline 4/3)
• International Fluid Power Society (deadline 5/31)
• Fluid Power Educational Foundation (deadline 5/31) – can be used at 16 different colleges and universities (see list in scholarship description)
• There are also some regional/state FIRST Scholarships that can be used at any college or university.  When searching the 2009 FIRST Scholarship Opportunities on-line, be sure to search by both the state in which you live and the state in which you will be attending college (use the Select Area drop down menu, then click GO).
• Juniors:  Did you know there are still four scholarships that you can apply for this year?  Check out the following scholarships:
• College of Southern Maryland
• ITT Technical Institute
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/BAE Systems (only available to juniors!)
• Virginia Tech/BAE Systems (only available to junior women!)
• Remember that some scholarships go unawarded because no one applies for them.  If you fit the eligibility requirements for a scholarship, go for it!
• Pay attention to those application deadline dates.  There are over 32 scholarships whose applications are due within the next month.
• What if you have just missed the application deadline date?  Call the school or organization and ask if they will accept a late application. Some schools will accept applications even after the deadline date.   It certainly can’t hurt to ask!

Go Teams!

-- 

FIRST Robotics Competition

Phone 1-800-871-8326 ext. 0

Fax 603-666-3907

frcteams@usfirst.org

www.usfirst.org

FW: Win A Free Lanyard From Team 2839!

Greetings fellow robot enthusiasts!

Team 2939 would like to GIVE you one of our nifty lanyards!  This sounds too
good to be true, right?

You're right!  In order to look as cool as Chelsea, you must solve a puzzle.

On The Daedalus Project's website <http://www.team2839.org/>, there are a
series of words and phrases on selected pages.
All you have to do is come to team 2839's station at the Phoenix regional
and the first twenty people to tell us the secret message on Friday, March
20th, will earn this nifty lanyard!
Team leaders, please pass this note along to the rest of your team!

Team 2839 wishes you the best of luck at the Phoenix Regional!

FW: AZ Regional

The Arizona Regional is just around the corner and we wanted to give you some last minute information.

Remember get a good start on Thursday:
7:15AM You will be able to get your wrist bands for your 3 Team Reps(One must be an adult ) to uncrate
7:45AM 3 Team Reps to uncrate- you only can take tools necessary to uncrate - no carts - no boxes - etc.
8:30AM Pits and Machine Shop open
The fun is on.
Good luck to all.
See attachment AZ Team Blast for last minute advice and information

--
George O. First
Arizona Regional Director for F.I.R.S.T.
3694 E. Vaughn Ave.
Gilbert, AZ 85234
480-202-4668

"I must do something" always solves more problems than "Something must be done."

FW: **FIRST EMAIL**/Dean's 2009 Homework Update

 

 

Amanda Chapman, M.P.H.

Science Department Instructional Leader

Panther Robotics Coach

Maryvale High School

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From: FRC Teams [mailto:frcteams@usfirst.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:24 PM
Subject: **FIRST EMAIL**/Dean's 2009 Homework Update

 

Greetings Teams:

During the FRC Kickoff this year, Dean Kamen offered a homework assignment to every student – to assist FIRST in building both a current participant and an alumni participant database for FIRST.

Starting today, you can complete this part of Dean’s Homework (Part 1) by registering at:

http://firstcommunity.usfirst.org/

This site will allow the FIRST Community to stay connected. Whether you are currently active with FIRST or not, you can stay connected through this site. Signing up only takes a few minutes, and is free.

Please encourage former team members from your school or organization to sign up as well.  The site shows the number of people signed up by state….so help your state surge ahead in participation!

During Week 1 Regionals, Dean added a Part 2 to the Homework for this year. As you know, the education of elected officials about FIRST is an ongoing process.

Part 2 of Dean’s Homework is to continue to contact your Senators and Congresspeople and invite them to this year’s FRC Events.
(Read the full assignment online.) 

Post your invitations and the responses in Dean’s Homework Forum

To help you with the assignment, FIRST has created "Dean's Homework Forum" in FIRST Forums, where you will find instructions, access directories of elected officials, copy suggested wording for your introduction, and see quotations from Dean, Woodie, and others that you might choose to use in your invitation.

We also have set up Forums for each state so you can post your invitations, and additional forums for responses (Acceptances and Declines).

Go to "Dean's Homework Forum" to get started, or to post invitations you already have sent!  

If you want to post your invitation and don't already have a FIRST Forum username and password, click "Register" just below the FIRST logo.  And if you have questions about the assignment, you can post them in the Homework Questions forum.

Go Teams!

-- 

FIRST Robotics Competition

Phone 1-800-871-8326 ext. 0

Fax 603-666-3907

frcteams@usfirst.org

www.usfirst.org

 

Scholarship Essays For Students

These are some opportunities for kids to win money by writing essays. If
you have any budding young writers in your classes, you might give them
this information. They will enter the contests themselves.

From Michelle Alcantar at ASU--------please share---

STOP Hunger Scholarships <http://www.helpstophunger.org/scholarships>
Sodexho is sponsoring $3,000 scholarships for any child in school
(kindergarten through graduate school) who is doing great things to
fight hunger and poverty in the US.
http://www.helpstophunger.org/scholarships

National Vocabulary Championship <http://www.winwithwords.com/>
Game Show Network (GSN) presents the second annual National Vocabulary
Championship (NVC) in association with The Princeton Review. Program
awards over $100,000 in tuition and prizes and is open to high school
students grades 9th through 12th, ages 13 to 19.
http://www.winwithwords.com/

Samsung Presenter USA Scholarships

Up to $1,000 scholarship for high school students: Samsung is asking
high school students to submit essays that are up to 500 words about
what they think about technology advancements and how they will change
the way people learn in the future. Students must have a teacher sponsor
and give permission to use their photo and essay in publicity if they
win. http://www.samsungpresenterusa.com/intro/ApplicationGuide1.asp

$50,000, four-year scholarships for students: Gordon A. Rich Memorial
Foundation Scholarship Each year, the Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation
awards college scholarships worth $50,000 over four years to five
students whose parents or guardians work in the financial services
industry. Because of the magnitude of lost financial jobs, the
Foundation has recently expanded its criteria to encompass students
whose parents or guardians have, or had, a career in finance. The GAR
scholarships are available to high school seniors who demonstrate high
academic achievement, integrity of character, potential leadership and
financial need. http://gordonrich.org/html/index.html

WIN
<http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding/deadline-grants/index.cfm?i=57055;_h
bguid=0f86146b-3928-4b98-88a5-d708d5550859> A HYBRID SCHOOL BUS: IC Bus
is asking K-12 students to write a 500 word essay describing what makes
their school green. Students under age 13 must have a sponsor submit
their essay for them. The winning school will receive a hybrid school
bus. The writer of the winning essay will receive a $5,000 scholarship
and their sponsor could win up to $3,000 for educational materials.
http://www.americasgreenestschool.com/