Team Leaders, below are a set of activities, now and this summer:
MURA Field – open hours
The MURA Practice Field is available for teams competing at World Championship and the MN State High School League competitions (or for any teams wanting to practice post season). The full sized field with all current game elements is located at Lincoln Community School at 2131 12th Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411. The field is currently open Monday and Thursday from 4- 8pm and Saturday 10am- 4 pm. Contact herobotics2500@gmail.com with any questions.
The link to sign up for time on the field is at:
https://goo.gl/forms/
Gitchi Gummi Get Together
FRC teams; the 2018 Gitchi Gummi Get Together registration is well underway. This summer event is geared towards giving teams an opportunity to test team members into new roles including leadership roles and drive team roles.
Dates: July 20 – 21
Time: Friday noon – 8:00
Saturday 8:00 – 4:00
Where: Duluth East High School
301 N 40th Ave E.
Duluth, MN 55804
Registration can be done on line at: https://daredevils2512.org/
Questions please contact
Karol Lundquist: karollundquist@gmail.com orTim Velner: timothy.velner@isd709.org
Twin Cities Public Television Hands-on Science program
FIRST Robotics was the topic of the Hands-on Science show that aired on Twin Cities Channel 2 over the weekend. Our local MC, Yoji Shimizu, and 5 teams, 1816, 2177, 2500, 3130, and 4536, explained what it takes to make a robot run and perform tasks. The show can now be found online at:
https://www.tpt.org/hands-on-
Girls Who Code
Do you have female team members that want to be part of programming the robot? Don’t forget to tell them about Girls Who Code summer camps.
https://mnfirst.org/wp-content/
Regards, Mark Lawrence
Chairman, MN FIRST Regional Planning Committee