1. FIRST Robotics Team 1504
“The Desperate Penguins”
2011 Season Information Session
Please Sign In by the door!

2. Meeting Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions: Kevin (10 Min)
• Returning Member and Mentors: Share name, time with team, school/company name, etc…
• New/Interested Members: Share name, how you learned about the team, school etc…
• Plan for the year: Kevin (10 Min)
• Workshops & Lego Classes: Mr. Buggia
• Student Leadership: Mr. Buggia (10 Min)
• Student Handbook: Mike (5 Min)
• Application: Mike (5 Min)
• Fundraising/ Sponsors: Mr. Lownds, Mr. Buggia, Mr. Murphy (10 Min)
• Community service project? Mr. Buggia (5 Min)
• Creating Our Team!

3. Tentative schedule
• Oct 20th -Dec 15th : Preseason meetings, every Wednesday 5:30-
7pm @ OHS.
• Jan. 8th: Kick off Novi High School
• Jan. 8th-Feb 19th: 6 week build season, Mon/Wed/Sat meetings
• Mar. 4th - 5th : Kettering Competition
• Mar. 25th-26th : Ann Arbor Competition
• Apr. 7th -9th: State Championship @ EMU
• Apr. 27th-30th: World Championships @ St. Louis

4. Planned Competitions
• Kettering University District (Confirmed)
– Date(s): March 4th - 5th
– Location: Kettering University Flint, MI
• Ann Arbor District (On Wait List)
– Date(s): March 25th - 26th
– Location: Skyline High School Ann Arbor, MI
• State Championship (If We Qualify)
– Date(s): April 7th -9th
– Location: Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
• World Championship (Qualify, Depends on funding)
– Date(s): April 27th -30th
– Location: Edward Jones Dome - St. Louis, Missouri

5. Goals for this Season
• Enhanced team communications!
– Wiggio (Main Team communication)
– Team Wiki (www.team1504.pbworks.com)
• More team involvement in fund raising!
• Living the 5P’s everyday
• More prototyping!
• Lego League help!
• More parents involvement!
• More student leadership!

6. What do you need to do?
• Fill out Application
• www.okemoscte.com
• Due Oct. 29th
• Sign up on STIMS
• FIRST’s Student Information System
• https://my.usfirst.org/stims/site.lasso
• Due Oct. 29th
• $200 Dollar Team Fee
• To help pay for Competitions Fees and K.O.P.
• Can be raised from sponsors you get!
• Due Oct. 29th
• Request Access on Team Wiki
• www.team1504.pbworks.com
• See next slide!

7. What do you need to do?
• Join the Wiki
• http://team1504.pbworks.com

8. What do you need to do?

9. What’s next?
• Team meetings will be every week on Wednesdays from
5:30pm-7pm beginning on October 19th @ Okemos High
School room D137.
• Need to submit team application by October 29th.
• www.okemoscte.com
• Need students to run Lego Mindstorm sessions! We can
get these started at all schools involved! See Team Wiki!
• Build season kick off event January 8th.
– Novi High School Novi, MI
– Build season meeting days (times T.B.D)
• Monday
• Wednesday
• Saturday

10. What parents can do?
• Support your kids
• Volunteer at competitions
– We need 2 at the minimum!
• Fund raising support
• Chaperone
• Team spirit
• Field construction
• Engineering design support
• Food arrangements
• Travel arrangements
• Many others…