Trash Trek Team Blast #6 - Tournament Registration (...and more)!

Hello coaches,

I hope the season continues to move along nicely for you.

In this email you will see information about:

1. Tournament Registration (ACTION ITEM: REGISTER)
2. Training sessions 
3. Opportunities to SHARE with the community (ACTION ITEM [if interested])

1. Tournament Registration

Tournament Registration is finally here!

Ontario is broken into two divisions (East and West).

If you are West of Toronto you will compete in the West Division.

If you are IN Toronto or East of Toronto you will compete in the East Division.

Below are registration links for each division.  You will need to select your top 3 choices of event in your preferred order.  We will try to give you your top choice but it's quite possible that in heavy regions we will have to go to your 2nd or even your 3rd choice.  For example, the Hamilton event has a capacity of 16 teams and there are 25 teams in that area.  Some of these teams will need to go to Niagara (so if you're willing/interested in the Niagara date please make sure to include that in one of your three choices).  If you do not select three unique choices I will follow up with you for additional choices and/or simply place you somewhere based on what I need so it is in your best interest to just select the best three for you.  In the rare case where none of your top 3 choices are an option for you I will contact you directly to discuss.  PLEASE have just ONE coach register your team for the tournaments so we don't have duplicate (possibly conflicting) entries. :)

East Division Tournament Registration (for teams IN or EAST of Toronto, including North Bay)

West Division Tournament Registration (for teams WEST of Toronto, including Sudbury)

2. Training Sessions

Three opportunities here currently:

• Oakville: SWATPosium (October 31):
•  many great sessions:
• What to expect at a tournament
• Creative presentation ideas
• Q&A with an experienced coach
• Programming and building sessions
• Registration details coming soon - SAVE THE DATE!
• Hamilton: MakeShift Robotics Training sessions (see flyer)
• Waterloo: Google Drop In Evening Sessions (Communitech Space) -  October 21st and 28th (more to come)
• entry off Joseph Street (through the courtyard at the intersection of Joseph & Linden Ave). Joseph Street is very busy right now as it has become an alternate thoroughfare due to all the local construction, so caution crossing the street is advised.
• contact Jacob Rampertab for more details

3. Opportunities to SHARE with the Community

• We are still looking for teams for the Ontario Science Centre, Robots Rule event on Saturday, October 24th.  The Sunday spots are all full but we do need someone still for the Saturday.  This is a great opportunity for your kids to work on their stuff while also sharing the FLL experience with visitors to the OSC. In addition, your kids will have access to the Science Centre for free and can take shifts exploring throughout the day.  Also, there are a lot of other cool robots on display during this day from other organizations.
• We are also looking for someone for Science Expo’s 2015 Conference.   The conference is taking place on November 21, 2015 at the MaRS Discovery District in Downtown Toronto. The conference will run from 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM. However, the Exhibitor’s Fair is from 12 PM - 1:30 PM. This is during lunch and it would be when FIRST LEGO League teams could attend to demo the robot.

ACTION ITEM: Please let me know if you're interested in either of these opportunities.

Thanks,

Dave