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Event Partner Online Resources Event Partner Summit, July 2013 Presented by Rick Tyler Six Important Websites • • • • • • REC Foundation Website (roboticseducation.org) Robot Events (robotevents.com) Admin Robot Events (admin.robotevents.com) VEX Forum (vexforum.com) VEX Wiki (vexforum.com/wiki) VEX Products (vexrobotics.com) Roboticseducation.org The official website of the REC Foundation Home Page • Nearly everything also on menu • Click on big pictures – direct links • Direct links to various items of interest: – – – – – – – – Team and event registration (robotevents.com) Volunteer information page REC Foundation STEM Hall of Fame Grants and Scholarships Pictures and video of students and robots Sponsors Game rules VEX forum Roboticseducation.org About • About REC Foundation • Staff contact and profiles page Roboticseducation.org News Roboticseducation.org Online Challenges • Information • Link to entries Roboticseducation.org VEX Robotics Competition Overview • VRC events • Attending a VRC Tournament • Important dates Roboticseducation.org Current Game • • • • Rules links Q&A link Game documents for download Events links Roboticseducation.org VRC Participants • • • • • • Finding events Starting a team New team building robots VEX tech help Learning about VEX robots How to get support Roboticseducation.org VRC Team Leaders/Coaches • • • • • Getting started in VRC Finding and registering for events Online Challenges Preparing for a tournament Resource links Roboticseducation.org VRC: Event Partners • • • • • Event partner role description Information for new event partners Event management Event accounting Event partner email archive Roboticseducation.org Documents for Running an Event • Event partner documents • It’s the new event partner resource page Roboticseducation.org Volunteer • Why volunteer? • What it is to be a volunteer, with job descriptions • Link to register as volunteer Roboticseducation.org Training • Volunteer • Training calls and video links • Training call schedule Roboticseducation.org VRC World Championship • Brief description of the event • Video recap of 2013 World Championship • Media information Roboticseducation.org VEX U Competition • Unique information for the college competition • Link to rules • Link to discussion of VEX U on forum Roboticseducation.org VEX IQ Challenge • Pages under development, available in August Roboticseducation.org Educators • Curriculum links • VRC in the classroom Roboticseducation.org Support • Links to: – – – – VEX product support Forum Sales support REC Foundation competition support Roboticseducation.org Scholarships and Grants Pages • Scholarships information • Grants information Roboticseducation.org STEM Hall of Fame • • • • • • Teacher Hall of Fame Mentor Hall of Fame Volunteer Hall of Fame Team Hall of Fame Partner Hall of Fame STEM Heroes Hall of Fame Roboticseducation.org Sponsorship Pages • Information on becoming a sponsor • Recognition of current sponsors Roboticseducation.org Contact Pages • Contact Us • Contact Us FAQ (expanded support list) • REC Foundation mailing list sign up Robotevents.com This is the gateway to program information and registration for REC Foundation Participants Robotevents.com Team and Event Shopping • • • • Log in Log out Account dashboard Shopping cart Robotevents.com Robot Competitions • • • • • Program menu items and mid-page tiles overlap Find and register for events Team coaches and students see event listings Includes partner programs like BEST and TSA Portals to non-REC Foundation programs like Botball and FIRST Robotevents.com Map Search • Use the Map Search (upper right-hand corner) to see teams and events worldwide • Scroll down – details listed below the map • The “Teams” search shows currently-registered teams • We are working on making this option more obvious to participants Admin.robotevents.com • The event partner’s portal to create and manage events and to see teams in their region • Event partners can see teams in their region (state, province, country, depending on where they are) Admin.robotevents.com Events • Create and edit event descriptions • Manage awards – Enter awards • Manage team registration • Download team lists Admin.robotevents.com Teams • Team list in region (state, province, country depending on where EP is) • Team contacts (name, phone, email) • Download teams in region – Email list – Phone list State Championship Management • Turns the policies in the qualifying document into software that you will use to manage the state champ system • In development – Sample screens below – First round of screen design done – Coding in progress • Regional Championship = State/Provincial Championship – Two or more states joining together to offer one championship, such as Vermont and New Hampshire, or Massachusetts and Rhode Island Example of State Champ Awards Setup Example of State Champ Wait List Mgt State/Regional Champ “Event Fill” Robot Events: Regional Skills Rankings Vexforum.com • VEX product support • Official game Q&A for VRC, VEX U and VIQ • Event partner forum • Community forums for technical and competition discussion Vexforum.com For End Users • • • • Heavily moderated Lots of engineering and game discussion Product discussion and VEX tech support Robot picture galleries Vexforum.com Event Partners and Teachers • VEX Tournament Manager software help and discussion • Event Partner discussions (private) • Various VRC forums including all the VRC games and League Play support • VEX IQ Challenge (VIQ) discussion and official Q&A • Online Challenges discussion and Official Q&A VEX Wiki (vexforum.com/wiki) • This is where the GDC posts the official game rules for current VRC, VEX U, and VIQ games – The current rules are also now available on roboticseducation.org – links to same documents • Archive of game rules for past games • Links and information on other robotics competitions • Community-created resources VEX Products vexrobotics.com • • • • • • Robot parts! Event partner support kit Trophies Game components Fields To use discount codes and get EP discounts, make sure you are logged in with your EP account Six Important Websites • • • • • • REC Foundation Website (roboticseducation.org) Robot Events (robotevents.com) Admin Robot Events (admin.robotevents.com) VEX Forum (vexforum.com) VEX Wiki (vexforum.com/wiki) VEX Robotics products (vexrobotics.com)