#paydirt2015 Kick Off Video Released

It's here! The 2015 BEST season has officially launched. Check out the Kick Off Video here.

#paydirt2015 Let Us Know You Are Excited About BEST 2015!

Kick Off Day takes place tomorrow. Let us know that your team is excited by:

1. Following Northeast Alabama BEST on Twitter
2. Liking Northeast Alabama BEST on Facebook
3. Using the hashtag #paydirt2015 on your posts
4. Mentioning @northeastalbest on Twitter

Let's see who can build excitement for Kick Off through social media!

Here is a link to our Social Media page on our website. 

#paydirt2015 Sponsor Spotlight: Source 4 Manufacturing

Source 4 Manufacturing is a small, family-owned business located in Scottsboro that you have probably never heard of. Their customers are other companies so it is unlikely that you'll every purchase anything from them. But Rita and Bob care about STEM education and have been supporters of BEST and our Summer STEM Experience since 2013. They understand that their future workforce is comprised of students in our schools. And they want to make sure that students in our area have every advantage to prepare them for future careers. We thank Source 4 Manufacturing for their continued support of BEST!

#paydirt2015 Kick Off Day is Saturday!!!

Kick Off Day for Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics will take place on Saturday, September 26 at 8:30 am in the Tom Bevill Lyceum on the NACC campus. Teams should arrive at 8:00 am to get registered.

Here is the schedule. 

Kick Off Day

Location:   Tom Bevill Lyceum, Northeast Alabama Community College

8:00                      Registration Open

(All teams should be registered and seated by 8:25 am)

8:15                      Theatre Doors Open

8:30                      Opening Session – Kick Off of 2015 BEST Robotics

9:00                      General Session:

·        Game Explanation/Scoring

·        Organizing Your Team

·        42 Days of BEST

·        BEST Award Rules and Scoring

Location: Industrial Systems Technology Building, NACC Campus

11:00                    Kit Pick Up and Field Viewing (Each team gets 15 minutes on the field) 

 

Please contact Nicole Carroll with any questions. 

#paydirt2015 MatLab Simulink Workshop Announced

Northeast Alabama BEST has announced a new workshop to be added for Technical Training Day. Technical Training Day will be held on Wednesday, September 30 from 9:30 am until 1:30 pm. Glen Bruce, of Marshall Technical School, will teach MatLab Simulink. To sign up click this link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/technical-training-day-matlab-tickets-18632766105 

See an earlier news post to see other workshops available. 

#paydirt2015 Announcement About T Shirts

Once again, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are going to be able to provide Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics Tshirts to participants in BEST 2015. However, due to the increased number of teams and the size of some teams we will provide Tshirts to teams under the following conditions:

• Tshirts will be given to team members whose names are on the roster and whose demographic information is included in the demographics form. For example, if you have 20 students on the roster you should also list 20 students on the demographics form. 
• One Tshirt will be issued to each student, mentor and coach on the roster. Additional Tshirts will be made available for purchase for parents, siblings, etc. at our cost.
• A maximum of 50 Tshirts will be issued per team. Additional shirts will be made available for purchase at our cost.

Tshirt order forms, demographic forms and rosters are due to Nicole Carroll no later than Friday, October 2, 2015 at noon.

#paydirt2015 Technical Training Day Registration is Open

Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics will host a Technical Training Day on September 30, 2015 from 9:30 am until 1:30 pm. This is an opportunity for in depth training in various aspects of BEST. Those who participate:

• may include students, teachers and mentors
• will enjoy a pizza lunch
• should arrive by 9:15 in order to find their classroom for a prompt 9:30 start
• MUST preregister for the course on EventBrite and bring his/her ticket for entry

There is no charge for the workshops for BEST students and volunteers.

Anyone who is not attending a specific workshop but is attending as a teacher or chaperone must register by clicking his link.

The following workshops will be offered. Click on the link to take you to the registration page for that course.

Solidworks Design Software

Easy C Programming Software

Soldering and Wire Connections

BEST Award and Engineering Notebook 

Additional workshops may be added based on need.