DeKalb County Technology Center is Registered!

We are pleased to announce that DeKalb County Technology Center has registered for Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics 2015! The DCTC team has been a strong competitor every year. We are pleased that they are registered.

Welcome to FUEL Homeschool Cooperative!

Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics is pleased to welcome FUEL Homeschool Cooperative, located in Rainsville, to the BEST family. FUEL students have been attending Summer STEM Experience and Summer STEM Workshops and are ready for BEST 2015!

Marshall County Homeschool Robotics is Registered!

We are pleased to announce that Marshall County Homeschool Robotics has registered for BEST 2015! We welcome them to the BEST family!

Easy C Programming Workshop - June 12

The Easy C Programming Workshop will be taught by Engineering Technology Instructor Deni Adkins on June 12 from 9 am until 3 pm. The cost is free. Lunch will be provided. This workshop is the first in our STEM  Summer Workshop Series.

Anyone interested in learning to use Easy C is encouraged to attend and bring a laptop with Easy C loaded. Robots will be available for use so that you may test your programming skills on an actual robot.

The Summer STEM Workshop Series is open to students and adults, including mentors and teachers. This is a great time to get a head start on the competition season by learning your software in advance. 

The deadline to register is Friday, June 5. Click here to register.

Take Solidworks Workshop. Get a Free Copy of Solidworks to Take Home

Due to our sponsorship this year with the Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation, anyone who participates in the Summer STEM Workshop Solidworks session will receive a FREE copy of the student edition of Solidworks, compliments of Solidworks and the NBT Foundation.

To register for any of the STEM Workshops, scroll down below to see the registration information.

Reminder: Summer Workshop Registration Still Open

Registration is still open for the Summer STEM Workshop Series. As previously reported, Northeast Alabama Community College will sponsor a Summer STEM Workshop Series on various dates throughout the summer, intended to help students and teachers prepare for the 2015 BEST season. All workshops will be offered on the NACC campus and require participants to register in advance. Lunch will be provided by Northeast Alabama BEST Robotics for full-day workshops. There is no cost to attend any of these workshops. However, donations to help cover lunch costs will be accepted.

The following workshops are currently scheduled. Click on the links next to each to register. Everyone who attends must register.

• EasyC Programming - June 12 (9 am until 3 pm) Click here to register.
• Soldering - June 25 (9 am until 12 noon) Click here to register.
• Engineering Notebook, Marketing & Exhibit Booth - July 9 (9 am until 12 noon) Click here to register.
• Solidworks - July 20 (8 am until 3 pm) Click here to register.

Registration is open now, so be sure to register early. If you register and find that you will be unable to attend, please cancel your registration so that someone else may take that slot. 

BEST Regional Conference to be Held at Mississippi State

Mississippi BEST Robotics and Shelton's BEST Robotics have announced the 2015 BEST Robotics Regional Conference to be held July 31 and August 1 at Mississippi State University. See the flyer below for more information.