On Saturday, January 5, the FIRST Robotics Kickoff event will begin

Kickoff
8:15am       Bus Departs AHS for Florida Tech

12:00am    Bus returns to AHS

Team Brainstorming
1:00pm      Team 21 will meet in the engineering Academy area at AHS - game strategy - robot design, game strategy

3:30           Team 21 Dismissed

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FULL SCHEDULE:

8:15 am   Bus departs Astronaut highschool for Florida Tech

<9:00 am   Bus drop off at front of Clemente Center; bus parking in rear of Clemente Center; all other drivers may park in any available parking space.

9:00 am   Doors open; all Team members/affiliates sign in at designated area; refreshments available for purchase inside the clemente Center; refreshments may be taken into the gym.

9:30 am   All team move insdide the gym to floor seating (sit with teammates)

9:45 am   Speakers: Mark Ritter, Director, Clemente Center; Erik Halleus, Chairman-Florida FIRST Robotics; FIT Recruitment & Scholarships

10:00 am FIRST Broadcast begins

11:30 am FIRST Broadcast ends.

11:35 am Team clean-up seating area in gym (Teams)

11:40 am Teams are called to the designated area for pick-up of tote boxes and exit Clemente Center (Baldaia & McKnight)

12:00 noon Team 21 will depart Florida Tech-bus leaves Clemente Center for return to AHS

1:00   Team 21 will meet in the engineering Academy area at AHS - game strategy - robot design, game strategy

1:30   Pizza and soda - brainstorming groups - prototype design sketches + strategy

3:00   Final round of design concepts and practical application of design to sit within the game concept - THIS IS IT - we will be moving this concept foward for the next 6 weeks of the build schedule

3:30   Dismiss with assignments and schedules to meet the design and strategy needs of the 2008 FIRST Robotics seeason