GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROBOTICS IN HAWAII
International Botball Tournament Calls Hawaii Home for Second Time
HONOLULU – The Global Conference on Educational Robotics will be hosted in Hawaii and will include the International Botball Tournament from July 18-22, 2012. More than 56 middle and high school aged robotics students from all over the world, including Austria, New England, and Qatar will gather this week at the Hawaii Convention Center for the four-day learning opportunity. Hawaii first hosted the annual event in 2007.
“We are so honored to be hosting the 2012 GCER as Hawaii is a great place to come together from all across the world to engage in robotics education and learn from each other to continue the efforts worldwide,” said Jimmy Miller, the Hawaii Botball Coordinator.
Steve Goodgame, Executive Director, KIPR (KISS Institute for Practical Robotics) added, “Hawaii’s aloha spirit is unprecedented and takes the GCER to a whole new level. We all feel so welcomed and are looking forward to another great event this year.”
The International Botball Tournament includes online documentation, onsite presentations, seeding rounds, double elimination rounds and alliance matches. Any team that competes in a regional tournament regardless of how they finish is encouraged to participate in the International Botball Tournament.
This year’s game is titled Go High or Go Low. In this game, teams are challenged to create a robot that can locate target areas by flying over, scaling, or tunneling under a high obstacle, leaving a trail of the robot’s movements by depositing poms and ping pong balls.
The International Botball Tournament seeding rounds, double elimination rounds and alliance matches, Robot Showcase and Awards Ceremony are free and open to the public.
Joining the more than 56 internationally recognized teams, the following Hawaii teams will also compete:
· Nanakuli High School (12-0026)
· Highlands Intermediate School (12-0425)
· Hanalani Schools (12-0052)
· Hanalani Schools (12-0487)
· Kalani High School (12-0511)
· Leilehua High School (12-0628)
· Moanalua High School (12-0048)
· University Laboratory School (12-0629)
· Wahiawa Middle School (12-0004)
· Wahiawa Middle School (12-0164)
· Waianae High School (12-0566)
See below for the entire event schedule:
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Tuesday
July 17, 2012
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Preconference Workshops
Preconference is an optional conference event
and requires advanced registration
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Wednesday
July 18, 2012
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Registration
Open Practice
Onsite Presentations
Best Practices in Robotics Education
Hardware, Software and Resources for Robotics Education
Lightning Talk Session
Robot Achievement Test
Opening Session with Hiroshi Ishiguro
Opening Reception / Student Activity
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Thursday
July 19, 2012
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8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
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Open Practice
Onsite Presentations
International Botball Seeding Rounds
KIPR Open Practice
Onsite Presentations
KIPR Open Seeding Rounds
Youth Advisory Council Student Activity
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Friday
July 20, 2012:
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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Open Practice Tables
Robotics and Movement
Best Practices Lightning Talks
Practical Programming
Autonomous Projects
Best Practices in Programming
Best Practices for Robotics Competitions
KIPR Open Double Elimination Rounds
Dr. Vijay Kumar
Autonomous Robotics Showcase and Poster Session
Open Practice
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Saturday
July 21, 2012
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM -
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Open Practice
International Botball Double Elimination - First Rounds
Botball Feedback Session(s)
YAC Feedback Session(s)
Free evening, no GCER events scheduled
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Sunday
July 22, 2012
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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 PM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Open Practice
Dr. Maurizio Porfiri
International Botball Double Elimination
Final Rounds and Alliance Matches
Awards Ceremony
Ruthie Farmer
Mark Leon
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Botball is one of six robotics education programs in the state supported the Friends of Hawaii Robotics.
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