WSU 2006 LEGO MINDSTORMS Challenge Trial Day
February 11, 2006 , 10am - 2pm
Rhatigan Student Center, WSU Campus
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  February 11, 2006 - 11:30am - 12:00pm
How to Improve Your Mindstorms Challenge Oral Presentation
Presented by: Don Malzahn, Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Wichita State (and chief judge the last three years)
Don has judged previous LEGO MINDSTORMS oral presentation and will present some ideas on how to maximize the effectiveness of the 4-6 minute oral presentation and 5 minute question and answer period. This presentation is open to all registered teams. This session will take place in 202 Engineering Building.

On Trial Day the mission boards will be set up so that teams may practice with their robots.  This year, the courses will be all in the Rhatigan Student Center Ballroom (third floor). Several tables will be setup on the far end of the ballroom to allow teams to meet and practice (Tables will be available on a first come, first served basis). Representatives of the College of Engineering will be available to answer mission questions.  No laptops will be available for checkout or use.  If teams want to be able to program on that day they will need to furnish their own computer, software, and IR tower. Remember to bring extension cords and power strips for your computers and batteries for your RCX and IR tower. 

You may bring food and drink to the Engineering Building on trial day.  Please use your best judgment and behavior while eating and drinking around all equipment and mission boards.  We request that each team clean up after themselves.

WSU Mindstorm T-shirts Sales:
If you would like to purchase a WSU Mindstorms T-shirt they will be on sale during Trial Day.  Trial Day will be the last day that coaches may make a bulk T-shirt order for their team in order to get them printed for Challenge Day.

LEGO Name Badges:
Trial Day will be the last day that any LEGO Name Badges can be requested and engraved before the Challenge.  Please enter all requests using the on-line form (register here (Coaches only please!) and for other badges - coming attraction!)