Set-up and Team information for Participants in Robotics Park 2011 - One of the Largest K-12 Robotics Event in the Country!

Robotics Park, the 20th annual spring conference of the Rhode Island School of the Future (RISF) will be held on Saturday, April 2nd at Martin Middle School in East Providence, RI from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. See the event Schedule for further details. Information for participants in each of the Robotics Park activities is as follows.

For all exhibitors: First, each booth or table is strongly encouraged to have a guest book at their booth or display and each teacher should assign students to oversee the guest book. This means simply that they will make the book available and ask booth visitors to sign and comment on their robots, displays and demonstrations in the guest book. We hope that guest books will encourage students to get excited about demonstrating to all visitors and not just saving their good stuff for the Robotics Park VIP's that will interview them. In addition, each class will have this as a memento from the day and can take some time after Robotics Park to enjoy the things that visitors wrote.

Chain Reaction Machine (CRM) Event. Check in at the information desk for a Robotics Park booklet with a map of the facility and the location of the CRM event. Teams have registered for either a 3' (half) or a 6' (full) table space and should take no more space than they requested. A small pit area will be available for laptop computers to share. String will be provided once each machine is set up. Each machine should be identified by its theme (related to "Body" ), school or organization, grade level, teacher or coach. Set-up on April 2nd may begin at Martin Middle SchoolI as early as 8:00 AM. CRM entries should be completely set-up and ready to roll by 9:30 am for judging to take place. See Chain Reaction Machine for further details.

Robotic Animals, Interactive Robots. Robotic Feeding Frenzy and the Robotic Parade Challenge. Check in at the information desk for a Robotics Park booklet with a map of the facility and the location of your booth or Table. Teams should bring a computer (if they feel they will need one) a strip cord and an extension cord and any other equipment they feel they may need. Booths are approximately 10x10 feet. The tables and chairs you requested through registration should be in your booth and access to one electrical plug will be provided. For safety reasons, it is your responsibility to make sure that all electrical cords in your booth remain covered (taped down under tables or stationary chairs) and are arranged so that students and others are not walking over or disturbing them. Set-up on April 2nd may begin at Martin Middle School as early as 8:00 AM. Most VIP visits and interviews with your class will take place between 10:00 AM and about 1:00 PM. See the Interactive Design Challenge the Animal Design Challenge , Robotic Feeding Frenzy and the Robotics Park Parade for further details on these challenges.

The Robotic Park Parade will begin at 10:30 am and again at 12:30 pm on April 2nd. Each registered float will be given a number and will be lined up in that order. Float numbers will be available at the registration desk after 9 am on April 2nd. Floats should begin to line up in order 10 minutes before the start of each parade and at the same time their float story narrators should line up in order at the Robotics Park podium.

Teachers should pick up T-shirts Orders on Saturday morning, April 2nd during setup time and before 10 AM. Only cash, school checks or checks from RP registered teachers or coaches will be accepted as payment. All checks should be made out to RISF.