2008 General Botball Schedule
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Sep. 17, 2007 | National Research and Design Website Challenge Opens |
| Nov. 1, 2007 | First Review of Scholarship Applications |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | GCER Call for Papers Announced |
| Fall 2007 | Beyond Botball Game Announced |
| Jan. 25, 2008 | Initial Research and Design Website Challenge Deadline |
| Feb. 7, 2008 | Final Research and Design Website Challenge Deadline |
| Jan - Mar 2008 | Botball Teacher Workshops |
| Feb - May 2008 | Botball Regional Tournaments |
| March 1, 2007 | GCER Registration Opens |
| July 8-11, 2008 | Global Conference on Educational Robotics in Oklahoma! |
2008 Tournaments and Workshops
| Region | Workshop | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | Little Rock, AR |
| January 11-12 | March 15 | |
| Egypt | Location TBA | Location TBA |
| March 14-15 | May 10 | |
| Florida | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville, FL |
| February 8-9 | March 29 | |
| Georgia | Macon, GA | Macon, GA |
| February 23-24 | April 5 | |
| Greater DC | College Park, MD | College Park, MD |
| March 15, 16 | May 3 | |
| Greater St. Louis | Edwardsville, IL | Edwardsville, IL |
| February 23-24 | April 26 | |
| Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Honolulu, HI |
| March 1-2 | May 10 | |
| Kuwait | Doha, Qatar | Location TBA |
| March 7-8 | May 3 | |
| New England | Lowell, MA | Lowell, MA |
| January 25-26, 2008 | April 5 | |
| New York/New Jersey | Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn, NY |
| March 29, 30 | May 17 | |
| Northern California | San Jose, CA | Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 23-24 | April 19 | |
| Oklahoma | Norman, OK | Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 5-6 | March 1 | |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | Allison Park, PA |
| January 19, 20 | March 29 | |
| Qatar | Doha, Qatar | Doha, Qatar |
| March 7-8 | April 19 | |
| Southern California | San Diego, CA | San Diego, CA |
| January 25-26 | March 15 | |
| Texas | Houston, TX | Houston, TX |
| January 12-13 | March 8 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Doha, Qatar | Location TBA |
| March 7-8 | April 26 |
Important Deadlines:
- Registration deadline: two weeks prior to your regional workshop
- Payment deadline: one week prior to your regional workshop
- Last day to drop without financial obligation: two weeks prior to regional workshop (see registration policies for more details)
All Botball Tournaments are free and open to the public! Other events are for registered teams only.
Any team is welcome to register and travel to any regional tournament.
KISS Institute reserves the right to cancel any tournament due to insufficient participation or funding. Arrangements will be made for teams already registered for that tournament. They will be invited to participate in a different regional, or they may request a refund. Should cancellation be necessary, teams will be notified before the workshop date.