2009 General Botball Schedule
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 2008 | National Research and Design Website Challenge Opens |
| Nov. 3, 2008 | First Review of Scholarship Applications |
| Nov. 14, 2008 | GCER Call for Papers Announced |
| Fall 2008 | Beyond Botball Game Announced |
| Nov 18, 2008 | Research and Design Website Challenge Opt-in and Initial Submission Deadline |
| Dec. 2, 2008 | Research and Design Website Challenge Final Deadline |
| Jan - Mar 2009 | Botball Teacher Workshops |
| Feb - May 2009 | Botball Regional Tournaments |
| Spring 2009 | GCER Registration Opens |
| July 1-5, 2009 | Global Conference on Educational Robotics |
2009 Tournaments and Workshops
| Region | Workshop | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Location TBA | Location TBA |
| Date TBA | Date TBA | |
| Egypt | Location TBA | Location TBA |
| Date TBA | Date TBA | |
| Florida | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville, FL |
| January 23-24 | March 14 | |
| Georgia | Location TBA | Location TBA |
| Date TBA | Date TBA | |
| Greater DC | Location TBA | Annandale, VA |
| Date TBA | April 18 | |
| Greater St. Louis | Edwardsville, IL | Edwardsville, IL |
| February 28, March 1 | April 25 | |
| Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Honolulu, HI |
| Jan 31-Feb 1 | May 2 | |
| Kuwait | Location TBA | Location TBA |
| Date TBA | Date TBA | |
| Michigan | Grandville, MI | Grandville, MI |
| January 17-18 | March 14 | |
| New England | Lowell, MA | Lowell, MA |
| January 23-24 | March 28 | |
| New York/New Jersey | Location TBA | Location TBA |
| Date TBA | Date TBA | |
| Northern California | San Jose, CA | Santa Clara, CA |
| February 7-8 | March 28 | |
| Oklahoma | Norman, OK | Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 9-10 | February 28 | |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | Allison Park, PA |
| February 21-22 | April 4 | |
| Qatar | Location TBA | Location TBA |
| Date TBA | Date TBA | |
| Southern California | San Diego, CA | San Diego, CA |
| January 16-17 | March 14 | |
| Texas | Houston, TX | Houston, TX |
| February 7, 8 | April 4 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Location TBA | Location TBA |
| Date TBA | Date TBA |
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.