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2011 BEST World Championship


2011 BEST World Championship

Event Code: RE-BEST-11-5737

Registration is Closed

Regular Price: $ 750.00

Special Price: $ 0.00

Type of Event: Tournament

Pricing Information

There are no entry fees for participation in BEST competitions. Kit materials are provided for each school at no cost. Teams are responsible for providing a work location & tools, and transportation to/from the events.

Event Description

BEST Robotics second-annual World Championship will be held April 14-16, 2011, at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida. The competition will feature 24 of our top teams from the three Regional Championships (Frontier Trails BEST, Texas BEST. Eight (8) teams from each Regional Championship advance to the World Championship.

Qualifying Teams



In alphabetical order:
#122, Ambassadors for Christ Academy, Kansas BEST
#18, Anna High School*, Lions Pride BEST
#15, Birdville CTAL, Cowtown BEST
#23, Caddo Mills High School, CoCo BEST
#129, Central Magnet School, Music City BEST
#181, Central High School*, Philadelphia BEST
#123, Circle High School, Kansas BEST
#184, Conway High School, NorthArk BEST
#217, DARC*, Tennessee Valley BEST
#121, DART, Music City BEST
#12, Ereckson Middle School*, CoCo BEST
#42, Galena Park High School, North Houston BEST
#124, Kansas City Christian School, Kansas BEST
#10, Kittson Central High School*, Bison BEST
#62, Lausanne Collegiate School, Mississippi BEST
#2, Liberal Arts & Science Academy*, Capitol BEST
#130, Merrol Hyde Magnet School, Music City BEST
#237, Metro Homeschool*, River Valley BEST
#47, Oak Mountain High School*, Blazer BEST
#206, OKC Homeschool *, OklahomaBEST
#17, REACH Homeschool, Bison BEST
#16, United Engineering Technology Magnet*, San Antonio BEST
#8, Westlake High School, Capitol BEST
#25, Wetumpka High School*, War Eagle BEST
#121, Wichita Homeschool* , Kansas BEST(declined)

Championship Activities


The BEST World Championship will consist of the full suite of BEST activies including

- 24-team head-to-head competition featuring the 2010 game, Toal Recall. (See game animation here)
- engineering design notebooks from all 24 teams
- TBA-team BEST Award competition including activities
- team exhibits
- team marketing presentations
- team interviews
- public displays of spirit and sportsmanship


Quick Overview

2011 BEST World Championship
Dates: April 14, 2011 - April 16, 2011
Venue: Disney Wide World of Sports Complex
Address: 700 Victory Way
City: Kissimmee
State: Florida
Country: United States
Zip/Postal Code: 34747
Registration Opens: December 15, 2010
Registration Deadline: January 15, 2011
Capacity: 24


Contact Information

BEST World Championship Coordinators
Garry Ackerman
garry_ackerman@raytheon.com

Janne Ackerman
janne.ackerman@verizon.net

Please visit the BEST World Championship Website BEST Robotics, Inc. website at
http://best.eng.auburn.edu/world-championship

Please visit the BEST Robotics, Inc. website at
http://www.bestinc.org

Other Information

Team Registration/ Acceptance of Invitation
Teams have until January 10, 2011 to accept invitation to the World Championship.
Accept by clicking the REGISTER! button at the top of this page.


Travel Arrangements
Travel for this event is being coordinated through GET TRAVEL.
http://www.gettravel.com/bestroboticschampionship/

Hotel Information

Travel for this event is being coordinated through GET TRAVEL.

http://www.gettravel.com/bestroboticschampionship/

Travel Overview

2011 BEST World Championship
Venue: Disney Wide World of Sports Complex
Address: 700 Victory Way
City: Kissimmee
State: Florida
Country: United States
Zip/Postal Code: 34747
Map:
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Schedule/Agenda

Monday,January 10, 2011
Last Day for teams to confirm participation.

Monday, February 15, 2011
Online Signup for Participating Teams Opens
- Signup for field practice times.
- BEST teams signup for presentation times.

Friday, March 18, 2011
Team Design Notebooks Due
Team Information Due (Team/Robot Name, Team Logo, Testimonial)
Release Forms Due

Friday, March 25, 2011
Team Videos Due
Team Information Due (Team/Robot Name, Team Logo, etc.)
Release Forms Due

Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16, 2011
BEST World Championship activities (TBA).

Note: All deliverables will be submitted at http://best.eng.auburn.edut/world-championship.php

View Detailed Championship Schedule Here

Participant Consent Form

A completed form for everyone attending must be turned in at check-in on Thursday of the event. Completed forms for will be turned it at the Registration window when checking in on Thursday, April 14th.

There are two forms that need to be completed and signed, one from VEX/RECF and one from Disney:

Download the VEX/RECF Consent & Waiver Form here.

Download the Disney Adult Consent Form here.

Download the Disney Minor Consent Form here.



Team List

(24 Teams)
Team Team Name Organization Location
B0097 Metro Homeschool Robotics Metro Homeschool Blue Springs, Missouri, United States
B0142 Kittson Central High School Kittson Central High School Hallock, Minnesota, United States
B0223 Oak Mountain High School Oak Mountain High School Birmingham, Alabama, United States
B0250 REACH REACH Moorhead, Minnesota, United States
B0289 Anna HS Lion's Pride BEST Anna High School Anna, Texas, United States
B0319 DARC Austin High School/ Decatur High School Decatur, Alabama, United States
B0601 Lausanne BEST Lausanne Collegiate School Memphis, Tennessee, United States
B0628 Wetumpka High School Robotics, Inc. Wetumpka High School Wetumpka, Alabama, United States
B0733 BCTAL Robotics Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning North Richland Hills, Texas, United States
B0910 KCCS Robotics Kansas City Christian School Prairie Village,, Kansas, United States
B1222 Robolancers Central High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
B1426 Circle High School Circle High School Towanda, Kansas, United States
B1663 Conway Robotics Club Conway High School Conway, Missouri, United States
B1996 Chap Robotics Westlake High School Austin, Texas, United States
B2029 LASA Robotics LASA Robotics Austin, Texas, United States
B2134 Team KAOS Galena Park High School Galena Park, Texas, United States
B2143 OKC Homeschool OKC Homeschool Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
B2152 Ereckson Robotics Ereckson Middle School Allen, Texas, United States
B2158 ULTIMATE United Engineering & Technology Magnet Laredo, Texas, United States
B2161 DART DART Burns, Tennessee, United States
B2167 Central Robotics Central Magnet School Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
B2173 Merrol Hyde Robotics Team Merrol Hyde Magnet School Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
B2176 Ambassadors for Christ Ambassadors for Christ Academy Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
B2185 Mars Industries Caddo Mills Engineering & Robotics Association Caddo Mills, Texas, United States