MRA Education Day 2017

MRA is proud to announce that Education Day 2017 was presented on October 28, 2017.  Capitol Technical University graciously agreed to host the event.  Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que catered a delicious lunch for the event.  We had seven different tracks for students and mentors to attend, each with thought provoking and engaging topics.  Thanks for a wonderful, well attended event! We hope to see you back next year!

Links to the presentations will be posted in their session descriptions, linked to via the table below:

Time	Track 1: Beginners (Room 154)	Track 2: Advanced Topics (Room 242)	Track 3: Operations and Building (Room 266)	Track 4: Java Programming (Room 133)	Track 5: Tools and Techniques (Room 134)	Track 6: Planning and Managing (Room 244)	Track 7: Building a Better Team (Room 138)
08:30am – 09:00am	Registration
09:00am – 09:50am	Motors 101	Robot Autonomous and Autonomy	Pit Operations and Management	(nothing scheduled)	Applying CAD to FRC	Beginner Workshop: Suggestions for Rookies	Team Organization
10:00am – 10:50am	Drive Train / Chassis 101	Vision Processing	Making a Kit of Parts Robot Go (Session 1)	Beginning Java Programming	Concepts of Computer Aided Design	Game Analysis, Strategy and Scoring	Community and School Outreach and Engagement
11:00am – 11:50am	Electrical and Wiring 101	Sensor Integration and Advanced Sensors and Controllers			CAD – Final Assembly	Mentor Roundtable – MRA, FIRST Chesapeake, FRC Documentation and Training Collaboration	Awards
12:00pm – 12:50pm	Lunch
01:00pm – 01:50pm	Sensors 101	Design for Service and Repair	Making a Kit of Parts Robot Go (Session 2)	Advanced Java Programming	Pneumatics	Managing Your Robot Build Project	Student Leadership Principle and Practices
02:00pm – 02:50pm	Manipulators 101	Surviving Inspection			Team Captain Roundtable	Safety Management: Safety Glasses are Only the Beginning	Team Image and Branding

MRA looks forward to seeing you next year!