BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240224T210551Z UID:2AA89AAB-DDC5-4435-AE9A-9E913221AF47 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T183000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE WNC Section is sponsoring a Robot Face-Off pre-competition between UNC-A and WCU this year again about 30 days before the actual com petition at IEEE Region 3's SouthEastCon 2024 in Atlanta Georgia. This wil l afford the Student Sections the chance to finalize their designs and com pete against a real opponent before setting off to Atlanta to gain fame an d glory for WNC and their schools in the official competition.\n\nCompetit ion Theme: The year is 2047. Humanity has established a planetary defense system called GRID to protect Earth from potential threats in space. The s ystem is highly advanced and has thwarted numerous dangers over the years. However\, a catastrophic event has occurred\, shattering the calm. A come t named 2047-5-L1 has collided with the V-X7 exploration craft\, causing a massive release of asteroids. The asteroids are headed straight for Earth \, and the consequences of an impact would be catastrophic. GRID is the on ly hope of salvation for the planet\, but it needs crucial components to d elivered and assembled to activate its active protection systems.\n\nFirst \, your team must aquire and deliver the packages containing the component s needed to the control station. Afterward\, your team must pick up the ro cket thruster fuel tanks and bring them to the Launch Pad. Then various as sembly tasks need to be accomplished. Only with all these taks completed i s the system activated and then it is possible to deflect the asteroids aw ay from Earth\, saving the planet from complete destruction. To accomplish to goal\, you must deliver the packages to the correct location\, pick up the thruster tanks and deliver them to the launch pad as quickly as possi ble (within 90 secs). Earth will hail you as heroes and forever remember y our bravery and sacrifice. With your help\, humanity knows they can always count on GRID to protect them from any danger lurking in space!\n\nPoints Tasks\n\nTotal possible points for delivery of critical components = 30 p oints\n5 Larger Boxes × 3 = 15 points\n3 Small Boxes × 5 = 15 Points\n(A ssembly of the components adds points)\n\nCompleting to competition within 1 minute 30 seconds = 30 points (5 points will be deducted for each addit ional 15 seconds)\n\nSuccessful arrival at the thruster fuel assembly zone = 20 points\n\nSuccessful thruster fuel tank assembly = 20 points\n\nRobo t starts autonomously by recognizing the countdown timer green light = 5 p oints\n\nParticipate: Please join us as we will livestream this event from the venue\, if possible. Cheer for your preferred team and wish all the s tudents luck as we send them off save us all from an asteriod debris field in 30 days! In-person venue is located at University of North Carolina - Asheville.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE WCU Student Chapter - https://paws.wcu .edu/radams/IEEE/IEEE.html and IEEE UNC Asheville Student Chapter - https: //www.facebook.com/IeeeUncAshevilleStudentBranch/\n\nRoom: 204\, Bldg: Rho ades/Robinson Hall\, UNC-Asheville Engineering \, 1 University Heights\, A sheville \, North Carolina\, United States\, 28804 LOCATION:Room: 204\, Bldg: Rhoades/Robinson Hall\, UNC-Asheville Engineerin g \, 1 University Heights\, Asheville \, North Carolina\, United States\, 28804 ORGANIZER:teresa.m.matthews@gmail.com SEQUENCE:69 SUMMARY:IEEE WNC Student Hardware Competition Meetup and Robot Face-Off URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/400103 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>IEEE WNC Section is sponsoring a Robot Fac e-Off pre-competition between UNC-A and WCU this year again about 30 days before the actual competition at IEEE Region 3's SouthEastCon 2024 in Atla nta Georgia. This will afford the Student Sections the chance to finalize their designs and compete against a real opponent before setting off to At lanta to gain fame and glory for WNC and their schools in the official com petition.</p>\n<p><strong>Competition Theme: </strong>The year is 2047. Hu manity has established a planetary defense system called GRID to protect E arth from potential threats in space. The system is highly advanced and ha s thwarted numerous dangers over the years. However\, a catastrophic event has occurred\, shattering the calm. A comet named 2047-5-L1 has collided with the V-X7 exploration craft\, causing a massive release of asteroids. The asteroids are headed straight for Earth\, and the consequences of an i mpact would be catastrophic. GRID is the only hope of salvation for the pl anet\, but it needs crucial components to delivered and assembled to activ ate its active protection systems.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;First\, your team must a quire and deliver the packages containing the components needed to the con trol station. Afterward\, your team must pick up the rocket thruster fuel tanks and bring them to the Launch Pad. Then various assembly tasks need t o be accomplished. Only with all these taks completed is the system activa ted and then it is possible to deflect the asteroids away from Earth\, sav ing the planet from complete destruction. To accomplish to goal\, you must deliver the packages to the correct location\, pick up the thruster tanks and deliver them to the launch pad as quickly as possible (within 90 secs ). Earth will hail you as heroes and forever remember your bravery and sac rifice. With your help\, humanity knows they can always count on GRID to p rotect them from any danger lurking in space!</p>\n<div><br />Points Tasks </div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>Total possible points for delivery of cri tical components = 30 points<br />5 Larger Boxes &times\; 3 = 15 points<br />3 Small Boxes &times\; 5 = 15 Points</div>\n<div>(Assembly of the compo nents adds points)</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>Completing to competiti on within 1 minute 30 seconds = 30 points (5 points will be deducted for e ach additional 15 seconds)</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n<div>Successful arri val at the thruster fuel assembly zone = 20 points</div>\n<div>&nbsp\;</di v>\n<div>Successful thruster fuel tank assembly = 20 points</div>\n<div>&n bsp\;</div>\n<div>Robot starts autonomously by recognizing the countdown t imer green light = 5 points</div>\n<p><strong>Participate: </strong>Please join us as we will livestream this event from the venue\, if possible. Ch eer for your preferred team and wish all the students luck as we send them off save us all from an asteriod debris field in 30 days! In-person venue is located at University of North Carolina - Asheville.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR