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Referees and Judges Wanted
Because of the growth of the program this year we need many more judges and referees. There will be fourteen
Local Tournaments in December 2004 and one statewide tournament on January 16, 2005. Each of these tournaments
needs many referees and judges. If you have already agreed to serve in one of these roles, please see the training
schedules below to choose a session to attend.
Referees monitor the performance of the teams and the robots during the table competition and score the
results after each round. There are also associated roles including table resetters and scorekeeper.
Judges assess the teams in many categories, including originality, problem solving
and the ability to improvise. They also examine the robots' construction, mechanical principals, strategic design
and programming applications.
(1) Technical Judges: Interview team members about the design and programming of the robot they have created to
solve some of the missions of the No Limits Challenge.
(2) Presentation Judges: Listen to each team's presentation on their No
Limits Project and ask questions about it.
Judges will be needed for about six hours per tournament. A judge can volunteer for one, two, or three of the 14
Local Tournaments in December. Most of the local tournaments host about 20 teams. The State Tournament in January
2005 will host 70 to 80 teams, so many more judges will be needed. Most of the judges for the State Tournament
will be those that have served as a judge for at least one Local Tournament in December 2004.
If you are unfamiliar with the referee and judge roles, attending a training session is a great way to learn about
them. In the meantime, if you have questions about what is involved in serving a referee or judge, please contact
-- Referees: Cheryl Thoen: cthoen@teleport.com
-- Judges: Bruce Schafer: schaferb@capital.ous.edu
Note: Coaches and mentors of teams and parents of team members should not serve as judges or referees. Parents
are encouraged to volunteer to help in other ways at the tournaments. Please
drop us a note at ortop@ortop.org
Referee 2004 Training Schedule
Register for one of these training sessions by sending e-mail to cthoen@teleport.com,
with the date/location you plan to attend. Class size is limited so pre-registration is recommended.
Session 1: Tuesday, 11/9/04,. 6-9pm, CAPITAL Center, Suite 1065
The CAPITAL Center is located at NW 185th and Walker Rd. in Washington County, Oregon. See directions.
Session 2: Monday, 11/15/04, 6-9pm, CAPITAL Center, Suite 1065
The CAPITAL Center is located at NW 185th and Walker Rd. in Washington County, Oregon. See directions.
Session 3: Monday, 11/15/04, 6-9pm, Mentor Graphics Commons Building, Cafeteria -- CANCELLED (Referee Training
only; see below for Judge Training.)
Session 4: Tuesday, 11/16/04, 6-9pm, Bend/LaGrande by telephone
Session 5: Monday, 11/22/04, 6-9pm, Eugene, U of O, Memorial Union. For additional information see
below.
Session 6: Monday, 11/29/04, 6-9pm, OMSI -- Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave.,
Portland, OR 97214.
See directions.
Note: Light dinner provided to local participants at all sessions except session 4.
Judge 2004 Training Schedule
To reserve a spot at one of the following sessions, please contact us.
Session 1: Tuesday, 11/9/04,. 6-9pm, CAPITAL Center, Suite 1031 & 1101.
The CAPITAL Center is located at NW 185th and Walker Rd. in Washington County, Oregon. See directions.
Session 2: Monday, 11/15/04, 6-9pm, Mentor Graphics Commons Building, Big Muddy Room. Mentor Graphics is
located at 8005 SW Boeckman Rd., Wilsonville, Oregon. See directions. The Commons building is in the middle of the campus. Once
you've entered the campus from Boeckman Road, follow the access road counterclockwise past the child care center.
It will take you directly to the Commons building.
Session 3: Wednesday, 11/17/04, 6-9pm, Bend/LaGrande by telephone
Session 4: Monday, 11/22/04, 6-9pm, Eugene, U of O, Memorial Union. For additional information see
below.
Session 5: Monday, 11/29/04, 6-9pm, OMSI -- Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave.,
Portland, OR 97214. See directions.
Note: Light dinner provided to local participants at all sessions except session 3.
Scorekeeper 2004 Training Schedule
We have created Excel spreadsheets and associated macros that support three scorekeeping roles at Local Tournaments:
(1) Logging of score sheets filled out by referrees during the table sessions.
(2) Logging of score sheets filled out by judges during the technical and presentation judging.
(3) Merging of the data from the referees and judges and assignment of awards such that no team receives more than
one award..
Register for this training session by sending e-mail to cthoen@teleport.com,
Pre-registration is required. You will need to load the scorekeeping files onto your PC in advance of the
training session as we will walk through these files during the conference call.
Thursday, 12/2/04, 7-8pm, by telephone We will send toll-free dial-in instructions that register for this session.
Information on location of training sessions at University of Oregon
Driving directions
Campus map
Diagram of Erb Memorial Union including main
floor -- the location of conference rooms Metolius, Ohyhee & Rogue where we will be holding the training
sessions.
Parking options:
- Purchase a parking ticket ($1.50-$2.00) at Information Kiosk located near 13th & Agate. Lot 15 is close
by near the intersection of 13th & Agate or inquire with the parking attendant the nearest parking spaces.
- Park in metered parking on University Street & 15th (metered parking runs through 15th Street to 19th Street).
Metered parking is free after 6:00 p.m.
- See Parking Map for details. To find Lot
15 or the on street parking you will probably need to use Acrobat's zoom-in feature. You can also print this map
and bring it with you.
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