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==Travel==
 
==Travel==
*Everyone traveling to China for the competition in Summer 2008 needs a passport
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===Passports===
 
*To obtain a new passport
 
*To obtain a new passport
**Get an application from the US Dept of State (form DS-11)
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*Get an application from the US Dept of State (form DS-11)
**Bring a photo ID, completed application, official birth certificate with embossed seal and payment of $112 to a US post office
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*Bring a photo ID, completed application, official birth certificate with embossed seal and payment of $112 to a US post office
**Visa will also need to be issued and taken care of once passports are issued
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*Passports may take up to 5 months to process, so if you want to go and need one - DO IT NOW
**Visas should be obtained through the local RoboCup organization but if not, obtained via Chinese Embassies in  the US
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*[http://www.travel.state.gov US Department of State]
**Passports may take up to 5 months to process, so if you want to go and need one - DO IT NOW
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*[http://www.china-embassy.org/eng US-Chinese Embassy]
**[http://www.travel.state.gov US Department of State]
 
**[http://www.china-embassy.org/eng US-Chinese Embassy]
 
  
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===Visas===
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*A visa is a document granting entrance into a country, without one, you face fines and deportation
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*Visa will also need to be issued and taken care of once passports are issued
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*Visas should be obtained through the local RoboCup organization but if not, obtained via Chinese Embassies in  the US
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*A travel agency in Atlanta can provide us Visas, with around 5 business days of processing
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*Necessary items: valid passport, visa application (done at office),copy of itenerary, business letter from RC, business invitation from RC, and a $100 fee
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*[http://www.travelingdetails.com/ Passports and Visas, Etc.]
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===Health and Safety===
 
*Members traveling overseas should contact their health insurance provider to check coverage overseas.
 
*Members traveling overseas should contact their health insurance provider to check coverage overseas.
 
*Cancellation fees and penalties should be discussed with airline and hotel.
 
*Cancellation fees and penalties should be discussed with airline and hotel.

Revision as of 12:49, 14 January 2008

Apologies Somethingawful.com

Welcome to the Georgia Tech Robojackets RoboCup wiki! We meet weekly on Thursdays at 6:30PM in the Tin Building (building #48 on the map - Mechanical Engineering Research Building).

Important Items

Important Dates

November 1st:

  • Mechanical
    • Working prototype of drive train and chassis
    • Crude prototypes of kicker/dribbler
    • Chipper ideas
  • Electrical
  • Software
    • Basic system overview designed
    • Vision system implemented
    • Communication framework in place
    • Start motion control

November 26th:

  • Mechanical
    • Complete prototype with a chosen kicker/dribbler design in place (not nessessarily final design)
    • Layout/integration of electrical components finished
  • Electrical
    • Rev 1
  • Software
    • Basic motion control finished
    • Debug/Log/Playback system designed and started
    • Vision/Comm features finalized

February 15th:

  • Qualification for Robocup 2008: Team Description Paper and one minute video are due by February 15th, 2008 (11.59 PM, GMT-8) (Pacific Time)

July 14th to July 20th:

  • RoboCup 2008 in Suzhou, China

Systems

2008

2007

Travel

Passports

  • To obtain a new passport
  • Get an application from the US Dept of State (form DS-11)
  • Bring a photo ID, completed application, official birth certificate with embossed seal and payment of $112 to a US post office
  • Passports may take up to 5 months to process, so if you want to go and need one - DO IT NOW
  • US Department of State
  • US-Chinese Embassy

Visas

  • A visa is a document granting entrance into a country, without one, you face fines and deportation
  • Visa will also need to be issued and taken care of once passports are issued
  • Visas should be obtained through the local RoboCup organization but if not, obtained via Chinese Embassies in the US
  • A travel agency in Atlanta can provide us Visas, with around 5 business days of processing
  • Necessary items: valid passport, visa application (done at office),copy of itenerary, business letter from RC, business invitation from RC, and a $100 fee
  • Passports and Visas, Etc.

Health and Safety

  • Members traveling overseas should contact their health insurance provider to check coverage overseas.
  • Cancellation fees and penalties should be discussed with airline and hotel.
  • US citizens traveling abroad encouraged to register with the US State Dept. - gives travelers better assistance and if necessary, evacuation
  • Members should call their health providers in regards to necessary immunizations and vacinnes several weeks before trip
  • Registration with US Embassies in China
  • China Specific Information
  • Health information from CDC for China