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Revision as of 22:43, 17 March 2008

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Welcome to the Georgia Tech Robojackets RoboCup wiki! We meet weekly on Tuesdays at 7:00PM in the Tin Building (building #48 on the map - Mechanical Engineering Research Building).

Important Items

Important Dates

February 15th:

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

March 20th:

  • Deadline to officially let the OC know we are going to China

May 24th to 27th:

  • US Open

July 14th to 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
  • Some necessary and highly suggested immunizations - Influenza, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Malaria
  • Georgia Tech Health Services is capable of giving all immunizations and all medications
  • Immunizations need to happen around 6 weeks before the competition
  • Registration with US Embassies in China
  • China Specific Information
  • Health information from CDC for China