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Revision as of 01:13, 16 February 2008
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).
Contents
Important Items
- Small Size League Website
- RoboCup Resources for Learning
- Resources for Learning
- RoboCup 2008 Qualification
- RoboCup 2008
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)
July 14th to July 20th:
- RoboCup 2008 in Suzhou, China
Systems
2008
2007
- Electrical System Information
- Software System Information
- Mechanical System Information
- Vision System Information
- File:TDP.pdf
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
