The following training sessions were hosted at the 2023 Prototype Game Weekend in Houston, TX.
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A session discussing fundraising for your hub and for teams.
A detailed discussion about school recruitment and retainment in the BEST program.
A session dedicated to the best ways to recruit and retain your volunteers.
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A discussion about planning and preparing for hosting a Teacher workshop/training. What needs to be considered?
A discussion about the BEST Consumable kit, general philosophy, 2023 kit changes, compliance notes and understanding/interpreting the Team Custom Parts requirements.
A discussion about executing compliance check, what’s required, tips and tricks and some helpful tools.
A review of the Critical Design Review activity, a required event. What’s included, how to execute it, defining expectations, and the overall intent of the CDR.
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A discussion on Team Advancement from hubs to championships. This session discusses the entire process and how to correctly choose advancing teams.
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This session covers the 2023 updates to the BEST National Registry.
This session covers 2023 updates to the Scoring Manager system.
This session covers the operation and use of the BEST IR Sensors including line following applications.
BRI Updates
The following presentations provide updates on BRI activities and a number of guest speakers from the BEST board of directors and our partners.
A short update on 2023 Operations.
A short update on BEST Control System evaluations and status.
Partial video of NASA HUNCH presentation by Glenn Johnson.
Dr. Mark Runco, Southern Oregon University
Dr. Walter Copan, Colorado School of Mines
Dr. Ross Alexander & Ms. Julie Taylor, University of North Alabama – Florence
Vernard Henley, BRI board member
Finch Fulton, BRI board member
Marty Strong, BRI board member
Peter Labaciewicz, BRI board member
Sofia Mirza, BRI board member
Dr. Marco Dondi (BRI board member) & Michael Steiner (BRI Exec. Dir)
Paul Lutes (BRI President) & Greg Young (BRI Director of Operations)