Minutes: Atlanta Hobby Robot Club Date: 09/30/2000 Location: Radioshack.com Officers in attendance: Barry Ward, President Frank Borowiec, Vice President Richard Bodor, Secretary Clint Bridges, Treasurer 28 attendees Nominations continue for the new officers for 2001: President: Frank Borowiec Barry Ward Vice President: Richard Bodor Treasurer: Clint Bridges Secretary: Calvin Grier Nominations are accepted from all members and MAY BE REFUSED BY THE NOMINEE. (NOTE: members are requested and encouraged to involve themselves in club business. Committees have been open since MARCH, and may be joined with impunity) Club Business: There was a brief discussion on the beacon contest. The prize for this month is $100. Calvin lead a discussion on the Robot Rally 2001. There have been proposed changes in the rules, particularly the wall height has been shortened to 6 inches, the time for vacuum contest heats has been reduced to 4 minutes, and the scoring formula was modified. The date for the Robot Rally is February 3, 2001, again to be held at SciTrek. There was a discussion to rename the Mindstorms contest to a "Kit" Bot open contest. There was also a suggestion for a "Home" Bot open competition. Around the room: The new attendees introduced themselves. Clint gave a Robot Builder's Night Out report, including information on the Robomow. The group discussed the lego exhibit at local malls. Richard brought another box of "goodies" including some very small switches and some mu-metal shields. Paul Burrell gave a quick show and tell on a beacon finding robot. The Video presentation: The video presentation was skipped due to lack of time. The monthly contest: Bob and Blake each tried the beacon contest. Blake won with an 8 second completion time. references: www.listbot.com(AHRC1) - AHRC listbot services www.botlanta.org - AHRC home page