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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>Announcing the new GitHub repo for DPRG Contest Rules<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="https://github.com/dprg/Contests">https://github.com/dprg/Contests</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here you’ll find an open source / version controlled compendium of rules for all DPRG contests.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Note that the rules source is an “OpenDocument Text” format, which can be viewed in MS Word.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For those line followers out there, we’ve included source files and instructions to manipulate and print your own line following courses. We’ve received several requests regarding bulk purchase orders for the line following courses. Unfortunately, we have not observed any kind of bulk purchase discount availability. Plus, when you order a course on your own, it comes directly to your door in a sturdy tube – very handy to protect and store your course. So it’s recommended to simply order your own without trying to coordinate a bulk purchase.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ready to print Advanced and Novice Line Following Courses<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’ve recently passed around early drafts and received feedback. We’ll proceed with the Novice course as originally sent. We’ve updated the Advanced course per feedback.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can find low resolution proofs of the current courses here<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><a href="https://github.com/dprg/Contests/tree/master/Line%20Following">https://github.com/dprg/Contests/tree/master/Line%20Following</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We intend to submit these to the printer in time to bring to the 4 September Robot Builders Night Out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Note a slight process change. In the past, judges would lay out Novice and Advanced courses with tile on the day of the competition, staying within competition rules but according to whim. Now that we’re printing courses, it’s a little more difficult to change the courses at the last minute. Hence, we’ll proceed by making these courses available for practice well before contest day, and we’ll use these very same courses in the 13 Oct and 10 Nov 2018 competitions. But <b><i>for next spring</i></b> – well that’s another matter. Rumor has it that the secretive and nefarious RoboRama rules team will make and print new versions of the Advanced and Novice courses for 2019 – which nobody will get to run until contest day `}-/ <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i>Muuuwwwaaahhhhhaaaaahhhhaaaaaaaaa!</i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After that we’ll update the GitHub repo, and DPRG will have multiple / different courses for subsequent competitions…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>13 Oct Showcase Contest – Coming Up Quickly<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As a reminder, the 13 Oct showcase contest DPRG will hold at DevFest Weekend is coming up soon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’re starting to see contestants register, but are hoping for more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please check the event summary here<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><a href="https://www.meetup.com/Build-More-Robots-with-DPRG/events/253899798/">https://www.meetup.com/Build-More-Robots-with-DPRG/events/253899798/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and please register here so that we can start to get a headcount<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><a href="http://bit.ly/registerRoboramaDevFest2018" target="__blank" title="http://bit.ly/registerRoboramaDevFest2018">http://bit.ly/registerRoboramaDevFest2018</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good Luck to All!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DPRG VP and RoboRama Wrangler<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>