This page will be updated periodically to show logistics information
necessary for teams and visitors or media wishing to attend the IARC.
2010 International Aerial Robotics Competition Schedule
of Events:
The 2010 IARC will be held from TBD August through TBD August.
The associated Conference will be on TBD August.
The Schedule of
events on an hour-by-hour basis will be posted for teams
at registration.
TYPICAL Schedule at a Glance (the
final daily schedule will be posted in July 2010):
TBD August 0 - Team
Registration at UPRM Coliseum begins at 10AM. Teams will be given instructions
as to how to collect any pre-shipped equipment at that time. A joint
safety and logistics briefing will be held a 2 PM (location to be announced
at registration). Arena set up completed. Practice times will be allowed
beginning at 3 PM and will run until closing (TBA). The Judges will schedule
private Static Judging meetings with each team. As teams arrive, these
meetings will be scheduled. The teams can use
Power Point/Keynote presentations if desired.
Each team's "formal" briefing
will be made to the entire group during the presentation of their Journal
Paper at the associated 2010 Symposium on Indoor Flight
Issues.
TBD August +1 - The 2010
Symposium on Indoor Flight Issues begins at 9 AM. Location will
be in a UPRM auditorium. Details about how to get to the UPRM auditorium
will be given out at registration. Team
presentations are mandatory and will be scheduled throughout the day
of the Symposium without prior notice (teams must be ready to present
upon request by the moderator).
TBD August +2 - Performance
Competition begins at 9 AM in the Coliseum. The beginning flight order
will be announced during the 2010 Symposium on
Indoor Flight Issues. Depending upon the number of teams entered,
the Performance Judging may extend into the followng day.
TBD August +3 - Teams
can begin packing for their return trip or vacation time. Arena take-down
will begin immediately after the Performance Judging is complete. The
Team Awards Banquet will commence at 6 PM and run to 9 PM (with dinner
provided at 7 PM). The venue will be announced. Tickets
to the Awards Banquet will be issued to team members and IARC guests
at the 2010 Symposium on Indoor Flight Issues. A valid ticket
(free to team members and IARC guests) is required to enter the Awards
Banquet. Additional tickets can be purchased during the 2010 Symposium
on Indoor Flight Issues in the event that non-participants or guests
wish to attend (e.g., family members). A small number of extra dinners
will be set aside for this purpose.
TBD August +4 - Arena
take-down completed and materials stored for the 2011 event (if there
is no winner in 2010) or disposed of on site if there were to be a clear
winner this year.
