CTN-2015-Playground-contacts

Contacts: (updated 6/13/2015:2:30pm CDT) * = confirmed As of May 14: All playgrounds come equipped with: (2) demo stations with seating (each with 46" LCD monitor with stand and speakers); 1 station includes Apple TV hardware and Airplay/Air Mirroring service), (6) 4'x4' learning stations (each with 24" monitor and power). Also as of June 5, each demo area will have an Apple TV at each of the two demo stations. ---   As of June 10, The table by the demo stations is very small and really can only hold a laptop and the sound equipment. There is one tall chair at the table for the presenter to use during their presentation.

provided by USFIRST Marketing Regional Director James Carr - jcarr@midatlanticrobotics.com Regional Director Gene O'Brien - grob.group@rcn.com Senior Mentor Benjamin Martin - bmartin@usfirst.org
 * USFIRST || Donald H Bowers; dhb12546@aol.com

from Philadelphia ISTE 2011: Landale Catholic HS pafwi@aol.com (had a team) Nathan Knauss: nknauss@lrhsd.org (was nknauss@usfirst.org) Ben Martin bmartin@usfirst.org

maybe for FTC: wall_family@verizon.net (not contacted yet) || asked about FRC, FTC, FLL and FLLjr teams; asked the group new email on 4/20/2015; emailed to three involved with ISTE 2011) emailed Nathan Knauss 5/11/2015 for help in contacting USFIRST teams in the Philadelphia area - no response as of 5/17/2015 || emailed 5/17/2015 about the possibility of bringing a FLL and FLLjr team; also asked if he knows of a FTC and VEX teams 215-746-8126 or (cell) 646-436-5959 || emailed 5/17/2015 about need for PC and/or Mac plus possibly getting some students to help with the demo || lescalleetl@bgcphila.org Danielle Johnson DJohnson@BGCA.ORG and David Crusoe DCrusoe@BGCA.ORG || Clubs in the Philadelphia area that are using your MyFuture and could demo it to visitors; will get back to me by about May 8 (table?) emailed 5/11/2015 a followup || Philadelphia area: Deborah Dietrich dad7@psu.edu (emailed 4/27/15) || 4-H STEM programs with students demonstrating emailed 5/17/2015 as a followup || emailed 5/17/2015 about need of PC/Mac || referenced from: Jennifer Manning jennifer.manning@ncwit.org emailed 5/17/2015 about need for 1 or more laptops and planning for their demo emailed 5/17/2015 about need for one or more laptops plus possibility getting a second table emailed 5/17/2015 about attending and if so, need for a laptop or two (initiated by Camilla cgagliolo@iste.org || Josh Gertz joshgertz@crescerance.com Alefiya Bhatia was contact at 2014 Playground alefiyabhatia@crescerance.com ||
 * *USFIRST FRC || Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
 * Peter Randall**
 * prandall@sch.org** || will bring a robot some kids and a teacher (as if 4/27/2015); could offer FLL and FLL jr teams, too
 * 6/10/2015:** emailed Randall, Zawislak and Ueda to ascertain teams, tables needed and names of adults and students ||
 * *USFIRST FTC || **Penn FTC ftc@pennfirst.org**
 * Tom Zawislak** || 2 teams promised; emailed May 21 and May 28 on logistics ||
 * *USFIRST **FLL** || **Dan Ueda danueda@seas.upenn.edu** || one team and playing field for sure - needs one 6' table for the playing field, one 6' table for setup; might be able to help with another FRC team if needed (5/28/2015)
 * VEX || Jim Crane and Christopher Melendez; jim_crane@roboticseducation.org || VEX competition teams (IQ Challenge and Robotics) sent another email on 4/20/2015 and 4/27/2015 ||
 * *Finch and Hummingbird || **Tom Lauwers; tlauers@birdbraintechnologies.com** || Finch robots and Hummingbird kits (table); looking for schools in the Philadelphia area who use them;
 * My Future || Libby Lescalleet
 * 4-H || Eddie Locklear, Tara Wheeler
 * *LOGO Foundation || **Michael Tempel (emailed 4/27/15)**
 * michaelt@media.mit.edu** || demonstration table
 * *Code.org K-5 materials || **Harvey Scribner scribner@pd.code.org** || Code.org K-5 materials (demo area) online and unplugged demos with students - not sure if any, 1 or 2 laptops are needed nor the kind (as of 4/29/2015); emailed 5/17/2015 on PC/Mac laptops needed plus possibility of extra adjacent table;
 * 6/10/2015:** emailed Harvey asking about the students to demo online materials and if they need a table; also requested names of adults and students for badging
 * 6/11/2015:** will have a kids doing a pair programming with the LCD panel and he will do unplugged activities; asked about someone from code.org contacting him about signs and brochures ||
 * *Aspirations || **Rachael and Hannah Tipperman**
 * NCWIT winners and Aspire Students**
 * hannah-and-rachael@robotspringboard.org** || Outreach (demo); in discussion with students in late April, 2015
 * 6/10/2015:** spoke with Jane Krauss - she will talk with the girls about talking points and bring Talking Points card and Aspirations Award announcement card for 2015-2016; also emailed Jane with diagram and need for extra table (?) plus their email addresses
 * 6/13/2015:** asked if they could use a table for the equipment they use with outreach + Stencil ||
 * Sphero || contacted Ruthe Farmer for a contact there ||  ||
 * *BotBall || **Steve Goodgame**
 * sgoodgame@kipr.org** || one or two student teams and 4x4 table works (4/27/2015); could use a second table, one for ms and one for elem
 * 6/10/2015:** emailed Steve about need for an additional tables, whether he'll have two teams and needing names ||
 * *Student Showcase || **Dina Rosen**
 * drosen@kean.edu** || waited for a response on 4/21/2015; emailed 4/27/2015 for more information having heard nothing
 * *Galvanize Labs || **Moira Hardek**
 * moira@galvanizelabs.com** || Taken Charge video technology game - table and two PCs; can we get an easel? ||
 * Girl Scouts ||  ||   ||
 * CSTA-SE PA || Tammy Pirman ||  ||
 * *MAD-Learn Mobile App Dev || **Alefiya Bhatia**
 * alefiyabhatia@crescerance.com** || initiated with
 * Tynker ||  ||   ||
 * Modular Nrobotics ||  || Cubelets and Moss ||
 * BeeBots and ProBots || Terrapin; Bill Glass ||  ||
 * CyberPatriot || Cybersecurity ||  ||
 * *MakeWonder (Play-I Robots) || **June Lin june@makewonder.com** || Meet Dash & Dat - elementary school robots (new names for last year's Bo and Yana) - needs table with lcd screen and space near the table on the floor ||

need one table for both teams ||
 * table #1 || Finch Robots || 1 PC as backup ||
 * table #2 || Taken Charge (Galvanize software) || 2 PCs ||
 * table #3 || BotBall - need extra lg table nearby || 1 Mac ||
 * table #4 || Logo Foundation || 1 Mac ||
 * table #5 || MAD-Learn mobile app dev ||  ||
 * table #6 || Make Wonder - Dash & Dot ||  ||
 * demo area 7 || Code.org / K-5 || plugged and unplugged activities ||
 * demo area 8 || Aspirations (outreach equip. & Stencyl) || no (bringing 1) ||
 * table next to FRC teams || Student Showcase (D. Rosen) ||  ||
 * FRC #1 (10'x10') || Springside Chestnut Hill Academy || One 6' table for both ||
 * FRC #2 (10'x10') || Tom Zawislak (pennfirst.org) ||  ||
 * FTC #1 & 2 (12x12') || Tom Zawislak || Bringing competition field;
 * FLL (4'x8') || Dan Ueda and Paul Randall from Springside || two six-foot tables, one for playing field ||

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