Calendar/Schedule
Teams are expected to participate “live” in the virtual events and trainings throughout the year. We will be working with teams to find the best times to hold these events. We will be using Zoom for hosting these virtual trainings.
- December 4, Monday, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
- Mission Introduction, overview of competition, starting point for teams and training, where to get help
- Equipment Review
- January 15, Monday, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
- Guest 1 presentation from aerospace professional
- Question and answer session
- February 12, Monday, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
- Team check-ins
- Question and answer session
- April 1, Monday, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
- Competition final tech-check and review of competition day
- Question and answer session
- April 10, Wednesday, 2024, 7:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
- Competition day and Bucks game!
- Bucks tipoff against Orlando Magic at 7 p.m.
All competition events will happen on April 10, 2024 — it’ll be a busy and long day. Please make your transportation plans well in advance to make sure your team arrives on time and is available for the full, long day. Note that teams are allowed in only in designated spaces inside the Fiserv Forum — most spaces including the main Bucks area are off limits during the drone competition day.
Schedule
- 7:30 am – Team registration opens
- Location: registration will be just inside the Fiserv Forum entrance and the main Atrium
- Teams will be assigned a “team space” in the Fiserv to setup and hang out
- 8:00 am – Competition kickoff — Introductions, review of the day’s schedule, rules review
- Location: Second floor Mezzanine
- Please be on time so we can start promptly
- 8:50 am – Competition begins
- Location: Fiserv Atrium drone arena
- Teams will be provided a 25 minute competition time slot (random selection) — see table below
- Teams need to be in “pit” area at least 10 minutes before their assigned competition time
- Teams will have 25 minutes to complete all tasks and leave the drone arena space
- Team time starts at assigned time (unless modified by the judges)
- Teams have 20 minutes after their competition time to turn in their final competition submission for scoring
- No “official” lunch time — teams will eat lunch on their own in their assigned "team space"
- Teams can watch the remaining competition ONLY after they have turned in their competition report.
- 2:15 pm – Competition ends; final judging session
- ~3:00 pm – Awards Ceremony
- Location: TBD
- Team tickets will be handed out to team leaders at the end of the Awards Ceremony (single envelope with all tickets for team members)
- 4:00 pm – Competition ends (official end of Aerospace Jam program)
- 4-5:30 pm – Dinner on your own
- We suggest finding a location within walking distance and not trying to drive from and to the Fiserv Forum.
- 5:30 pm – Fiserv Forum reopen for general admission
- 7:00 pm – Game tipoff time — Bucks vs. Celtics
After the competition ends at 4 pm, teams will be on their own to find dinner, return to watch the Bucks game, and to return home after the game.
Teams will be randomly assigned a slot and be notified of their slot the morning of the competition.
Team Slot #1: Pit Time: 8:50am | Arena Start Time: 9:00am | Arena End Time: 9:25am | Turn in Report: 9:45am
Team Slot #2: Pit Time: 9:20am | Arena Start Time: 9:30am | Arena End Time: 9:45am | Turn in Report: 10:15am
Team Slot #3: Pit Time: 9:50am | Arena Start Time: 10:00am | Arena End Time: 10:25am | Turn in Report: 10:45am
Team Slot #4: Pit Time: 10:20am | Arena Start Time: 10:30am | Arena End Time: 10:55am | Turn in Report: 11:15am
Team Slot #5: Pit Time: 10:50am | Arena Start Time: 11:00am | Arena End Time: 11:25am | Turn in Report: 11:45am
Team Slot #6: Pit Time: 11:20am | Arena Start Time: 11:30am | Arena End Time: 11:55am | Turn in Report: 12:15am
Team Slot #7: Pit Time: 11:50am | Arena Start Time: 12:00pm | Arena End Time: 12:25pm | Turn in Report: 12:45am