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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CIE/USA-DFW Site - ECPv6.11.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ciedfw.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CIE/USA-DFW Site REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20150101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240316T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240420T160000 DTSTAMP:20250708T134103 CREATED:20240209T004948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T070341Z UID:8869-1710599400-1713628800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2024 Student Engineering and Creativity Convention (SECC) DESCRIPTION:About this event\nThe CIE/USA-DFW Student Engineering and Creativity Convention (SECC) program is designed for all students in grades 1 through 12 to acquire interest in STEM through creative hands-on projects\, real world challenges\, and interaction with industry professionals. This STEM event supports the National Discover-E Engineers Week. The SECC consists of a series of programs: two free hands-on workshops and a competition. For the past four years\, SECC has attracted huge interests from DFW 1st to 12th grade students. We are excited to announce the new theme and updated technologies this year. Hundreds of students have improved their coding and presentation skills from this event\, and you can too! \n\n\n\nEligibility\nStudents currently enrolled in grades \n6 to 12 in spring 2024 are eligible to participate. \nWorkshops\nTwo FREE workshops are open to the public to give additional information of the competition as well as training for the tools. \nWorkshop 1: Introducing AWS DeepRacer and Competition Rules\nWhen: 3/16/2024 2:00PM – 4:00PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nLocation: Zoom 2024 SECC 1st Workshop \nVideo: 2024 SECC 1st AWS DeepRacer Workshop \nWorkshop 2: In depth training in Reinforcement learning and fine-tune the DeepRacer \nWhen: 3/30/2024 2:30PM – 4:30PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nLocation: Zoom 2024 SECC AWS DeepRacer Workshop #2 \nVideo: 2024 CIE SECC AWS DeepRacer workshop#2 Passcode: 7nLNZ*LQ \nQ&A Session\nWhen: 4/13/2024 2:30PM – 4:00PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nLocation: Zoom 2024 CIE SECC AWS DeepRacer Q&A Session \nAWS DeepRacer Virtual Competition\nWhen: 4/20/2024 2:30PM – 4:00PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nLocation: Zoom \n2024 CIE Youth STEM Convention\nWhen: 6/1/2024  11:00AM – 5:30PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nLocation: UT Dallas \nAwards\n\nCash awards will be given to the first three places and special award winners per division. \nTrophy: The winners of each division will also receive a trophy at the event award ceremony\, presented by the corporate sponsors.\nRecognition: Award recipients will be recognized on both websites and in the eNewsletters of the CIE/USA-DFW\, local news media and social media\, and a showcase at CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention in August 2024.\n\nTop 40% contestants will receive Honorable Mention awards and medals.\nAll contestants will receive E-certificates for participation.\nThe number of winners is subject to change based on number of contestants. \n  \nRegistration is required.  The early registration fee of $15 per student expires on March 23th. Then starting March 24th\, the registration fee will be $20 per student. CIE Members will receive a discount. The registration fee is non-refundable. \nRegister Now\nBoth individual and team registrations are accepted. Students are encouraged to form a team to learn teamwork skills and share responsibilities and costs.\nTo become a CIE member\, visit http://www.ciedfw.org/register \nImportant dates and events:\n\n\n\nSaturday 3/16/2024\nWorkshop#1 – Introducing AWS DeepRacer and Competition Rules\n\n\n\nSaturday 3/30/2024\nWorkshop#2 – In depth training in Reinforcement learning and fine-tune the DeepRacer\n\n\nMonday 4/15/2024\nTeam Formation Deadline\n\n\nFriday 4/19/2024\nCode/Training snapshots submission\n\n\nSaturday 4/20/2024\nCompetition Day\n\n\n\n  \nSPONSORS\n    \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2024-student-engineering-and-creativity-convention-secc/ LOCATION:Online or In-person CATEGORIES:MathComp/MathFun,Paid Events,SECC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1-1-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220423T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220423T160000 DTSTAMP:20250708T134103 CREATED:20220214T064619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T044924Z UID:9058-1650718800-1650729600@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2022 Student Engineering and Creativity Convention (SECC) DESCRIPTION:1PM – 4PM CST\, April 23\, 2022 for Competitions\nCongratulations to the winners!\nDivision A\n\n\n3rd Place: AFC2 Joanne Li\n\n\n2nd Place:  AFC1 Angela Guo\, Ryan Tseng\, Aiden Guo\n\n\n1st Place: AFC5 Roger Zhang\n\n\nCreativity award: AFC 3 Esslyn Mui\n\n\n\nDivision B: City of future  & improving Academics\n\n\n3rd Place: BIA1 Crystal Shen\, Sophia Zhou\, Zehan Li\n\n\n2nd Place: BCOF3 Jaida Gao\, Jason Huang\, Nancy Chen\n\n\n1st Place: BCOF2 Evan Chen\, Felix Sun\, Jaden Chan\n\n\nCreativity award: BCCA10 Olivia Zhang\n\n\n\nDivision B: Community Computational action\n\n\n3rd Place: BCCA5 Eviss Wu\, Betty Yan\, Matthew Wang\n\n\n2nd Place: BCCA7 Everett Jin\n\n\n1st Place: BCCA8 Andrew Ye\n\n\nCreativity Award: BCOF4 Alisa Tong\, Alisa Wei\, William Zhou\n\n\n\nEvent videos\nSECC ceremony video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BovLhJEFX0\nSECC finalists playlist here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2OCDHrmxsI0QoYFh8bllAMCmibXDCm2\nAbout this event\nThe CIE/USA-DFW Student Engineering and Creativity Convention (SECC) program is designed for all students in grades 1 through 12 to acquire interest in STEM through creative hands-on projects\, real world challenges\, and interaction with industry professionals. This STEM event supports the National Discover-E Engineers Week. The SECC consists of a series of programs: two free hands-on workshops and a competition. For the past four years\, SECC has attracted huge interests from DFW 1st to 12th grade students. We are excited to announce the new theme and updated technologies this year. Hundreds of students have improved their coding and presentation skills from this event\, and you can too! Please note the important dates:\n\n\nEligibility\nStudents currently enrolled in grades 1 to 12 in fall 2021 are eligible to participate. \n\nCompetitions \nDivision-A: Code in Scratch (Grades 1-5)\n\n\n\nTheme 1\n City of the Future \n\n\n\nCreate a Scratch game or animation in which you describe a solution to a practical problem in a sci-fi city of your own creation. You can envision how your program would benefit people in the city\, each with their own needs\, goals\, and dreams. Your city does not even have to be on Earth—for instance\, it could be a Lunar or Martian colony. In your final project submission and presentation\, include a clear\, concise description of your vision of the future.\n\n\nTheme 2\nHelping Our Community \n\n\n\nHow can you make the world better using computer code? Identify a need in your community and create a Scratch game or animation to describe a solution addressing that problem. For instance\, how can you raise awareness about air and water quality\, child hunger\, or another social issue? Or can you create a program to accelerate recovery in a post-pandemic world? In your final project submission and presentation\, include a concise description of how your program addresses the community need you chose. \n\n\n\nDivision-B: MIT App Inventor (Grades 6-12)\n\n\n\nTheme 1\n City of the Future \n\n\n\nCreate a Android APP in which you describe a solution to a practical problem in a sci-fi city of your own creation. You can envision how your program would benefit people in the city\, each with their own needs\, goals\, and dreams. Your city does not even have to be on Earth—for instance\, it could be a Lunar or Martian colony. In your final project submission and presentation\, include a clear\, concise description of your vision of the future.\n\n\nTheme 2\nImproving Academics\n\n\n\nWhere can teachers introduce coding into the classroom? Anywhere! Coding fits well in many academic subjects. For example\, a foreign language department could ask students to build apps to translate between languages\, a science department could ask students to build apps to recognize different types of plants\, a social studies department could ask students to build apps to guide users through historical landmarks of their city. In your final project submission and presentation\, include a clear\, concise description of how your app will help improving the classroom learning.\n\n\nTheme 3\nCommunity Computational Action  \n\n\n\nHow can you make the world better using computer code? Identify a need in your community and create a Android APP to address that problem. For instance\, how can you raise awareness about air and water quality\, child hunger\, or another social issue? Or can you create a program to accelerate recovery in a post-pandemic world? In your final project submission and presentation\, include a concise description of how your program addresses the community need you chose. \n\n\n\n\nWorkshops\nTwo FREE workshops are open to the public to give additional information of the competition as well as training for the tools. \nWorkshop 1: Introducing coding in Scratch and competition rules\nWhen: Mar 5\, 2021 02:00 PM-03:00PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nEvent recording YouTube playlist \nhttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2OCDHrmxsI9-q4N109lFC8spP5mwO_k \n  \nWorkshop 2: In depth training in MIT APP Inventor\, Scratch and competition \nWhen: Mar 26\, 2021 02:00 PM-04:00PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nEvent recording YouTube playlist \nhttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2OCDHrmxsJR0k1muhX0MytRtkL__uEv \n  \nAwards\n\nCash awards will be given to the first three places and special award winners per division. \nTrophy: The winners of each division will also receive a trophy at the event award ceremony\, presented by the corporate sponsors.\nRecognition: Award recipients will be recognized on both websites and in the eNewsletters of the CIE/USA-DFW\, local news media and social media\, and a showcase at CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention in August 2022.\n\nTop 40% contestants will receive Honorable Mention awards and medals.\nAll contestants will receive E-certificates for participation.\nThe number of winners is subject to change based on number of contestants. \nRegistration fees\n\nSECC workshops: FREE\nSECC Competition: $10 per team or FREE registration for the SECC Competition teams with parents who are CIE members members.\n\nBoth individual and team registrations are accepted. Students are encouraged to form a team to learn teamwork skills and share responsibilities and costs.\nTo become a CIE member\, visit http://www.ciedfw.org/plan \nImportant dates and events:\n\n\n\nSaturday 3/26/2022\nRegistration Deadline\n\n\nSaturday 3/5/2022\nWorkshop#1 – Introducing coding and competition general rules\n\n\nSaturday 3/26/2022\nWorkshop#2 – Hands on instructions on Scratch and MIT APP Inventor and Competition Processes\n\n\nFriday 4/15/2022\nSubmission Deadline\n\n\nSaturday 4/23/2022\nCompetition Day\n\n\n\n  \nSPONSORS\n \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2022-student-engineering-and-creativity-convention-secc/ LOCATION:Online or In-person CATEGORIES:SECC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SECC-2022-girl-poster_small-scaled-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210328T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210328T170000 DTSTAMP:20250708T134103 CREATED:20210114T075852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T044232Z UID:9047-1616918400-1616950800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:Online: 2021 CIE/USA-DFW Student Engineering & Creativity Convention (SECC) DESCRIPTION:2021 SECC Winners\nDivision-A \n\n\n\nGroup 1 (K-2nd)\n1st  Wilson Zhou      2nd  Erica Weng     3rd Aiden Guo and Angela Guo\n\n\nGroup 2 (3rd-5th)\n1st  Melissa Zhou     2nd David Xiao       3rd Aurora Cai\n\n\nCreativity\nZoe Cheng and Edward Yan\, Kaylee Zhao and  Nidhi Keskar\, Hudson Aarseth\n\n\nHornorable Mention\nJayden Lu\, Benjamin Kim\, Andy Wang and Mindi Ly\n\n\n\n \n  \nDivision-B \n\n\n\nPlotter Machine\n1st  Jackson Aarseth     2nd  Andrew Ye     3rd Michael Liu\n\n\nCreative Project\n1st Matthew Liu and Everett Jin    2nd  Kathy Liu and  Charles Liu\n\n\n\n \n \n\n  \n\n  \n \nAre you interested in \n\nExploring fundamental math and science concepts through a DIY project and playing a “Marble Machine”?\nProgramming a Raspberry Pi and making your own plotter machine or any machine you can think of?\nHearing from STEM professionals on cool engineering topics?\n\nThe CIE/USA-DFW (ciedfw.org) and the Share &Grow Association (www.sharegrow.org) proudly host the 2021 Student Engineering & Creativity Convention (SECC). \nVibrant experiences of SECC workshops and competition\, which enable students from K-12 to expand their knowledge\, test\, and showcase their innovative ideas and designs. \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nCompetition \nThe SECC competition is an exciting learning opportunity for students to take on real-world problems through hands-on projects. \nTwo types of competitions are provided: \nDivision A: Marble machine (K-5th grade) \nDivision B: Build your own plotter Machine (6th – 12th grade) \n\nWorkshop \nTwo workshops and lectures will be provided with renowned experts in the engineering fields and experienced students to demo the projects (including competition projects) and to inspire participants with new ideas and techniques to solve challenges.  \n\n\n\nGet-together \nThe annual SECC programs provide a platform for students with similar interests to get to know one another and share ideas\, to interact with academic faculties and industry professionals. \n\nFun activities \nThis STEM event supports the 2021 National Discover-E Engineers Week between February 21-27. \n\n\n\nStudents currently enrolled in grades K to 12th in fall 2020 are eligible to participate. \nWorkshops: Open to the public. \nCompetitions: There are two divisions as listed below: \n\nDivision-A:\n“Marble Machine” — Grades K to 5th (elementary school students).\nDivision-B:\n“Build Your Own Plotter Machine” — Grades 6th to 12th (middle and high school students)\n\nSECC Awards:\nWorkshop Fun Activities Winner:\nAmazon E-gift cards \nCompetition Award:\nTop 3 Winners will receive the following awards: \n\nCash awards:\n\n\nDivision-A (K-5th):\nGroup 1 (K-2nd): 1st place: $50     2nd place: $30     3rd place: $20\nGroup 2 (3rd-5th): 1st place: $50     2nd place: $30     3rd place: $20\nAll Grade: 3 Creativity Awards\, $20 each\nDivision-B (6-12th):\nPlotter Machine: 1st place: $150     2nd place: $100     3rd place: $50\nCreative Project: 1st place: $150     2nd place: $100     3rd place: $50\n\n\nTrophy: The winners of each division will also receive a trophy at the event award ceremony\, presented by the corporate sponsors.\nRecognition: Award recipients will be recognized on both websites and in the eNewsletters of the CIE/USA-DFW and the Share & Grow Association\, local news media and social media\, and a showcase at CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention in August 2021.\n\nTop 40% Winners will receive honorable mention awards and medals.\nAll contestants will receive E-certificates for participation.\nThe number of winners is subject to change based on number of contestants. \nRegistration fees:\n\nSECC workshops: FREE\nSECC Competition: $10per team\nFree registration for the SECC Competition teams with parents are CIE members or S&GA members.\n\nBoth individual and team registrations are accepted. Students are encouraged to form a team to learn teamwork skills and share responsibilities and costs.\nTo become a CIE member\, visit http://www.ciedfw.org/register\nTo become a S&GA member\, visit http://www.sharegrow.org \nImportant dates and events:\n\n\n\nDate\nChecklist of Important Deadlines\n\n\nFeb. 6th\, 2021\nThe First workshop (Featuring STEM educational sessions\, fun activities\, projects and prize drawings)\n\n\nFeb. 27th\, 2021\nThe second workshop for division B competition\n\n\nMar. 13th\, 2021\nCompetition Registration Deadline\n\n\nMar. 14th\, 2021\nContestant only Q/A section\n\n\nMar. 23th\, 2021\nAll participants are required to submit an Engineering documentation page explaining their designs and a video demonstrating their projects.\n\n\nMar. 28th\, 2021\nCompetition Day & Award Ceremony\n\n\n\nTool Kits and Costs:\nDivision-A (K-5th): Marble Machine (Estimate ~$20)\nPopsicle sticks (~$5): Amazon Link\n16 oz paper or plastic cups (~$7): Link\n6 mm & 10mm plastic spheres (~$7): Amazon Link \nDivision-B (6th-12th): Build your own Plotter Machine\nA Raspberry Pi (~$99): Amazon Link\nThree servo motors (~$10): Amazon Link\nAccessory kits(~$12): Amazon Link \nProject Details:\nDivision-A (K-5th): Marble Machine\nOrganizer: Hua Chen \n\n\n\nDescription\nMaterials and Equipment\nRules\, Procedure\, and Scoring\nResources\nJudging Criteria \n  \nDivision-B (6th-12th): Build your own plotter Machine\nOrganizer: Xincheng Tang \n\n\n\nSetting up your Raspberry Pi\nProject Description \n  \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2021-cie-usa-dfw-student-engineering-creativity-competition-students-k-12th/ CATEGORIES:Paid Events,SECC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-SECC-Flyer-1-scaled-2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200328T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200328T123000 DTSTAMP:20250708T134103 CREATED:20200227T162706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200227T162706Z UID:8940-1585386000-1585398600@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:CANCELED: 2020 CIE/USA-DFW Student Engineering & Creativity Competition - Catapult Game (Students K-5th) DESCRIPTION:Important Announcement:\nDue to the ongoing situation with COVID-19\, CIE/USA-DFW has decided to CANCEL SECC for the safety of all contestants\, judges\, volunteers\, and their families. Please email cie-secc@cie-dfw.org if there are any questions\, and thank you for your understanding in this matter. We hope to see you all next year!\n2020 SECC:\nInterested in exploring the basic concepts of Math and Physics through a DIY project and playing a “Catapult Game”? Or a STEM coding project on school calculator to program TI Rover-robot for a prediction race? Or design and 3D-print an object using free-access software “Altair365” to explore the concepts of Math and Physics? Or hear STEM professionals on cool STEM topics? If you are\, register to attend DFW 2020 SECC for a tons of STEM experience and fun! Scroll down to see event details. \nSECC Program is designed for grades K to 12th to inspire students\’ interest in STEM through hands-on & creativity projects\, recognition\, real world challenges\, and interaction with industry. This is a STEM event that supports the National Discover-E Engineers Week. SECC consists of three programs: Free hands-on workshops (pre-competition)\, Competition\, and STEM Seminars & Fun. \nEligibility & Divisions:\nFor SECC Competitions:\nStudents currently enrolled in grades K to 12th in fall 2019. Three divisions as listed below.\nFor STEM Seminars & Free Workshops:\nStudents in grades K to 12th and parents are welcome !! \nDivision-A:\n“Catapult Game” — Grades K to 5th (elementary-school). See bottom for project details. \nSECC Awards:\nCompetition winners on 3/28/2020 will receive following cash awards.\nDivision-A (K-5th):   1st place: $150     2nd place: $125     3rd place: $100 \n* The winners of each division will also receive a trophy at the event award ceremony\, presented by corporate sponsors. Award recipients will also be recognized at CIE website and eNewsletter\, local news media\, and showcased in CIE Annual Convention in August. \nRegistration & Fees:\nFor Workshops on 1:30PM-4:30PM on SUN 12/15/2019 and 1/26/2020: FREE\nFor Competition on SAT 3/28/2020:\n— Division-A: $25 per team whose parent is CIE or SHPE member; $35 per team for others\n— Division-B & C: $30 per team whose parent is CIE or SHPE member; $40 per team for others\n— Accept both individual and team registration.\n— Students are encouraged to form a team to learn team work and share responsibility & cost.\nFor STEM Seminars on SAT 3/28/2020: FREE\n— STEM education\, fun\, and projects\n— Prize drawing : TI Calculator for high-school\, TI-Innovator Hub\, and more.\nTo become a CIE member\, visit http://www.ciedfw.org/members/memberinformation.php \nTool Kits and Costs:\nDivision-A (K-5th): Catapult Game\no  One “Eisco Garage Physics Catapult” (Part #: GP00007)\, $35~$40.\no  Each team is required to purchase at own expense.\no  Oral presentation IS NOT required at the competition.\no  Project poster is Optional. Describe how they control the Catapult shot and what they learn.\no  Team submitted a poster will receive extra 1.5 points to their final competition score.\n— Poster: 36” (height) x 48” (width) white tri-fold corrugate project display board.\no  Scroll down to see project details. \nProject Details:\nAt the competition\, each team is required to bring your own catapult (exact kit). Student is allowed to paint/color or mark the catapult\, and bring in standard spare parts. However\, alternating or modifying the catapult functions and/or dimensions is prohibited. The catapult will be inspected at the check-in. Any uncorrectable violations may result in disqualification. \n \n \n \nResources:\nStudents are encouraged to search for resources on-line. Here are some URL links for reference.\nCatapult Physics\nCatapult Wikipedia\nYoutube Video1\nYoutube Video2 URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2020-secc-call-for-contestants-catapult-game-students-k-5th/ LOCATION:Solidworks Dallas\, 2033 Chenault Drive Suite 142\, Carrollton\, TX\, 75006\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,SECC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SECC-Catapult-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190323T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190323T130000 DTSTAMP:20250708T134103 CREATED:20200713T045331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T222424Z UID:9039-1553328000-1553346000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2019 CIE/USA-DFW Student Engineering & Creativity Competition DESCRIPTION:2019 SECC Winner\, Test Results\, Questions\, and News Release\n \n\nSECC eNewsletter Event Highlights – Post Competition (click to download)\nAward Presenters at SECC Closing Ceremony on March 23rd\, 2019 at UT Dallas:\n\n \nInterested in a STEM coding project without coding experience? Interested in an integrated STEM project where students can learn and use concepts in computer science\, environmental science and engineering? Looking for an opportunity to interact with industry through STEM project? Have a TI calculator you want to put it to an optimal use? Want to hear STEM professionals on their experience\, hot topics\, and their collaboration with local schools? \nDFW 2019 Student Engineering & Creativity Competition (SECC) is your opportunity to bring industry attention to your idea\, your work\, compete for cash prizes\, and gain STEM experience and valuable input from industry experts. This is a STEM event that supports the National DiscoverE Engineers Week. This event consists of two parallel programs: SECC Competition and STEM Seminar. \nSECC Competition is designed for grades 6 to 12 to inspire students\’ interest in STEM through hands-on & creativity projects\, recognition\, real world challenges\, and interaction with industry. \nSTEM Seminar “Unleashing Creativity through STEM Projects” is designed for parents and students of all grades. STEM professionals will share their experience\, hot topics\, or collaboration with local schools. Speakers include Mr. William Yang from PepsiCo R&D\, Dr. Jey Veerasamy\, Director of Center for Computer Science Education & Outreach at UTD\, and Mr. Rod Wetterskog\, Assistant Dean of UTD Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. Free admission but registration is required. \nThe event also has raffle drawing. A free raffle ticket will be offered to each registered attendee or volunteer. Raffle prizes include: TI-Innovator™ Hub (~$65)\, TI-Innovator™ Rover (robot)(~$140)\, TI-Nspire™ CX CAS Handheld Calculator (~$150). These three hardware will be used in next SECC competition. Need volunteer hours? Want to volunteer in this event? Click here to sign up by March 19th\, 2019. \nWhat: DFW 2019 SECC Competition and STEM Seminar\nDate: Saturday March 23rd\, 2019; 9:00AM – 1:00PM\nLocation: The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)\, classroom ECSW 1.315\nDeadline to reserve your Seminar seats: March 21st\, 2019 (Click GREEN button at the right) \nBelow are the Resources Hyper Links. Please email Questions to cie-secc@cie-dfw.org \nSECC Project Tutoring Workshop on Sunday Feb 17th\nSECC Hands-on Workshop Activity Photos on Jan 19th and 20th (scroll down)\nSECC Resource YouTube Videos\nSECC Training Resources & Videos\nSECC Event Flyer (click to download) \n\nDr. Faa-Ching Wang: Chairman and President\, ConsulPath Inc.\, and Founding President of CIE/USA-DFW Chapter\nMs. Laura Chambers: Director\, Product Line Management\, Texas Instruments Inc. \nSchedule\n \nEvent Location and Floor Map URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2019-cie-usa-dfw-student-engineering-creativity-competition/ LOCATION:University of Texas at Dallas – ECSS\, Engineering and Computer Science\, 800 W. Campbell Rd.\, Richardson\, TX\, 75080\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,SECC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2019-SECC-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180127T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180127T170000 DTSTAMP:20250708T134103 CREATED:20200713T003319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T003319Z UID:9035-1517040000-1517072400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2018 CIE/USA-DFW VEX Robotics Tournament – In The Zone DESCRIPTION:VEX Robotics Competition is one of the largest and fastest growing middle school\, high school robotics programs globally (40 countries). Each year\, an exciting engineering challenge is presented in the form of a game and 2018 theme is “In The Zone”. In addition to the competition A Free Seminar will be given from 2:00PM ~ 3:00PM at the same location for parents and students who would like to learn about Robotics and to participate in robotics competition in the future. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2018-cie-usa-dfw-vex-robotics-tournament-in-the-zone/ LOCATION:Wilson Middle School\, 1001 Custer Rd\, Plano\, TX 75075\, Plano\, TX\, 75075\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,SECC,VEX ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2018-Robotics-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160213T073000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160213T170000 DTSTAMP:20250708T134103 CREATED:20200710T075910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T231942Z UID:9013-1455348600-1455382800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2016 CIE/USA-DFW VEX Robotics Tournament – Nothing But Net Challenge DESCRIPTION:Related New Releases:\nCheer In US:[PDF] \nCIE/USA-DFW will be hosting our second annual VEX Robotics Competition (VRC)!  Last year\, CIE/USA-DFW successfully hosted the Skyrise VRC regional level competition at Rice Middle School\, receiving positive feedback from all participating teams and volunteers. This year we aim to have even more participating teams as we prepare to host the Nothing But Net Challenge (regional level) on February 13th\, 2016.   The competition will be located at Schimelpfenig Middle School\, with 24 teams participating. \nThe VEX Robotics Competition\, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation\, is the largest and fastest growing middle school and high school robotics program globally with more than 12\,000 teams from 33 countries playing in over 1\,000 tournaments worldwide. Each year\, an exciting engineering challenge is presented in the form of a game. Students\, with guidance from their teachers and mentors\, build innovative robots and compete year-round in a variety of matches. In addition to learning valuable engineering skills\, students gain life skills such as teamwork\, perseverance\, communication\, collaboration\, project management\, and critical thinking. The VEX Robotics Competition prepares students to become future innovators with 95% of participants reporting an increased interest in STEM subject areas and pursuing STEM-related careers. \nThis year\, teams will be competing in the Nothing But Net Challenge.  Nothing But Net is played on a 12 foot by 12 foot field by two alliances: one red and one blue.  An alliance consists of two randomly paired teams during qualifying rounds or selected teams during the elimination round.  The objective of the game is to score more points than your opposing alliance by making baskets of normal balls in low (1 point) or high (5 points).  In addition to normal balls\, teams have the ability to pick up bonus balls that are worth twice as many points\, 2 and 10 respectively\, for low and high goals.  At the end of the match\, teams also can score additional points by lifting their alliance member’s robot off the ground using their own robot!  For a low elevated robot (one 4 inches of the ground)\, teams will get an additional 25 points.  But if they are able to raise their team member’s robot 12 inches off the ground\, they will score an additional 50 points.  The below diagram shows the layout of the field\, with the red and blue squares signifying the starting points for the robots: \n \nThe tournament hosted by CIE/USA-DFW is one of many local tournaments in the metroplex.  These tournaments are held year-round at the regional\, state\, and national levels.  Local champions go on to compete against the best teams in the world at the VEX Robotics World Championship each April! \nImportant Level of Competition Dates:\n\nDallas Regional Tournament: 16 teams minimum required in attendance.  .\nNorth Texas Regional Championship: February 27th\, 2016 at Greenville High School (Qualifies teams for worlds)\nWorld Championship: April 20th through April 23rd in Louisville\, Kentucky.  The world championship will feature 1\,000 teams from cities all over the world!\n\nEvent Schedule\n\n\n\n7:30 AM\nOpen doors to teams / begin check-in/inspection\n\n\n8:00 AM\nOpen Programming/Skills Challenge\n\n\n9:00 AM\nClose Out the check-in / registration process with all teams in house\n\n\n9:30 AM\nClose robot inspections\n\n\n10:00 AM\nClose Programming/Skills Challenge\n\n\n10:00 AM\nOpening Ceremonies\n\n\n10:15 AM\nQualification Rounds\n\n\n12:15 PM\nLUNCH/SKILLS (visit our concession stand)\n\n\n1:00 PM\nContinue Qualification Rounds\n\n\n3:00 PM\nFinish Qualification Rounds\n\n\n3:00 PM\nAlliance Selections\n\n\n3:30 PM\nElimination Round\n\n\n4:30 PM\nComplete Elimination Rounds\n\n\n5:00 PM\nAwards Ceremony\n\n\n\n2015 Photos\n\nAwards are given out to teams striving four categories: excellence\, tournament champions\, sportsmanship\, Judges award\, and design. Here\, members of the CIE/USA-DFW executive leadership team stand with award winning teams! \n\nTwo alliances attempt to stack cubes in the Skyrise VRC competition at Rice Middle School in 2015. \nChief Judge\n\nMs. Yin Yang is a highly experienced robotics coach and judge. She served as a VEX World Championship Judge for college-level and high school divisions from 2009 to 2015\, a Lead Judge for Regional VEX tournament in 2013\, and our Lead Judge in 2015. She was also Assistant Coach for VEX Team 9090 T-VEX from 2010 to 2012. \nUseful Links:\nVEX Robotics Education: (http://www.roboticseducation.org/ )\nVEX Robotics: http://www.vexrobotics.com/ \n  URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2016-cie-usa-dfw-vex-robotics-tournament-nothing-but-net-challenge/ LOCATION:Schimelpfenig Middle School\, 2400 Maumelle Dr\, Plano\, TX\, 75023\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,SECC,VEX ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2016-Robotics-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150207T073000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150207T170000 DTSTAMP:20250708T134103 CREATED:20200708T061814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200708T061814Z UID:9004-1423294200-1423328400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2015 CIE/USA-DFW VEX Robotics Tournament - Skyrise Challenge DESCRIPTION:Related News Release:\nCheer in US: [External Link] [PDF] \n  \nCIE/USA-DFW will be hosting the first VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) in its history. The Skyrise Challenge VRC (regional level) will be hosted on Feb 7\, 2015\, at Rice Middle School\, with 24 teams. \nVEX Robotics Competition (VRC) is for middle and high school (11-18 years old). This uses the VEX Robotics Design System. It offers teams of students that are tasked with designing and building a robot to play against other teams from around the world in a game-based engineering challenge. Classroom STEM concepts are put to the test on the playing field as students learn lifelong skills in teamwork\, leadership\, communications\, and more. More than 10\,000 teams from 32 countries\, in over 750 tournaments. The engineering challenge as game varies by year. The 2014-2015 competition is called Skyrise. There is also a VEX IQ Challenge that is for elementary and middle school (8-14 years old . \nLevels of competition: \n\nRegional competitions that qualify for state: At least 16 teams in attendance.\nRegional Championship (North Texas Regional Championship): Feb 21\, 2015 (Greenville\, TX). This directly qualifies for world championship.\nWorld Championship (North Texas Regional Championship): April 15-18 (Louisville\, KY). Has been in Dallas\, TX and Anaheim\, CA multiple times\, among a few other locations.\n\n \nPhoto from morning of a VEX event (Prosper High School) \nTournaments are held year-round at the regional\, state\, and national levels; local champions go on to compete against the best in the world at the VEX Robotics World Championship each April! \nEvent Schedule\n\n\n\n7:30 AM\nOpen doors to teams / begin check-in/inspection\n\n\n8:00 AM\nOpen Programming/Skills Challenge\n\n\n9:00 AM\nClose Out the check-in / registration process with all teams in house\n\n\n9:30 AM\nClose robot inspections\n\n\n10:00 AM\nClose Programming/Skills Challenge\n\n\n10:00 AM\nOpening Ceremonies\n\n\n10:15 AM\nQualification Rounds\n\n\n12:15 PM\nLUNCH/SKILLS (visit our concession stand)\n\n\n1:00 PM\nContinue Qualification Rounds\n\n\n3:00 PM\nFinish Qualification Rounds\n\n\n3:00 PM\nAlliance Selections\n\n\n3:30 PM\nElimination Round\n\n\n4:30 PM\nComplete Elimination Rounds\n\n\n5:00 PM\nAwards Ceremony\n\n\n\nHead Judge\n \nMs. Yin Yang is a highly experienced robotics coach and judge. She served as a VEX World Championship Judge for college-level and high school divisions from 2009 to 2015\, a Lead Judge for Regional VEX tournament in 2013. She was also Assistant Coach for VEX Team 9090 T-VEX from 2010 to 2012. \nUseful Links\nVEX Robotics site: http://www.vexrobotics.com/ \nThe design system on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VEX_Robotics_Design_System \nVEX Robotics Competition (VRC): http://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition/(robotevents.com is associated with REC Foundation) \nFor more information about this year\’s challenge\, please visit http://www.vexrobotics.com/wiki/Skyrise URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2015-cie-usa-dfw-vex-robotics-tournament-skyrise-challenge/ LOCATION:Rice Middle School\, 8500 Gifford Dr\, Plano\, TX\, 75025\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,SECC,VEX ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2015-Robotics-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR