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Many thanks to Eurobricks and Hinckley for their efforts to set up a forum specifically for Brickworld!!! Regards, Bryan, Adam & the entire Brickworld Team

There is a 12 year old I know that used LEGO and did some mentoring of younger kids over the last year. Would you be interested in his participation on the panel? I know he is attending Brickworld and he would probably love to do it. But, I wasn't sure if that was the kind of effort you were after for the panel. Bryan

Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team is in full swing preparing for the event. We are thrilled to have 5 leaders lined up to head workshops on Thursday. The Thursday workshops are each 3 hours in length. There is a limit to the number of people in each workshop. So, there is a special registration required on your Brickworld registration page. The workshops will open for registration on May 1st. The morning workshops run from 9 AM - noon. The afternoon workshops run from 1 PM - 4 PM. We hope you have as tough a time choosing between workshops as we did!!! Thanks to our workshop leaders. This year's workshops are: Studs Out Mosaics with PicktoBrick Afternoon workshop led by David Gregory In this workshop you will learn how to use PicToBrick to create studs-out mosaics. David developed this class to help teach others about the great possibilities of the PicToBrick program, created by Tobias Reichling and Adrian Schutz. You'll learn the features of the program from installation to building a color palette to mixing plates and bricks while building your mosaics. Join us as we explore the fun of turning a digital image into a two dimensional LEGO creation. The workshop includes a hands-on project to create a 30" x 40" brick mosaic. Art & Architecture Morning workshop led by Arthur Gugick In this workshop, you will learn about translating the architectural features of real world structures into works of LEGO art. Capturing the fine details is about knowing what LEGO elements work best. Arthur is a master in the scale recreation of architectural structures. Attend this workshop and learn some of the secrets of creating these artistic structures. Introduction to LEGO Animation Afternoon workshop led by David Pagano Building for display isn't quite the same as building for cinema. A brick filming primer, this workshop offers a look at the more animated side of the LEGO hobby. Come see a variety of innovative films; learn techniques for setup, construction, and animation with LEGO; and take part in a hands-on demonstration where you can try your hand at bringing minifigs to life. MLCAD 101 Morning workshop led by Jeramy Spurgeon Documenting our creations is the final step that we all wish we could do. MLCAD makes this possible. Participate in this workshop and learn how to start using MLCAD and learn how exciting it can be to see your creations take shape on the computer screen. Use this ability to share your creations with others. Remember, copying is the sincerest form of flattery. LPUB 101 Afternoon workshop led by Kevin Clague Once you have learned how to document your creation using MLCAD, the ability to print professional looking building instructions is just another step or two away. LPUB is a tool developed by Kevin Clague. It uses your MLCAD files to generate step-by-step instructions. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of LPUB and put you on the road to generating your own instructions for friends to build your creations. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago when we light up the night with World of Lights!!! Regards, The Brickworld Team Brickworld will be held June 18 - 21, 2009 at the Westin North Shore Hotel in Wheeling, IL (a suburb of Chicago). visit the Brickworld Web Site by clicking here

Officially - yes. Realistically - If you wanted to try and compete in more competitions, I suspect you could find a kit to borrow at the event. The stock sumo is the only one where Steve, John, Tom, Chad, etc have volunteered to spend time helping people with their robots. Good luck!!! Bryan

Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team is proud to announce the following Mindstorms competitions for this year’s event: Stock Sumo – Are you a Mindstorms expert? It doesn't matter for this competition. Come and see if you can build a robot that can push everyone else around. This competition will be held on Friday afternoon. There will be a limited number of NXT kits available for individuals/teams to build a robot with on Friday morning to compete. Steve Hassenplug and the whole Mindstorms Coordinator Team will be available to provide expert assistance as you prepare for the competition. BOTS - In this super secret Build on the Spot challenge, you find out what your robot has to do on Thursday at 1 PM. The competition starts at 8 PM. Think fast. Build fast. Program fast. But, most of all, just have fun with this competition. FLL Climate Connections – In this repeat of the 2008 FLL challenge, the kids’ teams will get a chance to exact revenge on coaches that are willing to risk it all to prove they are more prepared than their teams. Bring your robot and run against the clock to see who can score the most and finish the fastest. At the FLL World Festival last week, one team scored a perfect 400 points with 30 seconds to spare on the clock. This competition will be held Saturday. Indy 5.00 – Racing is natural for all of us. Bring your best and race the oval of the Indy 5.00 track. Qualifying begins on Sunday morning. Open Sumo – Do you think you have the biggest, meanest robot on the block? Come throw down with the other Mindstorms tough guys in open class sumo. The fight begins Sunday afternoon. You can find all the rules for these competitions at www.brickworld.us under event info/competitions. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago when we light up the night with World of Lights!!! Regards, The Brickworld Team Brickworld will be held June 18 - 21, 2009 at the Westin North Shore Hotel in Wheeling, IL (a suburb of Chicago). visit the Brickworld Web Site by clicking here

Hello again. Sorry for the delayed reply. I have been at the FLL/FRC World Festival in Atlanta for a week. This post should enable direct emails to me. But, to answer your question as best I can right now... All I can say is "Stay Tuned". We are still working out details with LEGO and can't announce anything specific yet. Sorry. That is all I can say right now. Hopefully we will know by next week. Regards, Bryan

Share - Learn - Explore - Discover We (Brickworld) just wanted to chime in on this thread and say thank you to everyone for your kind words about our prior events and your excitement over our future events. Please keep in mind that it is you, the community, that make the event what it is. We provide the canvas for your art and fun. You make it happen!!! We look forward to seeing everyone in Chicago. Stay tuned right here on Eurobricks for more information regarding the event. We are excited to have joined this community. Regards, The Brickworld Team Brickworld will be held June 18 - 21, 2009 at the Westin North Shore Hotel in Wheeling, IL (a suburb of Chicago). visit the Brickworld Web Site by clicking here