Attendance: Tom Gauthier, Nathan Kaufman, Ethan Keeler, Wyatt Hermanson, Rob Parker, Dan Catalano, Justin Hadella, Pat Kujawa, Darrin Reed
Food: Pizzas, sandwiches, and apple juice - $16

Pat Demo'd the Lego Mindstorm NXT software (for programming the robots).

It was determined that it is legal for the kids to use any additional lego parts, but there is a limit on the size of the robot.

We watched some youtube videos on NXT robots.

Pat mentioned NXT-G Online, and emulator for the NXT, which could be useful in future work with rural schools.

Summary of activities at Chief Joseph Middle School (CJMS) after two sessions (Tuesdays 8-9):

• We've helped the kids use the software to learn how to set up the Legos.
• There have been issues with having only one CD and multiple computers, so we copied the PDF files from the CD to the local disks on each computer.
• The kids don't have administrator privileges, so they can't always run the CD programs.
• If the kids don't have computer access, the teacher should print the PDFs for them (in color!).
  
• We also helped the kids brainstorm about the local environment and climate.

The directions to the schools are available on this site.

A rotation scheme for determining who will go to which schools at which times will be set up by Rob. For now, the schedule is as follows:

• For next Tuesday (14 Oct) from 8-9 at CJMS, the volunteers are Dan Catalano, Wyatt Hermanson, Darrin Reed, and Tom Gauthier.
• For Wednesday (15 Oct) from 3:30-5 at Monforton, the volunteers are Rob Parker, Pat Kujawa, and Ethan Keeler.
• For the following Wednesday (22 Oct) from 8-9 at CJMS, the volunteers are Dan Catalano and Ethan Keeler.

The FLL competition will be held at the end of January at MSU, probably in Shroyer Gym.

The use of the existing FIRST website, which uses the Drupal content management system, for FLL purposes was discussed. Because it is a great resource that can be passed down through the years, most were in favor of taking over administration of the site. Rob Parker volunteered to take on the task, and Dan Catalano also volunteered his service.

The next meeting will be next Wednesday after the IEEE Montana Section meeting in EPS 108 (at approximately 8PM). Thanks to Wyatt for taking notes.