Global Conference On Educational Robotics Comes To SIUE

Global Conference On Educational Robotics Comes To SIUE

Middle school and high school students from around the world to compete

Who: SIUE School of Engineering

What: Global Conference on Educational Robotics (GCER)

When: July 7-11

Where: SIUE School of Engineering

About 500 middle- and high-school students are pouring onto the SIU Edwardsville campus today and tomorrow from across the U.S. and around the world—including the Middle East, Poland, Japan and Mexico to attend the GCER.

Each year the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) Institute for Practical Robotics, a non-profit organization based in Norman, Okla., supplies the support materials for regional, national and international robotics competitions, using educational robotics programs to engage students in science, technology, engineering, math and project management.

Check out the Global Conference site for more information about this event, including what programs are being offered, highlights and activities.. The conference includes the annual International Botball Tournament

http://www.botball.org/gcer