Thursday was the big day for the competition action. A majority of contests ran throughout the day with some starting before 8:00 and running until 5:00 or later. Event sponsors and vendors were also quite active all day with big crowds at most locations. Weather was fantastic again, feeling like 80's but with a nice breeze and mostly clear skies all day. We were very fortunate during the whole week.
Arriving at the entrance to the Grand Ballroom.
Time to get going.
Some of the prize goodies for the Technical Computer Applications (TCA) contest winners.
Getting the system started up.
Starting off in the competition.
Off and running - the contest ran for 9 hours!
Setting up for the online knowledge exam.
Prizes for the Internetworking contest winners.
~The Technical Computer Applications (TCA) contest area.
~The videoconferencing call area at the Internetworking contest. Seeing this in action was really cool - even if you aren't a tech geek.
~More of the Internetworking contest area. The cable termination & testing part of the contest.
~A judge at the Internetworking network setup site.
~The network setup part of the Internetworking contest.
~The Computer Maintenance Technology (CMT) contest area. Some of the hardware troubleshooting sites.
A competitor waits to continue at the CMT contest in the laptop troubleshooting area.
~The 3DV&A contest area systems.
~The 3DV&A contest area systems.
~Mike Myers, the computer textbook author, explains the laptop repair station to the CMT competitors. If it looks like he's a bit grumpy, he is. He's telling the competitors to NOT MAKE NEW HOME NETWORKS! Apparently someone did this and botched the competition area earlier.
~The poster explaining the goals of the 3DV&A contest, along with the mascot who featured heavily in the design goals.
~The 3DV&A contest area. Lots of powerful computers set up here!
~A workstation in the 3DV&A contest area.
The 3DV&A contest had a fairly mixed representation of PC's and Macs.
A 3DV&A workstation display.
~The Electronics Technology (ET) contest area.
~Competitors at work in the ET contest area. I can say from firsthand experience that this is one seriously grueling competition.
~A contestant soldering in the Mobile Electronics Installation (MEI) contest.
~MEI contestants terminating cables and performing repairs.
~An MEI contestant sets up a car stereo system.
~MEI contestant setting up a car stereo system.
~MEI contest area. It looks like they were pretty busy.
~The view to the northwest from the hotel room. Not noteworthy, but here it is...
~A courtroom on State St., a block over from the hotel room.
~Looking out the hotel room window toward the northern side of Kansas City. Not very inspiring, but at least you can see what it was like to be here.
~The Kaufmann Performing Arts Center from Broadway St.
~The Kaufmann PAC from the front. It appears to be almost completed on the outside.
~I was impressed by the brilliant blue color of these wildflowers growing along 18th St. below Bartle Hall. They looked like violets, but much more vibrant.
~A city garden landscape bordering Broadway St. below Bartle Hall.
~Signage at the city garden area near Broadway St.
~The view southeast from Broadway St. & 18th St.
~OK, back to the competition areas after a nice walk around town. JonF looks like he's got a pretty good challenge to tackle.
~JonF is looking pretty focused on this problem.
~Contestants in the 3DV&A contest area.
~A closer look at what those guys are working on.
~More of the 3DV&A competition action.
~Contestants in the CMT area wait to tackle another challenge. Looks like this is the test & measurement station.
~A row of people in the 3DV&A contest area. There were many competitors in this one and they were working in pairs.
~Some of the 3DV&A contestants working.
~More of the 3DV&A contestants at work.
~A promotional board set up at the 3DV&A contest area.
~The Architectural Drafting (AD) contest area upstairs from the previously shown contests.
~The Technical Drafting (TD) contest area.
~More of the AD contest people at work.
~AD contestants at work.
~TD contestants at work.
~The TD contest area.
~The Advertising Design (AdD) contest area.
~AdD contestants hard at work.
~An 18,000$ 3D printer on display near AdD.
~A sample of the plastic printing process models made by the 3D printer.
~This was the show stopper of the 3D models. A replica of the White House.
~The Robo Rescue robotics display.
~The Robo Rescue demonstration robot scurrying through a maze.
~The big robot (no name I'm aware of) on display at the Robo Rescue display.
~The Sustainability Solutions contest area.
~The Screen Printing Technology (SPT) contest area.
An SPT contestant quickly working the press.
~T-Shirt Design contest area.
~T-Shirt Design contest area.
~The First Aid & CPR contest area, with competitors taking a break at lunch.
~Mechatronics contest area.
~Mechatronics contest area.
~Building Maintenance contest area.
~Culinary Arts contest area.
~Commercial Baking contest area.
~Commercial Baking contest area.
~Commercial Baking contest area.
~Culinary Arts contest area.
~A dish on display in the Culinary Arts contest.
~Culinary Arts contest area.
~Culinary Arts contest area.
~A dish on display in the Culinary Arts contest.
~A dish on display in the Culinary Arts contest.
~A dish on display in the Culinary Arts contest.
~A dish on display in the Culinary Arts contest.
~A dish on display in the Culinary Arts contest.
~A dish on display in the Culinary Arts contest.
~The HVAC Repair contest area.
~The HVAC Repair contest area.
~The Marine Service contest area.
~The Marine Service contest area.
~The Marine Service contest area.
~The cabinetmaking contest area.
~The cabinetmaking contest area.
~The cabinetmaking contest area.
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