The 2009 First Lego League regional tournament at Harrisonburg will be held at JMU's College of Integrated Science and Technology on Saturday, Nov 7th.

The robot competition portion of the tournament is open to the public. There will be signs in the ISAT/CS building directing visitors to the auditorium where the competition is being held.

For more information about the tournament, contact Ralph Grove at the JMU Department of Computer Science (groverf@jmu.edu, 540.568.6288).

Top teams from the Harrisonburg regional will be promoted to the Virginia/DC Championship Tournament. See the VA/DC FLL website for more information.

2009 Team List

    Division I

• 193 Nanobots / Harrisonburg 
• 400 Brainstorms / Staunton
• 403 RES Robots / Staunton
• 1437 Green Machines / Staunton 
• 1796 Rockin Robots / Warrenton
• 2165 Mindstorm Marauders / Warrenton
• 2175 NXT Next Extreme Team / Monterey
• 2613 Red Hot Grizzlies / Orange
• 3145 Lego Legends / Broadway
• 4194 Robo Dragons / Crozet
• 4195 Golden Eagles / Crozet
• 7446 ateam / Harrisonburg
• 7449 bteam / Harrisonburg 

    Division II

• 203 Harri Rocks / Harrisonburg 
• 3271 Go Go Girls / Shenandoah 
• 3273 Smooth Criminals / Luray 
• 4224 Dark Clover / Stanardsville 
• 4575 The Flying Toasters / Middletown 
• 7668 We Get Around / Charlottesville

The tournament will be held in the ISAT/CS building, located at 701 Carrier Drive on the JMU campus (map). 

Passengers should be dropped off at either the main entrance to the ISAT/CS building (map), which faces west (overlooking I-81), or at the entrance to the Physics/Chemistry Building, which faces east.

Parking is available in lots D5 (next to the Phys/Chem Bldg) and C10 (on the other side of the street). Buses should park in lot D5.  Lot D2, our normal parking area, is reserved for football patrons only this year. Vehicles parked improperly may be ticketed, and we are not able to have tickets cancelled.

From I-81, exit at Port Republic Rd.  If you are southbound, turn right on Port Republic and right again immediately onto Bluestone Drive. If you are northbound, turn left on Port Republic Rd. and right at the second light onto Bluestone Drive. Proceed to the next traffic light, at Carrier Drive, and turn right. Follow Carrier Drive across the I81 overpass. Turn right at Alumni Dr. to enter parking lot D5. You can enter the Physics/Chemistry Building at the bottom of the stairs adjacent to the parking lot, and walk to the end of the hallway to reach the registration area.

From Hwy 33, turn (left if westbound, right if eastbound) at the mall onto University Blvd. Follow University Blvd. to the JMU campus entrance, marked by a stone sign on the right (shortly after the Sheetz station). Turn right at the entrance, onto Carrier Drive. Follow Carrier Drive around the bend, and turn left at Alumni Dr. to enter parking lot D5. You can enter the Physics/Chemistry Building at the bottom of the stairs adjacent to the parking lot, and walk to the end of the hallway to reach the registration area.

The JMU East Dining Hall is a few minutes' walk away from the tournament site. A variety of food is available there for a fixed price ($8 +tax). A variety of restaurants can be found within a short driving distance of the campus.

You may bring your lunch and keep it in the pit area. Coolers are allowed.

Soda and snack vending machines are scattered throughout the building.

Tentative Schedule:  (Subject to change - check for updates)

8:00-9:00:   registration
9:00-9:20:   opening ceremony
9:30-3:00:   robot competition and judging
3:00-3:30:   closing ceremony