Hey guys and girls,
Thanks for visiting the site, and we will fix it up very soon and update it with the most recent information. But for now, MECC would like to invite you to their Introduction BBQ at 1pm on the 11th of March on Dean’s Lawn. There will be free beer and free snags for members as well as magnificent t-shirts and there will be a chance for new members to sign up.

Hope to see you all there.

Presidentially yours,
Stefan Di Donato

This time we have a robot that can jump over tall fences - perhaps something that could be done for next years robot competition…
Anyway, here is the link: Hopping Robot.

BoingBoing gadgets has a very interesting article about some new research into swarm bots. Check it out at http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/08/31/swarm-bots-now-with.html

Just letting everyone know that the competition date has *finally* been set. Spectators are very welcome.

Date: 24th September 2009
Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Where: Building 35, Room 103

We will be having 2 sign up sessions for the beginner robot competition this week. You can sign up and pay in the campus centre on the tables outside STA Travel at these times:

I hope you all had a good holiday. We’ve got plenty of MECC events early semester 2, first of which is a BBQ to promote our industry night and robot making tutorials! This will be running on Thursday 23rd July from 12:00PM - 2:00PM, so come along for some free snags, vegie burgers, soft drink and premium beer. Get the low down on the joint MECC/MAMEC industry night and grab yourself a ticket before they run out! You’ll also be able to get some more info on our robot making tutorials, and sign up for it! Check out all the details on our events page.

Just an update below from Monash Employment and Career Development about some careers expos and fairs that are coming up.

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Event: Berwick Careers Expo
Time: 1 to 2:30 pm
Date: Thursday 23 July, 2009
Venue: Main Foyer, Building 901, Berwick campus

Gain a head-start on your career by attending the Berwick Careers Expo!

This will be a great opportunity to:
· find out about career prospects in your field of interest;
· interact with employers from a range of different sectors;
· receive information directly from employers of criteria and standards set by the current workforce;
· gain a greater awareness of employment opportunities within the greater Melbourne region.

For further information contact: http://careers.monash.edu.au/news/berwick-careers-expo.html

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Event: Gippsland Careers Expo
Time: 12 to 2 pm
Date: Tuesday 28 July, 2009
Venue: Student Union Lounge (Building 3N), Gippsland campus

Representatives from a diverse range of organisations will be attending to inform you of undergraduate and graduate career opportunities in the Gippsland region and beyond.

So come along to:
- discover work while you learn opportunities,
- increase awareness of graduate employment opportunities in your field of study,
- seek advice on graduate recruitment processes and applications,
- gain confidence by speaking with employers prior to an interview situation

For further information go to: http://www.careers.monash.edu.au/news/gippsland-careers-expo.html

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Event: Summer Vacation, Internships and International Careers Fair
Time: 1 to 4 pm
Date: Thursday 6 August, 2009
Venue: Recreation Hall, Monash Sport (Bldg 1), Clayton campus

A broad range of international as well as Australian organisations with national and international reach are invited in order to
- Promote their course-related summer employment and industry experience opportunities,
- Promote their internship, co-operative year and exchange programs,
- To showcase their overseas work/travel programs
- Provide career and industry information and more
- Meet potential candidates

There may be an opportunity to attend campus interviews with visiting international delegates on Friday 7 August, so have your resumes ready and practice your interview skills now. What better way to head off overseas than with a great job waiting for you when you get there.

For further information contact: http://www.careers.monash.edu.au/news/summer-vacation-internship-international-fair.html

Something that might be of interest to all you robot enthusiasts: Robogames Story. The Robogames website can be found here.

Robogames is the “World’s Largest Robot Competition” - Guinness Book of Records.

Hope exam studies are going well for all. Instead of studying, your MECC committee has been hard at work to bring you the beginners robot prototype. You can see photos of it here. At this stage we will be having signups in the first week of semester 2, with tutorial sessions starting in either week 2 or 3.

We now also have a video to go with all our photos for the SUMO Bot competition. This video was made by the all powerful El Presidente, programmed more for video editing than for being a sumo. Check it out here.