Recruiting

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Strategies to attract new members:

Contents 1 Drive around at Orientation 2 Brochures 2.1 Brochure Design 2.1.1 Brochure Layout 2.1.2 Brochure Content 2.1.3 Potential Printing Places 2.1.4 ARVP Admin

[edit] Drive around at Orientation

If we drive around Ursa Minor and Kodiak, people may take interest and we can ask them if they want to join. If they're interested, we can throw a brochure at them and talk to them a bit.

[edit] Brochures

We hand these out, people think 'hey cool, robots!' and show up at the meeting.

(:title Pamphlets :)

• Research pamphlet design
  • What colors are attractive to people
  • What pictures are attractive to people
  • Minimal words to use in the pamphlet yet conveys best meaning

• Things to do
  • Define what exactly the pamphlet will be designed to do
    • Attract new members to the team
    • Provide information about the team and competition for the general public
    • Provide general information to the faculty
  • See if we can get someone with marketing experience to help out with the pamphlet design

• Possible things to include in the pamphlet
  • Title Page
  • Team History
  • Plans this year
  • Teams to join/function
  • Competition information
  • Map of the competition
  • Project timeline
  • Current projects that need to be done for this year (will we be able to get a list by the time we print the pamphlets?)
  • Meeting timeline
  • Reasons to join/What will you learn
  • Contact information
  • Sponsers who are affiliated with ARVP
  • LOTS of pictures

• Pamphlet design
  • 6 Page foldable pamphlet printed on a glossy letterhead sized paper

• Title Page
  • ARVP Logo
  • Picture of URSA Minor? Picture of an AUV concept design?
  • Electrical circuits in the background
  • What colors do we use?

• Team History
  • Past robots

1. 1. 1. Argobot
      2. Polar Bear
      3. Bear Cub
      4. Kodiak
      5. URSA Minor/Major

• • Successes at IGVC
  • How long have we been a team for
  • Outreach events we have participated in

1. 1. 1. URSA Minor running for SU President
      2. Developing robotics curriculum for New Horizons students

• • Trilobots/Summer camps

• Teams to join
  • Do we separate into Mec E, EE, Software? or Vision, Body, Power, Motherboard, Propulsion etc.

• Reasons to join
  • Using knowledge learnt in school and applying it to a practical
  • If you think

[edit] Brochure Design

Someone should fill this part in.

Design brochure (layout, content)
Run design past team, get approval for printing
Print brochure

[edit] Brochure Layout

Link to some sketches.

[edit] Brochure Content

Give an overview of the sections, example of what would be in each section.

[edit] Potential Printing Places

(Find out prices for these)

• Staples
• OfficeMax
• The On-campus printing place

[edit] ARVP Admin

• Flyer
• Poster
• Meeting Powerpoint