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Session I: MONDAY, July 5 through Friday, July 16, 2010
Session II: Sunday, July 18 through Friday, July 30, 2010

Digital Electronics Update Training
Sunday, July 18 (registration) through Thursday, July 22, 2010: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Energy & Environment (GTT new component)
Option 1: Sunday, July 18 (registration) through Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Option 2: Wednesday, July 21 (registration) through Friday, July 23, 2010

MONDAY, July 5, 2010

All first session attendees must report on Monday, July 5, 2010. (There is no registration on Sunday, because of the July 4th holiday observance. Please report to the RIT Inn and Conference Center for computer set-up, software installation and hotel accommodations.

For the first session ONLY, classes begin Tuesday, July 6, and will run 9 hours a day from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm to make up for class time lost on Monday. Classes will conclude at the usual time on Friday, July 16 at approximately 12:30 PM.

Return flights should not be scheduled before 2:00 PM.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

All Session 2 classes including E&E (option 1) and DE Update begin on Monday morning, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. DE update training concludes at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, July, 22.

E&E (option 2) - see below

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

E&E (option 2) classes begin Thursday, July 22, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Please be sure to bring your laptop to the registration area. At registration you will address:

• Laptop registration (enable use of internet on RIT network)
• Verification of virus scanning ability and installation of critical updates
• Software installation
• Printer and file sharing instructions

Laptop requirements have been upgraded. Please review laptop requirements here.

The computer pre-registration link will open on Monday, June 7. To complete the computer pre-registration go here. It is essential that this step be completed before coming to RIT. Ensuring that your laptop meets these requirements ahead of time will greatly reduce the length of time required for the registration process.

When you received your confirmation letter, you were asked to e-mail your birth date to bgt8830@rit.edu. Without your birth date, we cannot issue a University ID card. All meals and other necessary purchases will require a University ID card.

All Summer Institute Training (STI) attendees and master teachers will be housed at the RIT Inn and Conference Center. Each attendee will have his/her own room. You will need to bring only your personal belongings and laptop. For directions to the Inn and a list of provided amenities go to ritinn.com

The University ID (UID) card is your meal card. All meals—including weekend meals, are included in the meal card allotment. An explanation of the meal options will be given at the orientation.

For Session 1, Monday, July 5 or Session 2, Sunday, July 18, (including DE update and E& E Option 1) and E&E (Option 2), Wednesday, July 21 there will be an orientation meeting for all attendees at the RIT Inn and Conference Center. This orientation will take place in the Henrietta Ballroom at 5 p.m. for all sessions. Your attendance at this meeting is required.

At 6 pm, following the orientation, we will hold a welcome buffet dinner for all attendees and master teachers. For the E&E Option 2 session, dinner is scheduled at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21.

Session Iclasses begin on Tuesday, July 6 at 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Session II classes begin on Monday July 19 at 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Includes DE Update and E&E Option 1.
    E&E Option 2 classes begin Thursday, July 21, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Additional class times are at the discretion of the instructors. There are no scheduled classes on the weekends. There are extra rooms reserved for PLTW at the Inn. These rooms may be used for team meeting space and/or meeting with instructors. A list of available rooms will be announced at the orientation meeting.

All PLTW courses (with exception of DE Update and E&E training) are eligible for RIT Graduate Credit. The tuition cost is $900/course—payable by check only before training ends. If you are interested in graduate credit, please bring a check or money order with you made payable to Rochester Institute of Technology.

Traveling to Rochester
If you are traveling by plane, you will arrive at the Greater Rochester International Airport. Upon arrival, please call the Inn at 585-359-1800 for airport pickup to the Inn. The RIT Inn and Conference Center will provide transportation to and from the airport at no charge.

If you are driving, there is ample parking at the Inn. Directions to the Inn are available at ritinn.com

Traveling to campus each day Parking on the RIT campus requires a parking pass that will be distributed at registration. The pass must be hanging from the rear view mirror at all times. The parking pass you receive is valid only in non-reserved visitors and general parking areas. The parking pass you are issued is not a reserved parking pass. Parking tickets incurred will be the responsibility of the attendees.

It is not necessary to have a car while at Summer Institute Training. While many attendees do drive each day to campus, we provide a twice daily private shuttle service. The shuttle will bring you to campus each morning and return you to the Inn in the evening in time for dinner. The shuttle schedule will be announced at orientation.

The RIT Inn shuttle (different from the private shuttle) will take you to locations within a five (5) mile radius. This radius includes Marketplace Mall and many restaurants. To use the hotel shuttle contact the Hotel front desk.

There may be “downtime” between the completion of your registration process and the orientation meeting and dinner. Once you settle into your room, the Inn offers two pools, a weight room, and outdoor seating area for your convenience and all are complimentary. Petals restaurant and a specialty coffee area are located off the lobby. Your University ID meal card, however, does not go into effect until breakfast on (Session 1) Tuesday, July 6 and (Second Session) breakfast on Monday, July 19.

We will provide dinner on all registration days.

Dress for STI is casual and comfortable summer wear. July weather is usually hot. Most classrooms are air conditioned and some attendees may want to carry a sweater for comfort. Comfortable walking shoes are essential. If your course requires working in the machine shop (example POE), you must wear closed-toe shoes while in the machine shop. EDD and CEA are two courses that require presentations. Business casual attire is considered appropriate for these presentations- please plan accordingly.

If you become ill during training and cannot attend class, you must call into the main office at 585-475-2086 before the start of class. Attendance is taken daily and you are required to receive 80 hours of instruction.

The last day of Session 1 is Friday, July 16 and for Session 2 the last day is Friday, July 30. Classes end at 12:30 a.m. Following class there is a closing ceremony where Certificates of Completion and PLTW shirts are distributed.

DE update and both E&E options do not follow this schedule.

Please make every effort to schedule return flights after 2:00 p.m. It is necessary to arrive at the airport at least 90 minutes before your flight.

Arrangements for the Inn shuttle to take you to the airport must be made in advance with the front desk. If you wish to depart from campus, it will be necessary for you make special arrangements with the Inn or arrange for a cab pickup.

The RIT/Project Lead The Way staff looks forward to your arrival and assisting you during your stay at RIT. Please take the time to review all of the STI information. If you have any questions, please call us at 585-475-2086.