Knight Rider has been given the opportunity to participate in the annual "Otronicon" event in the Orlando Science Center. The Otronicon (www.otronicon.org) is basically a big 4-day gaming and simulation event with about 20,000 visitors from all over Orlando. That was a big chance for us to get some exposure to a multitude of visitors in all age classes. In the pretext of this event, Knight Rider got thoroughly cleaned and waxed (which is quite a rarity). Unfortunately, to allow the exhibition in the indoor areas of the Science Center, Knight Rider's gas tank had to be unmounted. Finally towed from the mechanic to the Science Center we had only a few inches space between the outside of the mirrors and the door frame while pushing it in. See some pictures of that in the Gallery.

On February 16, we will be hosting the SECME Regional Competition for young students in Seminole and Orange Counties. There will probably be up to 30 schools represented with 300-400 K12 students, parents and up to a 100 volunteers/judges from the student organizations and industry. TeamUCF was invited to give a 45 minute presentation from 1:15 until 2:00 regarding our DARPA experience. This is something the young students will certainly relate to as it is engineering in practice. It will be a new type of audience of us, but it will be exciting to talk in front of so many people. Don is def

In conjunction with National Engineers Week 2008, Harris Corporation will host a series of events at the two major campuses of its Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD) located in the Melbourne/Palm Bay, Florida area. This year’s theme is "Engineers Make a World of Difference". These events will feature demonstrations of various high-tech systems and products that Harris develops for its government customers. The College of Engineering and Computer Science of UCF has also being extended an invitation in hopes they find it worthwhile to demonstrate student projects, research areas, and curriculum.