Vegas!

cycleWood is headed to Vegas tomorrow for the Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Governor's Cup.  We'll be competing against teams from Nevada, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.  The other Arkansas team is our fellow team, TiFiber.  There are six teams for each division, undergraduate and graduate.  First place is a $25,000 cash prize.

Next week we'll be headed to London for the Licensing Executive Society competition.  We'll be over there for eight days.  This competition focuses on our intellectual property (IP).  I've never been to Europe so this will be first trip across the Atlantic.  I'm sure there will be plenty to see.  I will definitely be posting some pics from that trip.

We have also decided to enter the CleanTech Open.  This is a competition that focuses on green technologies.  There are regional competitions and a final competition.  Silicon Solar Solutions won this competition last year and said that it was a great experience.

On another note, the weather around here has been very unstable lately.  Last night the severe weather included heavy rain, strong winds, hail, and tornadoes.  A large tornado touched down in Joplin, MO tearing the town apart.  So far, 89 deaths have been confirmed from that tornado.  This has certainly been one of the worst, if not the worst, weather year I can remember.