POWELL, WYOMING – Northwest College will once again host the Wyoming State Drone Championships and Bighorn Basin Drone Challenge Cup on Saturday, June 6, in the Yellowstone Building Conference Center. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is open to all K-12, technical college, community college, and university students, as well as teachers.
All skill and experience levels are invited to participate, and the registration fee is just $10. Registration information can be found at caperteam.com/stub/idrone-260606. All paid registrants receive a free t-shirt while supplies last and lunch is included. There is no charge for spectators.
Participants can bring their own drone (less than 300 grams with propeller guards) or borrow one on site. The day’s schedule includes three sessions, and participants can attend any of their choice or all three.
- 10 a.m. Flight School
- 12 p.m. Obstacle Course Racing
- 2 p.m. Drone Film Making Festival
Those interested in submitting videos for the drone film festival should do no later than 48 hours prior to the event for judging.
The festival is sponsored by the Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium, the CAPER Center for Astronomy & Physics Education, and Northwest College. The Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium sponsors education and research programs in the state in support of NASA missions, including research fellowships and internships for students at UW and Wyoming community colleges, scholarship programs for community college students in STEM majors, grants for college and university faculty, and educational resources and programs for Wyoming K-12 students and teachers.
For more information, contact Astrid Northrup, NWC Professor of Engineering and Mathematics, at astrid.northrup@nwc.edu, or 307-754-6066.