We invite you to attend the Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) (August 21, 2016), where we will have the official competition kickoff.  All of the specific information about the competition will be presented at a full day workshop and webinar.  We will have academic, industrial, and government speakers during the first part of the day.  The second part of the day will be tutorials and training to give you the best jump start on learning the software and tools necessary for the competition.