Looking to Volunteer?

The KISS Institute is a small-staffed, not-for-profit company and only successfully runs all of our events due to the continual support of extraordinary volunteers! Are you interested in joining the KIPR community as a volunteer? Every year we need volunteers to help run Junior Botball Challenge Days, Botball Regional Tournaments, and our annual Global Conference on Educational Robotics.

Check out the calendar below for details about upcoming events that you may be able to volunteer for and then fill out this form to let us know!

Volunteer Interest Form

Week of May 7th

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May 7, 2023
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May 13, 2023(2 events)

All day: Greater LA Botball Tournament & Junior Botball Challenge

All day
May 13, 2023

Location: Palm Desert High School
Address: 74910 Aztec Rd, Palm Desert, CA 9226

Botball Schedule:
8 a.m. Doors Open
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Practice
10 a.m. Seeding Rounds Start
Lunch is after all seeding rounds are completed.
Double Elimination will start after judges have taken a lunch break.
Awards will be 15 minutes after Double Elimination is complete.

All day: St. Louis Botball Tournament

All day
May 13, 2023

Location: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) - Science Building East (Classrooms 1220 and 1230)

Address: 1 Hairpin Dr, Edwardsville, IL 62025 (Click to See the Campus Map)

Botball Schedule:
8 a.m. Doors Open / Team Check-in
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Practice
10 a.m. Seeding Rounds Start
Lunch is after all seeding rounds are completed.
Double Elimination will start after judges have taken a lunch break.
Awards will be 15 minutes after Double Elimination is complete.