FIRST Volunteers
 

So who is is/has volunteered at a regional? I am part of the field reset/repair crew. I became a volunteer because my team went on hiatus due to lack of teacher support :( .

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I have volunteered as a FLL NYC Competition Referee, and was on the 2004 NYC FIRST! Regional Field Restetter / Small Parts Dude on Thursday.

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I did team queing at NJ, and also ran the practice feild one day at annapolis

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Field reset at LA in 2002.
Queueing at Sacramento in 2003.
Spare parts desk at LA in 2003.
Assistant to KenL (scorekeeper) at Sacramento in 2004.

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Oh yeah. I pop-rivetted a bunch of bins in Houston, last year. Does that count?
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2001
Tuesday / Wednesday Setup - SVR

2002
Tuesday / Wednesday Setup - Los Angeles
Badge B-word - Los Angeles
Field Attendant - Los Angeles
Tuesday / Wednesday Setup - SVR
Badge B-word - SVR

2003
Referee - Sacramento
Tuesday / Wednesday Setup - SVR
Field Attendant - Los Angeles
Field Attendant - Championship (Curie)

2004
Wednesday Setup - Sacramento
Field Attendant - Sacramento

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WOW!!! thats like being an assistant to Dean Kamen himself :p *may get hurt after this*

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FIRST Volunteering for 2003-2004:

FIRST/ Siemens Westinghouse Workshop (8 weekends)

Jersey City, NJ FLL Competition Head Referee (10 teams)

Newark City, NJ FLL Competition Head Referee (14 teams)

Staten Island FLL Competition Officiator

Brooklyn FLL Competition Organizer

NYC FIRST Regional Kickoff Coordinator and Planning Committee

NYC FIRST State FLL Planning committee

NYC FIRST FRC Regional Planning Committee

NYC FIRST Team mentoring (4 teams for 2004)

NYC State FLL Competition Head Referee (1 day and 79 teams)

NJ FRC Regional Field Supervisor Assistant (1 day)

NY FRC Regional Field Supervisor (4 days)

*and extremely tired* :D

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2002
Its been to long I don't remember.
Stuff at VCU.

2003
Practice Field - Annapolis
Field Attendant - Annapolis
Wensday Setup - SVR
Inspector - SVR
Scorekeeping assistant to KenL - SVR
Load out - SVR
Inspector - LA
VIP Tours - LA
Random-Things-That-Needed-To-Be-Done-Guy - LA
Load out - LA

2004
Illness checker - VCU :p
Team Queing - Annapolis
Load Out - Annapolis

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03-04 MC/Announcer - FLL Ontario
03-05 Pittsburgh -Announcer, set up, Inspector
04-05 Detroit - Announcer, MC, set up, Inspector
04 Philadelphia - Announcer, Inspector
02-05 Canadian - set up, tear down, announcer, Inspector and anything else needed
03-05 Championship - Announcer, set up, Inspector
05 Fingerlakes - Announcer, Inspector
05 Waterloo - Announcer, set up, tear down, Inspector
03-05 Team 188 - Mentor

= very tired but could it get better? :)

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Not nearly as distinguished as everyone else here but:

2001 Webcasting at Lone Star
2002 Scoring setup and Scorekeeper at Lone Star
2003 Scorekeeper at Lone Star
2003 Scorekeeper at erm.. Galileo? (probably) at the Champs
2004 Soon to be Scoring setup and Scorekeeper again at Lone Star

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2002 queueing in Philadelphia
field manager at a Richmond area FLL tournament - MWGS Mech Techs' (team 422)

2003 setup and queuing in Richmond, set up and event assistant in training in Philadelphia
judge at two Philadelphia area FLL tournaments - Lansdale Catholic's (team 272) and Upper Darby's (team 357)

2004 set up and queueing and miscellaneous other jobs at Richmond, set up and assistant regional manager at Philadelphia

*still recovering from Philly*

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Let's see if I can remember everything..


1998:
West Michigan Robotics Invitational - Scoring Developer

1999:
West Michigan Robotics Invitational - Scoring Developer

2000:
Great Lakes Regional - Field Electronics Setup & Debug
Great Lakes Regional - Field Reset Crew
West Michigan Robotics Invitational - Scoring Operator
Kettering Kickoff - Scoring Operator/Technical Support
Sweet Repeat - Scoring Operator
OCCRA - Scoring Developer/Operator

2001:
Great Lakes Regional - Scoring Operator
West Michigan Regional - Field Power Controller
Kettering Kickoff - Scoring Operator/Technical Support
Sweet Repeat - Scoring Operator
OCCRA - Scoring Developer/Operator

2002:
Great Lakes Regional - Scoring Operator
West Michigan Regional - Scoring Operator
Championship - Scoring Operator, Newton Field
Kettering Kickoff - Scoring Operator/Technical Support
Sweet Repeat - Scoring Operator
OCCRA - Scoring Developer/Operator

2003:
Great Lakes Regional - Scoring Operator
West Michigan Regional - Scoring Operator
Kettering Kickoff - Scoring Operator/Technical Support
Sweet Repeat - Scoring Operator
OCCRA - Scoring Developer/Operator

2004:
Great Lakes Regional - Wednesday Setup Help Only
Detroit Regional - Wednesday Setup Help Only
West Michigan Regional - Scoring Operator

I think I got everything in there...also, every event except OCCRA, I always helped get things set up, unless I mentioned otherwise...

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I was a referree at the Philadelphia Regional this year. It was fun, except my knees were in the worst pain they've ever been in... it was worth it though.

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2003:

IRI - Robot Queing, Traffic Control

2004:

BAE regional - Field Reset Thursday through Saturday, Ball Filler

-Aaron

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2003
Newton Field Reset and I too helped poprivet, drill and sticker bins.
2004
UTC Student Host Program
possibly help Field Reset in Atlanta depends on my schedule(if I am human player or not)

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Its been a long time, let me try to remember...

2001:

California Robot Games Registration and Scoring keeper

2002:

Silicon Valley Field Setup and Regional Inspector
Southern California Regional Field setup, Inspector and field attendent
California Robot Games assistant event manager

2003:

Sacramento Regional Scoring Operator and Announcer wannabe ;-)
Arizona Regional Scoring Operator
Silicon Valley Regional Head Scoring Operator
Southern California Regional Scoring Operator
Championship Event Curie Division Scoring Operator
Indiana Robotics Invitation Scoring Operator
California Robot Games Event Manager
Botball symposium event assistant

2004:

San Jose Kickoff discussion moderator
Sacramento Regional Scoring Operator
Silicon Valley Regional Scoring Operator

Not as long as people think I've been volunteering ;-).

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Yeah! Nate is the one that made Scoreking operator look cool before everyone else start doing it!

/bow down to the scoring master

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2000
National Media Tent Volunteer

2001
Kickoff, Volunteer
Championship, National Media Tent Volunteer
RiverRage, Setup & Field Operations
Mayhem on the Merrimack, scorekeeping
Bash at the Beach, Referee

2002
Kickoff, Volunteer
Championship, National Media Tent Volunteer

2004
NYC Regional, Field Reset
Beantown Blitz, Judge & Judge Advisor
Battlecry at WPI, Queueing
Indiana Robotics Invitational, Judge & Judge Assistant

2005
Kickoff, Volunteer
NYC FLL State Tournament, Judge Assistant (both days)
BAE Systems Granite State Regional, Judge
UTC New England Regional, Website Judge & Student Host Program Coordinator
Pittsburgh Regional, Website Judge
Mayhem at Merrimack, Queuing and Staging
Battlecry at WPI, Queuing and Staging
RiverRage, Queuing and Staging
Non-Event Specific: New England FIRST, BabsonFIRST Partnership, NEMO

2006
Merrimack FLL Tournament, Research Judge
Kickoff, Volunteer
BAE Systems Granite State Regional, VIP Tour Guide
UTC New England Regional Planning Committee, Volunteer Coordinator
Boston Regional, Ambassador
NASA/VCU Regional, Website Judge
NJ Regional, Website Judge
Finger Lakes Regional, Website Judge
Los Angeles Regional, Website Judge
Palmetto Regional, Website Judge
Philadelphia Regional, Website Judge
FIRST Championship, Volunteer Coordinator (Galileo)
Mayhem at Merrimack, Lead Queuer
Battlecry at WPI, Lead Queuer
RiverRage, Planning Committee, Lead Queuer
Non-Event Specific: New England FIRST, BabsonFIRST Partnership, NEMO, NERD

2007
UNH FLL Tournament, Lead Queuer
Merrimack FLL Tournament, Research Judge
Kickoff, Volunteer
UTC Connecticut Regional Planning Committee, Volunteer Coordinator
UTC Connecticut Regional Volunteer of the Year! :)
FIRST Championship, Volunteer Coordinator (Galileo)
Non-Event Specific: New England FIRST, NEMO, NERD

2008
Connecticut Regional Planning Committee, Volunteer Coordinator
FIRST Championship, Volunteer Coordinator (Galileo)

2009
Connecticut Regional Planning Committee, Volunteer Coordinator
FIRST Championship, Volunteer Coordinator (Galileo)

2010
Northeast Utilities Connecticut Regional Planning Committee, Volunteer Coordinator
FIRST Championship, Volunteer Coordinator (Galileo)

2011
Northeast Utilities Connecticut Regional Planning Committee, Volunteer Coordinator
FIRST Championship, Volunteer Coordinator (Galileo)
Mayhem in Merrimack, Emcee

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This thread is incredible - it's so great to see all of you with dedication to FIRST! By all means, give yourselves a pat on the back... I don't know how some of you go without sleep that many nights a year ;)

I volunteered in St. Louis this year, and it was absolutely crazy. I can only imagine how that would be year round and for several years (for people like Rich, Ken, and Nate). You guys don't get enough thanks.

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2004:
UTC New England Referee

2003:
Philadelphia Referee

1999-current
Mentor for 3 different FLL teams. (1 at a time)

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2003:

UTC Field Reset
Nationals Referee


2004:

UTC Field Reset
Nationals Field Reset (possibly)

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Our team Volunteered alot of people at the detroit regional and I think we were the fastest field reseters I've seen. It was alot of fun. Everyone should try it at least once. I know I will be there next year!

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I haven't volunteered as much as many people:
2003
Chesapeake - Queueing
Championship - Inspection and Queueing

I'm tentatively planning to volunteer in Atlanta this year and I figure I'll have lots of fun things to do in Rochester next year...

Matt

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2004-UTC-Student Host Program

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I'm a FIRST year FIRST volunteer :D

I didn't do much for the Sac regional. I managed to make it to Saturday's competition, talked to some of the other volunteers, and was asked if I wanted anything to do. Being as FIRST deprived as I was, I accepted. Much to my chargin, I was thrown into a corner and told to tell people not to go up the stairs cause it was where all the special VIP were staying to watch the day's events. Eh... I got to sit down for most of that day, so it worked for me... hahaha...

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so thats where all the volunteer awards went to j/k

next year i will be available for the NJ Regionals for Fri / Sat Volunteer NO THUR.

As for the NYC Regionals I will only have a thursday possibly, and FLL Staten Island Comeptition / Riverbank State Park Saturdays

And the 2005 Remote Kickoff at Poly tech - Friday and Saturday Only

As you can tell my 2005 schedule is beginning to work itself out

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Alright, I'll bring this thread back from the dead.

2004
Championship - Real-Time Scorekeeping, Archimedes
Robot Rodeo - Setup/Teardown/Scoring

2005
Manchester Kickoff - Crowd Control, Field Tear-down
Championship - Real-Time Scorekeeping, Curie
The Capital Clash - DJ/Announcer/Mentor Round MC
(and mentoring on 1293)

2006
Fwahaahaa. ;)

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2004
Robot Rodeo Ref

2005
UCF regional lead safety advisor
Championship Safety advisor

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I was field reset/autoloader for the Boilermaker Regional this year and also did some field reset for IRI this last summer.
Eric

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Oh, I'm not sure I'll remember it all, I've probably helped set up and tear down fields at more events than these listed below:

2003:

Philly: Re-set
PARC: Ref
WPI: Queing
IRI: Judge
BTB: Event Manager

2004:

Annapolis: Ref
Nats: Conference Manager
BTB: Event Manager

2005:

Nats: Conference Manager
UTC Scrimmage: Ref
UTC: Ref

2006:

Boston: Volunteer Coordinator

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I've been a mentor for 616 going back to 2004, and a volunteer Ref at the VCU regional/capitol clash beginning 2005.

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I think I have to do this backwards...I'll never get the dates anywhere near right if I don't!

2005:
Finger Lakes:Pit Admin Support
NJ: Pit Admin
Philly: Pit Admin Support & Pit Announcer
Toronto: Pit Admin Support
Championship: Pit Admin Support
Capitol Clash: Pit Admin

2004:
NJ:Pit Admin
Pittsburgh: Inspection Support
Championship: Pit Admin Support

2003:
NJ: Pit Admin
Championship: Pit Admin Support

2002:
NJ: Pit Admin Support
Championship: Pit Admin Support

2001:
NJ: Robot Queuing
Championship: Robot Queuing

2000:
NJ: Robot Queuing
Championship: Robot Queuing

This is scarey! I didn't realize how long I've been doing this. It's still fun!

I started volunteering at a regional because there was a call for volunteers from the Regional Director and I wanted to support the efforts of the people who were already doing so much to make this a great experience for my kids.

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2004 Robo Access FLL competition technical judge

2005 Mayhem @ the Museum Set up/overnight guard duty/Field dryer/setup (again)/Autoloader reloader/teardown/anything else Arefin told me to do. :D

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2005:
Las Vegas Regional
Power Control/Scoring System

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2003 - WI state FLL referee assistant
2004 - IRI team queueing
2004 - WI regional FLL teamwork judge and referee assistant
2004 - WI state FLL teamwork judge
2005 - Boilermaker Regional referee
2005 - IRI referee
2006 - WI Regional planning committee (team social)

I think thats everything.

Kev

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2004: IRI: queing
2005: Sacramento: Inspector/Referee
2005: UTC: Field repair/reset.
2005: SVR: Inspector/Referee
2005: Nationals: Inspector (Galileo)/Curie Referee

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How do I volunteer for a FLL event. I have looked and looked and haven't been able to find out where to sign up.

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2001 to 2005; Mentor
2005: Boilermaker regional I was a robot inspector. You should see the looks on the rookie kids faces when you tell them their robot is UNDER weight :D
I will probably volunteer again next year. It was fun.

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The VIMS ( Volunteer Information and Matching System) system is not yet up. If you go to the FIRST website and follow the Volunteer button you can read up and send an email to be put on the VIMS mailing list.

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Contact your state FLL partner. PM me if you can't find out who this is.

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2000 Lone Star: inspector, technical floater
2001 Lone Star: lead inspector, technical floater
2002 Lone Star: lead inspector, technical floater
2003 Lone Star: lead inspector, technical floater
Championships: referee (Newton, and Einstein)
2004 Lone Star: lead inspector , technical floater
2005 Lone Star: lead inspector, score keeper, technical floater

As for volunteering for an event. There is the VITS system that they used the last few years. It has not gone without problems though, so be sure to speak with the event director long prior to the event and at least let them know that you have an interest in volunteering. You will eventually need to register with the VITS system anyways but at least there will be less confusion when it asks for to much information.

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OK well since the 2005 season is done with heres what I really did during it.

NYC Regionals 2005 - Team Queuing for Friday and Saturday
Atlanta Nationals 2005 - Team Queuing all 3 Days

I expect to do a lil more this year since now i work nights which means i should be able to do all 3 days at just about any local event (NYC [FRC and FLL] NJ [FRC] and Nationals) Oh and wait can't forget about kickoff either. =)

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2004: Chesapeake: spare parts, field reset.

2005: Chesapeake: inspector on Friday, lead inspector Saturday! Talk about a crash course!

2006: Over my head! (translation...Chesapeake steering committee!)

I wish this was around when *I* was in high school.

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The VIMS system went live last week. Go to https://my.usfirst.org/vims to register to become a volunteer at a FIRST event. Help the Volunteer Coordinators do their job - register online now - don't put it off!

2001-2005 - Mentor, RAGE Team 173
2004 - present - Co-founded NEMO (Non-Engineering Mentor Organization); facilitate NEMO workshops on East Coast
2005 FIRST Robotics Conference presenter
2005 New England FIRST Southern New England Conference planning committee; presenter
2005 & 2006 - organized/organizing unofficial kickoff event in Hartford with RAGE
2006 UTC New England Regional planning committee
2006 FIRST Robotics Conference planning committee

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I am planning on Volunteering at the NJ regional.

Anyone here going to NJ and helping out? Let me know

My team is not going and I will have no one to hang out with!

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A Thread that's mainly been inactive for a year so lets liven it up a bit =)


NYC Remote Kickoff - If it's around for 2007
NYC FLL State Competition
NYC FRC Regional
NJ FRC Regional
SBPLI Regional
Championship Event

Positions I'd Like to Fill at the Events: Team Queueing, Refereeing, Field Reset / Repair, Field Setup and Brakedown and Scorekeeper


NJ FRC: Field Repair / Reset - I believe for all 3 Days
NYC FRC: Lead Team Queuer for Thur & Friday, Alt. Lead Team Queuer Saturday