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Re: Impact from Inception Essay

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Originally Posted by Ichlieberoboter View Post
At our last meeting, our coach assigned me as an awards submitter since I did it last year, so I was looking through the awards today and I noticed that in the chairman's award info it showed that one of the things that you can submit (it's not listed as mandatory) is the "Impact from Inception Essay". I submitted this award last year and don't recall that being there, though I may have just missed it last year or forgotten about it since then. If it is new I'm sure they will release more information on it later but does anyone have any info on it? Just curious because we want to get our awards stuff started ASAP so more of us can work on the robot during build season as we have a very small team. Thanks!
Here's the exact wording from Section of the Admin Manual.

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Originally Posted by 2016 FRC Administrative Manual, Section 6, Awards
For FIRST Robotics Competition teams older than 5 years, briefly describe your
team's broader impact from its inception
This section can be used by veteran teams to describe team efforts and resulting impacts that are older than 5 years. In the past, teams have struggled to find the right balance between mentioning older and more current efforts. This new category provides a natural spot for veteran teams to mention past efforts, especially those that laid the foundation for future projects, or those which created a legacy of impact.

Of course the emphasis of your submission should still be focused on more recent efforts. These additional executive summary items specifically address more recent efforts:

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Originally Posted by 2016 FRC Administrative Manual, Section 6, Awards
- Briefly describe the impact of the FIRST program on team participants with special emphasis on the current season and the preceding two to five years
- Describe the impact of the FIRST program on your community with special emphasis on the current season and the preceding two to five years
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- Describe the strength of your partnership with your sponsors with special emphasis on the current season and the preceding two to five years
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