Unfortunately there won't be regional awards this year, or rookie & honorable mention awards at the Nationals.
This was posted by Autodesk on FIRSTbase:
- The Autodesk Inventor Award winner will be announced at the FIRST
Championship. - The Autodesk Visualization Award winner will also be announced at the
FIRST Championship. There will no longer be regional Autodesk
Visualization Awards. - For both competitions, entries will be submitted and available for
public viewing on the Autodesk FIRSTbase website. - Autodesk judges will review all entries and advance 5 finalists for
each of the two awards. - The 5 finalists will be posted to the Autodesk FIRSTbase website
approximately two weeks before Championship where FIRST Robotics team
members can view and vote for the final winner. - Voting for the final winners in both categories will also continue
on-site at the FIRST Championship. - One winner for each award will be announced at the FIRST Championship.
Please note that there will no longer be an Honorable Mention or Rookie
winner.