[SSMike]

So the other day my friend was reading someone’s post, and he had to ask me what some of the acronyms meant, like KOP and GDC. So I proceeded to tell him and after I did, I realized how hard it must be for someone new to FIRST or even just a guest on Chief Delphi to understand some of the acronyms that veterans commonly use. Personally I was able to ask veterans on my team but I think that newcomers should be able to just see what a lot of the common “FIRST acronyms” actually mean. So as not to discourage people to want to join or stay connected with FIRST and Chief Delphi, I have compiled a list of common acronyms that will be seen in a fair amount of posts. Hopefully this will get more people involved with FIRST, maybe not but at least it should help the newcomers better understand some of the veteran’s “lingo.”

Let’s start with the most frequent ones:
FIRST – For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
CD – Chief Delphi
FRC - FIRST Robotics Competition
FTC - FIRST Tech Challenge
FLL - FIRST Lego League
GP- Gracious Professionalism

The Others:
TBA -The Blue Alliance
KOP – Kit of Parts
GDC – Game Design Committee
CAD – Computer Aided Design
WAI – Who Am I
WFA – Woodie Flowers Award
UFH – Unsung FIRST Hero

Certain regionals have abbreviated acronyms such as Greater Toronto Regional, Finger Lakes Regional, and the Great Lakes Regional (GTR, FLR, and GLR respectively)

This isn’t a regional, but it is a big FIRST event: IRI - Indiana Robotics Invitational

All right that’s enough of me talking (sorry about the long post); anyone else who comes up with a suitable acronym that I forgot, please post.