This will be too late to help those of you competing at the Regionals, but for next year you may want to attend the Robotic Conferences being held at Atlanta. Among the many valuable talks is a panel discussion of Hall of Fame teams about the award.
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"Chairman's Award Chat - Talk with Championship Chairman's Award Teams"
who: John Larock & Other Chairman's Awards Representatives
The Chairman's Award is the top award in FRC and is more competitive each year. MOE 365 will lead a panel discussion with representatives from past Championship Chairman's Award teams. The panel discussion will cover the following topics - how each represented team earned the recognition, personal team stories, why submit?, know your team, how to plan, the written submission, the judges presentation. Teams should bring their Chairman's Award questions and be ready for some lively and (hopefully) helpful discussion.