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FYI: FIRST E-mail Blast 9/26/03

Greetings Teams:

Welcome to the opening of registration for the 2004 FIRST Robotics Competition season. FIRST has worked hard during the summer to make changes to continue enhancing the program. We hope these changes improve the experience of participating in the 13th FIRST Robotics Competition season. Please remember first event registration opens promptly at 12:00 noon est Monday, September 29th.

The rumors are true; a new control system is coming. The new RC has a user programmable Microchip PIC" controller operating at 10 MIPS, gives direct access to I/O, has interrupts, and is programmable in C. Please do not contact Innovation First requesting information as more details will be available at www.InnovationFirst.com in the next few weeks when the product ships.

Last year all teams received the FIRST EDUrobotics kit to assist in preparation for the FIRST Robotics Competition season. Based on the overwhelming response and positive feedback from teams for survey results, FIRST will again offer the FIRST EDUrobotics Kit to the incoming rookie and returning teams that did not compete last year. After these teams register for an event, and upon receipt of a $500 deposit at FIRST, they will receive the kit that will include the new Innovation First Control System. All deposits are applied toward the $5,000 registration fee; however, once product is shipped the deposit is non-refundable. In order to allow everyone to build familiarity with the system, all teams that received the FIRST EDUrobotics kit last year will receive the new control system when they register. On-line instructional materials will be available on our website at www.usfirst.org. Both items should start shipping approximately October 15, so register early.

In order to provide the new robot controllers and other new parts in the kit this coming year and stay within budget constraints, it is necessary for FIRST to make some changes to the kit of parts. Battery chargers, joysticks and compressors will be supplied to teams in their first and second year. Veteran teams should have two sets of these parts and can use them on their 2004 robot. We hope you find some of the new parts exciting and challenging.

Discussions are still ongoing concerning qualifying criteria for The Championship. There are many factors to consider and FIRST aims to make the system as fair as possible. In order to have sufficient time to test various models, the opening of registration for The Championship will be delayed for approximately two and a half weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes teams.

FIRST has contracted with a new company for hotel reservations in 2004. The THS Company specializes in tournament housing solutions and handles many clients with requirements similar to FIRST. They are making excellent progress on the hotel arrangements and we expect the reservation system to open by the end of October. Team Travel Coordinators will receive detailed information on the process prior to the opening of reservations.

Regional Chairman's Award submissions this year will be completed electronically. The format will be identical to last year but files will be e-mailed so FIRST can distribute them to judges prior to each event. Since the Chairman's Award is based on sustained excellence and impact of the team's overall program, rookies will not be eligible for the Chairman's Award. We recommend they still document their program as the process is a valuable component of the FIRST experience.

At each Regional, FIRST is implementing a new Woodie Flowers Award Finalist in 2004 to recognize mentors and their significant contribution to teams and students. The regional winners will form the finalist pool for the Championship Woodie Flowers Award.

It has been a very busy summer for all of us at FIRST. Welcome to the 2004 season, we hope these changes improve and enhance your FIRST experience!

Sincerely,



Bob Hammond
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