**FIRST EMAIL**/Initial Event Registration Opens Today @ 12 pm EST/ 2013 Season Calen

[Mark McLeod]

**FIRST EMAIL**/Initial Event Registration Opens Today @ 12 pm EST/ 2013 Season Calendar & Important Updates/ 2013 Regional & Qualifying Events/ Bag & Tag Events/ KoP Drive System Options for Veteran Teams/ Ask an Expert Call



Greetings Teams:

Initial Event Registration Opens Today, 9/27/12 @ 12 pm (noon) EST: Register for your initial Competition Event in TIMS beginning 9/27/12 @ 12 pm (noon) EST: https://my.usfirst.org/frc/tims/site.lasso.

**IMPORTANT** Your team will be unable to register for an event until you complete the entire pre-registration process, which includes updating and/or verifying all information in the Team Profile section of your Team Summary page in TIMS.

2013 Season Calendar and Important Deadlines: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/calendar/.

2013 Regional and Qualifying Events: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...egional-events.

Bag & Tag Events: This year ALL FRC Regional and Qualifying Events in the United States and Canada will be Bag & Tag. For more information, please visit the FRC Blog: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr.../blog-09-26-12.

Kit of Parts Drive System Options for Veteran Teams: New this season, veteran teams will have an option regarding the Kit Drive System. Veteran teams must make their selection in TIMS: https://my.usfirst.org/frc/tims/site.lasso between 10/1/12 to 10/18/12. For details, please visit: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr.../blog-09-07-12.

Ask an Expert Call: Join Nancy Rosenberg, FIRST Scholarship Manager and Senior Mentors Mike Henry and Javier Saenz for the Ask an Expert call "FRC Scholarships". The call will be taking place on Wednesday, 10/3/12 at 7 pm EST. You can find details on all of this season’s Ask an Expert calls here: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...nce-recordings.

Go Teams!

[IndySam]

Who's ready?

Let the games begin!

[MrForbes]

Just to clarify....EST is Eastern Standard Time. Since we in Arizona are always on MST, and Mountain is two zones west of Eastern, does that mean registration starts at 10AM here? I thought ya'all were on Daylight Saving Time still?

It's too confusing for a mere mortal

[Mark McLeod]

Registration opens in 45 minutes if that helps.

[BrendanB]

I wonder how fast GSR fills up this year!

[IndySam]

Actually it's EDT, even more confusing.

[MrForbes]

Thanks for the clarification Sam!

[Gary Dillard]

Any thoughts about jumping the gun - if I'm already logged into the TIMS FRC dashboard screen at noon, will it bring up the registration screen when I go into team summary or will I need to get all the way out?

[Mark McLeod]

You should just have to refresh the screen for the link to appear.
Of course, with 2000 people pushing refresh all at the stroke of noon, our mileage may vary.
No need to exit all the way. The system will kick us out when it's had enough.

[IndySam]

and down it goes!

[Gary Dillard]

I confess; it was me. I must have been 2001st

[Ken Streeter]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

I wonder how fast GSR fills up this year!

Was full at 12:16 ET. However, I don't know why TIMS is only showing 23 open spots for a tournament that usually has 48-52 teams!?!?

[dcarr]

Ignore this post...

[Taylor]

BMR is also full as of 12:49. We're waitlisted.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Taylor

BMR is also full as of 12:49. We're waitlisted.

It's 359's fault!