**FIRST EMAIL**/STIMS is Open/2nd Regional Event Registration/Championship Registrati

[Mark McLeod]

**FIRST EMAIL**/STIMS is Open/2nd Regional Event Registration/Championship Registration/Scholarship News/Senior Mentor Calls/Second Generation E-Watt Saver Bulbs


Greetings Teams:

Student Team Information Member System (STIMS) is Open: https://my.usfirst.org/stims/site.lasso. Returning students may go to "Login"; new students go to "New Student User". STIMS is where students apply to join their FRC team (students must reapply each year), complete the 2012 electronic FIRST Consent and Release Form, and submit for the Chairman’s, Safety Animation, Woodie Flowers, and Website Awards. For a STIMS process overview and FAQ: http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/...t-form?id=8128.

Award submission dates are located at http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/...eason-calendar.

For a STIMS process overview and FAQ: http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/...t-form?id=8128.

2nd Event Registration Opens 10/27 at Noon EST: Teams will be able to register for their 2nd Regional event in TIMS starting 10/27 at 12 noon ET: https://my.usfirst.org/frc/tims/site.lasso. Mid-Atlantic Robotics (MAR) and FIRST in Michigan (FiM) teams will be able to register for a regional event outside of their region/district at this time.

Championship Registration for Veteran teams who DID compete at the 2011 Championship: These teams may put themselves on the wait list for the 2012 Championship in TIMS beginning 10/27 at 12 noon EST as all open spots have been filled. Some spots may open up after the payment deadline date (1/27/12) as registered teams sometimes drop out due to funding issues. In this event, we will start contacting teams on the wait list in early February, otherwise, we will wait until the competitions are underway to see which teams qualify and accept or decline their invitations to attend.

Tip! Under no circumstances should a wait listed team make travel arrangements for the Championship as there is no guarantee a spot will be procured. To do so could mean you run the risk of losing deposits/monies paid should your team not gain a spot.

FIRST Scholarship News – October issue: Scholarship Opportunities valued at nearly $14 million: Find out more about the scholarship opportunities for 2012 and about new and recently confirmed FIRST Scholarships. Also read messages from some of our FIRST Scholarship Providers. See http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default...2010-20-11.pdf

Scholarship Program- Senior Mentor Call, Thursday, 10/27 @ 7 PM EST: Join Senior Mentor, Mike Henry and FIRST Scholarship Manager, Nancy Rosenberg for the Senior Mentor call taking place Thursday, 10/27 at 7 PM EST. You may find details and an outline of the call here: http://tinyurl.com/3h94c24.

Chairman’s Award- Senior Mentor Call Tuesday, 10/25 @ 7 PM EST: Join Senior Mentor Richard Sisk, FRC Program Coordinator, Wendy Trommer and several FRC Judges for the Senior Mentor call taking place Tuesday, 10/25 at 7 PM EST. You may find details and an outline of the call here: http://tinyurl.com/3h94c24.

Second Generation E-Watt Saver Bulbs: FIRST announces two new second generation E-Watt Saver Bulbs to support team fund raising. The new bulbs are dimmable and omni-directional. These bulbs should be available to order by November 1st. For detailed information on E-Watt Saver Bulb features and pricing, please visit: www.usfirst.org/e-wattresources

Go Teams!

[Alan Anderson]

Tip! Under no circumstances should a wait listed team make travel arrangements for the Championship as there is no guarantee a spot will be procured. To do so could mean you run the risk of losing deposits/monies paid should your team not gain a spot.

Or you could plan to go even if you don't compete. There's a lot more to the Championship than playing with robots. Of course, that only works if you can convince the school to let the students volunteer, attend workshops, enter the talent show, etc. without actually seeing any field time.