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[Mark McLeod]

**FIRST EMAIL**/CMP Division Lists Available/Mobile-Friendly Championship Website/Wednesday Night Load In/FRC LIVE



Greetings Championship Teams:

We are looking forward to seeing all of you in St. Louis this week! As you pack all of your tools, clothes, and important items, don’t forget to include your Gracious ProfessionalismTM!

Championship Division Lists Now Available: Find out what Division your team is in! Go to http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...pionship-event, and click "Team List" under the Divisions.

Mobile-Friendly Championship Website: A new, mobile-friendly website containing helpful Championship information has been released: http://championship2012.usfirst.org.

Wednesday Night Load In:

FRC Team Load In will take place on 7th and 9th Streets from 4:00 pm until 8:30 pm:

• Teams will be allowed to drop off their Pit equipment, tools, etc. and team representatives.
• Teams cannot leave their vehicles parked on the street.
• Teams blocking the entrance of another team trying to offload will be asked to move immediately by the St. Louis Police Department or a member of the Event Staff.
• Teams are required to bring their own safety glasses.

FRC Pits Open at 4:00 pm and close at 8:30 pm:

• Five (5) FRC Team Representatives are allowed admittance.
• One (1) Team Representative must be an Adult.
• Four (4) Team Representatives may be students and or adults.

Robot Lock-Up Form:

• Teams may not unbag their robot until a Robot Inspector has signed off on their Robot Lock-Up Form.

Practice fields will not be open on Wednesday night. Teams should focus on getting through inspection. If you complete inspection on Wednesday and "have nothing to do", please look for a team to help!

More information on Load In can be found in our A-Z Team Guide, which is available on our Championship Planning page: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...pionship-event.

Don’t forget your Safety Glasses! Everyone is required to wear Safety Glasses at all times in the Pit area. When you are packing up to go to CMP, please remember to pack Safety Glasses for every Student and Mentor who will be in the Pit area. FIRST has only a limited supply of extra Safety Glasses on hand to loan, so we appreciate your efforts to supply enough Safety Glasses for your entire team!

FRC LIVE with Bill Miller: Please join us in the second floor atrium for FRC LIVE! FRC LIVE will be held at the following times:

Kit Happens—Thursday, 11:00 am: Hear about the Kit of Parts’ development, ask questions and make suggestions for future kits.

The Making of an FRC event—Thursday, 2:00 pm: Come hear what it takes to build the FRC season.

The History of Rebound Rumble & what’s next for the GDC—Friday, 11:00 am: Learn what it took to make 2012 a success and find out what the GDC plans to do this summer.

Teams may leave their questions for Bill in the "Notes for Bill" box on the FRC stage in the second floor atrium of the America’s center prior to each show. Bill will answer as many questions as possible at the end of each session.

Finally, if you have any questions about the event, please don’t hesitate to contact Team Support at frcteams@usfirst.org or 800-871-8326, "0."

Go 2012 Championship Teams!

FRC Team Support