Welcome me back?

[MechEng83]

Originally Posted by BigJ

I totally forgot we were still in crates in 2011...

People often only remember the recent changes. Stuff a few years back "has always been that way"

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by MechEng83

People often only remember the recent changes. Stuff a few years back "has always been that way"

I remember when we had flags to indicate alliance color, and I've seen the various lights from before that.

Well, since 2011, we have four districts now (Michigan, MAR, PNW, New England). Mexico has a regional now, a guy is trying to start about a dozen teams in China (PRC) this year.

Is FIRST Choice new from 2011? I think so.

[Rosiebotboss]

If you want the latest, attend the worksops FSM Kathie Kentfield and I are hosting at HQ on Friday, 3 Jan from 1 to 4. You Lead Mentor/Main Contact has all the info. RSVP me at dhenry@usfirst.org

[D.Allred]

Dan,
Welcome back!

I see you focus on awards and scouting. There have been several changes...

For 2014, FRC teams can receive a free copy of a business intelligence data analysis package by Tableau. There is a CD thread on this announcement.

There were significant changes in awards for 2013 and apparently a few more coming in 2014. The 2014 awards manual just got released today. The website award was removed in 2013 and replaced by a new emphasis on social media. Dean's Homework from last season was to create a 2 minute video of your team's story to share with corporate sponsors or other FIRST marketing initiatives.

There have been a few new developments in the broader FRC community as well. One of my favorites is FRCTop25.com. Check it out.

Also do some research on "Robot in 3 Days" plus this year's "Build Blitz" initiative from VexPro. These efforts are designed to help the FRC community raise the level of competition and will have a significant impact on 2014.

David

[MichelB]

A new cRIO replacement is coming out soon called RoboRIO.

[Hallry]

Also, meet Frank. We <3 Frank.

[Calvin Hartley]

Originally Posted by MichelB

A new cRIO replacement is coming out soon called RoboRIO.

New for the 2015 season.

Originally Posted by Hallry

Also, meet Frank. We <3 Frank.

This is an understatement.

Also, overall growth. This year (I believe) there are approximately 2800 FRC teams.

[MichelB]

Originally Posted by Calvin Hartley

New for the 2015 season.



This is an understatement.

Also, overall growth. This year (I believe) there are approximately 2800 FRC teams.

Thank you...I ment to say when it was coming out but I didn't remember at the time.