[FRC Blog] Chairman’s Award Submissions Definitions

[Hallry]

Posted on the FRC Blog, 10/12/15: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...ns-Definitions

Chairman’s Award Submissions Definitions

Blog Date: Monday, October 12, 2015 - 16:45

Hello Teams,

The most prestigious team award in FIRST is, and I believe always will be, the Chairman’s Award. For a team to earn this award, they must be able to describe, among other accomplishments, their initiatives in supporting other teams. In doing so, teams often use phrases like “we started x FLL teams” or “we mentored y FRC teams”. As teams may have different definitions of what terms like ‘started’ or ‘mentored’ mean in this context, it can be difficult for Chairman’s Award Judges to compare accomplishments between teams.

To help solve this problem, the Hall of Fame teams have developed a common set of team support definitions for teams applying for Chairman’s Award to use. You will find them in the ‘Chairman’s Award Submission Definitions’ PDF here. A link to this document can also be found on this page. Teams applying for Chairman’s Award for the 2016 FRC season will be required to adhere to these definitions when describing their support for other teams. This will help Judges know, for example, that one team’s ‘started’ will be comparable to another team’s ‘started’.

Please recognize that FIRST and the FIRST community value all your efforts in supporting other teams, regardless of what form that support comes in, or what particular Chairman’s Award definition of support your action meets. By implementing these defined terms, we’re not attempting in any way to minimize the work you are doing, but to give our Chairman’s Award Judges a common vocabulary to use in their very difficult task of determining the most deserving teams for this incredibly important award.

I want to thank the Hall of Fame teams for developing these definitions, it’s a wonderful service to the FIRST community!

Frank