VOLUNTEERS!

[Lisa Perez]

Is VIMS up? I can't seem to find it

[Mark McLeod]

I heard from RoboMom and others that it's been delayed until "mid-November."

[Ricky Q.]

Seems like it is still not up. The link from https://my.usfirst.org/ still does not work.

[Freddy Schurr]

Does anybody know when VIMS will be up? I check daily on the FIRST website to see if its up.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Freddy204

Does anybody know when VIMS will be up? I check daily on the FIRST website to see if its up.

Then you will likely be the one to tell us.

Wetzel

[AmyPrib]

There will be an Email blast when it's up - and you can bet it will be posted. Soon grasshoppers.... soon.... (we hope)...


Edit: I just noticed there's a VIMs site now
https://my.usfirst.org/vims/logon.lasso?page=logon

[Freddy Schurr]

VIMS is up and running!

[Wetzel]

I went to delete my secondary address (last years dorm room) and it is now hung up and won't let me leave them blank. It shows my contact info as incomplete. Bother.

Wetzel

[Freddy Schurr]

When will FIRST contact us to volunteer? Has anyone yet been contacted.

[dez250]

Originally Posted by Freddy204

When will FIRST contact us to volunteer? Has anyone yet been contacted.

You should be contacted by interested Volunteer coordinators in the coming weeks to confirm any positions you are being looked at for. I would suggest you to contact the regional volunteer coordinator(s) if you have questions or would like to follow up on a volunteer request that you submitted.
-Mike

[Freddy Schurr]

So who is volunteering at the NJ Regional? I will be at the Volunteer Meeting tonight, so come and say HI if you will be there.

I am helping with Team Queuing

[DCA Fan]

I will be at LA Regional as Real Time Scorer, and if our team does well, Atlanta, working the FLL event.

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by Freddy204

When will FIRST contact us to volunteer? Has anyone yet been contacted.

For individual events the volunteer coordinator for that event should contact you. As for the background check (if you didn't do it last year), if the same holds true from last year it will be a month to two week before the event you are supposed to work.

If you are really curious about the status i would try contacting the volunteer coordinator for your regional, although alot depends on the position you have applied for. Announcers, Field Managers, and higher positions are probably already assigned but things like field reset will probably be dealt with down the time line a bit.


*i am not inferring that one position is more important then another and recommend that if you haven't volunteered you should defiantly do so.

[KathieK]

Volunteers are still needed at many of the regional FRC events and also at the upcoming Vex events. You can select which event you are interested in helping out at in the VIMS system.