2007 Brazilian Pilot

[Doliver]

Today we had the first official FIRST competition here in Brazil - The Brazilian Pilot

Some friends from NJ, students and mentors from teams #75 and #2016, came here to visit us, get to know our tech school (ETEP) and check some of the regional out. I'd like to thank them, by the way.

I'm very proud of my team's work. We are the regional winners, we got the Chairman's Award (just like our #75 mates) and Website Award.It's so exciting!!

Bear in mind guys, specially the rookie ones, never give up on your dreams! Keep moving on no matter how tough things are!!!

I hope FIRST keeps spreading here in Brazil and maybe we can see some of you guys in the next years.


BE FIRST!

[Rohith Surampudi]

CHAIRMANS!!!!


CONGRATULATIONS!!! 1382!!! Great Job!

[Aldabe]

Congratulations for all teams!! great competition!!

now waiting for next year Brazilian Regional!!

[Manoel]

Congratulations to ETEP, Team 1382, for the Regional and Chairman's win!
I'd like to quote the introduction and conclusion paragraphs of our team's 2007 Chairman's Award essay to let you know how we feel:

Originally Posted by Team 383's 2007 Chairman's essay

“These robots are 3-dimensional physical metaphors for things far more important to a child's success”.
- Mike Bastoni, Team #23, former National Chairman's Award Winner

To believe in this thought – passed to us by our mentors from team 23 in our rookie year – and to try to apply it to the team during our trajectory was a fundamental aspect of the work started eight years ago, which culminated with the Boston Regional Chairman's Award. Curiously, several members of this no longer active team attended the regional and witnessed that their pupils had evolved into receiving FIRST's highest honor.
It was an interesting moment because it felt like closing a cycle, finally reaching a status our mentors had when we began, a status that once seemed so distant and that we now had achieved.

(...)

Above all, we think we have been following FIRST's mission and hope that someday the rookies we mentor experience the same feeling that struck us that March's Saturday in Boston – seeing their old mentors proud of what they had accomplished and finally “getting it”.

You guys at 1382 have made us proud!

Team 383 thanks all teams that made this exciting event, in special teams 1603 and 2266 for our finalist alliance - we did what we could, competing hard and fairly.

Congratulations to team 2244 for their Engineering Inspiration award - that's a bunch of people that gets FIRST since the team's inception and are well on their way for a future Chairman's award - make us proud again!

Of special note, I'd like to thank my students at 383. This year's group is fantastic, your work during the build season and especially in the regional was superb and I don't have words to describe how special you all are.

In the last match of the competition, Final 2, with our alliance in need of a win to pull a third match, the opposing alliance managed to put a keeper in autonomous after many close misses. The three students with me on the field, Gabriel, Roberta and Mari immediately started to applaud them for their effort.

In the heat of the battle I didn't realize they had done it and was only told after competition was over. I never got the chance to thank them. Knowing my students had such a spontaneous behavior with an opponent's success, even if it meant we would lose the regional, made my day - you guys are gracious professionals definition. It was by far my best moment in all eight years on FIRST. If asked, I would trade a National Chairman's Award win for having that moment again - without even blinking.

A sincere thanks to all.

[Rohith Surampudi]

Does anyone have a full awards list from the competition?

[Manoel]

Originally Posted by Rohith Surampudi

Does anyone have a full awards list from the competition?

Rohith,

FIRST's awards list is complete. The blank awards were not given out because we had a pilot, not a regional. Wait for next year!

[Rohith Surampudi]

Originally Posted by Manoel

Rohith,

FIRST's awards list is complete. The blank awards were not given out because we had a pilot, not a regional. Wait for next year!

Thank You

[Alex Burman]

I wanted to thank all the Brazilian teams for being such gracious hosts and giving us such a welcome and amazing experience. I also want to thank 1382 for giving us a once in a life time experience to see true Brazilian culture. It is a shame I am a senior and won't get to go back with the team again. I hope to see all of you in Atlanta.

[Sean Marks]

Congrats to All teams. Especially 1382. Great Job, cant wait to see you all at championships.

[soap108]

Did anyone record the event? We'd like to have a copy.

KA-108

[AmayaSaria]

WOW~! Great job everybody! Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun, and I'm glad!

Congrats on your awards! =D

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Wooh! Some year I'll make it down on my own. There's more than just robotics I like in Brazil! It's puuurty. Anyways, yeah, good job guys. Team 383 is one of my favorite teams and Brazilians are some of the friendliest people I've ever met.

[Manoel]

Originally Posted by soap108

Did anyone record the event? We'd like to have a copy.

KA-108

Answered on the Coordinated Regional Archiving thread.

[felipe.tonello]

I wanted to thank all the Brazilian teams for being such gracious hosts and giving us such a welcome and amazing experience. I also want to thank 1382 for giving us a once in a life time experience to see true Brazilian culture. It is a shame I am a senior and won't get to go back with the team again. I hope to see all of you in Atlanta.

hey Alex!
how are you??
I hope ur fine..
U guys are very nice ppl and Im really glad to met u guys... thank u all for comming here..
Send me a e-mail with some pics of the trip and I reply u..

See you next year... here in brazil =].. cuz atlanta its too expencive =/

[gsh383]

Originally Posted by Manoel

In the last match of the competition, Final 2, with our alliance in need of a win to pull a third match, the opposing alliance managed to put a keeper in autonomous after many close misses. The three students with me on the field, Gabriel, Roberta and Mari immediately started to applaud them for their effort.

In the heat of the battle I didn't realize they had done it and was only told after competition was over. I never got the chance to thank them. Knowing my students had such a spontaneous behavior with an opponent's success, even if it meant we would lose the regional, made my day - you guys are gracious professionals definition. It was by far my best moment in all eight years on FIRST. If asked, I would trade a National Chairman's Award win for having that moment again - without even blinking.

A sincere thanks to all.

I'm sincerely in tears.
I should write a testimonial about how the last weeks spent along with Manoel and the whole team were simply some of the best of my entire life, but i don't feel emotionally ready now.