**FIRST EMAIL**/Updated Championship Information

[Mark McLeod]

Greetings Championship (CMP) Teams:

We are looking forward to seeing all of you in Atlanta! In the weeks leading up to CMP, we will be emailing you each Wednesday. We apologize for the multiple emails, but with new teams being added each week we want to ensure that everyone receives this important information! While we will resend the same important information each week, please note that we will include updates as they become available so be sure to scan the email each week. Thank you!

Please visit the CMP Planning section of our website for important information http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...nt.aspx?id=432 We update this page regularly so check back periodically for new posts!
Newly Posted: Pit Map; Posted last week: FIRST Finale Information, Site Information, and 2010 FRC CMP Essential Information Document. The "2010 FRC CMP Essential Information Document" is an "A-Z" of important event details. We have recently updated this document. Please look for "New!" followed by revision date for latest information.
IMPORTANT WEDNESDAY LOAD IN INFORMATION:
As you make plans to attend CMP, plan to have up to five (5) of your team members (at least one must be an adult mentor) ready to un-crate your robot, charge your batteries, encrypt your radio and get your robot inspected all on Wednesday (4/14) night. You can even work on your robot and start to set up your pit if you have time. Pits open at 6 PM and close at 9 PM on Wednesday.

Also qualification rounds start at 1 PM on Thursday, April 15th this year—your robot must have passed inspection by then! Plan ahead to make sure you have all the necessary team members on hand. The earlier start will allow us to get in more qualification matches.

The Team Pre-Order Lunch Option is available at http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...nt.aspx?id=432 The deadline to place your order is April 9th, so if you are interested in pre-ordering lunches for your team act on this soon. IMPORTANT: Do not submit orders to FIRST. Please submit via mail or fax to: Levy Restaurants * One Georgia Dome Drive * Atlanta, GA 30313 * Phone (404) 223.8500 * Fax (404) 223.8556

Robots/Crates: You must ship your robot and any additional crates home through Shepard Exposition Services. You cannot take your robot or crate from the event unless you have received written permission from FRC. See Section 4.5.9 of the Manual for instructions on requesting a shipping exception. All exception requests for the CMP should be received by April 5, 2010.

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 2010 CMP Teams!