Bills Blog 09/30/10

[JohnBoucher]

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Third Blog post this week, and still there is more to tell you


Good Morning Teams,

Don’t forget - Regional and District Event Registration opens today.

Be prepared - Registration for the 2011 Kickoffs and Kit pickup opens in two weeks on October 14th at noon ET. Information on Local Kickoffs is available here. Every Local Kickoff is different so be sure to read the descriptions carefully. Many locations have limited capacities and registrations are first come, first served. So choose your local kickoff soon. If your Local Kickoff offers workshops, register in TIMS for the event first, then contact the Kickoff Coordinator to register for the workshops. My thanks to the amazing volunteers who make Local Kickoffs happen.

The FRC Safety Animation contest also opens in two weeks on October 14th at noon ET. Your team main contact will receive the details in an email blast today, but if you want to get started, the theme this year is “A Lifetime of Safety”, animations may not exceed 40 seconds in length and the deadline for submission in STIMS is Monday, December 6, 2010 at noon EST. The winning Safety Animation will be highlighted during the kickoff on January 8, 2011 and shown at Regional events during the 2011 competition season.

This year we will be releasing the 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition Manual in stages. Game specific information will be withheld until Kickoff as always, but over the next few weeks watch for the Introduction, Communication, Team Organization, At the Events, Robot Transportation and The Awards sections be posted on usfirst.org. I’ll let you know when they’re ready.

My congratulations to Amir Abo-Shaeer mentor of team 1717 D’Penguineers who has been awarded a 2010 MacArthur Fellowship.

I want to take a moment to thank all the FRC teams that promote, support, encourage and mentor FTC, FLL and JrFLL teams. Together we are the FIRST family.

100 days to Kickoff
See you then!