2012 Smoky Mountains Regional - Knoxville, TN

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Welcome back to the second year of the FIRST Robotics Competition Smoky Mountains Regional in Knoxville, Tennessee!

WHEN:

March 1st-3rd, 2012

WHERE:

Knoxville Convention Center
701 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN 37902

PARTICIPANTS:

52 teams are registered for this year including:

• Thirteen rookie teams for the second year in a row
• Ten returning second-year teams from last year
• None of last year's game winners, so the playing field is wide open!

Six teams will receive an invitation to the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO:

• Three teams from the winning alliance
• Regional Chairman's Award winner
• Regional Engineer Inspiration Award winner
• Regional Rookie All-Star

USEFUL INFORMATION:

• This year's competition is a week one event
• This year's competition is a Bag & Tag event
• Freight and load-in traffic goes to the South end of the convention center by the freight elevator. Foot traffic and spectators goes to the North end of the convention center and uses the escalators.
• Remember that all pit materials and robots move into the arena by a freight elevator. Take this into account when designing your pits.
• Dress warmly on Thursday. The freight elevator slows down the line moving into the arena and you may spend a while standing in line outside.

RELATED LINKS:

• Tennessee FIRST Website
• Registered Teams List