[FRC Blog] New Districts, Frank Answers Fridays, and More!

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Posted on the FRC Blog, 8/19/15: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...idays-And-More

New Districts, Frank Answers Fridays, and More!

Blog Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 15:35

New Districts!

Many of you have probably already heard, but I’m pleased to formally (and finally) announce that we have three new Districts for the 2016 season!

The Chesapeake District - Maryland, Virginia, & Washington D.C.

North Carolina

The Peachtree District - Georgia

All teams within these states and Washington D.C. will automatically become part of their given District.

These three Districts, along with Indiana, Michigan, the Mid Atlantic, the New England, and the Pacific Northwest will comprise the eight Districts for the 2016 season.

With their wonderful volunteer base and their great experience, they are sure to be successful. Welcome, Chesapeake, Peachtree and North Carolina to the District system!

Frank Answers Fridays

Also, we’re waking the Frank Answers Fridays blog feature from its many months of slumber.

Video: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default...27%20Scene.mp4

Send your good questions to goodfrcquestion@usfirst.org and I’ll occasionally pick one to answer on a Friday. Don’t shy away from the hard questions, I’m completely fine with them. For more thoughts and guidelines on this, check out the original blog on this feature from a few years ago. Let’s see those good questions!

BTW, I heartily recommend watching the original Frankenstein (1931) movie, from which the above clip is taken. Or, possibly even better, Bride of Frankenstein (1935), often identified as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Not in small part because of the topics it was dealing with and the way they had to slip things by the censors. Is anyone still reading at this point?

Help FIRST win $500,000 from Microsoft

FIRST could use your help in winning $500,000 from Microsoft. Microsoft has already identified nine non-profits to each receive $500,000, and is using community voting to select the tenth. We’d like to be that tenth! You can vote on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter*, once per day on each.

You can find details here. Enter @FIRSTweets in the voting box in Section 2 to cast your vote. Or, you can use posts like this:

• On Twitter: I #Vote for @FIRSTweets to #UpgradeYourWorld
• On Instagram: Post your favorite FIRST photo with the text: I #Vote for @first_official_ to #UpgradeYourWorld
• On Facebook: I #Vote for @FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology to #UpgradeYourWorld

I think this would be a great win for FIRST and the FIRST Community!

Frank

*Sorry, voting on InstaSnap, MeTime, ClipSnip and FacePlant is not available.