Any info for Kick off??

[Elgin Clock]

I already went HERE , but they don't really give any details about the kickoff.
Myself and another team member want to go up and volunteer for the manchester kickoff this year if we can but I can't find any real info for kickoff except the date and the place.
I'm looking specifically for like a calendar of events for that weekend.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Wetzel]

4.) Volunteer!

Each competition event depends on an abundance of volunteers with a broad spectrum of talents to support operating needs and competition demands. Coming soon, you will be able to register on-line to volunteer. In the meantime, if you would like information about volunteering, please contact :


K.C. Connors
Phone: 800-871-8326 ext. #434
e-mail: kc@usfirst.org

From http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/gtstart.htm


Wetzel
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[Elgin Clock]

Thanks, but I was looking for more Kick-off specific information. For those of you who have gone in past years, how did the schedule flow? What kinds of activites were there, besides the kickoff I mean. I'm looking for a schedule.

[Ken Leung]

The Manchester kickoff was pretty much a 2 day event last year. There was a rookie workshop with Edu robots, some control system workshop, as well as animation workshops I believe. Those are all Friday. Friday eventing starting at 7pm team representatives take buses to Dean's mansion, and have a "team party" there touring his house as well as food and drinks.

The day is pretty much organized around the workshops and the dinner party. Each workshop is about 1~2 hours.

Then on Saturday is when the actual kickoff begins. Volunteers start gathering near the verizon center around 7am, and all the team reps. wait outside when FIRST get organized and open the door. Teams register at the front getting the package (if their team contact choose do do that here, or else they will pick up their package at remote kickoff) and all sit down waiting the show to begin.

Then FIRST staff start the kickoff, and there are different speeches made by Dean and Woodie and chairman of board of director, and Dave Lavery was there last year as well. Through out the speeches the FIRST staff will accidentally reveal some scoring objects . Around 11am eastern time, they reveal the game to the world, and the competition begins.

Afterward with some more talking, teams are allowed to go up to stage and see the objects, or go to the back to pick up their kits. Around 1~2pm is when everything cools down and everyone goes home to think about the game.