**FIRST EMAIL**/Championship Information and Updates

[Ricky Q.]

>>> FRCteams <frcteams@usfirst.org> 4/14/2005 3:32:41 PM >>>


Greetings 2005 Championship Teams:

We have some additional information for you. Please read below.

Wednesday, April 20th, 6:00-9:00 pm Load in and Registration

FIRST is implementing this option in a continuing effort to ensure safety of our team members. If we can remove more crates, there is less chance for injuries. It also gives you the opportunity to review any weight issues in a more efficient manner.

Please refer to the website to find out which Division your team will be competing in prior to leaving for the Championship at
http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2005/chevents.htm

We want to clarify some key points regarding the Wednesday night load in:

• This is an optional opportunity to load in and register your team. If you cannot make it Wednesday night (anytime between 6-9), you will be able to accomplish both on Thursday morning. The benefit to loading in Wednesday is that you will be all set to go on Thursday. You will have time to eat breakfast and arrive a little later on Thursday if you and your team choose this option!
• "Rules on what to bring" - Remember, THREE (3) team members only are allowed in the Pit during this time.Whatever these three (3) team members can safely carry or roll into the Pit is allowed.
• **IMPORTANT** There is a ONE-TIME ONLY admittance to the Pit. You will not be allowed multiple trips into the Pit . Once any team member leaves he/she will not be re-admitted. You will have to bring remaining items on Thursday morning.
• Click here for a "Team Load In" Map http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2005/site_info/2005_CMP_Team_LoadIn_Map.pdf
• Please note that we cannot accommodate requests for specified Pit Stations
• This year teams will share a quad drop for electric between pit stations. In other words, you and your back-to-back team will each use 2 outlets on the quad. Please do not use all four outlets.
• Please remember you cannot work on your robot during this time.

Saturday, April 23rd, Load out

**IMPORTANT** All robots/crates leaving the Championship must exit via Midwest Conference Service (MCS)
There is no loading dock entry to the building at any point. Teams cannot take their robots/crates out of the Georgia World Conference Center (GWCC).

If you are using the donated FedEx shipment and need your robot back soon after the Championship, please make arrangements with MCS on Thursday or Friday. FedEx donated shipments go out on a space available basis, and without prior arrangement, they may take several weeks to return home.

Shipping Home! Third FedEx Airbill Information
Per Section 6.5.1, your third airbill will be part of your registration packet which you will get at the Championship. Once you get your airbill, guard it carefully. Treat! it as if it were a five hundred dollar bill! Do not leave it and/or your registration packet lying around as there are no replacements.

**IMPORTANT** You cannot use replacement airbills. Neither FIRST nor MCS will have additional airbills at the Championship!

Queuing Corral:
New this year, FIRST will have a midway waiting area on the commute path we are calling the "Queuing Corral." This is to accommodate teams with matches too close to return to their pit station, and enable them to be out on the field on time. If you find your team in this situation, please contact a queuing volunteer to request a "Temporary Holding Pattern."

Internet Access at the GWCC
FIRST will not be supplying internet access in the Georgia Dome or the GWCC, and the dome is not fitted with wireless internet zones. The Georgia Dome and GWCC will not accept! individual orders for internet access from teams for this event. ; Please plan accordingly.

Autodesk Awards Presentation
This year we will announce the Autodesk award winners during the Opening Ceremony, not at the Closing Ceremony. Be sure to attend Opening Ceremony to find out who won the Autodesk Visualization and Autodesk Inventor awards.

The Opening Ceremony will be on Friday, April 22, starting promptly at 8:30 am!

FIRST Suppliers' Showcase
FIRST is excited to announce that the first Suppliers' Showcase will be at the 2005 FIRST Championship in Atlanta. We encourage everyone to stop by the showcase area and meet some of the suppliers that have so graciously supported FIRST teams through the years.

You can find the Suppliers' Showcase in the Hall "C" Lobby of the Georgia World Congress Center. The building is adjacent to the Georgia Dome.

Robotics Conference:
The second annual FIRST Robotics Conference will take place Ap! ril 21-23, 2005 at the Georgia Dome and Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta in conjunction with the FIRST Championship. The deadline to register is tomorrow, Friday, April 15. Slots may fill, so register today! We will NOT accept registrations on site. We're gearing up for a great conference that will provide current and prospective FRC and FLL coaches, students, and mentors with the technical and non-technical information and advice they need to be the best they can be.

To see a full listing of topics or to register, click on http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2005/cmp_conference.htm.

NASA Webcast/Broadcast
NASA will once again be webcasting and broadcasting the event for us. Have your friends and family go to catch the excitement at http://robotics.! nasa.gov/events/webcasts/championship.htm

• The webcast - available all day Friday and Saturday
• The broadcast - available Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.

The "Imaginaires"
For more exciting details on the cirque-like performance at our Saturday Wrap Celebration, please go tohttp://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2005/2005_cmp_team_wrap.pdf This is going to be an awesome performance and we hope you will all be joining us!

If you don't yet have your Wrap Celebration tickets, you can purchase them at http://www.ths-frc.com/

EMERGENCY Number
In case of an Emergency, immediate family can contact our Event Office at 404-222-6050.

**IMPORTANT** This number is for emergency purposes only. We will not accept calls other than emergency situations at this number.

Please provide your family and f! riends with your hotel and/or cell phone numbers prior to your departure.

Thank you for your consideration.

Go Teams!