**FIRST EMAIL/ Pre-registration starts tommorow, September 22 at 12:00 noon EDT!

[Freddy Schurr]

Greetings:

You have requested notification of the 2006 season, and we want to remind you that pre-registration will begin tomorrow, September 22nd at 12:00 noon EDT. Pre-registering your team means you go directly to selecting your event on initial regional registration day (September 29th) and not get "bogged down" by having to edit your team information in the process.

**IMPORTANT** If you do not pre-register, the system will not allow you to select an event until all your team information has been updated or appropriately filled in. We highly urge you to complete this process prior to September 29.

We have listened to your feedback about the registration system and have designed a new interface for the 2006 season. It features:
an overview of the registration process with a worksheet you can use to make sure you have all the registration information BEFORE entering the system (this should avoid much of the frustration of not knowing how to exit screens when you don't have the information being requested);
a streamlined pre-registration process requesting less information;
screens that are easier to follow;
on-screen guidance to show you what you have left to input
Please go to http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/res_art2.htm to pre-register your team.

We truly look forward to having you all with us this season. As always, if you have any questions please write to Team Support at frcteams@usfirst.org or call at 800-871-8326.

Go Teams!