Mark your Calendars and Plan to Join us for the Secret City Invitational
June 8-9, 2018 in Oak Ridge, TN
The Secret City Invitational, a FIRST robotics off-season event hosted by Team 4265, the Secret City Wildbots will take place in conjunction with the Secret City Fest in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. We hope teams will join us in the off-season to compete once again in the 2018 Power-up game and come and experience some of what makes Oak Ridge unique, a city built in secret that stands today as a living testament of what hard work can accomplish.
Load in: June 7th pm 5-7 pm or June 8th 7:00 am
Qualification matches: June 8th
Alliance selections, Eliminations, Awards: June 9th
This event will include a LEGO Sumobot competition and there will be some amazing concerts both evenings on the festival grounds just across the street from the high school. Tickets for the concerts will be available for purchase at a reduced rate.
Dennis DeYoung (founding member & lead singer from Styx) - June 8th 7pm
Little River Band - June 9th 7 pm
Costs:$250 for 1 robot
$400 for 2 robots
For more information please see the following link:
http://www.secretcityrobotics.org
If you have questions please email: **[email protected]**
Updated Secret City Invitational Information: (More coming)
We sure hope teams will join us for this incredible event!
Tentative Schedule:
Thursday Evening: Load-in (6-9 pm) Movie (limited tickets)
Friday: Qualification Matches (Evening Concert w/ Dennis DeYoung (Styx) and Legacy (opening band) available with ticket purchase of $20)
Saturday: Alliance Selections & Eliminations (plan to end at noon so that teams can enjoy festival & ORNL Lab tour, evening concert w/ Janelle Arthur(opening) & Little River Band (concert tickets for $10-these are discounted)
Our community support is growing - so we are pleased to announce that teams will enjoy a number of opportunities with their registration to this event:
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We will have a limited number of **FREE **
tickets available for a Thursday Evening Viewing of “Dream Big” at our Cinemark Theater with Reserved Recliner Seating:ahh: - Thanks to Bechtel! (After Load-in)
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Teams will also enjoy a FREE
Buddys Barbeque meal on Saturday at the conclusion of the finals :D!!
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Teams have the unique opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Registration is required for this in advance) https://75thanniversary.ornl.gov/register/
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In edition, Saturday evening tickets to the Little River Band Concert will be available for $10 each (which is a big savings)
In addition, Hotel Discounts are available until May 15 at the following hotels (contact information is included):
Heather Brown
Area Director of Sales
Direct: 865-483-0200
Cell: 865-456-6568
[email protected]
Staybridge Suites Holiday Inn Express & Suites
420 South Illinois Ave. 114 Tulsa Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Hotel: 865-298-0050 Hotel: 865-298-1990
Fax: 865-298-0051 Fax: 865-298-1991
www.staybridge.com/oakridge www.hiexpress.com/oakridgetn
Robin Castleberry C.P.S. | Director of Sales
Direct (865) 481 2464 | Fax (865) 481 2474
DoubleTree by Hilton Oak Ridge - Knoxville
215 S. Illinois Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
www.oakridge.doubletree.com or www.doubletreeoakridge.com
Friday & Saturday Secret City Festival Activities will include:
Guinesses Book World Record Attempt at Largest Game of Knockout (Saturday)
Activity Area of over 20 different Inflatables, water games, petting zoo, etc.
Craft & Art Exhibits
Antique Cars
Technology Village
Updated Information on Secret City Invitational
Register HERE: http://www.secretcityrobotics.org/ OR http://https://tnfirst.org/?event=the-secret-city-invitational
This is going to be an AMAZING event and we hope teams will come join us in East Tennessee! Thanks to some amazing community support we have some bonuses that will hopefully sweeten the deal and convince you to come to beautiful East Tennessee and enjoy one of the premiere festivals of the Southeast!
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Following Load-in on Thursday evening - June 7th
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we have a limited number of **FREE **tickets at our local theater (Cinemark) to see “Dream Big” on the big screen in their new reserved recliner seats! Thanks to Bechtel for sponsoring this treat!
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**Friday, June 8th **
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Qualification Matches will take place from 8-4 pm; allowing teams time to enjoy many FREE activities at Secret City Festival from 4:30-6:00 pm and the Friday evening tickets for Legacy and Dennis Deyoung (from Styx) will be available for purchase for $20
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Alliance Selection and Eliminations will take place from 8-12:00 pm. Following finals & awards- Teams will enjoy a FREE meal from Buddy’s Barbeque.
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Then teams are invited to visit & tour Oak Ridge National Lab for their Community Day (**must pre-register
for tour by May 11th at this link: http://https://75thanniversary.ornl.gov/register/) and Secret City Festival activities.
Following ORNL Tour & Secret City Festival Activities Teams are invited to attend the Janelle Arthur & Little River Band Concert at a discounted price of $10!!
There are so many exciting FREE things to do at the Secret City Fest - Over 20 Inflatables, Water games, petting zoo, Guinness Book of World Records - Largest Game of Knockout Attempt Saturday Afternoon, Crafts, Antique cars, Arts, Technology Village, and much more!
The following Hotels are providing discounts until May 15th for robotics teams coming to the event just contact them at the below contacts:
Heather Brown
Area Director of Sales
Direct: 865-483-0200
Cell: 865-456-6568
[email protected]
Staybridge Suites Holiday Inn Express & Suites
420 South Illinois Ave. 114 Tulsa Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Hotel: 865-298-0050 Hotel: 865-298-1990
Fax: 865-298-0051 Fax: 865-298-1991
www.staybridge.com/oakridge www.hiexpress.com/oakridgetn
DoubleTree by Hilton Oak Ridge - Knoxville
215 S. Illinois Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Robin Castleberry C.P.S. | Director of Sales
Direct (865) 481 2464 | Fax (865) 481 2474
www.oakridge.doubletree.com or www.doubletreeoakridge.com
**Updated Information on Secret City Invitational
**
Register HERE: http://www.secretcityrobotics.org/ OR http://https://tnfirst.org/?event=the-secret-city-invitational
This is going to be an AMAZING event and we hope teams will come join us in East Tennessee!
Thanks to some amazing community support we have some bonuses that will hopefully sweeten the deal and convince you to come to beautiful East Tennessee and enjoy one of the premiere festivals of the Southeast!
-
Following Load-in on Thursday evening - June 7th - we have a limited number of FREE
tickets at our local theater (Cinemark) to see Dream Big on the big screen in their new reserved recliner seats! Thanks to Bechtel for sponsoring this treat!
-
Friday, June 8th Qualification Matches will take place from 8-4 pm; allowing teams time to enjoy many FREE activities at Secret City Festival from 4:30-6:00 pm and the Friday evening tickets for Legacy and Dennis Deyoung (from Styx) will be available for purchase for $20
-
Saturday, June 9th - Alliance Selection and Eliminations will take place from 8-12:00 pm. Following finals & awards- Teams will enjoy a **FREE **
meal from Buddy’s Barbeque.
-
Then teams are invited to visit & tour Oak Ridge National Lab for their Community Day must pre-register for tour by May 11th at this link: http://https://75thanniversary.ornl.gov/register/ and Secret City Festival activities
-
Following ORNL Tour & Secret City Festival Activities Teams are invited to attend the Janelle Arthur & Little River Band Concert at a discounted price of $10!!
There are so many exciting FREE things to do at the Secret City Fest - Over 20 Inflatables, Water games, petting zoo, Guinness Book of World Records - Largest Game of Knockout Attempt Saturday Afternoon, Crafts, Antique cars, Arts, Technology Village, and much more!
The following Hotels are providing discounts until May 15th for robotics teams coming to the event just contact them at the below contacts:
Staybridge Suites
420 South Illinois Ave.
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Hotel: 865-298-0050
Fax: 865-298-0051
www.staybridge.com/oakridge
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
114 Tulsa Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Hotel: 865-298-1990
Fax: 865-298-1991 www.hiexpress.com/oakridgetn
DoubleTree by Hilton Oak Ridge - Knoxville
215 S. Illinois Ave,
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Robin Castleberry C.P.S. | Director of Sales
Direct (865) 481 2464 | Fax (865) 481 2474
http://www.oakridge.doubletree.com