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3	4	5	6	7	8	9 FTC season kickoff event FTC season kickoff event September 9, 2023 11:30 am - 2:30 pm U-32 Middle & High School, 930 Gallison Hill Rd, Montpelier, VT 05602, USA FTC KickoffEvent is Saturday September 9th at 11:30am at U-32 High School, 930 Gallison Hill Rd, Montpelier, VT. We will start promptly @ 11:30, Teams are encouraged towear their team T-Shirt, bring a copy of Game Manual 1, and a robot if theywould like. After the Intros and the Challenge Release, we willunveil this season's game field and distribute a copy of Game Manual 2. After some free thinking time, we will break-out intoBrainstorming groups 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM, followed by group presentationsafter that. Then a quick wrap-up, chance for last minute announcements /comments and clean-up. Remote Option will be 11:45 to 2:00 and a link will beprovided as we get closer to the event. As part of the event we are collecting toiletries for thoseaffected by flood, please see attached flyer and consider donatingitems. We will again plan on providing Pizza, but we will need todo better collecting then last year. We are asking anyone partaking inPizza, plan on donating and consider $10 a head. Any proceeds will go toCapstone for flood relief efforts. Teams are also welcome to bring their own food and drinks,or provide other items to add to the lunch. If you plan to attend in-person or via Zoom, please RSVPusing this link: https://forms.gle/5myyNwHbr7CkzeqX9 Linkto Game Manual 1: https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-1-traditional-events.pdf Weare hoping for 20-24 FTC teams this year. It's hard to tell how many wewill have at this point, as many teams have not registered yet and have plentyof time to do so. We are hoping for another awesome year! TheFTC Championship day and venue are still being finalized, and should beannounced soon. We're looking at a couple of the weekends inmid-February, so as soon as it is nailed down everyone will beinformed. NewEngland FIRST (NEFIRST) is planning to have a New England FTC Championship thisyear at the Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts. The date will be FridayApril 5th, and the current plan is to invite teams from Vermont, New Hampshire,Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island to participate and compete (Mainewould also be invited, but currently do not have an FTC program). Pleaseput this on your radar, as more information will be released soon. See more details •
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FTC season kickoff event
FTC season kickoff event

September 9, 2023  11:30 am - 2:30 pm
U-32 Middle & High School, 930 Gallison Hill Rd, Montpelier, VT 05602, USA

FTC KickoffEvent is Saturday September 9th at 11:30am at U-32 High School, 930 Gallison Hill Rd, Montpelier, VT.

We will start promptly @ 11:30, Teams are encouraged towear their team T-Shirt, bring a copy of Game Manual 1, and a robot if theywould like.

After the Intros and the Challenge Release, we willunveil this season's game field and distribute a copy of Game Manual 2.

After some free thinking time, we will break-out intoBrainstorming groups 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM, followed by group presentationsafter that.

Then a quick wrap-up, chance for last minute announcements /comments and clean-up.

Remote Option will be 11:45 to 2:00 and a link will beprovided as we get closer to the event.

As part of the event we are collecting toiletries for thoseaffected by flood, please see attached flyer and consider donatingitems.

We will again plan on providing Pizza, but we will need todo better collecting then last year. We are asking anyone partaking inPizza, plan on donating and consider $10 a head. Any proceeds will go toCapstone for flood relief efforts.

Teams are also welcome to bring their own food and drinks,or provide other items to add to the lunch.

If you plan to attend in-person or via Zoom, please RSVPusing this link:   https://forms.gle/5myyNwHbr7CkzeqX9

Linkto Game Manual 1:

https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-1-traditional-events.pdf

Weare hoping for 20-24 FTC teams this year. It's hard to tell how many wewill have at this point, as many teams have not registered yet and have plentyof time to do so. We are hoping for another awesome year!

TheFTC Championship day and venue are still being finalized, and should beannounced soon. We're looking at a couple of the weekends inmid-February, so as soon as it is nailed down everyone will beinformed.

NewEngland FIRST (NEFIRST) is planning to have a New England FTC Championship thisyear at the Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts. The date will be FridayApril 5th, and the current plan is to invite teams from Vermont, New Hampshire,Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island to participate and compete (Mainewould also be invited, but currently do not have an FTC program). Pleaseput this on your radar, as more information will be released soon.

See more details

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3	4	5	6	7	8	9 FTC season kickoff event FTC season kickoff event September 9, 2023 11:30 am - 2:30 pm U-32 Middle & High School, 930 Gallison Hill Rd, Montpelier, VT 05602, USA FTC KickoffEvent is Saturday September 9th at 11:30am at U-32 High School, 930 Gallison Hill Rd, Montpelier, VT. We will start promptly @ 11:30, Teams are encouraged towear their team T-Shirt, bring a copy of Game Manual 1, and a robot if theywould like. After the Intros and the Challenge Release, we willunveil this season's game field and distribute a copy of Game Manual 2. After some free thinking time, we will break-out intoBrainstorming groups 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM, followed by group presentationsafter that. Then a quick wrap-up, chance for last minute announcements /comments and clean-up. Remote Option will be 11:45 to 2:00 and a link will beprovided as we get closer to the event. As part of the event we are collecting toiletries for thoseaffected by flood, please see attached flyer and consider donatingitems. We will again plan on providing Pizza, but we will need todo better collecting then last year. We are asking anyone partaking inPizza, plan on donating and consider $10 a head. Any proceeds will go toCapstone for flood relief efforts. Teams are also welcome to bring their own food and drinks,or provide other items to add to the lunch. If you plan to attend in-person or via Zoom, please RSVPusing this link: https://forms.gle/5myyNwHbr7CkzeqX9 Linkto Game Manual 1: https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/game-manual-part-1-traditional-events.pdf Weare hoping for 20-24 FTC teams this year. It's hard to tell how many wewill have at this point, as many teams have not registered yet and have plentyof time to do so. We are hoping for another awesome year! TheFTC Championship day and venue are still being finalized, and should beannounced soon. We're looking at a couple of the weekends inmid-February, so as soon as it is nailed down everyone will beinformed. NewEngland FIRST (NEFIRST) is planning to have a New England FTC Championship thisyear at the Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts. The date will be FridayApril 5th, and the current plan is to invite teams from Vermont, New Hampshire,Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island to participate and compete (Mainewould also be invited, but currently do not have an FTC program). Pleaseput this on your radar, as more information will be released soon. See more details •
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