Just a quick note -- welcome to those who have just joined the FTC program!
1. Upcoming Iowa Non-Tournament Events
2. Iowa FTC Qualifier Information
3. Field Drawings and Bill of Materials
4. Missouri Workshop
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1 Upcoming Iowa Non-Tournament Events:
We have some fantastic events scheduled throughout all areas of Iowa. The next one is Saturday, Oct. 13 and many after that.
Dates of the events, including registration information can be found at:
http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/ess/future-students/k-12/first-tech-challenge/event-calendar
Even if you don't have your kit, or won't have anything "built" prepared for an event, I would certainly encourage that you attend. Many of these are "workshops", in which a robot is not required.
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2. Iowa FTC Qualifier Information
We will be hosting 11 qualifiers this season. The registration process will be the following:
a) a link to an online form will be sent out to all registered FTC-Iowa teams.
b) teams will have one week to complete the online form.
c) on that form, teams will indicate # of qualifiers (1 or 2) they want to compete in.
d) for each qualifier, they will indicate a preference of three events they would want to participate.
e) the form will ask for payment, either credit card or invoice.
After the registration window has closed, teams will be "assigned" to tournaments according to their preferences.
If invoice method of payment is selected, payment MUST be received within 30 days of invoice being sent.
NOTE: This registration window has not opened. Teams will receive an email when it does open.
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3. Field Drawings and Bill of Materials
For those teams and coaches who are new to FTC, information about the game, and the field and equipment can be found at: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc/game
If you received STEM Scale-Up funding, you have a $300 allowance to build the field components. Please review the Field Bill of Materials.
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4. Missouri Workshop
Received this note from our partners in MO.
If any of you are interested in attending the PD in Missouri, please visit the website and register.
It looks like we have extra capacity at a workshop we're hosting on Oct. 20th to cover PTC, LabView, & ROBOTC for
FTC teams. I was wondering if you'd like to invite teams from
Iowa who might be willing to give up a Saturday & drive down
to St. Louis. The conference starts fairly early in the
morning, but it may still be worth it.
All the details (thus far) here: http://stlfirst.org/
As always, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions!!
