FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Community: 

COACHES: If you haven't had a chance to signup for a some great team oriented workshops at the Benson BotFest, this is a reminder to do so.

We have three teams for our Scare-a-fier Scrimmage. We really need a fourth!
Does your team have a robot that moves and can attempt two tasks? Any combination of beacons, corner goal, vortex goal, lift the yoga ball... Email Cathy Swider

Note to our awesome FIRST Tech Challenge VOLUNTEERS - The training sign up is for both in-person training at the Benson BotFest and early November teleconference training. Our events are now listed in the FIRST Volunteer Registration System. Please sign up at this link to volunteer at our upcoming events. 

Benson BotFest 2016 - Saturday, October 29th 546 NE 12th Avenue Portland, OR - PARKING MAP
Links to Workshops and Sign ups for Teams and Event Volunteers

• 9:00 am - Team Check in
• 9:00 - close: Phone set up, configuration, and phone problem help table (SWAT Team) - available most of the day (+ panel on Setting Up Android, SDK, Java, App Inventor)

Team Member, Coach and Mentors Workshops

• 9:30 am - 10:30 am Workshops - Click here to sign up for any workshop(s) in this time block
• New Coaches Round Table
• Building Techniques, Materials, Pitfalls, Best Practices and Tools
• App Inventor "From the Beginning" Programming
• Java "From the Beginning" Programming

• 10:30 - 11:30 Workshops - Click here to sign up for any workshop(s)  in this time block
• Preparing for Judging: The Judging Panel, Practicing Your Own Judging
• Iterative Design Cycle Panel
• Java "Now that you know the Basics" Programming

• 12:30 - 1:30 Workshops - Click here to sign up for any workshop(s) in this time block
• Engineering Notebook
• App Inventor "Now that you know the Basics" Programming (ends at 2:00 pm)
• CAD and 3-D Printing
• Game Strategy Driving Strategy and Scouting Panel (1:30 - 2:30)
  
• Video Production Workshops
• 10:30 - 11:30 am - On the Spot Reporter - click here to learn how team members can be part of a web broadcast team for This Week in FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon
• 12:30 - 1:30 pm  - Producing a Promote and Compass Video (no signup needed)

• VOLUNTEER TRAINING  
• Click here to sign up for any Volunteer Training at Benson BotFest or by teleconference call at a future date
• 9:30 - 11:00 am Referee Training (followed by practice refereeing at the Scare-a-fier)
  9:30 - 10:30 am  Field Technical Advisor &  Inspector Training
• 10:30 - 11:30 - League Manager/ Volunteer Coordinator & Scorekeeper
• Volunteers will be served a complimentary lunch at 11:30 am

• Scare-a-fier Scrimmage - an 4-Team Elimination Round Scrimmage on the Velocity Vortex Field - Great Prizes!

12:30 - 2:00 pm - Opportunity for teams to watch real matches and for referees to practice refereeing matches.

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NON- LEAGUE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT SIGN UP

Last day to sign up for a Non-League Qualifying Tournament is Tuesday, November 1st. At this time the only remaining slots are at Hood River Valley HS on Sunday, January 22, 2017. Teams do need to also be nationally registered with FIRST. Click here to signup for an FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon event.