Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Hello FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon!

3 ITEMS -
#1 - National Registration
#2- League Sign-up/Non-League Signup
#3-Benson BotFest Signup 


We are about one month out from kickoff! Time to get all of the paperwork (or online submissions in line) and move on to dedicated business of building robots!

Here is your checklist!
#1 - Are you Nationally Registered and Paid?  Here is a list to check - there is a 48 hour delay from the time you pay and the time it shows up on my list. There are 171 teams on the list, I'm expecting a total of about 186. 
     Not on the list?  Either you are not registered, or you haven't updated your team profile for 2017 or you are a new team who has not gone into the FIRST Storefront to complete your national registration 
#2 - Have you registered yet for a League?  I'm expecting about 130 teams to be registered for leagues but as of today only 62 teams have sign up for Leagues as of today. [insert puzzling gif here] 
Here is the list to check if your online league sign up was received. 
Not on the list, and want to be part of a league? 
 Don't delay, sign up today. Payments are not due until the end of the month but League Sign-up is supposed to end on Monday, October 16th. 

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon League Sign-up Procedure 
NON-LEAGUE Team Event Sign-up will open on Friday, October 13th at 3pm. I'm still waiting to hear from Oregon State University Robotics Club on dates. And we are close to confirming a 3rd Non-League QT. 
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BENSON BotFest 2017
Our annual workshop for rookie team members (rookies on veteran teams are welcomed) held at Benson High School in Portland on Saturday, October 21st, 9am - 2:30 pm ALL of the information, schedule, online sign-up is posted at on the ORTOP Website under Team Resources/Workshops 
If you have a question about Benson BotFest 2017- contact John DeLacy at johncdelacy@gmail.com

NEEDS for BotFest 
1) I am looking for an adult Mentor to teach the OnBot Java workshop. You should have familiarity with OnBot Java.
2) Also, looking for two more FTC Teams that have any kind of a robot to participate in the referee training scrimmage. Needs to have a 30 second autonomous program (required only to wiggle and stop at 30 seconds) and a teleop. Contact Cathy Swider if you can be there for about one hour the morning. 
3) Veteran team members to be at the Help Desk in the Cafeteria to help rookie teams with their robots. Can have more than one team to do shifts. 

--Cathy

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