Topics for today
1. Registration: National Registration and FTC Oregon Event Sign up
2. ORTOP Team Support - FIRST Force
3. Tensor Flow Workshop on Oct. 5 - typo change of venue
4. FIRST Fair - correct date & FTC Rookie video
5. Plea for venues - SQ fun
6. Alissa Robot Box
7. Email Sign up
8. Recent posts of note on FIRST Tech Challenge Facebook Page
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- 1. FIRST Tech Challenge National Registration and FTC Oregon Event Sign-up.
- To signed and participate in FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon events, teams must be nationally registered and have paid the $275 national registration fee.
- To register your team, click here for national registration information.
- FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Event Sign-up launches on Tuesday, October 1 at 5:00 pm. The link will be sent to the ftcoregon@ortop.org list and posted here in HOT TOPICS.
- Teams will need to request a slot in a League or choose which Non-League event they prefer. There is a separate fee for FTC Oregon Tournaments.
- There is a separate fee for FTC Oregon tournaments - click here to see payment info
- DEADLINE : League Sign-up will close on October 15
- DEADLINE: Non-League Sign-up will close on October 31
- 2. ORTOP Team Support Update
- ORTOP has exhausted our funding that was available through the Oregon Department of Education. The one funding source remaining with specific requirements.
- We still have funds for Rookie Teams or Additional New Teams that meet in Linn, Benton, Polk, Marion, Lincoln , and Lane Counties. The application link is open to accept applications for teams that meet this criteria.
- 3. Tensor Flow Workshop on October 5th UPDATE
- This workshop has been moved from PSU to the ORTOP office in Beaverton due to a Marathon Race in downtown Portland. There are 8 slots remaining in the workshop. We will accept applications until Sept 30. Information and sign-up link
- ALSO, an overview of the Tensor Flow workshop will be offered at FIRST Fair on Saturday, October 19th at 10:30 am at Gladstone HS . There was a TYPO in my last email that referenced this as being on Oct. 5. That is incorrect. FIRST Fair is on October 19th at Gladstone HS.
- 4. FIRST Fair- Saturday, October 19 at Gladstone HS
- I hope everyone is excited about this opportunity and plans to attend if possible!
- The list of workshop offerings are very impressive. Many are FTC only but a number of them are for both FTC and FRC. Only sessions for team parents and adult volunteers.
- How this will work. Most sessions are Show Up and Attend. No pre-event sign-up needed. The FTC Programming Workshops for Blocks and OnBot Java are sign-up workshops so that we know we have enough laptops and workshop robots.
- The 2019 FIRST Fair Class Schedule is now posted with their class descriptions.
- Sign up for FTC Programming workshops and others here.
- And here is a preview of the workshop FTC Mechanical Overview for Rookie Teams.
- 5. Our FIRST Tech Challenge Event schedule for 2019-2020 is posted
- We have secured venues for almost all events.
- DESPERATE NEED FOR SQ VENUES:We are in desperate need of venues for two of the three Super-Qualifiers in February. We need a gym (or creative substitute), a place for a pit, a place for lunch and about 4 classrooms for judging.
- Looking for a Saturday or Sunday, weekends of Feb 8/9, or Feb 15/16, or Feb 22/23.
- Be a STAR WARS HERO and help us find locations for SQ: Kachirho and SQ:Theed Contact Cathy Swider if you can help.
- 6. ROBOT TRANSPORT BOXES!!!
- During the summer, Alissa Jurisch, from team SPLIT #12000, thought of her time in robotics for her Girl Scout Gold Award project and created 5 storage lockers with FTC robots in mind, but they could be used for FLL parts as well. With wheels and locking casters these boxes will not only allow Hilhi robotics to store their robots safely, but also allow them to be rolled out with tools and parts for competitions.
- Alissa is sharing her build plans with the FTC Oregon Community so that you can build your own.
- CLICK HERE for all the details
- 7. FTC Oregon email Subscribe and Unsubscribe - here is the link. The current list will be deleted and change over to the new subscriber list on October 31.
- 8. Important information on the FIRST Tech Challenge Facebook page. FTC HQ doesn't always send important info in their team blast. To stay up to date, click here
- Recent informational posts included:
- To help teams develop the best robots for the game, PTC provides a full-scale SKYSTONE playing field model in AR.
- Tech Talk: There is a known issue with version 5.2 of the FTC control system software that prevents the reliable operation of the software with an externally connected USB webcam
