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.

Dear FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Community:


BENSON BotFest - October 29th
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND Workshop Signup - Team Member and Event Volunteers.
We hope you have "Saved the Date" for the Benson BotFest 2016 - Saturday, October 29th, 546 NE 12th Avenue, Portland, Oregon. Check in is at 9:00 AM, Workshops start at 9:30 am, the event will end at 2:30 pm.

ORTOP thanks the Benson HS Robotics teams and their mentors John DeLacy, Jeff McBride and Liz McBride for their organizational efforts to make this 8th annual event possible.

THE TEAM MEMBER AND MENTOR WORKSHOPS

• I have embedded SIGN UP Links into the Benson BotFest Schedule. CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND Workshop Signup.
• Workshops are COLOR CODED but this is only a suggestion. Pick the workshops that you think best fit your team members current needs.
• Please SIGN UP BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28th at 4:00 PM so that I can print who is in what class. This is on a FIRST Come, FIRST Serve basis. If we get oversubscribed for some workshops, I'll let you know. I think we should be able to accommodate almost everyone.

FIRST Tech Challenge VOLUNTEER TRAINING

We are including LEAGUE volunteer training for Referees, FTAs, Scorekeepers, Inspectors, League Managers/Volunteer Coordinators.
CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND Workshop Signup at Benson BotFest or signup for a future teleconference training.

SCARE-A-FIER SCRIMMAGE!  Rookies need to see what a match looks like and Referees need to practice.

• We are holding an 8-team Elimination Round ONLY  SCARE-A-FIER at the Benson BotFest.
  
• It's not a Qualifier, it's a SCARE-A-FIER (get it, Halloween is on Monday). 
• I am looking for FOUR more teams who have robots that can MOVE and attempt to do TWO of the Velocity Vortex game tasks.
• Cathy Swider is personally making the SCARE-A-FIER Trophies for the Winning and Finalist Alliances.
  
•  All eight teams will get something for making the effort to have a robot move and be part of this. It'll be fun. 
• INTERESTED? - email Cathy Swider

LUNCH AT Benson BotFest!
You can bring your own or ORDER delicious whole Pizzas made by Sparky's delivered directly to the event. The Benson Robotics Club is making this possible. Cheese, Cheese and Pepperoni, Hawaiian and a Meat/Veggie Combo ranging from $15 - $20 per pizza. 
Click here Place your pre-order by Friday, October 28th at 9:00 pm 

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FIRST Tech Challenge EVENT SIGN-UP Update
I think I have hounded almost all known teams to sign-up for an event. At this time we have 199 participating teams. Yes, that is 7 more teams than last season.  Next task is to get all of you to pay for your events.
CLICK HERE for PAYMENT INFORMATION.  It says League Teams due by Oct. 31, but I'd be happy if everyone paid or got their PO's into us by November 7th.
For Non-League Teams, please have payment in by November 15th.

To check LEAGUE TEAM ASSIGNMENTS - CLICK HERE
To check NON-LEAGUE TEAM ASSIGNMENTS -CLICK HERE
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ORTOP Team Social for FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition
We have a date and venue secured for our first team social!
It will be FUN!!! Movies, board games, video games and karaoke

When:  December 9th
Where:  World of Speed, Wilsonville

You get to PICK the movies!
Please have each team member fill out this movie survey and I hope to have a flyer with more details for you sometime next week. 

FIRST Tech Challenge Registration and Event Status 

Dear FIRST Tech Challenge Community:
Thank you for your patience through the national registration and event sign-up process.

Many of you have contacted me wishing to know several points of information.
1. Is our team's national registration showing as paid? 
2. Did ORTOP receive our team's Event Signup form? 
3. To which event is our team assigned?  - This will be announced after the sign-ups close.
4. When are the deadlines? Monday, October 17th for League and Tuesday, November 1 for non-league  

I have answers for #1 and #2.

Please click and consult the  FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Registration and Events Status table I prepared this morning, Monday, October 17th. The information is current as of 10:00 am.  It does not update automatically to reflect additional national registrations or event sign ups submitted after that time. I must to that task daily by manually changing the spreadsheet.

 I've represented team status as to national registration and Event Sign-up in text/colors in Column B.

• No Color - National Registration Paid and Event Sign up received. YAY!! 
• Bright Yellow - National Registration Paid but Event Signup has NOT been submitted
• Peach - 2015 Team - Did not re-register for 2016 season,  Event Signup Not Submitted, has not contacted ORTOP to say team will not be participating - please do this.  
• Goldenrod - National Registration is NOT PAID but event signup submitted 

Please consult the table and check your team numbers to see your status. 
Other Registration and Event Information

• Event Signup Deadlines: Monday, October 17th for League and Tuesday, November 1 for non-league  
• For links for National Registration Sign-up and Event Sign-up - CLICK HERE  
• For Event Payment Information - Click here - Please begin the process of payment at the same time you complete your event sign-up form. I'll add a event payment column once we have event sign-ups closed. 

League Signups - As of 10:00 am, Monday, October 17th

League	Number of teams signed up	STATUS
Beaverton League - Conestoga Park & Rec	17	CLOSED (5 teams will be assigned to Hillsboro)
Capitol League - Sprague HS	9	Room for 3 more teams
Central Oregon League - Bend- 3 locations	10	Room for 2 more teams
Columbia Basin - Pendleton Conv Ctr. (2 Leagues)	26	CLOSED
Hillsboro - Hillsboro HS (2 leagues)	18	Room for 1 more team
Mid-Columbia- Hood River HS	15	CLOSED
Mid-Western - Junction City HS	11	Room for 1 more team
Portland - Eastside - Madison HS	8	Room for 4 more teams

Southern Oregon Coast                                  2                Room for 10 more teams 
SOAR                                                       11                 Room for 1 - 4 more teams 

 Non League Event Sign-up - Qualifying Tournaments 

• OSU - Saturday, Jan 28 - CLOSED - some teams will be assigned to Sunday
• OSU - Sunday, Jan 29 - OPEN 
• Hood River, Sunday, Jan 22 - CLOSED

It appears demand for non-league QT events is stronger than last season. ORTOP is looking for a venue and Team Tournament Host  in the Greater Portland area to hold a non-league QT on January 21st. Contact Cathy if your school has a gym/cafeteria, or auditorium/cafeteria, large commons area that is available. 
OTHER NEWS: BENSON BotFest  for October 29th  - Sign up COMING SOON! 

Regards,
Cathy Swider 

OCTOBER 4, 2016 - FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Event Registration Update 

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Event Signup launched last night, October 3rd at 5:00 pm. We've had only a few hiccups. 

• Thank you to everyone who let me know about the issue with question #10 on the League registration. I've changed it to be not required. It only pertains to teams in the greater Hillsboro and Beaverton area. 

• Some of you have submitted signup forms using temporary numbers. This means your team is not yet fully nationally registered and paid.  This is a requirement. Your signups will be set aside until you can produce a valid paid registration number.
• SLOT AVAILABILITY: Before you register for a League or Event - Click here to see if it is full or available. 

•  I WANT TO KNOW.... if you are having issues with the national FIRST Registration system. I am here to help you work through these issues; please email Cathy Swider. 

• Issues with getting through YPP- Youth Protection Program screening 

• Not seeing your paid registration on the ORTOP Paid Registration tracking board.  I updated it this morning to show all paid national registrations. 

• Not seeing a FIRST related grant that you know you received applied to your team account. 

• Fill in the blank _______________________________________

• Payment for League Meets/Qualifying Tournament and non-League Qualifying Tournaments. At the end form SurveyMonkey send you to www.ortop.org/ftc . There is a Yellow Box with a link to the FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Event Signup information page.  Link to the Payment information is there. 

• The Sliding Scale for Payment. This season there is a sliding scale to pay for events. It ranges from full cost of program to a minimum fee which is the same as last year. To receive a discount, simply indicate how much of a discount you are requesting and click one of the boxes provide a reason. We fully understand that many of you will not be able to pay more than what you did last season. ORTOP is actively seeking additional sponsors to bridge the gap between the cost of running FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon and what our participating teams can pay.
• Using the ORTOP Payment online system. We have a new payment system for receiving the payments to ORTOP. So far only one coach has reported an issue with making a payment. It's a technical glitch that we are working to resolve. Everyone else had no issues. 

That's all for now!  Onward! 

OCTOBER 2, 2016

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Community:

We have enough of the schedule confirmed to go forward with FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Event SIGN-UP tomorrow, MONDAY, October 3rd at 5:00 PM. 
Links to register will be sent to this email list just prior to 5:00 pm - 10/3/2016. The Sign-up form for events will be per Team, not per school.

• LEAGUE SIGN-UP CLOSES on OCTOBER 15th at 11:59 pm - This will allow me time to create league rosters. Assignments will be posted by October 22nd if not sooner. 
• NON-LEAGUE SIGN -UP CLOSES on NOVEMBER 1st at 11:59 pm - Teams will be informed of their assigned event by November 10th.
  

PRE-INFORMATION  SIGN-UP INFORMATION
Teams should be national registered and paid prior to signing up for an event. You can check the status of your teams at the link below or by checking your team profile on the firstinspires.org dashboard.

• Here is a link to ALL NATIONALLY REGISTERED and PAID Teams AS OF 10/2/2016 at noon.
• Here is a link to last season's teams that are unregistered for this season  and new teams with temporary registration numbers in progress

 To nationally register and pay for your team see these links for assistance or contact me by email.

• Help with nationally registering a NEW Team
• Help with nationally registering a Veteran Team

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS and Venue information
Link to Schedule of League Meets, League Qualifying Tournaments, Non-Qualifying Tournaments, Oregon Super-Qualifiers, Championship and more

• If a team signs up for a League, it means the team will participate in the League Meets and the League Qualifying Tournament associated with selected League.
  
• If a teams signs up for a non-League Qualifying Tournament, it means the team will not participate in any League Events.
  
• League teams are not permitted to sign-up for non-League Qualifying Tournaments.
  
• Teams who select Non- League Qualifying Tournaments will be asked preference of events but be assigned to one event only.
  
• Schools/Organizations with multiple teams can choose all  League or Non-League, or choose a split with some teams in League and some teams in Non-League.
  

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon - Tournament Fee Policy 2016 
Please read the updated 2016-2017 Tournament Fee Policy

FALL WORKSHOP - 8th Annual Benson BotFest - for rookies and veterans

ANNOUNCING THE BENSON BotFest 2016 - Saturday, October 29th - Online Signup to be posted after event launch sometime this week.


If you have questions about registering, please send me an email.


Regards,
Cathy Swider 
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Important Game Material Updates

Critical updates have been made to the following game materials:

·         Field Setup Guide (critical update) – Tape instructions have been changed for the Center Vortex base plate. The original guide instructions showed the blue and red tape that outlines the base being placed half on the base and half on the tiles. With this critical update, the blue and red tape should be placed entirely on the edges of the base. This will not only allow for an easier setup from event to event, but will help partners conserve gaffers tape. Please see step 7-1 in the Field Setup Guide for these updated instructions.

·         Field Assembly Guide – A new paint code has been added to assist those who cannot have the “Mouse Ears” paint mixed at their local Home Depot. The additional color is Behr “Blackout”, paint code number N510-7, semi-gloss (base 3300).

·         Game Manual Part 2 – An image was updated in section 1.3, Figure 1.3-1 to reflect accurate measurements of the Center Vortex height.  

FIRST Tech Challenge Kickoff Week! September 10th

September 16, 2016

Happy back to school week! Wishing everyone a great start to the new academic season. 

FIRST Tech Challenge OREGON Kickoff 2016 

Please save time to attend our FIRST Tech Challenge Kickoff on Saturday, September 10th at one of four locations across the state - Portland - The Dalles - Bend - Medford. Each site will have a field and the new game elements for you to see and touch, measure and ponder. 

Portland and Medford sites will attempt to live stream their events in case you can't attend in person. 

Please click this link for detailed information about our kickoff plans.
Coaches please click the KICKOFF RSVP link so that we can print appropriate numbers of handouts and if you are attending in Medford, that they can order lunch.

Everyone is invited to attend. Please bring someone new to FTC,  team members, a prospective mentor or volunteer. We'll need about 700 league meet and tournament volunteers this season. 

Beacon Updating Veteran teams are encouraged to bring last year's beacons to kickoff sites for reprogramming. ORTOP has purchased the AndyMark re-programmers for updating the beacon firmware for this season's game. This will save your team $64. ORTOP is happy to provide this service. We'll be sending more re-programmers to League sites. We encourage non-league teams to visit a league meet to have their beacons updated. If that is not possible, contact Cathy Swider to make other arrangements for updating. 

KEY LINKS FOR GETTING YOUR FTC SEASON STARTED

• National Registration Information for FIRST Tech Challenge 
• FTC Oregon Event Fee Restructure Information - please read about these changes for 2016
• FTC Game 2016 Information  - Suggestion! Read Game Manual 1 prior to Kickoff
• FTC Curriculum 
• Southern Oregon Area Robotics (SOAR) FTC Workshop Slide Sets presented by #8372 - TNT, #9851- C4, #7013 Hot Wired. All three teams represented Oregon at the FTC World Championship 
• FTC Oregon 2016 Season Calendar  - scroll the center column 

2016 FIRST Tech Challenge Field Elements

Building your 2016 Field Elements instead of buying from AndyMark. Wise or unwise this season?

This past weekend our Championship Field Technical Advisor  Dale Jordan built 4 sets of 2016 Game Elements for Kickoff Day.  This season FTC will release building plans in case teams want to build their own set of elements.  We asked Dale to consider if it would save teams time/money and what he would recommend teams do.

Dale's recommendation to teams is to purchase at least a half field of elements from AndyMark because of the variety of building materials needed to source. To have the optimum field conditions present in team practices that will be at competition events,his opinion is it would be best to use the field kits sold by AndyMark. Teams should look at the field elements and make their own best decision. 

Should we join a League or stay a QT team or switch from League to QT? What is the best choice for your team? 

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon is a hybrid FTC region offering both League and Non-League participation options. Choosing the best fit for your team is made by the Coaches, Mentors, Team Members with input from parents/guardians as well as school administrators. 

As of today, September 6th we anticipate having 11 leagues in the communities of Beaverton, Hillsboro, Portland, Hood River, Bend (Central Oregon), Pendleton (2), Salem, Springfield, Roseburg and a new league in the Port Orford area on the Southern Oregon Coast. Each league will have approximately 12 teams each, some a few more, some a few less. 

Leagues will hold team meetings and attend three or four league meets, about 4-hours in length League Meets in November and December and ALL league teams participate in a League Qualifying Tournament. Pros and information about  Leagues:

• Provides teams a jump start to the season and encourages iterative design meaning the robot is improved upon during the two weeks between league meets. 
• Teams do not need to be fully ready with a completely built robot to participate. The robot evolves over the 7-week League meet season. 
• Provides teams driving experience prior to qualifying tournament competition. 
• Teams accumulate Qualifying Points and Ranking Points during League Meets. Best 10 Qualifying Points with their associated Ranking Points are carried to the League Qualifying Tournament. All League Teams participate in the Tournament
• Teams learn what does and does not work in real competition prior to attending the League Qualifying Tournament in January. Frequently league teams will collaborate and assist each other in solving building, IT and programming issues. It is a collaborative community of teams.  

Non-League teams hold team meetings in the fall where they design and work on their robot in November and December prior to the Non-League Qualifying Tournament in January. 

• Non-league teams design and work on their robot between September and January on the schedule that best works for them prior to the Non-League Qualifying Tournament held in January. 
• Non-league teams only compete with other non-league teams at the Non-League Qualifying Tournament. 
• Teams work independently on their robot or with other teams at their school. 
• Non-league teams can attend informal scrimmages if offered by other non-league teams to gain field experience. 
• Non-league is a good option for teams with team members who have very busy schedules and do not wish to commit to a fall league schedule. Also, travel budget constraints may impact a team's decision to be a non-league team. 

DATES for SIGN-UP

• All tournament sign ups will open on September 15th. 
• Signups for League Teams will close on October 1st. Meaning if you are not signed up by October 1 you'll be a non-league team. If a league is over subscribed in a specific area, teams will be chosen on a first come, first serve basis.  All teams not 
• Signups for Non-League Teams will close on October 15th. 
• All teams must be nationally registered and paid to signup a tournament in Oregon. 

ADVANCEMENT 

• All league teams compete in a League Qualifying Tournament.
• All non-league teams compete in a Non-League Qualifying Tournament.
• Teams can only compete in one advancing tournament prior to Super-Qualifiers. 
• Approximately 1/2 of League Teams will advance from the League Qualifying Tournament to a Super-Qualifier Tournament held in February. 
• Approximately 1/2 of Non- League teams will advance from Non-League Qualifying Tournaments to a Super-Qualifier Tournament held in February. 
• All four Super-Qualifiers are a mix of both League and Non-League teams at each event. 
• Approximately half of Super-Qualifier teams will advance to the State Championship. 
• FIRST will determine the number of slots for Oregon teams for FTC West Super-Regional Championship in March. Last season Oregon was awarded 14 slots.

And finally..... What would a kickoff blog post be without a game hint? Keep your game guesses to yourself....remember the game is a secret until September 10, 2016 at noon Eastern Daylight Time. shhhhh..........
 

Respectfully submitted,

Cathy Swider 

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon

FIRST Tech Challenge OREGON Kickoff 2016 

Saturday, September 10th - GAME REVEAL  at 9:00 am - Doors open about 15 minutes prior.  

Everyone is invited to attend. Registered teams, non-registered teams, kids and adults wanting to find out more about FIRST Tech Challenge, volunteers and prospective volunteers. Come to a kick-off and bring a friend. Please pass the word about the kickoff to anyone you know that wants to start a team. I don't have those email addresses...yet. 

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon will host four kickoff events at the following locations. 

• Daimler Trucks North America Headquarters, 4555 N. Channel Avenue, Portland

• The Dalles High School,  220 E. 10th Street, The Dalles

• Summit High School, 2855 Clearwater Drive, Bend

• St. Mary’s School, 816 Black Oak Drive, Medford

Additional Information 

• RSVP by clicking here - we are looking for an approximation for the number of people attending. 
• Details for each Kickoff site - workshops available and other details.
• If your team is unable to attend a kickoff event in person, the game animation and Game Manual 2 will be available on line at 9/10/2016 at 9:00 am PDT.
• ORTOP will also post our FTC Oregon video presentations by key volunteers by Monday, September 12. We will also make available any links to workshop pdfs and videos. 
• Some kickoff sites are planning to live stream. Check the details page for live stream links.

FIRST Tech Challenge curriculum 

NEW THIS SEASON! FIRST Tech Challenge is making FIRST Tech Challenge curriculum available. This is geared for FTC in the classroom but I feel it could benefit any team.  To sign up for access to the curriculum materials - CLICK HERE 

KEY LINKS FOR GETTING YOUR FTC SEASON STARTED

• National Registration Information for FIRST Tech Challenge 
• FTC Oregon Event Fee Restructure Information - please read about these changes for 2016
• FTC Game 2016 Information  - Suggestion! Read Game Manual 1 prior to Kickoff
• FTC Curriculum 
• Southern Oregon Area Robotics (SOAR) FTC Workshop Slide Sets presented by #8372 - TNT, #9851- C4, #7013 Hot Wired. All three teams represented Oregon at the FTC World Championship 
• FTC Oregon 2016 Season Calendar  - scroll the center column 

FUNDING FOR YOUR TEAM 

• 10 veteran FTC Teams and 5 rookie FTC received funding from Daimler Trucks North America: Education in Motion 

• A record number of rookie and veteran FTC Oregon teams received Oregon Department of Education funding. 

• Two more possible sources of funding 

• National Rookie and Veteran Team CREDIT grant

• NOTE: If you have already registered your team and paid, your team is not eligible for this grant. This is only a grant credit. It is offered through the national FIRST Tech Challenge organization in Manchester, NH

• ORTOP Team Support Awards - Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program as the FTC Oregon Affiliate Partner, makes available a small number of Team Support Awards from our own sponsors for both rookie teams and veteran teams. 

• To apply for ORTOP Team Support read the information at this link. 

• NOTE: If your team applied but did not receive a Daimler award, your application for ONE TEAM will be entered into the pool of applicants for an ORTOP Team Support Award. 

• NOTE: If you want to apply for more than one team, you must complete a separate application for each team. If you did not apply for Daimler, you can still submit an application. I expect that all funds will be depleted by Sept. 30th. Applying by Sept. 15th would be wise. 

MAKE FIRST LOUD 

All summer long FIRST Oregon teams at all levels have been out and about in our communities promoting FIRST!  Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program appreciates the time you've encouraging others to Get Involved in FIRST as team members, mentors, coaches or volunteers.
If your team spent time doing outreach or conducted a workshop for rookies we want to hear about it AND we want to acknowledge your good work with a MAKE FIRST LOUD ribbon. 

To apply for a MAKE FIRST LOUD ribbon(s) for an event(s) your team made happen CLICK HERE and FILL OUT THE Make FIRST Loud FORM.  One form per event. 

Here is our MAKE FIRST LOUD team event board (so far) for 2016. Submit a form and have your team recognized. 
Teams can hang their Make FIRST Loud ribbons in their pit at competitions to show everyone your commitment to help others Get Involved in FIRST. 

Only activities that occurred between May 1 - October 1, 2016 are eligible. 

And finally...... look forward to a brand new e-newsletter about everything ORTOP! First edition will be published the first week of September 2016.