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Welcome to the 2019 FIRST Championship Houston Coach Orientation

Get all the information you need for the 2019 FIRST Championship Houston Coach Orientation. Find schedules, guidelines, and important details on the FIRST Champ website and mobile app.

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Welcome to the 2019 FIRST Championship Houston Coach Orientation

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  1. FIRST is more than robots: • 30,000 + students • 70,000 attendees • 1,400 teams • 70 + countries • 24,000 volunteers WELCOME 2019FIRST Championship Houston Coach Orientation

  2. FIRST Champ Website and App • Website: https://www.firstchampionship.org/houston-home • Free Mobile App Name: 2019 FIRST Championship • Available in: • Apple Store • Google Play Store • Look at the FIRST Tech Challenge section (listed in the menu) for the most updated information.

  3. Gracious Professionalism • …Gracious professionalism is part of pursuing a meaningful life.” – Woodie Flowers • A way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. • Gracious professionals learn and compete like crazy, but treat one another with respect and kindness in the process. • Please remember that our volunteers are donating their time to help our event run. Please treat them graciously and with respect.

  4. Before Arriving • Make sure you’ve filled out the Consent & Release form online or bring a paper copy. • Pack ROBOTS, tools, spare batteries, and spare parts carefully. • Make sure team number is on the outside of the front cover of your engineering notebook. • Register in Experient, include team and spectator names so that you can print all your badges quickly and easily. • Read the Event guide and FIRST Tech Challenge Event Guide Addendum.

  5. What to Bring • Robots, tools, spares • Engineering Notebook (with your team number on the outside of the front • cover) • Team Attire • Safety glasses for everyone in your group • Closed-toe shoes • Chairs (if you want them for your pits) • Accessories (optional) • Water bottle, mints/gum, etc. • Tiara Friday • Suspender Saturday • Gracious Professionalism • Copy of the Game Manual Part 1 and 2 • Copy of the latest and greatest game forum

  6. When You Arrive • Early Bird check-in is Tuesday, 3pm-6pm, in Hall A3 and B3 • Check-in packet will be on your table in the Pits • Pick up printed team and spectator badges at registration kiosk • Set up team pit space • Look through your team packet, save your driver and coach buttons (You will not receive spares) • Check out schedule

  7. 3 2 1 Area Map George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB) Discovery Green Minute Maid Park There will also be greeters from the Houston CVB at the airport to help guide you upon arrival.

  8. Team Pits • Team pits will be 10’ x 10’ x 10’ • Must be safe and structurally sound • Teams will receive (1) 6’ table and (1) power source • Pits will not have any chairs (please enjoy our bleacher seating or bring your own) • Pits will be divided by 3’ pipe and drape

  9. Matches • Teams will compete in 9 matches. • We will have volunteer queuers, to help teams get to the right place at the right times, but teams are responsible for getting to their matches on time. • Please listen and be respectful to our queuers. • Teams may ask match questions by standing in the question box and following the event question box rules outlined in our Game Manual. • Please make sure to bring official backup for your question, including a copy of the game forum or a copy of the Game Manual, and your gracious professionalism. • Please use the question box within 3 matches during the qualification rounds.

  10. Judging • Judging interviews are pre-scheduled on Wednesday. We can not accommodate schedule changes. • Judge Interview Session (20 min). • Judges will ask the teams if they have a presentation, teams will be allowed 5 uninterrupted minutes, after which judges may interrupt them. • Please bring your engineering notebook to your judging appointment. • Judges will visit the pits, and watch matches at the fields during the rest of the week. • Our Judges are looking forward to learning about your team.

  11. Inspection • Inspection appointments are pre-scheduled on Wednesday. We can not accommodate schedule changes. • Field Inspection will be held at the competition fields • The lighting will be set to competition levels during inspection so that teams can calibrate their robots. Please use this time to calibrate your robots. • Hardware Inspection will be held at your own pit, inspectors will come to you. • Our inspectors are working to help your team be successful, they can’t wait to see your robots.

  12. Load In • Lane on Chartres and Avenidas close to public from 1:00 - 7:00 PM Tuesday and 6:00 AM - 5:00 • PM on Wednesday • Teams begin lining up along Chartres (behind the GRB) and loop around to Avenidas de las • Americas (in front of the GRB) around 2:00 PM on Tuesday • Vehicles will be entering through loading dock area through Gate A Entrance • Numbered signs 1-5 along the back of Halls A & B for FTC volunteers to radio for open spaces • Gates to the GRB loading dock will open at 2:45 PM to allow teams to unload and station their • equipment on the loading docks- once unloaded, car moves to allow for new vehicles to arrive • Lift Gates to GRB open at 3:00 PM

  13. Load Out • Team load out is Saturday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. • Step #1 - On Saturday, April 20th when your team is completely packed and ready to load out, bring your packed equipment to the que, door A by the loading docks. • Step #2 - Call your driver and have them proceed to the entrance on Chartres Street and up the ramp to the 3rd level. • There will be 1 lane designated for FIRST Tech Challenge vehicles on Chartres St. • Do not get into the FIRST Robotics Competition lanes or the driver will be asked to circle around the block to get into the correct lane. • Team vehicles should arrive within 10-15 minutes from your call. Driver cannot arrive before team is in que at the loading dock. • Your driver will be provided a loading dock space number as they pull into the loading dock area by a load out volunteer • Drivers must stay with their vehicle at all times. • Step #3 – Move your packed pit items to the assigned dock space number when told by the load out volunteers. • Please be respectful of other teams and the public in your departure, leave your area clean, and be safe!

  14. Events and Ceremonies • FIRST Tech Challenge Competition Kickoff, Wed 3pm @ the FIRST Tech Challenge Competition Fields. • FIRST Welcome Party, Thurs 6pm @ Discovery Green (right outside the front of the GRB). • FIRST Tech Challenge Judged Award Ceremony and Division Finalist Awards, Sat 12:30pm @ the FIRST Tech Challenge Competition Fields. • FIRST Closing Ceremony, Sat 6:00pm @ Minute Maid Park. Doors open at 4pm.

  15. Competition Kickoff & Driver’s Meeting • FIRST Tech Challenge Driver’s Meeting, 2pm @FIRST Tech Challenge Competition Fields • Join the celebration and kickoff the competition on Wednesday at 3pm.

  16. Welcome Party • Music: • Spazmatics @ 6pm • Party on the Moon @ 7:30pm • Live Band Karoke • Silent Disco • Games: • Arcade Games • Giant Board Games • Outdoor Games • Interactive Art Walls

  17. Alumni Mixer • Thu, April 19, 2018 • 7:30 - 9:00 PM • George R. Brown Convention - Center Level 1 • For the third year we’re bringing together all the FIRST Alumni at the FIRST Championship for light refreshments and an opportunity to celebrate together. Hear from our event sponsors and special guests from FIRST while you reconnect with old friends and make new ones!

  18. Event Activities • Innovation Faire • Join us for a Maker Faire-inspired area featuring FIRST Sponsors, Alliances, Suppliers, Scholarship Providers, and other Special Guests. All FIRST Championship attendees are encouraged to participate in the FIRST Innovation Faire, where attendees can receive exciting giveaways, witness new technology demonstrations, and participate in fun, hands-on activities for all ages. • Hours: • Wed: 11am – 5pm • Thurs: 10am – 5pm • Fri: 10am – 4pm • Scholarship Row • Check out our Scholarship providers and speak with college and university reps. • Thurs: 10am – 5pm • Fri: 10am – 4pm

  19. Championship Conferences and Program Activities • Championship Conferences • The 2018 FIRST Championship Conferences will be held on Wed, April 18 - Fri, April 20 in Houston, TX. They are free of charge and open to all. • FIRST LEGO League Jr. Expo • FIRST LEGO League World Festival • FIRST Robotics Competition Championship

  20. Closing Ceremonies • Closing Ceremony will celebrate the three final matches, the Inspire Award, and the Chairman’s Award. The primary speakers will be Don Bossi, Woodie Flowers, and Dean Kamen. • Minute Maid Updates: • 3 final matches for FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition. • Security – We will have dogs and bag checks, if possible please leave your backpack at your hotel. • We have increased the available entrances to help speed up traffic. • Adjusted schedule for sunlight. • Shortened the event

  21. #FIRSTChamp Social • Join the conversation! • Use hashtags to connect to #FIRSTChamp! • #STEMSquad, #FIRSTInspires, #omgrobots • Tag us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram • Facebook: @FTCteams • Twitter: @FIRSTweets @ftcteams • Instagram: @first_official_

  22. Questions?????? • On site? - We have answers! • Championship Website • Championship App • Pit Admin • ftcteams@firstinspires.org

  23. We can’t wait to see you there! It’s going to be a blast!!!!

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