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Hello Friend,
 
We want YOUR video for FIRST® Championship!
Why do you want to go to the FIRST Championship? Is it about the robot? Is it to see friends? To get some great food? To visit the Innovation Faire or Scholarship Row? Maybe get a chance to see one of your idols? To dance? 
 
Let us know in ONE sentence why you want to go to the FIRST Championship.
 
Please send us a video of you or you and some teammates saying why you want to go to the FIRST Championship, or send us a photo along with your sentence. Your submission could make it into the FIRST Championship event!
 
Files should be uploaded here using this password: FiRST.
 
Join FIRST®, DeejayKnight, and FIRST® Robotics Competition Teams live on Twitch April 13 and 14!
Join FIRST and Twitch Partner DeejayKnight on the FIRST Twitch channel April 13-14 as we visit FIRST Robotics Competition teams in California. On April 13 starting at 7pm ET, we will hang out with FIRST Robotics Competition Team 6904 “TeraWatts” in Watts, Calif., and on April 14 starting at 3pm ET we will visit FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4201 “Vitruvian Bots” in El Segundo, Calif. This is our last stream before FIRST Championship – don’t miss it! Follow FIRST on Twitch.
 
Attending a Week 7 Event?  We recommend that teams attending a Week 7 event be prepared before the event to ship their robot as soon as possible in the event that they qualify for the FIRST Championship. Shipping details and the 2018 Shipping Crate Construction document can be found on the Robot Transportation page.
 
FIRST Alumni Spotlight: We caught up with FIRST Alum Cameron Schriner to learn about his FIRST experience in our latest Alumni Update. Are you or someone you know a FIRST Alum? Share your story and you may be featured in a future Alumni Spotlight.
 
7th Annual U.S. Air Force / FIRST Leadership Experience for FIRST Teachers & Mentors: The U.S. Air Force develops leaders of great character and vision. For the 7th year, the U.S. Air Force is offering a unique three-day leadership program providing FIRST mentors, who are also teachers, with hands on leadership training taught by Air Force personnel. This year’s event will take place from July 15 to July 19 at Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, FL.
 
The event consists of lectures, team building exercise, and tours and demonstrations at a local Air Force Base. The Air Force will select a group of 24 mentors who are teachers from FIRST® Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition teams who live within the continental United States and are helping inspire today’s youth to become the technical leaders of tomorrow.
 
For additional information about this opportunity, click here. Applications must be submitted by Friday, May 11th. Applicants, if selected, will be notified by Friday, May 25th.
 
As always, we are here to help. Please contact our Customer Support Team with any questions, or if you need help, visit our "Contact Us" webpage:

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FIRST® Robotics Competition Team Support

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