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Deadline! Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL submissions are due today, December 7 by 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Submission details are located on the Safety Page. The award must be submitted by a student team member through the registration system. The student team member must be designated as an Award Submitter on the roster to access the Award portal. Lead Coach/Mentor 1 or 2 can designate student teams members as Award Submitters on the Team Contacts page of the Dashboard.

Championship Housing Opened Today: Championship housing registration opened today, December 7^th at noon Eastern Time for all FIRST^® Robotics Competition teams. Hotels & Badging information can be found for both the Houston and Detroit locations on the FIRST^® Championship website.

 

New! Email Blast Opt In: Share this link with anyone on your team – parents, team members, mentors – who want to receive updates from FIRST Robotics Competition directly to their inbox. Lead Coach/Mentors are automatically added to the distribution list. A link to the subscription page is also on the Team Email Blast archive page.

 

Surrogate Kit Pick-Up: Kickoff is officially less than a month away! Not going to make it to pick up your Kickoff Kit at your registered Kickoff location? Submit a surrogate letter and designate another team to pick it up for you before January 4, 2018. Details here.

 

FIRST Alumni Spotlight: We caught up with FIRST Alum Mashroor Rashid 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.

 

FIRST Choice Open for Traditional Ordering: Do you have FIRST Choice credits to use? FIRST Choice by AndyMark will open for Traditional Ordering on Monday, December 11 at noon ET!

 

Automation Direct Voucher: Be sure to follow the directions carefully to use the Automation Direct Voucher! You must visit this user page first. The Voucher cannot be applied during checkout! Detailed information can be found here.

 

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