Checklist for the road to World Championship
- Registered & Paid
- Pre-registered Badges (for EVERYONE on your team)
- Booked Hotel
- Booked Flight
- Planned transportation upon arrival and during event
Hello !
By now, you should have paid your Event Registration in
www.firstinspires.org as well as registered for your Hotel and Badges. If you have not done so, make sure you do so ASAP. Hotels are reserved on a first come first serve basis and we want to ensure that your team has all the rooms that you require. Today, we wanted to cover:
Packing List
Make sure to review our previous email communication that goes over in detail what teams should plan to bring. Here is a shortlist:
- Team Roster
- Team Consent & Release forms
- Engineering Notebook
- Robot
- Spare Parts
- Additional power cords, surge protectors
- Tools (Power tools are allowed in the pits)
- Safety Glasses (ALL MEMBERS/GUESTS OF YOUR TEAM ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THEIR OWN SAFETY GLASSES. FAILURE TO PROVIDE GLASSES MAY PREVENT ACCESS OF TEAM MEMBERS/GUESTS TO CERTAIN AREAS OF THE EVENT.)
- Pit swag (there is a 10ft x 10ft x 10ft or (3.05m x 3.05m x 3.05m))
For additional items to consider, check out our blog post: How to Prep for an Event.
Pits
Teams are guaranteed one pit space at World Championship that will not exceed 10 x 10 x 10 feet (3.05m x 3.05m x 3.05m). One table and one source of power will be provided. NO CHAIRS ARE PROVIDED. If you or any members/guests of your team won't be comfortable standing on concrete for long periods of time, please plan on bringing your own chairs.
Your team has a 10-foot (3.05m) height limit. FIRST® reserves the right to request that your team take down any decorations that exceed this height limit. The pit is 10 x 10 foot (3.05m x 3.05m) in width and length. Teams are not allowed to exceed this limit. All walkways should be clear and teams should be respectful of the space of their Pit neighbors.
SAFTEY GLASSES ARE REQUIRED BY EVERYONE IN THE PITS. You will be asked by staff and volunteers to wear your glasses at all times. Please be respectful of this requirement and help create a safe environment for everyone. Power tools are allowed in the Pits, and wearing your safety glasses is key to keeping your team safe.
Personal, appropriate, quiet music is allowed in your pit. However, FIRST reserves the right to tell teams to turn it down or off. We need to ensure that your fellow competitors can hear important announcements. No special announcements (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) are made during this event.
There is limited Wi-Fi in in the venue and no hot spots are allowed anywhere near or around the venue. If you have any issues in the Pit, go to Pit Admin and chat with our Pit Admin Manager.
Updates
Miss an Email?
Don’t worry, we are hosting all the emails on the website for easy access later
here.
Keep an eye out for future emails and good luck with your preparations.
Sincerely,
FIRST® Tech Challenge Staff
603.666.3906 x 0 | firsttechchallenge@firstinspires.org | www.firstinspires.org
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