Checklist for the road to World Championship
- Registered & Paid
- Pre-registered Badges (for EVERYONE on your team)
- Booked Hotel
- Booked Flights
- Planned transportation upon arrival and during event
- Have a plan for shipping/transporting Robot, tools, and Pit Swag
Hello Team !
We are only weeks away from seeing you in Houston, TX. As always, this email is meant to help you on your road to the FIRST® Tech Challenge World Championship. Today, we will cover:
- Student Ambassador Opportunities
- FIRST® Championship Website & App
- FIRST Championship Store
- A-Z Guide
Student Ambassador Opportunities:
Are you a FIRST® participant attending the FIRST Championship? Consider becoming a Student Ambassador! This is a great opportunity to spend quality time with Sponsors and other special guests of FIRST.
As part of the FIRST Championship, we ask FIRST participants to assist us in providing fun and exciting tours to our generous Sponsors and other special guests. We know our students are our best tour guides, and our guests would love to meet you! Volunteer to be a Student Ambassador at the FIRST Championship this year and show our guests what FIRST is all about.
To volunteer as a Student Ambassador:
-Log into your
dashboard or create an account if you do not have one.
-Fill out all required profile information
-To apply to volunteer, click on “Volunteer Registration,” then "Event Volunteering"
- Click Program (FRC or FTC), then "Apply Filters"
-Search for the Houston or Detroit Championship event and click "Volunteer"
- Select “Ambassador” as role
-Click on “Apply For Selected Roles” to complete the process
-Continue to the background screening process (for those who are 18 or older)
Time commitment for the role is 1-2 hours plus training. If you would like more information, please feel free to contact Chris Caddel at
ccaddel@firstinspires.org
FIRST Championship Website & App
- Venue Maps
- Information on Hotels & Badging
- How to volunteer (a great idea for parents/friends who are joining you, but want to keep busy)
- Social Media
- Event specific details
The App includes detailed program schedules, interactive maps, activities, team info, alerts, and more.
A-Z Guide
In addition to these emails and our main FIRST Championship website, we have an A-Z Guide that was created as a single source document for teams coming to the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship. From Pit rules, Drive Team Badges, Ceremonies, Team Roster, etc.
We strongly recommend that teams (both returning and first timers) read this document. Oftentimes, questions that you may have can be answered here.
The A-Z Guide is located
here!
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
Sincerely,
FIRST® Tech Challenge Staff
603.666.3906 x 0 | firsttechchallenge@firstinspires.org | www.firstinspires.org
We can't thank our awesome sponsors enough! Thank you to our Season Presenting Sponsor Qualcomm, our Official Program Sponsor Rockwell Collins, and our IoT, CAD and Collaboration Sponsor PTC!