Hello Team !    

We are only a week away from seeing you in Detroit. As always, this email is meant to help you on your road to the World Championship. Today, we will cover:

 

• Student Ambassador Opportunities
• FIRST^® Championship Website & App
• FIRST Championship Store
• A-Z Guide

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. 

 

-Log into your dashboard or create an account if you do not have one: https://www.firstinspires.org/

-Fill out all required profile information

-Continue to the background screening process (for those who are 18 or older)

-To apply to volunteer, click on “Event Volunteering”

- Click Program (FRC or FTC)

-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

 

Time commitment for the role is 1-2 hours plus training. If you would like more information, please feel free to contact Carol Edelman at:  cedelman@firstinspires.org

 

Keep on top of what's going on across all our programs with from our  FIRST Championship Website.

 

Here, you can find:

• 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

 

We also have an App you can download directly to your phone: https://www.firstchampionship.org/event-app.

 

The App includes detailed program schedules, interactive maps, activities, team info, alerts, and more.

In addition to these emails, blog posts, 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. Often, questions that you may have can be answered here. The A-Z Guide is located here.

  

To get up to the minute information about World Championship, join our Facebook event for the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Detroit

 

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.