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Program Updates, Deadlines, & Reminders

Next week! Payment deadline for Additional Events: Payment is due Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET for all teams registered for additional events or for the 2024 season. 

Reminder! Award Submissions: The 2024 FIRST^® Impact Award, Dean's List Award, and Woodie Flowers Award application portals are open, and there are upcoming deadlines. Please visit the Submitted Awards page for more information.

• The Woodie Flowers Award and the Dean’s List Award applications will close on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
• The FIRST Impact Award application will close on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Today! Digital Animation Award sponsored by AutomationDirect.com: Submissions for the Digital Animation Award is closing today, January 18, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Submission requirements and details can be found on the Digital Animation Award webpage. Please note this is an optional award that teams can submit for.

FIRST Choice: Regular Ordering opens Friday, January 26, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. ET. The open ordering phase of FIRST Choice is a traditional first-come, first-serve ordering process. Teams add items to their carts and check-out using credits remaining after the priority list phases.

FIRST Updates

Express Enrollment Youth Registration (U.S. & Canada teams): This mobile and web friendly process allows you to generate web links or QR codes in the FIRST Dashboard for easy sharing with parents and guardians of your youth. Learn more about Express Enrollment and how to get started with youth registration on the Youth Registration System Walkthrough page. 

Community Engagement 

Diary of an Innovator Team 6328: Check out the next update from Diary of an Innovator Team 6328, Mechanical Advantage in this new FIRST^® Robotics Competition blog post, and stay tuned for updates from the rest of the Diary of an Innovator teams!

FIRST Championship Conferences – Request for Proposals: FIRST is currently accepting proposals for the 2024 FIRST Championship Conferences that will be running Wednesday - Friday at the 2024 FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems. Students, mentors, educators, coaches, volunteers, staff, and sponsors are welcome to submit a proposal before our February 9 deadline. Presenters will be notified in mid-March if they have been selected. If you have questions, please contact us.