Hi , 

Here's some updates and news from FIRST^® Tech Challenge.

In this week's blast: 

✅ Register Youth Team Members

🌊 Resources to Share with Your Teams

💡 Tips for Teams

🐙 Team Webinar Schedule

🤖 DonorsChoose - Funding Available (U.S.)

🐠 Opportunity for FIRST^® Alumni attending 2024 SWE Conference

Register Youth Team Members 
The parent or guardian of every youth team member is required to complete the FIRST youth registration process for their participant before they may participate in any organized team activities. 

This electronic process must be completed prior to the student attending any team meetings or any FIRST events or competitions. 

For more information and instructions on how to complete the online youth team member registration process, visit the Youth Registration System Overview.  

Express Enrollment: Coaches and mentors in the United States and Canada with completed FIRST Youth Protection Screenings can take advantage of Express Enrollment, which provides a simplified experience on mobile and desktop to register and accept youth to FIRST teams.  

✅ Express Enrollment Coach/Mentor Instructions

✅ Express Enrollment Parent/Guardian Instructions

Have questions? Check out our FAQ or contact FIRST Support. 

Resources to Share with Your Teams

🌊 "Submerge into the Competition Resources" Blog post

🌊 INTO THE DEEP^SM presented by RTX Technology Updates by AJ Foster on YouTube

Tips for Teams
FIRST Tech Challenge community members and information seekers can now type "ftc.game" into their browser and be directed straight to our Game and Season Materials.  

Team Webinar Schedule
We are thrilled to announce our team webinar series. Don’t miss the chance to explore new depths—register today and mark your calendars for these team-centered webinars!

Check out the schedule and topics.

DonorsChoose – Funding Available (U.S.)  
Through the generous support from 3M, FIRST-related DonorsChoose project funding is now available to any US-based full-time educators and school district employees who work directly with students at least 75% of the time from Public Schools, Public Charter Schools, Head Start Centers, and Bureau of Indian Education Schools.  

FIRST Educators will create a project on DonorsChoose and once the project is live, they must complete this form to be considered for this selective funding opportunity. Projects will be reviewed to ensure they meet donor intent and partial funding will be allocated accordingly. Equity Focus Projects will be prioritized as part of 3M’s commitment to reach 5 million underserved/underrepresented students by 2025.

Learn more about this opportunity!

Opportunity for FIRST Alumni attending SWE
RTX is inviting FIRST alumni attending the Society of Women Engineers conference on October 24, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, to stop by our hospitality suite.

FIRST alumni must pre-register at this link and mention that they are FIRST alumni during their interview and on their resume. 

By registering for this event, alumni may be asked to supply personal data to the event organizer, and this data will be subject to the organizer's privacy policy. Anyone registering should review the organizer's privacy policy and understand how their data will be used before participating in the event.

50 students will be allowed at a time and candidates will rotate every 15 minutes (within the two hours) to try to connect with all in attendance.  Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with hiring managers, recruiters, and Employee Resource Group leaders during the 15 minutes. 

Date: October 24, 2024
Time: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Location: West Building of the McCormick Place in Room 184 ABC and be sure to visit RTX in booth 901 at the Career Fair.
Register Now.