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

In this week's blast: 

🤖 DEADLINE EXTENDED: Nominations for 2025 Inspire the Future: FIRST^® Recognition Program

🐙 Team Tools

🌊 Request for Proposals – FIRST^® Championship Conferences

🐋 FIRST HQ Holiday Closures

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Nominations for 2025 Inspire the Future
The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2025 Inspire the Future: FIRST Recognition Program has been extended to Friday, December 20 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Make sure to submit a nomination for an outstanding FIRST educator or school in your community before time runs out. Submit your nomination.  

Team Tools
Here are some great optional resources for teams hosting events!

Event Drive Team Button Generator: 
https://pmrobotics.org/ftc-event-tools/printables
👉 Create drive team buttons for your event faster by importing a team list directly from the event data   

👉 Selectable button sizes to fit the button machine you already have access to 

👉 Manually add team numbers and blank buttons for spares in case teams lose them 

Human Player Scoring Element Organizer (Onshape 3D Print): 

👉 Speed up field reset and verify you have the right number of clips in each alliance station quickly using this organizer by Technova FTC12611 

👉 Recommend printing in a color other than black, red or blue for the best clip visibility and to reduce the possibility of confusing robot vision. Either bolt or cable tie the end pieces on. 

Request for Proposals – FIRST^® Championship Conferences 
FIRST is currently accepting proposals for the 2025 FIRST Championship Conferences that will be running Wednesday—Friday at our FIRST Championship event. Students, mentors, educators, coaches, volunteers, staff, and sponsors are welcome to submit a proposal before the January 31, 2025 deadline. Presenters will be notified in late February if they have been selected. 

If you or your FIRST Tech Challenge team has a topic you think the community needs to know about – apply now!

If you have questions, please contact championshipconferences@firstinspires.org.

FIRST HQ Holiday Closures
FIRST® Headquarters will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 and Wednesday, January 1, 2025.