Updated FTC Kickoff Information
First of all, a big thank you to team 7373 members for getting enrollment forms filled out and signed!
What?
The FIRST Tech Challenge Kickoff Event
Who?
All team members of Team 7373
When?
Saturday, September 12
Event Schedule
8:45 - 9:00 Team Check-in
9:00 - 10:00 Workshop 1
10:00 - 11:00 Workshop 2
11:00 - 12:00 Team Orientation
12:00 - 1:00 Game Reveal and Head Ref Q&A
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 Private Team 7373 team meeting in Building A, Room 214
Workshop Topics - 1 hour each
1. App Inventor Programming (getting it up and running, downloading sample robot/program)
2. Java Programming (hosted by Rockin' Robots)
3. Hardware Familiarization/Integration of Legacy devices
4. Rookie Team Orientation
5. Social Media and FIRST
Where is it?
Kickoff takes place on the Marietta campus of Kennesaw State University (formerly Southern Polytechnic State University) in Marietta. All events take place in the Joe Mack Wilson Student Center, or Building A. Directions and campus map below.
The Workshops
Workshops take place in rooms A214, A215, and A216.
The Game Reveal
The Game Reveal takes place in the main auditorium.
The Team Meeting
The post-reveal Team 7373 Team Meeting takes place in room A215.
The university's address is
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060
Parking is available in the surface parking lot directly in front of the building (P35) and in other adjacent lots.
What?
The FIRST Tech Challenge Kickoff Event
Who?
All team members of Team 7373
When?
Saturday, September 12
Event Schedule
8:45 - 9:00 Team Check-in
9:00 - 10:00 Workshop 1
10:00 - 11:00 Workshop 2
11:00 - 12:00 Team Orientation
12:00 - 1:00 Game Reveal and Head Ref Q&A
1:00 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 Private Team 7373 team meeting in Building A, Room 214
Workshop Topics - 1 hour each
1. App Inventor Programming (getting it up and running, downloading sample robot/program)
2. Java Programming (hosted by Rockin' Robots)
3. Hardware Familiarization/Integration of Legacy devices
4. Rookie Team Orientation
5. Social Media and FIRST
Where is it?
Kickoff takes place on the Marietta campus of Kennesaw State University (formerly Southern Polytechnic State University) in Marietta. All events take place in the Joe Mack Wilson Student Center, or Building A. Directions and campus map below.
The Workshops
Workshops take place in rooms A214, A215, and A216.
The Game Reveal
The Game Reveal takes place in the main auditorium.
The Team Meeting
The post-reveal Team 7373 Team Meeting takes place in room A215.
The university's address is
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060
Parking is available in the surface parking lot directly in front of the building (P35) and in other adjacent lots.
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What about...
How to get there?
Each student is responsible for their own transportation. There will be no team bus.
How much does it cost?
There is no cost for the event. However, lunch arrangements are being discussed at a low cost.
What about...
Lunch? We need some parents who will coordinate a lunch plan for the team. If you are willing to do so, please contact
Coach Smith.
Attire? If you are a former team member, your competition jersey should be worn. If not, MPCS Spiritwear and jeans are your best option.
We ask that you NOT wear anything that would be inappropriate for wearing to school on a dress-down day. Since you are
representing a team, this is not an occasion for you to use your clothes to advertise for a band, a cause, or to wear any slogan that
has an offensive meaning or that tends to be understood that way. Use good judgment in this regard!
What else?
The Practice Field
We need parents to volunteer to help the team by making elements of the practice field. Contact Coach Smith to
volunteer.
Photographs
Our team needs photographs of the team at this event. We are in constant need of photographs of everything we do as a
team. Meetings, events, fundraisers, outreach, scrimmages, students in action in design or construction, judging practice, driving
practice, competition, you name it. Most of the team members and coaches are always so absorbed with the goings on in each event that we fail to take quality photographs. Later, as we try to construct our team engineering notebook, create web features,
and project images in graphic art that represent what we do, we find ourselves lacking in stock images. Please feel free to
constantly photograph whatever you see happening, and promptly send those photos to coach Smith at
[email protected]
How to get there?
Each student is responsible for their own transportation. There will be no team bus.
How much does it cost?
There is no cost for the event. However, lunch arrangements are being discussed at a low cost.
What about...
Lunch? We need some parents who will coordinate a lunch plan for the team. If you are willing to do so, please contact
Coach Smith.
Attire? If you are a former team member, your competition jersey should be worn. If not, MPCS Spiritwear and jeans are your best option.
We ask that you NOT wear anything that would be inappropriate for wearing to school on a dress-down day. Since you are
representing a team, this is not an occasion for you to use your clothes to advertise for a band, a cause, or to wear any slogan that
has an offensive meaning or that tends to be understood that way. Use good judgment in this regard!
What else?
The Practice Field
We need parents to volunteer to help the team by making elements of the practice field. Contact Coach Smith to
volunteer.
Photographs
Our team needs photographs of the team at this event. We are in constant need of photographs of everything we do as a
team. Meetings, events, fundraisers, outreach, scrimmages, students in action in design or construction, judging practice, driving
practice, competition, you name it. Most of the team members and coaches are always so absorbed with the goings on in each event that we fail to take quality photographs. Later, as we try to construct our team engineering notebook, create web features,
and project images in graphic art that represent what we do, we find ourselves lacking in stock images. Please feel free to
constantly photograph whatever you see happening, and promptly send those photos to coach Smith at
[email protected]
