FRC Season Calendar

Important Deadlines for the 2011-2012 Season

Registration 

 

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Payment Due

Cost (USD)

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Update Team Profile / Create New Team
Must be completed prior to Initial Event Registration
Via TIMS 09/29/11 Noon EST 04/30/12 Noon EST    
FIRST Initial Regional Event Registration Via TIMS 09/29/11 Noon EST 12/01/11 8PM EST  12/02/11 See Terms 
FIRST Qualifying Event Registration 1st and 2nd Event Via TIMS 09/29/11 Noon EST 12/01/11 8PM EST 12/02/11 See Terms
FIRST 2nd Regional Event Registration  Via TIMS 10/27/11 Noon EST 12/01/11 8PM EST  01/27/12 See Terms 
FIRST Unrestricted Regional Event Registration Via TIMS 11/03/11 Noon EST 12/01/11 8PM EST  01/27/12 See Terms 
FIRST Qualifying Event Registration 3rd event Via TIMS 01/09/12 Noon EST 02/09/12 8PM EST 02/10/12 See Terms

FIRST Qualifying State/Region Championship
Teams must qualify for registration

Via TIMS 04/09/12 See Terms
FIRST Championship
Pre-qualified and veteran teams who did not compete at the 2011 Championship
Via TIMS 10/13/11 Noon EST 12/01/11 8PM EST  01/27/12 See Terms 
FIRST Championship
Veteran teams who did compete at the
2011 Championship
Via TIMS 10/27/11 Noon EST 12/01/11 8PM EST  01/27/12 See Terms 

Team Information for Judges 

 

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Team Profile
Complete Team Information section of Team Profile, including Team Name, Team Nickname, Robot name, and Team motto. This information is used for program books.
Via TIMS  09/08/11
Noon EST
04/30/12 8PM EST

NOTE: Info for program books will be exported on 12/15/2011.

Judges' Information 
Team essays and Robot photo
Via TIMS  10/6/11 Noon EST

02/23/12 8PM EST

Kit & Kickoff

 

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Kickoff Registration 
Attendance & kit pick-up location
Via TIMS 10/7/11 Noon EST

12/02/11 8PM EST

NH Kickoff Workshop 
Registration
 
Via TIMS 10/7/11 Noon EST 12/16/11 8PM EST
2012 Kickoff NH & Local Kickoff sites 01/07/12  
Surrogate Kit Pickup paperwork to FIRST Submit to frcteams@usfirst.org 01/03/2012 Noon EST
Kit of Parts  (Missing parts)   Missing parts system 01/09/12 Noon EST  01/13/12 Noon EST

Robot Transportation

 

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Request for Bag & Tag Exemption Submit to frcteams@usfirst.org 12/02/11
Requests for Robot Removal from Championship
Section 4 of 2012 Game Manual
Submit to frcteams@usfirst.org    04/18/12
Stop Build Deadline
Robot must be bagged and tagged

N/A

 02/21/12

FIRST Awards Submission

 

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FIRST Dean's List Award Via TIMS  11/10/11 Noon EST 02/16/12 at Noon EST

Chairman's Award
Via STIMS    11/10/11 Noon EST 02/16/12 at Noon EST
Woodie Flowers Award Via STIMS   11/10/11 Noon EST 02/16/12 at Noon EST
Website Award Via STIMS   11/10/11 Noon EST 02/16/12 at Noon EST
Excellence in Design Award sponsored by Autodesk (Category 1-3D Design)
Submit through: Autodesk  TBD

TBD at 5:00 PM PST

Excellence in Design Award sponsored by Autodesk (Category 2-Animation) Submit through: Autodesk  TBD

TBD at 5:00 PM EST

Safety Animation

 

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Due Date

Contest Details Announced  10/13/11

 

 
Safety animation submissions Via STIMS   10/13/11 Noon EST  12/08/11 at Noon EST

Scholarships

 

 

Due Date

Application dates vary View scholarships    Deadlines on web

NASA Grants

 

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NASA Grant Application Process http://robots.nasa.gov

 10/03/11
 12am PT

 10/25/11
 12am PT

Grant winners published to Web Site
http://robotics.nasa.gov    11/21/11
 
 

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