FRC Season Calendar
Important Deadlines for the 2011-2012 Season
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Registration |
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Closes |
Payment Due |
Cost (USD) |
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| TIMS Opens 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 | |
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FIRST Qualifying State/Region Championship |
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 | |
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Team Information for Judges |
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Opens |
Closes |
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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. |
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| Judges' Information Team essays and Robot photo |
Via TIMS | 10/6/11 Noon EST |
02/23/12 8PM EST |
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Kit & Kickoff |
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Closes |
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| Kickoff Registration Attendance & kit pick-up location |
Via TIMS | 10/7/11 Noon EST |
12/02/11 8PM EST |
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| 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 | |||
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Robot Transportation |
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Opens |
Closes |
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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 | |||
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FIRST Awards Submission |
Opens |
Closes |
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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 |
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| Excellence in Design Award sponsored by Autodesk (Category 2-Animation) | Submit through: Autodesk | TBD |
TBD at 5:00 PM EST |
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Safety Animation |
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Opens |
Due Date |
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| Contest Details Announced | 10/13/11 |
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| Safety animation submissions | Via STIMS | 10/13/11 Noon EST | 12/08/11 at Noon EST | |||
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Scholarships |
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Due Date |
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| Application dates vary | View scholarships | Deadlines on web | ||||
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NASA Grants |
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Opens |
Closes |
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| NASA Grant Application Process | http://robots.nasa.gov |
10/03/11 |
10/25/11 |
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| Grant winners published to Web Site |
http://robotics.nasa.gov | 11/21/11 |
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