Registration | | Opens | Closes | Payment Due | Cost (USD) |
Registration Opens
Update Team Profile / Create New Team
Must be completed prior to Initial Event Registration | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 09/10/2008 | 12/01/2008 | | |
FIRST Initial Regional Event Registration
(Non Michigan Teams) | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 10/02/2008 | 12/01/2008 | 12/05/2008 | $6,000 |
| FIRST 2nd Regional Event Registration | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 10/24/2008 | 12/01/2008 | 01/16/2009 | $4,000 |
| FIRST Unrestricted Regional Event Registration | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 11/06/2008 | 12/01/2008 | 01/16/2009 | $4,000 |
Michigan Initial District Event Registration
(Includes 1st & 2nd District Events for
Michigan Teams only) | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 10/02/2008 | 12/01/2008 | 12/05/2008 | $5,000 |
Michigan 3rd District Event Registration
(Michigan Teams only) | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 12/02/2008 | 02/02/2009 | 02/13/2009 | $500 |
Michigan State Championship
(Pre-qualified Michigan Teams only) | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | TBD | TBD | TBD | $4,000 |
FIRST Championship
Pre-qualified and veteran teams who did not
compete at the 2008 Championship | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 10/02/2008 | 12/01/2008 | 01/16/2009 | $5,000 |
FIRST Championship
Veteran teams who did compete at the
2008 Championship | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 10/24/2008 | 12/01/2008 | 01/16/2009 | $5,000 |
Team Information for Judges | | Opens | Closes |
Team Information
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 | 09/10/2008 | 12/16/2008
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Judges' Information
Team essays and Robot photo | Via TIMS | 11/01/2008 | 02/18/2009
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Kit & Kickoff | | Opens | Closes |
Kickoff Registration
Attendance & kit pick-up location | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 10/16/2008 | 12/05/2008
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| NH Kickoff Workshop Registration | Via TIMS at noon Eastern | 10/16/2008 | 12/05/2008
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| 2009 Kickoff | NH & Local Kickoff sites | 01/03/2009 | |
Robot Shipment | | Opens | Closes |
Requests for Robot Removal from last event
Section 4 of 2009 Game Manual | Submit to frcteams@usfirst.org | TBD | 02/13/2009 |
| Robot Ship Deadline | Shipment Date | | 02/17/2009 |
Confirm Robot Shipment
(Only if you drove your robot crate to the drayage
site or used a shipper outside of the FedEx donation) | By mail only | TBD | 02/23/2009
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FIRST Awards Submission | | Opens | Closes |
Chairman's Award
| Submit online at http://www.firstawards.org/ | 01/13/2009 | 02/19/2009 @ 11:59pm EST |
| Woodie Flowers Award | Submit online at http://www.firstawards.org/ | 01/13/2009 | 02/19/2009 @11:59pm EST
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| Website Award | Submit online at http://www.firstawards.org/ | 01/13/2009 | 02/12/2009 @11:59pm EST
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| Hall of Fame | no submission required | |
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| Autodesk Visualization Award | Submit through Autodesk FIRSTbase | 01/13/2009 | TBD
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| Autodesk Inventor Award | Submit through Autodesk FIRSTbase | 01/13/2009 | TBD
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Safety Animation | | Opens | Due Date |
| Contest Details Announced | Announcement | 10/15/2008 | |
| Safety animation submissions | Due at FIRST | | 12/08/2008 |
Scholarships | | | Due Date |
| Application dates vary | http://team1635.org/scholarships | | Deadlines on web
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NASA Grants | | Opens | Closes |
| NASA Grant Application Process | Begins and ends online - midnight Eastern | 09/19/2008 | 10/20/2008
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| Grant winner announced by region | http://robotics.nasa.gov/ | | 11/12/2008
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