Kiwi FIRST email blast - April 2012
Jason Kyle
FIRST Championship
April 25-28, 2012 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. Webcast by NASA with a direct link provided a few day prior in News panel on http://www.usfirst.org/
Best time to catch FLL robot game action is 9.00am – 3.00pm Thursday, April 26 (3.00am – 9.00am Friday NZST) and 11.00am – 4.00pm Friday, April 27 (5.00am – 10.00am Saturday NZST) on Einstein field but plenty of other activity too. Full schedule here http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FIRST_Championship/2012_FIRST_Championship_Spectator_Schedule.pdf
Food Factor mini-challenge – Registration open now!
June 16 – FLL workshop
June 17 – Food Factor mini-challenge
Yes we’re running the mini-challenge event in Auckland again and this time we’ve decided to add an entire day beforehand to help new teams get started. The aim was to enable an “FLL in a weekend” experience for those unable to commit time beforehand. We’ll also be offering a number of new teams’ loan robot sets just for the weekend so they can try out the robot game without needing to purchase LEGO Mindstorms. If you know of any potentially interested groups/schools please direct them to http://kiwifirst.org and con...@kiwifirst.org so they can investigate further. Mentoring new teams is an incredibly worthwhile activity for those with existing experience in FLL and we welcome any assistance at the workshop. There are still a few Food Factor challenge sets available.
Mini-challenge events in Christchurch and Wellington are still in the planning phase and will be announced soon.
FIRST Tech Challenge NZ Pilot – Registration open now!
August 5 – Pilot tournament in Auckland
Ready for the next level? There’s a small group of FLL graduates who think they’re ready to get Bowled Over! http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc
We can squeeze another team or 2 into the pilot so please get in touch if you’re keen. We have another 5 FTC workshop sessions planned (always Sunday afternoons) so plenty of time opportunity to acquire new skill and knowledge. Email con...@kiwifirst.org
FLL Senior Solutions – Registration open now!
August – Challenge sets ship (usually mid-late August)
September 3 – Official challenge release
November 4 – Christchurch regional
November 11 – Wellington regional
November 18 – Auckland regional
November 25 – NZ Championship (Auckland)
Event information here http://kiwifirst.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=10&Itemid=94
Are you ready for the Senior Solutions challenge? Once again another relevant challenge topic has been selected and I’m sure we’ll be seeing lots of great project ideas!
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2012seniorsolutions
Register you teams
Registration process: http://kiwifirst.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=31
Costs 2012: http://kiwifirst.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=29
Spread the word
Know anyone who might be keen on FIRST LEGO League? Forward this email and talk with them about your experience participating in FLL. We’re keen to see strong team growth this year and also welcome keen volunteers willing to assist at events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch – Email con...@kiwifirst.org
Best Regards,
Jason Kyle, Kiwi FIRST | ja...@kiwifirst.org | +64(9)379 4836 | +64(21)672535 | http://kiwifirst.org