Upcoming May/June activities and 2013 Team Registration opens May 6th

[Jill Wilker]

Now that we are back from the FIRST World Championship / FIRST World Festival, we are now getting ready for the 2013 season.  California FIRST teams did very well - with awards in FLL, FTC and FRC!      FLL 2013 Nature's Fury team registration opens on May 6th at noon EDT  (9am PDT) at gofll.usfirst.org.  

 


1. Reminder:   "Coaching Girls in FLL/FIRST - what works"  this Saturday, May 4th.  Please RSVP so that we can make sure to have adequate seating and refreshments/lunch.   RSVP and more information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18pFqkLqKTA0YOUq_CtrpJvlw2LVnjfriTYFy7XsBwaI/viewform     


2.  FIRST focused "Garage Sale" at The Play Space on May 11th morning.   All FIRST teams are invited to sell/barter FIRST-related items (ie robotics equipment - not general household items) that they would like within the FIRST community.   Playing At Learning is also accepting donations of robotics items that we can use to sell and use proceeds to help fund programs.     Team sign ups will be live in the next day or two on www.theplayspace.org site.
 

3.  2013 Season Planning on Saturday May 25th :    Ideas on improving the "Coaches Coffees"?   Have feedback on improving rookie coach experience?  Interested in hosting/organizing a qualifier?  Please plan on attending.    We are expecting to divide the day up into specific  topics/sessions between ~10am to ~3pm.    More details will be on the norcalfll.org site shortly. 


4.  FLL Project Symposia on Sunday June 2nd       Team invitation and registration link will be available by this weekend.   First priority will be given to teams that have received project-based awards at a tournament.   There will be a $5 entrance fee to offset renting equipment.
 

5.  The Play Space Open house / Volunteer Appreciation / Anniversary party will be on Saturday June 8th afternoon - mark your calendars.   Everyone is invited to an informal get together in a social environment.   We would like a few teams to come and demonstrate their robot and project, so if interested, let me know. - I have heard from one team but would like more than one.


6.  Playing At Learning Summer Camps:    Playing At Learning will be offering week-long FLL-based Mindstorms robotic camps this summer at  "The Play Space" in San Jose.   Details are on www.theplayspace.org site under Classes/Camps  and registration is open.





Full list of upcoming activities is posted on the norcalfll.org site at
http://www.norcalfll.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=283:upcoming-eventsactivities-in-norcal&catid=30:the-community&Itemid=58




Regards, Jill & Mark


    
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