FIRST Indiana Robotics

FRC Registration Closes
2020-11-16 17:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Virtual Kit - Pre-Kickoff Voucher Release
2020-11-19
Log into your dashboard today at Noon Eastern to get your voucher codes for the pre-kickoff release.

University of Southern Indiana FIRST Lego League Challenge Qualifying Tournament
2020-11-21
ALL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD REMOTELY FOR THE 2020 SEASON.

DATE: Nov 21, 2020
URL: www.usi.edu
CONTACT NAME: Allison Grabert, Tournament Director
CONTACT EMAIL: afgrabert@usi.edu
EVENT CAPACITY: 12
EVENT FEE: $35

IU Northwest FIRST LEGO League Challenge Qualifying Tournament
2020-11-21
ALL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD REMOTELY FOR THE 2020 SEASON.

DATE: Nov 21, 2020
URL: www.iun.edu/lego-league
CONTACT NAME: Lin Wozniewski, Tournament Director
CONTACT EMAIL: lwoz@iun.edu
EVENT CAPACITY: 12
EVENT FEE: $35

Purdue University FIRST LEGO League Challenge Qualifying Tournament
2020-11-21
ALL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD REMOTELY FOR THE 2020 SEASON.

DATE: Nov 21, 2020
URL: www.purduefirst.org
CONTACT NAME: Steve Florence and Derek Frohberg, Tournament Co-Directors
CONTACT EMAIL: sflorence@indinanafirst.org
EVENT CAPACITY: 12
EVENT FEE: $35

FLL Challenge Office Hours
2021-01-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
FIN Staff will be hosting a zoom call on Wednesday night January 6th from 7-8PM to answer questions for teams about the YPP process for mentors and student/guardian registration along with some remote event related questions.
Here is the registration link for the call:
Hi there,
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Jan 6, 2021 07:00 PM Indiana (East)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscemgrTIpGNQ_GMJIn1hGwcN1l6oyRVvD
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

FIN Pre-Kickoff Broadcast
2021-01-09 11:00 - 11:45 | Twitch
Watch the FIN Pre-Kickoff Broadcast Here: https://twitch.tv/firstinrobotics

FRC Kickoff
2021-01-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Twitch
Watch the FRC Kickoff Broadcast here: https://twitch.tv/firstinspires

FIRST Indiana Robotics FRC Town Hall Meeting
2021-01-09 13:30 - 14:30 | Zoom Meeting
From 1:30PM – 2:30PM FIN Will be hosting a Town Hall Zoom Call for FRC teams.

A link will be sent to mentors via email in order to register for the call.

Mentor Support Office Hours
2021-01-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-01-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-02-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-02-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-03-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-03-25 19:00 - 20:00
Join Brad Thompson, chair of the FIN Program Support Committee, to talk about what your teams are working on, ask & answer your questions, share resources, and network with other FIN folks!
RSVP for any of the bi-weekly Zoom calls here.

Indy South FIRST Lego League Challenge Qualifying Tournament
2021-01-23
ALL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD REMOTELY FOR THE 2020 SEASON.

DATE: Jan 23, 2021
URL: www.redalert1741.org/indysouth
CONTACT NAME: Nathan Coulombe, Tournament Director
CONTACT EMAIL: ncoulombe@redalert1741.org
EVENT CAPACITY: 12
EVENT FEE: $35

GEARS/ETHOS FIRST LEGO League Challenge Qualifying Tournament
2021-01-23
ALL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD REMOTELY FOR THE 2020 SEASON.

DATE: Jan 23, 2021
URL: www.gears.org.in
CONTACT NAME: Scott Chase, Tournament Director
CONTACT EMAIL: scott@gears.org.in
EVENT CAPACITY:
EVENT FEE: $35

NCI/E3 Robotics FIRST LEGO League Challenge Qualifying Tournament
2021-01-30
ALL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD REMOTELY FOR THE 2020 SEASON.

DATE: Jan 30, 2021
URL: www.e3robotics.org
NCI CONTACT NAME: Kyle Marsh and Robert Stevenson Tournament Co-Directors
NCI CONTACT EMAIL: marshk@mishawaka.k12.in.us
E3 ROBOTICS CONTACT NAME: Brian Boehler and Brent Soper, Tournament Co-Directors
E3 ROBOTICS CONTACT EMAIL: bboehler@e3robotics.org; bsoper@e3robotics.org
EVENT CAPACITY: 12
EVENT FEE: $35

FIRST Dean's List Award Workshop
2021-02-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Meeting
In this year of challenges, we have an opportunity to highlight our Indiana student leaders. The FIRST Dean’s List Award, at all levels, recognizes exceptional student leaders who have connected with their community and increased awareness of the FIRST program and its mission. These students are not only advocates for the FIRST program, but are also sought out to become students of some of the most prestigious colleges. FIN wants to see over 34 Indiana FRC students nominated for this award in the 2021 season.
In order to provide support to our mentors – who might be new to submitting or those who are having a hard time getting started during this time – FIN is holding space to host an open workshop on February 7th from 2-3pm ET. This is a great opportunity to sit and listen to peers talk about the award, ask questions about grammar, or start putting pen to paper.
RSVP ahead of time via the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqc-murD0uHdUbTEbgW2-yilCdQ4_PD4cs
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

FLL Challenge Championship Coaches Meeting
2021-02-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom Meeting
If your FLL Challenge team has advanced to the season 2 Championship, we are asking you to have a coach representative present at this meeting. Please register for the call.
FLL Challenge Coaches Meeting
When: Feb 16, 2021 06:00 PM Indiana (East)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkfuCorzIiGt1n0vFKsAKoBDSVdtEaniD7
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

FLL Challenge Season 2 Championship
2021-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Meeting
We will be posting links to all the documents needed for coaches here. Keep coming back for more information.
Season 2 Championship Team Letter
Season 2 Championship Tournament Info
IN Robot Game Video Championship Submission
IN Judge Session PDF Guidelines for Submission
Judging Rubrics

FRC Town Hall
2021-03-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Join us for a Town Hall call on Wednesday, March 24th 7pm Eastern Time
We will be discussing the May virtual events for FRC teams in Indiana.
Register for the call here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldOmpqDIuGtw-pn4KfB0YIRvvDStYoohR

2021 FIN District & GIA Awards Show
2021-04-08 19:00 - 20:00
Join FIN via our Twitch Channel to celebrate the 2021 season.
On Thursday, April 8th – FIN will announce the FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Award Representative from Indiana alongside the FIRST Robotics Competition Indiana Chairman’s district-level winners and Dean’s List District Championship Semi-Finalists.
We look forward to having you join our celebration!

FRC Virtual Pits - Canceled
2021-04-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Meeting

FLL Explore Festival #2
2021-04-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting
Our second and final FIRST LEGO League Explore Festival will be Saturday, April 24th from 9am – 12pm Eastern Time.
If your team is interested in participating, please fill out this form to indicate your intent to participate – https://forms.gle/ZuP4Xwu1MLLx5xUNA

Metro League Tournament
2021-05-01 | Twitch
Week of Sun, April 25, 2021 – Sat, May 1, 2021
– Team Judging Interviews will be Remote via Zoom during the week of the Tournament
– In-person Game Play will be on Saturday, May 1st
New Prairie High School – 5333 N Cougar Rd – New Carlisle, IN

College Open House
2021-05-10 17:00 - 19:00 | GatherTown
Join IU, Trine, IUPUI, Rose-Hulman, PFP, Triangle Fraternity, FAMIU (IU FIRST Alumni Group), Valparaiso University and others for a fantastic virtual college open house.
Meet admissions counselors, learn about scholarships, ask about tours, summer learning opportunities, meet current FIRST students at these colleges, and more!
We are using the platform Gather Town. It is a fun and interactive virtual platform.
https://gather.town/i/dCQOHERa
Open to all FTC and FRC students.

FIN Pitch Competition
2021-05-12 16:00 - 20:00 | GatherTown
Join us Wednesday, May 12th for our first ever FIN Pitch Competition sponsored by InnovateWithIN
FLL, FTC, and FRC teams will be pitching their ideas from the Innovation Challenge this year to a “Shark Tank” panel of judges.
1st Place – $1,500
2nd Place – $1,000
3rd Place – $500
In order to participate teams need to submit by May 4th.

2021 FIN State Awards Show
2021-05-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Twitch
Announcing the Indiana Chairman’s Winners, Dean’s List Finalists, Woodie Flowers Finalist Awards, and all At Home Challenge Award Winners.
FTC State Championship Teams Announced.
Senior Celebration!

FTC State Championship
2021-05-15 | Twitch
Week of Sun, May 9, 2021 – Sat, May 15, 2021
– Team Judging Interviews will be Remote via Zoom during the week of the Tournament
– In-person Game Play will be on Saturday, May 15th
Crawfordsville Sr High School – 1 Athenian Drive – Crawfordsville, IN
