FIRST Indiana Robotics

Mentor Support Office Hours
2021-01-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-01-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

FRC Registration Closes
2020-11-16 17:00

College Panel
2020-10-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Join us on our Zoom channel for a conversation with some of our scholarship providers, here in Indiana.
Juniors and Seniors are welcome to join. Pre-registration is required. Click this link to register.

College Panel
2020-10-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Juniors and Seniors in FTC or FRC are invited to attend the first in a series of College Panel discussions with our Indiana FIRST Scholarship providers.
Please register for this call ahead of time – https://bit.ly/FINCollege

FIN FRC Town Hall
2020-09-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Join us for a conversation about the FRC Season Update. Bring your questions.
Please pre-register for this call: http://bit.ly/FINTownHallTuesday

FIN FRC Town Hall
2020-09-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Meeting
Join us for a conversation about the FRC Season Update. Bring your questions.
Please pre-register for this call – http://bit.ly/FINTownHallSaturday

FIN Leadership Listening Session - Cross-Program
2020-09-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom Meeting
We believe the future is built better TOGETHER, and we want to hear from you!
FIN will have an FRC & FTC Leadership Listening session on Wednesday, September 23rd from 6:30pm – 7:30pm ET. This is an opportunity for teams to ask questions, share feedback, and learn more about competition plans.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwof-GqqzIqE9PA-V2simZ4WwOxamKoX_J6
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

FIN Leadership Listening Session
2020-07-16 19:30 - 20:30
We believe the future is built better TOGETHER, and we need your help! What concerns do you have? What type of ideas can you share? What guidelines are your school or community following?
FIN will have a Leadership Listening session on Thursday, July 16th from 7:30pm – 8:30pm ET to continue ensure communication lines are open – RSVP below.
Register in advance for this meeting here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcod-usrzkoGdNi6WJmiqC7OmcuWwXo7vTq
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. When you join the meeting, please update your name to include both your name and affiliation.

FIN Leadership Listening Session
2020-07-16 19:30 - 20:30
We believe the future is built better TOGETHER, and we need your help. What concerns do you have? What type of ideas can you share? What guidelines are your school or community following?

FIN will have a Leadership Listening Session on Thursday, July 16th from 7:30pm – 8:30pm ET to continue to keep our communication lines open.
Register in advance for this meeting here.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. When you join the meeting, please update your name to include both your name and affiliation.

Chairman's Announcement
2020-07-01 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for the 2020 State Championship Chairman’s Award Presentation!

Women Are #FIRSTINRobotics Conference - TENTATIVE
2020-05-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Indiana University School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, 700 North Wooodlawn, Bloomington, IN, 47408, United States
TBD – Stay Tuned……
Open to anyone interested in building a robotics community that is inclusive and diverse.
Women of all ages from any competitive robotics program are welcome.
Any non-females who believe in building a robotics community that is inclusive and diverse are welcome and a track will be available for you.
If this date doesn’t work we’ll have another one another time – stay tuned.

#WomenareFIRSTINRobotics #FIRSTLikeaGIRL #GirlPower

FIRST Indiana Robotics Awards Gala
2020-04-30 18:30 - 20:00
Join us as we celebrate our season with awarding:
FRC Dean’s List Finalists Award
St. Joseph District Chairman’s Award
Columbus District Chairman’s Award
Perry Meridian District Chairman’s Award
FIRST Indiana State Championship Woodie Flowers Recipient
FRC Volunteer of the Year
FIRST Indiana Robotics President’s Award
FIRST Indiana Robotics Foundations Award

We will also have:
FLL Jr Showcase
FLL Showcase
FTC Showcase

FIRST Championship Detroit - "Cancelled"
2020-04-29 17:00 - 2020-05-02 17:00 | Cobo Center, 1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States

FRC State Championship "Suspended"
2020-04-03 17:00 - 2020-04-05 17:00 | Jefferson High School, 1801 S 18th St, Lafayette, IN, 47905, United States
Friday Evening Load In
Saturday / Sunday Competition

FRC Perry District Week 5 "Suspended"
2020-03-26 17:00 - 2020-03-28 17:00 | Perry Meridian HS, 401 W Meridian School Rd, Indianapolis, IN, 46217, United States
Thursday Evening Load In

Friday / Saturday Competition

FIN Live
2020-03-20 16:00 - 19:00
4 – 4:15 pm – Renee – It’s not what you do, it’s why you do it. Renee Becker-Blau
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm – Roundtable Topic: Building a Virtual Community, What you want to see come out of the Virtual Conferences, and the Importance of Gratitude.
BREAK (We’ll still be running live but will build in time for a short break)
5:30pm – 6:00pm – SPACE!!!! And other Fun Q&A with Danny Blau
6 pm – 6:30 pm – Quick Tips from Teams: Design, AndyMark Parts, etc! With Danny Blau
6:30pm – 7:00pm – Virtual Conference Session Wrap-Up Andy Baker
Pre-register for the call here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/uZwrc-CorDsuNHbZRbXQU8mbajKVzBMRUA

FRC Columbus District Week 4 "Suspended"
2020-03-19 17:00 - 2020-03-21 17:00 | Columbus North High School, 1400 25th St, Columbus, IN, 47201, United States
Thursday Load In
Friday / Saturday Competition
Learn More About the Event

FRC St. Joseph District Week 3
2020-03-13 17:00 - 2020-03-15 17:00 | Penn High School, 56100 N Bittersweet Rd, Mishawaka, IN, 46545, United States
Learn more about this event

FRC Bloomington District Week 2
2020-03-06 17:00 - 2020-03-08 17:00 | Bloomington High School South, 1965 S Walnut St, Bloomington, IN, 47401, United States
Learn more about this event: https://www.firstindianarobotics.org/2020-bloomington-frc-district-event/
