FTC September Team Blast - FIRST Indiana Robotics

Important Dates

October 1 – Purdue FIRST Forums
October 1 – League Assignments Finalized
October 15 -21 – League Tournament Registration Open
November 1 – League Tournament Assignments Announced
November 12 – January 14 – League Meets
January 21 – February 11 – League Tournaments
- Jan 21 – Columbus
- Jan 28 – Hammond
- Feb 4 – Elkhart
- Feb 11 – Southwest IN TBD
February 1 – FIRST Day at the Statehouse
February 25 – State Championship, Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds, Lafayette, IN
April 19-22 – World Championship – Houston

Check out the FIRST Indiana Robotics Calendar for more information.

FIRST Day at the Statehouse

On February FIRST, 2023, FIRST Indiana Robotics will once again be having FIRST Day at the Statehouse. We will be supporting legislation to help us bring FIRST programs to more Indiana students, and we will have a virtual training session prior to the event. We need teams to attend and show our state government how much these programs benefit our students!

Purdue FIRST Forums

Purdue FIRST Programs is excited to welcome everyone back to campus for Purdue FIRST Forums Saturday, October 1st – RSVP here! FTC Sessions Include:

Rapid Prototyping
Manipulators, Lifters, and More!
Writing compelling (and winning) essays
Building Agile Teams
Websites & Social Media for Fun, Profit, & Awards
How to Win FTC Awards
FTC Mock Judging & Notebook/Portfolio Review Sessions
Onshape Tutorial Basic
Onshape Tutorial Advanced
FTC Home Base
Student Board of Directors Open Meeting
Open Discussion with The Student Board of Directors
Looking Beyond High School: Diverse Career Paths after FIRST
Building Sustainability of your Robotics Program through Non-Profit Management
Effective Outreach
Running a Coding Team
Clean Code
Clean Code LIVE!
Brainstorming Session: On Demand Mentoring
Running a FIRST Pipeline of Programs
FTC Mentor Roundtable

Registration/Intent to Return

Please register your team as soon as possible. If you are waiting on grant funds, please log into your FIRST dashboard and declare your intent to return. This helps get league assignments made and communicated as early as possible.

National Registration is
- $295
- Paid through your FIRST dashboard at www.firstinspires.org
League Play Registration
- Includes 3 league meets and 1 league tournament
- Pay with credit card ($258): https://pay.www.firstindianarobotics.org/
- Pay by check ($250): Indiana FIRST, 1300 E 86th St Ste 36A, PO Box 80541, Indianapolis, IN 46240
State Championship Registration (if eligible)
- Pay with credit card ($258): https://pay.www.firstindianarobotics.org/
- Pay by check ($250): Indiana FIRST, 1300 E 86th St Ste 36A, PO Box 80541, Indianapolis, IN 46240

Season Resources

Check out these resources available on the FIRST Inspires website.

FIN Grant Applications – Now Open!

The FIRST Indiana Robotics grant application process for 2021-2022 is now open. We encourage all teams at all levels to fill out our application. This will enable us to determine if you are eligible for any of our existing or future regional team support grants. It will also help us to be able to let prospective grantees know how their grant dollars will impact our teams. If you are a Toyota-sponsored or Rolls-Royce-sponsored team, this grant application is required for that support. Click Here to see these amazing opportunities, including the NEW Plex Smart Manufacturing Grant.

Scholarship Opportunities

FIRST Scholarship Portal is now open, please share this link with any college bound seniors on your team!

FIN Consent & Release

As you begin registering team members, please make them aware that they must fill out both the national consent & release at www.firstinspires.org, and the local consent & release form. We are excited to announce that our new consent & release form is online and ready to go! 1) Click the black button on the left to start a form 2) Click the green or purple button, whichever is applicable 3) Select the applicable program and team 4) Fill out the personal information 5) Read the body text 6) Sign & submit! Can’t remember if you submitted a form? Choose the “Get your magic login” link on the right and you can see any forms you have entered. Coaches use the “Get your magic login” link to create a login and see which team members have completed their consent & release forms.

Special thanks to Brad Thompson for all of his efforts to get this system up and running!

Who should I talk to?

Connect with Trisha Thompson to talk about

FTC Team Support
Registration
Training
Consent & Release Forms
Growth (start a new team!)

You can schedule a call with Trisha here

Connect with Dan Leathers to talk about

FLL, FTC, or FRC Competitions
Volunteers
Equipment
Purchasing