09
Sep
2016
Free Event Open to the Public, Hosted by John Deere and Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC)
John Deere World Headquarters will play host to the 2016-2017 FTC Kick-Off on Saturday, September 10th. This free event is open to the Quad City area FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams from Illinois & Iowa including students, coaches and mentors. The event is hosted by John Deere, QCESC (Quad Cities Engineer and Science Council), Quad Cities FTC Community, FIRST Illinois Robotics and FTC Iowa.
The kickoff offers teams an exciting opportunity to see this year's game revealed live with the full field setup, network with other FTC teams and key volunteers and strategize about the new season. Breakout sessions will be available to share key knowledge and experiences to help all teams to have a great season. This includes several returning FTC Teams that have previously participated at the North Super Regional and FIRST World Championship.
25 FTC teams with approximately 260 attendees are expected for the event.This is one of more than 60 sites around North America hosting kickoff events.
FIRST®, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a global nonprofit organization with the mission to inspire the next generation of technology leaders. FIRST Tech Challenge, designed for students from 7th - 12th grades, kicks off its season with the annual game reveal each September. This marks the start of a process of designing and building robots to compete in the game.
Overall Schedule:
- 8:15 - 8:50 AM Check-In
- 9:00 - 9:20 AM - Opening & Combustible Lemons FTC Team's Kenya, Africa Project
- 9:30 - 10:00 AM - Breakout Session #1
- 10:00 - 10:30 AM - Networking / Break / Snacks
- 10:30 - 11:00 AM Breakout Session #2
- 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM - Keynote Speaker & Game Reveal
For more information, visit http://www.qcesc.org/FTC/
