2014/2015 Cascade Effect Team Calendar
This is a skeleton of the upcoming season. Real dates will be filled in as they are announced.
This is a skeleton of the upcoming season. Real dates will be filled in as they are announced.
FTC Calendar Dates: http://www.ilfirst.org/ftc/ftc-calendar.html
September
Sept. 20 Decatur Kick Start 12:30 - 5:30 [email protected]
Sept. 15 - 27 League Applications
Sept. 27 Last day to register for Illinois FTC
Sept. 30 - Oct. 7 Round 1 Qualifier Selection Illinois Teams only
Sept. 30-Oct.1 Surface Mount Technology, SMTA, Rosemont, IL http://www.smta.org/smtai/ Interested in demoing Contact: [email protected]
October
Oct. 7 Round 1 Qualifier Selection Closes
Oct. 9 Round 1 Assignments Announced
Oct. 10-17 Round 2 Qualifier Selection Illinois Teams Only
Oct. 19 Round 2 Assignments Announced
Oct. 20 - Oct. 31 Round 3 Qualifier Selection - OUT OF STATE Only
November
Nov. 1 Indiana FIRST and Purdue FIRST Forums!
Nov. 3 Round 3 Assignments Announced
Nov. 15 West League Play Barrington
Nov. 21 East League Play Highland Park
December
Dec. 6 FTC Qualifier - Peoria
Dec. 12 West League Play - Rolling Meadows
Dec. 13 FTC Qualifier - Francis Parker
Dec. 14 FTC Qualifier - Lane Tech - Cyborg Eagles 7089!
Dec. 18 East League Play - Lake Forest
Jan. 2015
Jan. 24 FTC Qualifier - Chicago Math and Science Academy - Cyborg Eagles 7089!
Jan. 24 League Championship - Crystal Lake
Jan. 31 FTC Qualifier - Southside Chicago
Jan 31 FTC Qualifier - Batavia
Jan. 31 FTC Qualifier - SIU - Champaign
Feb. 2015
Feb. 7 FTC Qualifier - Decatur
Feb. 21 Illinois State FTC Championship - IIT
March 2015
March 26-28 FTC Northern Super Regionals - Des Moines, IA
April 2015
April 22-25 FIRST World Championships - St. Louis
May 2015
FTC 2015-16 Registration Opens
FIRST at Northwestern?
June 2015
FTC Coach Call in to evaluate 2014-15 Season
Chicago Tech Week Demo
Peoria RoboRumble Demo
July 2015
Silicon Prairie Invitational?
September
Sept. 20 Decatur Kick Start 12:30 - 5:30 [email protected]
Sept. 15 - 27 League Applications
Sept. 27 Last day to register for Illinois FTC
Sept. 30 - Oct. 7 Round 1 Qualifier Selection Illinois Teams only
Sept. 30-Oct.1 Surface Mount Technology, SMTA, Rosemont, IL http://www.smta.org/smtai/ Interested in demoing Contact: [email protected]
October
Oct. 7 Round 1 Qualifier Selection Closes
Oct. 9 Round 1 Assignments Announced
Oct. 10-17 Round 2 Qualifier Selection Illinois Teams Only
Oct. 19 Round 2 Assignments Announced
Oct. 20 - Oct. 31 Round 3 Qualifier Selection - OUT OF STATE Only
November
Nov. 1 Indiana FIRST and Purdue FIRST Forums!
Nov. 3 Round 3 Assignments Announced
Nov. 15 West League Play Barrington
Nov. 21 East League Play Highland Park
December
Dec. 6 FTC Qualifier - Peoria
Dec. 12 West League Play - Rolling Meadows
Dec. 13 FTC Qualifier - Francis Parker
Dec. 14 FTC Qualifier - Lane Tech - Cyborg Eagles 7089!
Dec. 18 East League Play - Lake Forest
Jan. 2015
Jan. 24 FTC Qualifier - Chicago Math and Science Academy - Cyborg Eagles 7089!
Jan. 24 League Championship - Crystal Lake
Jan. 31 FTC Qualifier - Southside Chicago
Jan 31 FTC Qualifier - Batavia
Jan. 31 FTC Qualifier - SIU - Champaign
Feb. 2015
Feb. 7 FTC Qualifier - Decatur
Feb. 21 Illinois State FTC Championship - IIT
March 2015
March 26-28 FTC Northern Super Regionals - Des Moines, IA
April 2015
April 22-25 FIRST World Championships - St. Louis
May 2015
FTC 2015-16 Registration Opens
FIRST at Northwestern?
June 2015
FTC Coach Call in to evaluate 2014-15 Season
Chicago Tech Week Demo
Peoria RoboRumble Demo
July 2015
Silicon Prairie Invitational?
Team Calendar with last season's 2013/14 dates.
August 19th
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LTHS Science Olympiad outreach with Bruce Falli to promote FIRST and offer assistance with Robotic segment of their competitions
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August 21st
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LTHS Technology Club outreach with Gregory Semaan to promote FIRST and encourage the club to form a FTC team
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August 28th
September 7th
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Cougar Robotics is hosting a workshop in East Troy Wisconsin.
FIRST Robotics 2013/2014 Challenge roll-out. This is when everyone hears what the game will be for the upcoming season and the FTC packages are issued.
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September 14th
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The Illinois kickoff at Daley Academy Grammer School downtown (5024 S. Wolcott) . Registration 8 to 8:45 AM, classes from 9 to 5PM. Bring a laptop with CREO and RobotC installed and running to use in the classes. If you want to use LabView, bring that as well.
They will have workshops for new teams, demos and lots of good information. Bruce's team #116 will be teaching one of the workshops. This will be a good way to learn the trade secrets and to hear stories from experienced teams. Since we will know what the game is at this point, your Team should be able to ask relevant questions. |
October 5th
October 19th
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Outreach at Technology Center of DuPage EXPO 9:30 AM to 2 PM
CREO instruction at IIT
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Early to Mid November
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Scrimmage with local teams - to test the robot and get some driving experience. This shakedown will likely result in some robot modifications to improve its performance and competitiveness. The exact date has not yet been determined.
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November 15th
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McKinley Park Block Party: FTC Scrimmage and Robot Clinic - Friday November 15, 2013
Location: HSA McKinley Park: 2245 W Pershing Rd Chicago, IL 60609 Tentative Schedule: 4:00 PM Doors open 4:30-5:00 PM Team registration and Samanta Flashing 5:00-9:00 PM Matches Robot Clinic Tentative Schedule: 4:00 PM Doors open 4:30 - 5:00 PM Team registration 5:00 - 9:00 PM Robot Clinic |
December 7th
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Qualifying competition at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Hermann Hall 3300 South Federal Street Chicago, IL 60647 We are going to attend this one to take notes, gain experience and take a good look at a competition in order to prepare for our competition on December 14th. |
December 14th
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Qualifying competition at Chicago Math and Science Academy.
7212 N Clark St. Chicago, IL 60626 Registered:
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January 19th
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Indiana FTC Northwest Regional QualifierLocation: U Northwest,
Main Gymnasium, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408 Event Contact: Darrin Wilcoxson, Indiana FTC Affiliate Partner, [email protected] Event Information: Due to Indiana’s large growth in FTC this year the state has expanded its state competition to include 2 new qualifying regional competitions. Twelve teams from each qualifying regional will be offered the opportunity to continue competing at the state competition held on March 15th at Crawfordsville High School. This years competition is titled “Block Party” as teams navigate around the field collection blocks to put in bins that are on a lever. The exciting end game this year has teams trying to hang on a bar or hoist up a flag for extra points. We are volunteering for this event as Judge, Field Manager, Judge Assistant and Fix-it Crew |
January 25th
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January 25th
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Qualifying competition at Highland Park Competition
433 Vine Ave. Highland Park, IL 60035 Registered:
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February 1st
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Qualifying competition at Argenta-Oreana High School aka Decatur Tournament
500 N. Main St. Argenta, IL 62501 |
February 9th
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Qualifying competition at Rotolo Middle School aka Batavia Tournament
1501 S. Raddant Road Batavia, IL 60510 |
February 22nd
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State Competition at IIT, Herman Hall at 32nd and Federal
Hermann Hall 3300 South Federal Street Chicago, IL 60647 |
April 3rd thru 5th
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Super-Regional Championship at Iowa City (above the State level Competition)
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April 23 thru 26th
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FIRST Championship - St. Louis, MO.The FIRST Championship is the culmination of the season's FIRST programs, bringing together three separate robotics competitions for the ultimate Sport for the Mind™. The event includes the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Championship, the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) World Championship, and the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) World Festival. Also featured is the Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) World Festival Expo.
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