Out to New England FIRST Robotics Competition teams...

NE FIRST Things FIRST

Week of May 23, 2016

Email Frequency Notice

Throughout the summer, NE FIRST Things FIRST will be sent out periodically as we receive updates instead of weekly.

2016 Kit of Parts Survey

The 2016 Kit of Parts survey is now available! Please help improve the FIRST experience by providing feedback about your experience with the Kit of Parts this season. No more than one student and one mentor from each team should complete the survey. The survey will be available until Friday, June 24.

NE FIRST Swap Meet & Sale

Clean out your workspace before the end of the school year and share or sell your spare parts and materials with other NE FIRST FRC teams! The rescheduled NE FIRST Swap Meet & Sale will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 8 a.m. - noon at NE FIRST Headquarters (400 Woodland Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002).

Schedule:

8-9am - Setup
9-11am - Sale/Swap
11-noon - cleanup

Attendees must RSVP for the event and can do so here. The event will be held rain or shine. Bring display tables, chairs, extension cords (outlets are limited). Materials too large to bring? Bring a photo and arrange for pickup after the sale. All leftover materials must be removed from the premises at the end of the sale!

Beantown Blitz

Beantown Blitz, sponsored by FRC Team 125, the NUTRONs, will take place on Saturday, June 18 at Revere High School in Revere, MA. Registration is $250/team and can be submitted by check or PayPal. Teams can register through the form and volunteers can sign up here. Please email nutrons@gmail.com with any questions.

Additionally, 14 students will be allowed to participate in a Student Judge Panel where they will be guided through the judging process alongside Judges and Judge Advisors. Interested students can sign up here.

Summer Heat

Summer Heat, sponsored by FRC Team 58, Riot Crew, will be held at South Portland High School in South Portland, Maine on Saturday, July 16. Registration cost is $125/team. More information and the registration form can be found on the event page.

NE FIRST Reminders

NE FIRST University Day in Connecticut will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Central Connecticut State University! If you're interested in running a workshop, email ljefferson@firstinspires.org by Monday, Aug. 1.
If you are interested in helping to expand NE FIRST University Day in New England, contact Steve Cremer at scremer@nefirst.org.
Venue suggestions for future NE FIRST competitions can be sent to info@nefirst.org, the NE FIRST Executive Director or their Regional Director.

Upcoming Events

Mayhem in Merrimack

Saturday, June 4

Merrimack High School

38 McElwain St, Merrimack, NH 03054

Website

Where is Wolcott Invitational

Saturday, June 11

Wolcott High School

457 Bound Line Rd, Wolcott, CT 06716

Touch Tomorrow

Saturday, June 11

WPI

100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609

Website

Beantown Blitz

Saturday, June 18

Revere High School

101 School St, Revere, MA 02151

Team Registration

Volunteer Sign-Up

Email nutrons@gmail.com with any questions

NE FIRST Swap Meet & Sale

Saturday, June 18

8 a.m. - noon

NE FIRST Headquarters

400 Woodland Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002

Registration Link

Contact Us

NE FIRST Executive Director

Bruce Linton (blinton@nefirst.org)

NE FIRST Advisor

Jessica Boucher (jboucher@ingenuityne.org)

NE FIRST Regional Directors

Connecticut - Carol Scully (cscully@nefirst.org)

Maine - Karen Giles (kgiles@nefirst.org)

Massachusetts/Rhode Island - Steve Cremer (scremer@nefirst.org)

New Hampshire/Vermont - Scott Heaton (sheaton@nefirst.org)

NE FIRST Senior Mentors

Connecticut - Stacey Gray (sgray@firstinspires.org)

Massachusetts - Dana Henry (dhenry@firstinspires.org)

Archives of NE FIRST Things FIRST are available on the archive page and on the NE FIRST site under "News." Submissions and suggestions can be sent to ljefferson@firstinspires.org.