Archive of FIRST^® Robotics Competition team email blasts:

Team Blast 11-17-2022:

• Round 1 of FIRST^® Choice opens today
• Pre-Kickoff Virtual Kit released today
• Event registration
• FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff presented by Novelis
• Digital Animation Award sponsored by AutomationDirect.com
• 2023 FIRST Championship team housing opening soon
• Nominations for the FIRST Educators Recognition Program

Team Blast 11-10-2022:

• Additional Inter-District Events registration open
• Important Deadlines coming up November 14:
  • Payment deadline due
  • Kit & Kickoff registration closing
  • Event registration closing
• Round 1 of FIRST Choice opens next week
• Pre-Kickoff Virtual Kit release
• New Blog entry: 2023 Approved devices, rules preview, and vision target update
• Youth registration
• FIRST Mentor Network
• We want to feature your teams at an event!

Team Blast 11-03-2022:

• FIRST Impact Award, Dean's List Award, and Woodie Flowers Award submissions portals now open
• Additional Events registration still open
• New Blog entry: District Championship awards changes
• Kickoff registration is still open
• Sales tax exemptions
• Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Program

Team Blast 10-27-22:

• Additional Events registration now open
• Additional Inter-Districts Events opening soon
• New Team Grant deadline
• New Regional in Mexico
• Awards opening soon
• Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship
• Woodie Flower Grant for Dean's List Award Winners now open
• New FIRST Robotics Competition Kahoot! series
• Nominations for the FIRST Educators Recognition Program now open
• FIRST Mentor Network

Team Blast 10-20-22:

• Deadline Today! Kickoff Kit Opt Out options closing today
• 2023 Safety Animation Award open
• FIRST Robotics Competition event volunteer registration now open!
• New Team Grant applications closing soon
• Unrestricted Event registration opening soon
• Team Support extended hours

Team Blast 10-13-2022:

• Deadline Today! Second round of Event Preferencing closing
• Kickoff Kit Opt Out options reminder
• 2023 Robot Shipping Grant
• Update from monday.com
• New FIRST Robotics Competition Director
• CHARGED UP^SM presented by Haas Teaser and season assets

Team Blast 10-06-2022:

• Second round of event preferencing now open
• Kickoff registration re-opened
• Kit of Parts Opt-out options for Veteran teams
• Founder's Reception registration
• Nominations for the Inspire the Future: FIRST Educators Recognition program now open
• FIRST Alumni Handbook
• CHARGED UP^SM presented by Haas Teaser
• Walk like Woodie

Team Blast 9-29-2022:

• Deadline Today! First round of Event Preferencing closing
• Kit & Kickoff Selection update
• Second Event Registration opening October 6
• 2023 Safety Animation Theme announced
• NASA FIRST Robotics Competition grant closing soon
• Late registration for first events now open
• FIRST students are More Than
• FIRST Scholarship program

Team Blast 9-22-2022:

• First round of Event Preferencing now open
• Kit & Kickoff registration closure notice due to system bug
• New Blog Entry: Events, event Preferencing and teaser
• New Kit of Parts option
• Upcoming! Second event preferencing opens October 6

Team Blast 9-15-2022:

• Reminder! First round Event Preferencing opens 9/22
• 2023 Event listings
• New Blog entry: Award updates
• New Blog entry: Control System updates
• Important payment process changes
• New Blog entry: Supply Chain reminder
• Grant opportunities
• New FIRST Alumni page

Team Blast 9-8-2022:

• New Blog entry: Payoff & Timeout updates
• FIRST Event Registration
• NASA grant now open
• Recruitment flyers
• FIRST^® Tech Challenge Kickoff
• Youth Protection Screening renewal reminder
• Inside Haas with Mark Terryberry

Team Blast 9-1-2022:

• New blog entry: New Team Grant and the Equity & Access Grant
• Updated Sibling Team guidelines
• Reminder to update team information
• U.S. Labor Day Holiday hours
• Team Support extended hours
• Benefits of 5G

Team Blast 8-25-2022:

• 2023 New Team Grant is now open
• New blog entry: Sibling teams guidance & an expanded district
• 2023 Event Listings
• Reminder! Drivebase Opt-out is open
• New FIRST Alumni and scholarship program websites coming soon

Team Blast 8-18-2022:

• Upcoming important dates
• District Team Championship Advancement
• New resources
• 2022-2023 FIRST Equity & Access Grant open
• STEM Equity Community Innovation Grant

Team Blast 8-11-2022:

• Pro-level monday.com accounts
• 2023 event listings
• Team Blast schedule
• Extended Team Support hours
• Youth Protection Screening renewal reminder
• Career Conversations with FIRST

Team Blast 7-28-2022:

• SOLIDWORKS software access for all teams
• Registration for the 2023 season
• Drive Base Opt-Out open
• FIRST Account maintenance reminder
• FIRST^® LEGO^® League SUPERPOWERED^SM season launch

Team Blast 7-14-2022:

• FIRST^® Impact Award
• RSVP your team
• Youth Protection screening reminder
• Reminder to update your email address

Team Blast 6-30-2022:

• Deadline! Regranting 2021-2022 funds
• Timeout process review
• Holiday hours
• Pride month

Team Blast 6-16-2022:

• The deadline for the regrant of 2022 funds is June 30
• Drive Base Opt-out is now open
• 2023 Control System Info
• 2023 Season Registration
• Available job openings at FIRST
• Youth Protection screening renewal reminder
• 2022 FIRST^® LEGO^® League Global Innovation Awards
• FedEx Social Challenge

Team Blast 6-2-2022:

• FIRST Robotics Competition season calendar updated
• Drive Base Opt-out now open
• Off-Season Events
• Youth Protection screening renewal reminder
• Pride Month
• FedEx Social Challenge deadline extended
• FIRST Signing Day

Team Blast 5-19-2022:

• 2023 CHARGED UP^SM registration is now open!
• Drive Base Opt-Out is open
• Important Payment Process Changes
• U.S.-based teams receiving grants

Team Blast 5-5-2022:

• 2022 Kit of Parts survey
• Summer team blast schedule
• Upcoming Dashboard maintenance and closure May 9-19
• Tenth Annual FIRST & U.S. Air Force Leadership Experience
• FIRST Signing Day
• Career Conversations with FIRST
• Graduate in style with the FIRST Store

Team Blast 4-28-2022:

• 2022 FIRST Championship Winners
• 2023 CHARGED UP^SM
• Upcoming Dashboard maintenance and closure May 9-19
• FIRST Signing Day
• Tenth Annual FIRST & U.S. Air Force Leadership Experience
• 2022 National Advocacy Conference

Team Blast 4-21-2022:

•  FIRST Championship event; no team blast was sent.

Team Blast 4-12-2022:

• FIRST Choice Open Ordering closes Friday, April 15
• The 2022 official Q&A system closes Tuesday, April 19
• FIRST Championship is a week away
• Upcoming FIRST Dashboard maintenance & Thinkscape access
• Volunteer status
• FIRST & U.S. Air Force Leadership Experience
• Innovation Faire Company and College Virtual Match Up

Team Blast 4-5-2022:

• Robot shipping to FIRST Championship
• FIRST Reporting Portal
• FIRST Championship Housing
• National Robotics Week

Team Blast 3-30-2022:

• Drive Base Issue
• Timeout at events
• FIRST Championship Event Guide
• Build the Future submissions
• FIRST Store

Team Blast 3-22-2022:

• 2023 Registration pricing updates
• District points
• Priority waitlist slots released
• FIRST Championship Event Guide
• FIRST Championship housing for attendees is now open
• FIRST Signing Day

Team Blast 3-15-2022:

• Important note regarding robot shipping (teams outside of the U.S. and Canada)
• COVID-19 Site information
• "More Than Robots" premieres Friday!
• Connect your team members with Career Opportunities
• Build the Future

Team Blast 3-8-2022:

• Robot Inspection, Part 2
• Reminder about bringing aprons to event
• Robot Transportation
• COVID-19 Site Information
• Student Ambassador Program
• FIRST Graduation yard signs
• Career Conversations with FIRST
• More Than Robots

Team Blast 3-1-2022:

• Robot inspection
• FIRST^® Reporting Portal
• Week 1 events are here!
• Before you go to your event
• Youth team member registration
• Career event in Spanish, Orientación profesional con FIRST: Johnson & Johnson en español

Team Blast 2-24-2022:

• Team blast schedule during event season
• Livestreamed events
• Event surveys
• COVID-19 site information
• Remote judging
• Youth team member registration
• Career event in Spanish, Orientación profesional con FIRST: Johnson & Johnson en español
• Build the Future powered by Star Wars: Force for Change

Team Blast 2-16-2022:

• Deadline! Chairman's Award submissions due February 17
• 2022 Digital Animation winner
• Audience display
• FIRST^® Championship information
• Team housing for FIRST Championship
• Volunteering for FIRST^® Robotic Competition events
• Career event in Spanish, Orientación profesional con FIRST: Johnson & Johnson en español

Team Blast 2-9-2022:

• Deadline! Dean's List and Woodie Flowers Awards submissions due
• Note about the Dean's List Award prompts
• Upcoming Deadline!  Chairman's Award submission deadline February 17
• COVID-19 site information for events
• Remote judging
• Youth registration
• Levi Strauss & Co. webinar
• 2022 FIRST Championship Conferences - deadline for proposals extended

Team Blast 2-3-2022:

• Upcoming Deadlines! Award submissions due this month
• 2022 Safety Animation Award winners
• COVID-19 Site information for events
• Judging updates
• Updates for the 2022 ad 2023 seasons
• Events starting soon!
• Team housing for 2022 FIRST Championship
• FIRST Mentor Network
• Levi Strauss & Co. webinar
• 2022 FIRST Championship Conferences - deadline for proposals extended

Team Blast 1-27-2022:

• Reminder! Payment deadline for additional events January 31
• Digital Animation Award submissions due January 27
• FIRST Choice Open Ordering
• Award deadlines coming up
• Dean's List Award remote interviews
• Deadline Approaching! The Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship closes February 1
• Volunteering for FIRST Championship

Team Blast 1-20-2022:

• Reminder! Round 2 FIRST Choice closes today
• Reminder! Digital Animation Award submissions due January 27
• Dean's List remote interviews
• Payment deadline for additional events is January 31
• Dean's List Remote Interviews
• Frank Merrick's announcement
• FIRST Mentor Network
• FIRST Championship Conferences

Team Blast 1-13-2022:

• Reporting missing or damaged parts from Kickoff Kit
• Official Game Q&A is now open
• Team Update 01
• Kickoff broadcast
• Team avatars
• Reminder! Round 2 FIRST Choice closes January 20
• Reminder! Digital Animation Award submissions due January 27
• Team housing for FIRST Championship
• 2021 FIRST Annual Impact Report available
• FIRST Certified trainers application
• Build The Future initiative powered by Star Wars: Force for Change

Team Blast 1-07-2022:

• Less than 2 days until Kickoff
• Important Kickoff & Kickoff Kit information
• FIRST Choice Round 2 opens January 8
• Kickoff Events
• Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship closing February 1
• FIRST Alumni resources
• New gear at FIRST Store

Team Blast 12-30-2021:

• Volunteer Registration
• FIRST Championship Safety Plans
• 9 days until Kickoff!
• Kickoff events
• Surrogate Pickup letters
• Holiday hours

Team Blast 12-23-21:

• Update to the 2022 Approved Devices and Rules Preview blog entry
• Kickoffs updates
• Holiday Hours

Team Blast 12-16-21:

• FIRST Championship Open Waitlist
• Game Manual updates
• Fourth (and last) RAPID REACT teaser
• Dean's List Award Remote interviews
• Team housing for FIRST Championship is now open
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resources

Team Blast 12-9-21:

• Kickoff
• 2022 approved devices
• Event registration
• 2022 FIRST Championship housing
• Remembering Evelyn Kamen
• 2022 Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial Scholarship
• FIRST Mentor Network

Team Blast 12-2-21:

• Deadline Today! Round 1 FIRST Choice closes today
• Deadline Today! Safety Animation submissions due today
• Championship Eligibility update
• Intro to Java Module 2
• Dean's List Award Remote Events
• Youth Team Member Registration
• Kickoff
• Celebrate Computer Science Education Week
• FIRST Store
• Give the gift of inspiration

Team Blast 11-24-21:

• FIRST Choice open until December 2, 2021
• Reminder! Robot Transportation Exemption applications deadline today
• Newest blog entry: Single-day events and upcoming deadlines
• Reminder! Safety Animation Award deadline
• Kickoff is 44 days away!
• Thanksgiving Holiday hours reminder
• Virtual College Fair with Tallo

Team Blast 11-18-21:

• Round 1 of FIRST Choice open today through December 2, 2021
• Pre-Kickoff Virtual Kit released today
• Third RAPID REACT teaser
• Reminder! Safety Animation Award closes December 2, 2021
• Deadline for Robot Transportation Exemption requests extended
• 2022 FIRST^® Championship update
• Thanksgiving Holiday hours
• Resources for future FIRST Alumni
• FIRST Store

Team Blast 11-10-2021:

• Upcoming deadlines! Registration payment, Kit & Kickoff shipping, and event registration closing November 15
• Reminder! 2022 FIRST Choice Round 1 opens November 18
• Pre-Kickoff Virtual Kit Release
• Intro to Java Module
• Veterans Day Holiday hours
• DonorsChoose funding available
• Virtual College Fair

Team Blast 11-4-2021:

• The Awards portal opened today
• Registration for additional plays
• Upcoming deadlines on November 15: Kit & Kickoff registration, Events registration, team registration and first event payment due
• Robot Transportation Exemptions
• Virtual college fair