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It’s that point of 12 months the place we share award updates for the brand new season. Final week, we shared updates to the Dean’s Checklist Award and that the Staff Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow has new award tips and right now we’ll share just a few extra updates.
We additionally needed to take this chance to remind groups of some nice award assets which are obtainable similar to:
Dean’s Checklist Award Information – This information assists group in making ready for the submission and for taking part within the Dean’s Checklist Award interview. It comprises info on the Dean’s Checklist Award, finest practices for writing the submission and making ready for the interview, and extra!
Inside Have a look at the Judging Course of – This doc covers how the judging course of works at occasions.
Finest Practices for FIRST® Robotics Competitors Judged Awards – This useful resource contains suggestions for speaking with judges within the pits in addition to suggestions for the FIRST Affect Award and Dean’s Checklist Award.
FIRST® Affect Award Sources – This webpage comprises a number of assets to assist groups when submitting for the FIRST Affect Award together with, earlier profitable group’s submissions, an FAQ on the award, and extra assets.
New! Award Workbook – This useful resource comprises the award descriptions and tips in addition to steered questions that judges could use throughout pit interviews. This doc replaces a doc we used to supply with simply steered questions.
FIRST Affect Award Video Adjustments
For years, groups have been required to carry a duplicate of their video on a flash drive and supply it to the judges. Over the previous couple of seasons, we’ve got heard issues in regards to the safety threat of utilizing a flash drive from our volunteers in addition to manufacturing firms. We’ve additionally had our handful of tales the place the group forgot or misplaced their flash drive and thus have been ineligible for the award.
To assist fight all the above, we’re making just a few modifications for the season:
The FIRST Affect Award Video will now be entered as a part of the submission course of. To make sure that movies are capable of be performed on the occasions, movies should be posted on a file sharing website (similar to Dropbox, Google Drive, and so forth.) and the hyperlink should be made public to permit downloads. We acknowledge that which means that the video deadline is now sooner than it has been prior to now.
We’re eradicating the requirement of getting a video, so the FIRST Affect Award Video shall be non-obligatory. This video will nonetheless not be a part of the judging course of (until proven on to judges throughout the interview) so groups mustn’t really feel like they should create a video. That being mentioned, the FIRST Affect Award video is a good way for groups to showcase what they do to their supporters and group. Moreover, if the profitable group does have a video, it can nonetheless be performed on the occasion after the winner is introduced.
We additionally know many groups like producing the video with their media sub-teams however could not be capable to end the video by the deadline. One factor that groups can take into account doing is getting into a hyperlink throughout the submission course of that can later redirect to the FIRST Affect Award video. This permits groups extra time to complete the video in the event that they want or to proceed to iterate on the video from occasion to occasion. A technique to do that is utilizing Google Drive and making a folder and sharing that folder hyperlink within the submission. Should you take this strategy, there ought to solely be one file within the folder on the occasion.
FIRST Affect Award Suggestions Steering
Final season, we rolled out a brand new change and allowed groups to submit an non-obligatory query that groups may obtain suggestions on from the occasion’s judges. We obtained a myriad of questions, a few of which weren’t related to the award and have been directing inquiries to FIRST Headquarters. We needed to remind groups that these questions don’t go to FIRST HQ, they’re reviewed and answered by your occasion judges.
As well as, we needed to assist present some instance questions that groups may select to make use of. Take a look at the Suggestions Part below FIRST Affect Award on the Submitted Awards webpage for some steered questions to make use of.
Removing of Highest Rookie Seed
We’ve determined to take away the Highest Rookie Seed Award. This award celebrated the highest-seeded rookie group on the conclusion of the qualifying rounds and was offered at occasions with greater than 1 Rookie. This award was offered at fewer than half of the occasions final season.
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