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FIRST is excited to announce that we are accepting presentation proposals for the annual FIRST Championship Conferences. We are looking for presentations on topics of interest to FIRST � Robotics Competition, FIRST � Tech Challenge, FIRST � LEGO � League, and FIRST � LEGO � League Jr. teams, coaches, mentors, educators, parents, and prospective leaders. You may present individually or as part of a group.  We encourage presentations in all technical and non-technical areas of FIRST programs.  The 2019 FIRST Championship Conferences will offer the following categories: Technical Resources Programming, designing, building Training on specific software or hardware Innovations from the field-engineering, programming, technology Mentor/Coach/Volunteer Resources Recruiting Coaches, Mentors, and Volunteers Recognition and stewardship of Coaches, Mentors, and Volunteers Fundraising, marketing, conflict resolution, student leadership Scholarship & Alumni Career preparation a

With the new advancement strategy for our 2018-2019 season, FIRST � Tech Challenge will be inviting teams to FIRST Championship as they qualify from their state and regional championship events. Once a team qualifies they will receive an email invitation from FIRST Tech Challenge Headquarters. This invite will include important next steps in the registration process as well as badging, hotel, and travel information. A team will not be able to sign up for a hotel room until their championship event-host has sent their team information to FIRST Tech Challenge HQ, and they have accepted their email invitation from FIRST Tech Challenge. Once a team has confirmed that they will be attending FIRST Championship, they will be able to book their hotel room blocks.   We strongly recommend booking your team�s hotel rooms through FIRST . When you book with FIRST , you will: Stay close to all the event action Receive guaranteed low rates at FIRST -reviewed and sanctioned hotels Enjoy FIRST -on

Introduction Game rules <RE13> and <RE14> in the Game Manual Part 1 have been modified to allow the use of USB Video Class ( UVC) Compatible Cameras for computer vision-related tasks.   Teams have the option of using an externally connected camera instead of the Android smartphone�s built-in camera for computer vision tasks. The advantage of using an external camera is that the camera can be mounted in a location that is convenient for vision-related tasks while the Android Robot Controller can be mounted where it is convenient for Robot Controller-related tasks. The disadvantage of using an external camera is there is additional complexity introduced with the USB-connected camera.   An external camera adds costs and weight to a robot and it needs to be wired correctly to run properly. What type of external camera can be used? The system supports �UVC� or USB Video Device Class cameras.   Theoretically, if a camera is UVC compliant, then it should work with the system.