<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Iron Reign had been planning to compete in the recent roborama, but the date changed to a preexisting competition date so we couldn't make it. The team has benefited tremendously through it's association with DPRG and we hope to be able to present our latest robot to you soon. Unfortunately we have another conflict this month. The tournament we host at Townview (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/YL6Wa6PDgmmMZZDt8">map</a>) is on the 14th in less than two weeks. We hope some of you who weren't planning on attending the monthly meeting will be able to once again help us with judging. We've had DPRG judges every year and this has become known as the most expertly judged FTC qualifier tournament in the region. It's become the largest qualifier tournament with the longest wait list. We have 32 spots and 52 teams asking for them.</div><div><br></div><div>To me, the greatest value in these competitions comes from the judging interactions and that means we need great judges. It's hard to find judges who have direct experience with robotics and that's why we are asking here. </div><div><br></div><div>But we also need more referees than ever. There are actually about 60 volunteer positions to fill altogether. They have varying levels of commitment - some are all day, and a few of them have an online training and tests. We know it's a lot to ask. But this is a very valuable way for you to invest some time in the next generation.</div><div><br></div><div>The tournament will be Saturday December 14th at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/YL6Wa6PDgmmMZZDt8">Townview High School just south of downtown Dallas</a>. My teams (I run 4, with Iron Reign already advancing to Regionals) will not be competing, but 32 high school teams are expected. Four (maybe five) teams will advance from this competition to the Regional Championship in February and another four will advance to a wildcard tournament for a second chance. </div><div><br></div><div>To learn about the roles available please try this page. <a href="https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/ftc/volunteer-resources" target="_blank">https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/ftc/volunteer-resources</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you are interested, you can sign up and see the available positions for this event here:</div><div><a href="https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=47076">https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=47076</a><br></div><div>(Note that you'll need to login with a FIRST account or create one when you go there)<br></div><div><br></div><div>There are more event details on the Iron Reign home page at <a href="https://ironreignrobotics.org/">https://ironreignrobotics.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you have questions, please let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>Many Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Karim</div><div>Coach for Imperial Robotics, Iron Reign, Iron Core and Iron Golem</div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
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