<div dir="ltr">DPRG folk - I want to designate Feb 24 (the Saturday after Presidents day) as a DPRG-helps-FTC-judging day, and see if we can get a group together to do judging. This is the North TX Regional championships, so we should see some top teams, which is a really enriching experience - it makes me feel like maybe the world isn't going to hell in a handbasket after all :-). Please consider joining me in Flower Mound for this event.<div><br></div><div>I volunteered for 2/24 and would love to see some of you there too. When I did it last year it was really high-energy and rewarding to see all those high-schoolers with really advanced robots and to assess their business presentation, engineering notebooks, the design and creativity in their robots, and how much they really knew about it.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is the judge job description (from the FTC site):</div><div>The primary role of a Judge is to interview teams, and to decide which teams deserve an
award based on team interviews, the robot, match play, and the engineering portfolio. 6
Judges are paired in groups of 2 - 3 to interview a set number of teams before the
competition begins as well as interviews in the pit area. </div><div>-Interview and watch teams in the judging rooms, the pit, and on the playing field. </div><div>-Take part on judge panel to decide team award recipients. </div><div>Prerequisite: FIRST experience. BlueVolt training courses. (Paul's observation: you don't really need FIRST experience - most DPRG folk have been around robots enough to be competent. But they do make you do the bluevolt Youth Protection training courses).</div><div><br></div><div>Signing up: I clicked the link given for the 2/24/2024 competition:</div><div><a href="https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70541" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:16px">https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70541</a></div><div><a href="https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70541">https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70541</a><br></div><div>It asked me to log in, which I did using my email/passwd from last year. You may need to register. I selected the date and selected the judge role out of the available jobs, and it's taken me to a place where it shows my profile and has a link to uncompleted tasks, which are to take the online Youth Protection Training (on a site called bluevolt). Warning: it's not at all obvious how you're supposed to get enrolled - you have to read the web page pretty carefully.</div><div><br></div><div>Let me or Karim know, either on the list, or directly to <a href="mailto:paul.bouchier@gmail.com">paul.bouchier@gmail.com</a> if you can help, and we'll know to look out for each other and share previous experience.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, and I hope to see you there.</div><div><br></div><div>Paul Bouchier<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Carl Ott via DPRGlist</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:dprglist@lists.dprg.org">dprglist@lists.dprg.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 12:10 PM<br>Subject: [Dprglist] DPRG Community Outreach (and Fun) - FTC Volunteer Judges Wanted In February<br>To: DPRG D-List <<a href="mailto:dprglist@dprg.org">dprglist@dprg.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">As Karim noted in last night's DPRG RBNV - FTC is entering the most advanced part of this competition season. This is that time when the most capable teams pull out all the stops and launch their best moon shots for a golden ticket to Worlds. <div><br>As a club, DPRG frequently offers member support to help judge. This helps FTC and frankly is a fun way to contribute to and encourage youngster's growth. Like many DPRG members, I have personally enjoyed and been inspired when I served. <br><br></div><div>So please check your calendars and consider helping out on one or more days. You'll need to complete a brief online registration which FTC will need time to review. So please register as soon as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>- Carl<br><div><br></div><div>Here's background from Karim</div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="background-color:yellow;color:red;font-family:Arial;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold">FTC Volunteer Judges Wanted</span><br></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">FTC
is a high school robotics </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">competition</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> and we have a great need for
judges with experience like DPRG members have.
We have 3 events that we are recruiting for over the next several weeks.
Locations and details in the links:</span></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold">FiT</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold">-North
U^2 Tournament</span></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.5in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;background:yellow;font-weight:bold">2/3/2024</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> -
all day</span></p><p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.5in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal">UME Prepatory Academy<br>3838 TX-408 Spur, Dallas, TX 75236<br></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.5in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><a href="https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70536" target="_blank">https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70536</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold">FiT</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold">-North
Semi-Area Championship Stage Right</span></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.5in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;background:yellow;font-weight:bold">2/19/2024</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">
(conflicts with DPRG annual mtg)</span></p><p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.5in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal">Woodrow Wilson HS, Dallas ISD<br>100 S Glasgow Dr, Dallas, TX 75214<br></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.5in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><a href="https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70535" target="_blank">https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70535</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold">FiT</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold">-North
Area Championship (North Texas Region)</span></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.5in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;background:yellow;font-weight:bold">2/24/2024</span></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.5in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal">Marcus HS Marauder Activity Center<br>5707 Morriss Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028<br></p><p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0.5in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><a href="https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70541" target="_blank">https://my.firstinspires.org/Volunteers/Wizard/Search/2?EventId=70541</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"></p>
<p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:107%;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold">Karim
is happy to assist anyone with the volunteer registration process. Contact
Karim through the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold">dprglist</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold">.
Even if you don't need help, please let Karim know if you've signed up.</span></p></div></div></div>
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