Hello FRC Team Leaders in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota,

FIRST is changing its mailing systems, which means we too are changing how we deliver important updates to our FRC Lead Team Mentors in the FIRSTUpper Midwest (FUM) areas. For now, email updates will be coming from this email address in bcc format. We are hopeful that these updates will reach current season, registered “Event Ready” Teams  (identified as Lead Contact/Mentor 1 and Lead Contact/Mentor 2 on each team’s dashboard).  IF YOUR TEAM IS NOT YET registered – or you need help – please contact Ken Rosen, the MN Regional Director, krosen@umn.edu.

IF your team has changed leadership, and it is not yet reflected in these mailings, this means that the information must be updated in your Team’s Dashboard. Our mailing list is pulled directly from FIRST systems. The only way to get this changed is to work with Ken Rosen and/or FIRST HQ.

Please stay tuned for additional developments regarding how you will receive FRC New Updates specific to events and activities in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

If you haven’t already subscribed to the FRC Blog, please do so today. It is one of the best and most direct ways to get important FRC program updates directly sent to your inbox. 

Additional news from around the region:

FEI FI FO FUM Grants – Nov. 1 deadline

The FIRST Equity & Inclusion Financing Initiative for FIRST in Upper Midwest (FEI FI FO FUM) Grant will provide FUM FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams with funds to implement a project that will make changes to culture and increase the participation and success of underserved, underrepresented and/or vulnerable populations (https://www.firstinspires.org/about/diversityinclusion) in FIRST Robotics in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.  Grants will be available between $100 and $1000.  Further information is available at https://firstuppermidwest.org/first-in-upper-midwest/diversity-and-inclusion/fum-equity-and-inclusion-grant-october-2021/ and teams can apply at http://bit.ly/fumdeigrant2021.  The application deadline is November 1, 2021

JUMPSTART Training Sessions – Your Input is NEEDED

Attention Mentor/Coaches we want your opinion:

Regional sponsor Medtronic and The JUMPSTART Initiative are exploring 4 weeks of sessions hosted online instead a single Saturday of sessions.  These would be hosted once a week starting the week of Oct 25th and ending the week of November 15th.  Please take a minute to fill out this survey so, we can see if there is interest and best time to host these sessions.

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgX2MQNrYGoUqjUsinF-MTQJ6qC9KVpKWOWszeTjKKSaDSHg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Minne-Mini Regional Tournament – Registration is Open

Registration is now open for the 2021 Minne Mini-Regional Robotics Tournament at Prior Lake High School on Saturday, November 20.  The registration form can be accessed from the EVENTS page of kingtec2169.com, or directly from the link below:

Please note the following change to the registration process for MMR 2021:

Due to the abbreviated official FIRST regional competition schedule in 2020, registration priority for MMR 2021 offseason competition will be given to teams that did NOT compete at an official FIRST FRC regional competition in 2020.  The LAST DAY for priority registration is Friday, October 1.

Regards,

Laurie Shimizu

FIRST Senior Mentor || ​Minnesota
Chief Volunteer Coordinator, ​FIRST Robotics Competition
Pronouns: she/her/hers

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