Hello FRC Team Leaders in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota,
Housekeeping reminder:  This email is sent to the lead (2) mentors listed in each team’s registration via the FIRST Dashboard. It does not go to all mentors on a team. Please share this information with your mentors and your teams as is appropriate. Thank you to everyone who is reading these emails, and sharing the information with other mentors on your teams. 😄
This week’s update:
  • COVID-19 Policies posted for Minnesota and North Dakota Events
  • Volunteer at Regional Events
  • FUM Mentor Meetup – January 20, 2022
  • Team Status Survey
  • Consent & Release Forms – Online Registrations
  • Team Status Survey
  • Thank you to our Regional Program Sponsors!
  • FRC Blog and season updates
  • FIRST in Upper Midwest Newsletter
COVID-19 Policies and Procedures for Minnesota and North Dakota Regional Events: The Regional Planning Committees for the FRC Regional Competitions in Duluth, Grand Forks, ND, and Minneapolis have released COVID-19 Policies and Procedures.  The policies are posted on the firstuppermidwest.org website, under Duluth Regional events; Minneapolis Regional events; and Grand Forks, ND events, respectively. These policies and procedures will be updated throughout the coming weeks. Important Note: Nationwide, all the FRC events are being planned with a new lens for this season, focusing on the robotics competition and evaluating all the supplemental activities to determine what is truly needed this season as we go back to in person events. Please keep this in mind as you plan your team’s travel to events this season.
Volunteer! No matter where your team is competing this season, there are volunteer needs in all of our Minnesota and North Dakota events. Please have your team mentors and parents/chaperons sign up today! Volunteer registration is submitted via your firstinspires.org account. Click on Volunteer and then Event Volunteering. Available roles are noted by event (Filter for FIRST Robotics Competition, Minnesota and/or North Dakota). Thank you from your regional event Volunteer Coordinators: Lori Frisk, Rachel Jones, Candace Logeais, Michelle Maas, and Laurie Shimizu.
 
FUM Mentor Meetup: Thursday, January 20, 7 PM – via Zoom. A chance to ask questions of other mentors! Please see this link for the information and the opportunity to add items to the agenda.
Team Status Survey: Team Leads, a request from Ken Rosen, our Minnesota Regional Director. Please email Ken (krosen@umn.edu) a season update, including how many students are on your team this year; their reaction to the game, and how things are coming along so far.
Complete your Team Rosters!
Team Leads, please take a moment to have students (and an adult over the age of 18 acting as parent/guardian) complete their registrations and sign the 2022 season consent and release form. Every student and mentor needs to be listed on your team roster (which you need to complete your check-in at events). Online registration ensures your team member is eligible to be nominated AND interviewed for the Dean’s List award. We’d like to HELP YOU complete this task this month!  Please reference this blog as well as this information page.  We know that not every student/family has online access and we can help. Reach out to Ken Rosen, krosen@umn.edu.
Special thanks and appreciation to our Regional Program Sponsors to make our 2022 FIRST Rapid React season a success!

 

  • Medtronic
  • USBank
  • 3M
  • Best Buy
  • Target
  • Boston Scientific
  • Marvin
  • Digi Key
  • Cirrus Aircraft
  • University of Minnesota
  • North Dakota State University
  • The Toro Company
  • Northern Clearing
  • John Deere
  • Emerson Solutions
  • Hartel’s
  • University of North Dakota
  • Infor
  • Komatsu
  • Newcon Co.
  • Saturn Systems
  • TKDA
  • Barr Engineering
  • North Shore Bank of Commerce
  • Visit Duluth

 

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FIRST in Upper Midwest Newsletter
Updates for Teams in our region from FIRST Upper Midwest, covering off-season events, activities, and outreach opportunities. This is a separate, opt-in mailing from this weekly email sent to Team Leads, only. Sign up at FUM FIRST Robotics Competition Updates.

Regards,

 

Laurie Shimizu

FIRST Senior Mentor || ​Minnesota

Chief Volunteer Coordinator, ​FIRST Robotics Competition

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