Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program


	FIRST Tech Challenge ORTOP hosted its second FIRST Tech Challenge Tournament (FTC) for students 14 - 18 years old March 2, 2008 . We doubled the capacity of our tournament to accommodate growth of teams in Oregon. The FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament was held on Sunday, March 2, 2008. The location was Glencoe High School in Hillsboro, Oregon. Click here for more information about ORTOP's FTC program. FTC-At-a-Glance FTC How it Works 2007 FIRST TECH CHALLENGE _____QUAD QUANDARY Animation __ ORTOP PROGRAMS ORTOP implements three FIRST team and tournament programs: FIRST LEGO League(FLL) Junior FIRST LEGO League(JFLL) FIRST Tech Challenge(FTC). Our largest program is FIRST LEGO League. Information on this website is largely dedicated to FIRST LEGO League. Information for Junior FIRST LEGO League can be found here. Information for FIRST Tech Challenge can be found here. The FIRST LEGO League (FLL) program is an excellent way for young people to experience the excitement of technical creativity and gain insights in the possibility of a a technical careers. Participating on an FLL team is a fun way to learn about mechanical design and computer programming as well as teamwork and other life skills. No previous technical or programming experience is required to join a team. The robots are programmed using a "flow chart" rather than a traditional programming language. Coaches sometimes have the help of a technical mentor to help teach the team members how to build and program a robot. Many teams combine the roles of coach and mentor in or two adults. ORTOP offers free workshops for potential coaches and mentors. Teams are made up of young people from nine to fourteen years old. Teams can be organized at schools, at clubs or troops, or in neighborhoods. The main requirement is that an adult take the responsibility for registering a team and scheduling their meetings. New coaches should review our information on fundraising and scholarships. The ORTOP FLL Qualifying Tournaments are open to Oregon teams and teams that reside in a county that adjoins the Oregon state boundary, such as Clark County, Washington. Teams outside these areas are welcome to apply for participation at an Oregon tournament but should a tournament become full, teams from Oregon and adjoining counties will be given first priority. Learn how to start a team. Other FIRST Robotics Programs Junior FIRST LEGO League FIRST Tech Challenge FIRST Robotics Competition

FIRST LEGO League 2008 Challenge Theme

Building A Global Game Plan.
The "winds of change are blowing" and with them comes FIRST LEGO League's 2008 Climate Connections Challenge! Join us as we explore why many experts believe the earth's climate is changing and how these changes impact you and our planet. The causes, contributions, and consequences are all interconnected and the experts are telling us to "think globally - act locally." People, resources, and local actions need to be united to establish a global game plan. Do FIRST LEGO League teams have what it takes to make these global Climate Connections?

2008 FLL/ORTOP Schedule
(See color key below)
How to involve your child on a FIRST LEGO League Team Click here for more information
May 1	FLL team registration & kit ordering open.
June-Sept	Free workshops for coaches & mentors
Sept. 5 ?	International Challenge Released
Sept. ???	FLL team registration closes when all slots are filled.
Sept.-Nov.	Teams meet one to three times a week
Oct. 1	ORTOP Tournament Registration Opens
Oct. 10	ORTOP Tournament Registration Closes
Dec. 2007	20 ORTOP Qualifying Tournaments in locations in Oregon & SW Washington Most tournaments will be open to the public
Jan 2009	ORTOP Championship Tournaments -- 30% of teams will be invited to attend one of these tournaments based on qualifying tournaments

Color Key for Schedule above
Handled by FIRST in Manchester, NH
Handled by ORTOP in Beaverton, OR

QUESTIONS ??????

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is for students ages 9 - 14. Send email to questions@ortop.org

To learn how to involve your child on a FIRST LEGO League Team next year-click here

FLL-at-a-Glance

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Junior FIRST LEGO League (JFLL) will have a schedule similar to the FLL schedule above. Junior FLL is for 6 - 9 year olds.
Click here for more information.

If you have questions about JFLL please send an email to
jfll-questions@ortop.org

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If you have questions about FIRST TECH Challenge for students 14 - 18 send email to
ftc-questions@ortop.org


	High Tech Kids FLL International Open Update! 5/6/08 Congratulations to FIRST LEGO League Team #2020 Plastic Mini Figures who captured the 2nd Place Champions Award at the High Tech Kids International Open on Saturday, May 3rd. The Sylvan Nanites posted a 12th place overall ranking out of the 61 teams from 11 countries who attended the event. _________________________ Oregon Game Project Challenge - May 17th at Chemeketa Community College. Adult volunteers needed. Click here for more information. ____________________ World Festival Update! 4/22/08 Congratulations to our FLL & FTC representatives to the FIRST World Festival. Our FLL teams participated in a truly global experience with more than 20 countries represented. "What you discover is more important than what you win". Our teams discovered and learned a lot during the two days of competition and sharing. At the awards ceremony our FLL teams were honored with World Festival Medallions. The Brainy Bunch received an Honorable Mention for Research Quality & The Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies received a 2nd Place Trophy for Programming. Our FTC Psychotic Strawberrz competed all the way to the Finals! They were 7-0 going into the elimination rounds and didn't lose until the very last match in their division. They received the Finalist Alliance Award. The Pigmice, 5th Place Alliance Captain on the Edison Field competed until the quarter round. Benson High School did a great job representing us as a demo team of the new 2008 FTC robot. It has an NXT and uses NXT-G, Robot C or Labview as its programming languages. FIRST World Festival Pictures! FLL World Festival Video _________________ 2008 ORTOP FLYER Information about FLL, FTC and JFLL Please download and distribute freely! ______________________ Hablamos Español. ¿Viste el anuncio por television del torneo de Robots FIRST LEGO en Univision? Haz clic aqui para mas informacion. _____________________ Just for FLL Coaches! Just for JFLL Coaches! ________________________ Intel Oregon 2007 FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournaments and Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo The results are in! Click below: January 19, 2008 January 20, 2008 INTEL OREGON 2007 FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournament Teams FLL Championship Tournaments Press Release ___________________________ Oregon Road Conditions

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