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ORTOP wishes to thank its
2015/2016 season sponsors

FIRST Tech Challenge
Presenting Sponsor for the Oregon Robotics Tournament  & Outreach Program

ORTOP Program Sponsors Platinum Level


Intel Involved Community 

ORTOP Program Sponsors Gold Level

Oregon Internaional Air Show

ORTOP Program Sponsors Silver Level

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Timbercon

Supporting Sponsors

ESI 

FEI

Masonic Lodge #110

To learn how your company or organization can be an ORTOP sponsor click here

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS



 

FIRST National Partnerships with



Boys and Girls Clubs

FIRST Tech Challenge for
7th - 12th Grade Students
WHAT IS FIRST Tech Challenge?
Current important information
for registered FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Teams



FIRST®Tech Challenge Season Timeline 2016-2017
(dates subject to change)

Spring 2016
Team Support Award Applications open
May 18 - National FIRST Tech Challenge Registration opens

Summer 2016
Workshops - Date/LocationsTBA

Fall 2016
September 10 - FIRST Tech Challenge KICK-OFF!!!
FTC Oregon League Signups - Open Sept 15/ Closes October 15th
FTC Oregon Non-League QT Signups - Open Sept 15/Closes November 1st
Annual Game Challenge REVEALED!  Locations:TBA
Workshops TBA

FALL/WINTER 2016 - Detailed Schedule
League Meet Schedule 
Beaverton, Hillsboro, Portland, Salem, Junction City, Roseburg, Bend, Hood River and Pendleton
League Meet 0 - week of Nov 1 - 5
League Meet 1 -  week of Nov 14 - 19
League Meet 2 - week of Nov 28 - Dec 3
League Meet 3 - week of Dec 12 - 17
League Meet (inclement weather make-up) - week of Jan 3 - 7

WINTER 2017
League Qualifying Tournaments and Non-League Qualifying Tournaments

League Qualifying Tournament Locations
- see detailed schedule
JAN 21: Hillsboro, Bend, Hood River, Pendleton, Roseburg
Jan 28: Salem
Jan 29: Portland
Non-League QT Locations: Hood River Valley HS (Jan 22), Kelley Engineering Ctr. OSU, Corvallis (Jan 28 and Jan 29)
 
FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Super-Qualifiers
SQ1 and SQ2 - Feb 11/12 - South Meadows MS, Hillsboro
SQ3 and SQ4 - Feb 11/12 - TBA

FIRST Tech Challenge Championship presented by Rockwell Collins
Location: Benson Polytechnic HS
Judging and Inspection  - February 25
Qualifying Matches/Elimination Round/Awards - Feb 26

SPRING 2017
FIRST Tech Challenge Super-Regional Championship
 March 9,10 & 11 - Tacoma Convention Center, Washington
hosted by FIRST Washington

FIRST Tech Challenge WORLD Championship
for Oregon Teams
HOUSTON, TEXAS - April 19 - 21, 2017


 



FIRST Inspires!

FIRST has a brand new website as of 11/18/2015
firstinspires.org

To help you find some of your favorite pages here are some links
Team & Mentor Resources
The FTC Forum
RES-Q Game Page
STIMS Information

MORE HOT LINKS FOR YOU! 

After you review the website, if you have additional questions, please send email to ftc-questions@ortop.org

FTC Aaryn

Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournaments for January 14 & 15 at Liberty High School are POSTPONED


FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon
2016/17 Tournament Events

NEW! ALL LEAGUE MEETS SCHEDULED FOR  JANUARY 7th ARE CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER - These League Meets will not be rescheduled. Teams will compete in their assigned Qualifying Tournament.


League Payments are due - November 7th
Non-League Payments are due- November 15th

FIRST Tech Challenge/ FIRST Robotics Competition Team Social
December 9, 2017 at World of Speed in Tigard
Information Flyer
Free of charge but tickers are required  - REGISTER NOW

FIRST Tech Challenge in the News
VV-Web


FIRST National Registration

2016 FTC Velocity Vortex Game Animation

Velocity Vortex Game Materials  & Documents

FTC 2016 Volunteer Manuals

FTC Velocity Vortex GAME FORUM
Details  from kickoff 

National FIRST Tech Challenge Registration

FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon -
Event Registration closes NOVEMBER 1st.
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Annual DEADLINES

National Registration will open in early May and close the following March of any season.

PLAYING IN A LEAGUE
Teams must have been nationally registered and paid prior to signing up with ORTOP for participation in a  FTC League Meets  and League Qualifying Tournament  for the current season.
FTC Oregon League Sign-ups 2016  open October 3rd and close October 15th.

NON-LEAGUE PARTICIPATION
Teams must have been nationally registered and paid prior to signing up with ORTOP for participation in January FTC Non-League Qualifying Tournaments.
FTC Oregon Qualifying Tournament Signups open October 3rd  and close November 1st

ORTOP: FIRST Tech Challenge
"like us!"

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Video Release
FTC Oregon - 2016 Timberline Classic 
On 5/21/2016 twelve FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon teams held a MAKE FIRST LOUD event in the Wy'East Lodge at the historic Timberline ski resort on Mt. Hood to celebrate the RES-Q season. Watch the fun!
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Daimler Trucks North America to donate $225,000 to fund Northwest FIRST robotics teams

Hot Wired Robotics headed to world championships

Beaverton teen engineers, their long-armed robot are best in the West

HRVHS Robotics team heads to Nationals

Klamath Coyotes go cross country

St. Mary's robotics teams heading to world competition

Oregon Robotics Teams Win Big at
12-State FTC West Super-Regional Championship

Nano Ninjas: Breaking barriers with a robot

Roseburg 4-H robotics team Mechanical Maniacs advances to regional competition

Oregon's No. 1 Robotics Team

Occam's Razor advances to robotics Super-Qualifier in Oakland
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FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon Championship
Benson Polytechnic High School
on Saturday & Sunday, Feb 27th and 28th
Photos from Championship
Press Release Announcing Results

All Awards, Advancements to FTC West, Live Stream Replay and   Match Scores
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Sa-BOT-age wins robotics championship

Local students tops at state robotics contest

Rescuebots roll at OSU

HRVHS hosts FTC Robotics League Championships Saturday
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Annual DEADLINES

National Registration will open in early May and close the following March of any season.

PLAYING IN A LEAGUE
Teams must have been nationally registered and paid prior to signing up with ORTOP for participation in a  FTC League Meets  and League Qualifying Tournament  for the current season.
FTC Oregon League Sign-ups open September 15th and close October 15th.

NON-LEAGUE PARTICIPATION
Teams must have been nationally registered and paid prior to signing up with ORTOP for participation in January FTC Non-League Qualifying Tournaments.
FTC Oregon Qualifying Tournament Signups open September 15th and close November 1st