/phone Team Support FIRST HQ Social Media Chief Delphi Team Forums Local Teams Team Members FRC Team Regional Director FRC Team Communication Channels Official FIRST sources Sponsors School Administration Competition Staff Online Registration Regional Director Senior Mentor VISTA Volunteer Online Registration TIMS (for Team Leader & parents) STIMS (for students) VIMS (for Event volunteers) Social Media FIRSTWorldTube FIRST Forums Blasts Facebook FRC Blog Twitter Competition Staff Robot/Field problems Robot Inspection Match play Presentations to judges School Administration Paperwork Meetings Team Members Meetings , social media Flyers, letters, posters, website, etc. Sponsors Demos, visits, thank you’s, Invitation to competition Local Teams Meetings Cross-Mentoring Workshops Mentor teams Chief Delphi Team Forums Questions Discussions Inter-team socializing

FIRST HQ – Manchester, NH – Online Registration TIMS - (Team Information Management System) - online Late August to early May TIMShttps://my.usfirst.org/frc/tims Register and maintain team information., e.g., contacts, positions, mentor/student member roster, event registration/payment, KOP issues, Game Q&A team password for asking game specific questions, Team Judge Essays, robot picture Parents/Mentors register and authorize FIRST consent forms for themselves & children/students STIMS - (Student Team Information Management System) - Individual students register STIMShttps://my.usfirst.org/stims VIMS - (Volunteer Information Management System) – for Event volunteers VIMShttps://my.usfirst.org/FIRSTPortal/Login/VIMS_Login.aspx – Social Media Frequent information about the current season comes to us through a number of outlets. FRC Blog - FRC Bloghttp://frcdirector.blogspot.com/ FIRST Forum (game Q&A too) - FIRST Forumhttp://forums.usfirst.org/ Team Blasts - Team Blastshttp:// FRC on Facebook - FRC on Facebook FRC Twitter - FRC Twitter FIRST WorldTube - FIRST WorldTubehttp:// – /phone/mail Team Support - (800) /FIRST, 200 Bedford St., Manchester, NH Issues with online systems, Kit-Of-Parts, finance payments, non-game questions, etc. Regional Director – Local Area Regional Director locate yours: Local assistance, responsible for organizing local events, event fundraising, and supporting the development and continuation of teams. – Sr. Mentor – identify, recruit, and support teams, mentors and coaches (not all areas have one) Sr. Mentor – VISTA Volunteer - work in underserved areas: e.g., low-income individuals and communities (not all areas have one) VISTA Volunteer – Other: Team Liaison, Trainers, On-call Mentors, Grant assistance (there is some variation between regions) Regular Season Competition Staff – FTA/Field Staff, Lead Robot Inspector, Head Referee, Pit Administration/Team Registration, Judge Advisor/Judges, Volunteer Coordinator, Event Manager Official FRC Sources

Other Communications Chief Delphi Team Forums: technical, organization, fundraising, game, competition Chief Delphi – Search for answers – Post questions – Participate in discussions – Socialize Local Teams – Leader Meetings – Group Workshops – Cross-mentoring – Mentor teams – Mentor sharing/floaters – Parts, supplies, skills, machining, advice, recommendations, etc. Off-Season Competition Staff – Event organizer, Head Referee, Field staff Team Member Communications – Meetings – – Website – Social media: Facebook, Twitter – Flyers, posters, etc. School Administration – Travel paperwork, budget/expenditures/purchase order paperwork, keep school board/superintendent/principal/dept. head/custodians/security in the loop. Sponsors – Sponsor search, visits, demos, thank-you’s, team VIPs at competition