Revised MySite Shipping Fees
August 29, 2024
We’re in the home stretch towards Kickoff of REEFSCAPESM presented by Haas! Here are some reminders of key dates between now and Kickoff. (A reminder that all of these dates can be found on the FIRST® Robotics Competition calendar.)
October 31, 2024 – Lots of things open!
At 12:00 p.m. noon ET, volunteer registration opens; additional in-district and regional event registration opens, and the submission portals for the FIRST® Impact Award, Dean’s List Award, and Woodie Flowers Award open.
Last season, there were 2,307 Dean’s List Award submissions and 1,147 Woodie Flowers Finalist Award submissions, and I’d love to beat those numbers this year!
November 7, 2024 – Inter-district play opens
At 12:00 p.m. noon ET, district teams can start registering for available event slots in other districts.
November 12, 2024 – This is a big day!
At 12:00 p.m. noon ET, the portals where teams can select where they will receive their Kickoff Kits and the option for teams to manually add and drop events close. After this time, teams will need to contact FIRST Customer Support to add or drop an event.
Initial registration payments are due at 5:00 p.m. ET. Please review this blog post for important payment reminders and remember that your method of payment at check-out is final. If you are not able to secure payment by this date (for example because you’re waiting for a grant or check from your school), don’t panic! Your team will not be dropped from your event(s) or from the season. If you need to add funds to your team’s account to cover the cost of registration, please plan ahead and allow 3-5 days for processing before funds are available in the FIRST® Dashboard.
November 14, 2024 – Virtual Kit and FIRST Choice Open
At 12:00 p.m. noon ET, some Virtual Kit of Parts items and FIRST Choice Round 1 will be open for teams. More details on both are on the Kit of Parts page. Lead Mentors for secured teams will be able to find their vouchers and access codes on their Dashboard.
If your team is not secured by this deadline, don’t panic! FIRST Choice Round 1 doesn’t close until December 2, so you have plenty of time to secure payment and get your priority list in. Access codes and vouchers will be available when your team secures their registration fee.
November 21, 2024 – Safety Animation Submission Due
Submissions for the 2025 Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL Solutions are due at 12:00 p.m. noon ET.
November 25, 2024 – MySite Roll-Over
On this date, teams who have not yet secured their team registration payment are moved from receiving their Kickoff Kits at a Local Kickoff to receiving the Kit via MySite shipment. Remember to factor in transit and processing time for your method of payment. MySite shipments incur additional shipping fees detailed on the Kickoff page.
December 2, 2024 – FIRST Choice Round 1 Priority Lists Close
At 12:00 p.m. noon ET, Priority Lists for Round 1 of FIRST Choice will be locked. After lists are locked, AndyMark processes the lists using the process on this chart. After the Auto Draft System completes its work, AndyMark and FIRST review the results to ensure there are no errors (for example, the system sending more of an item than there is stock available), and results are shared with teams.
January 4, 2024 – Kickoff!
Join us at 12:00 p.m. noon ET for the world premiere of REEFSCAPE presented by Haas!