Email/phone

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FRC Team Communication Channels
FIRST HQ
Social Media
Online Registration

• Online Registration
• TIMS (for Team Leader parents)
• STIMS (for students)
• VIMS (for Event volunteers)

• Social Media
• FIRSTWorldTube
• FIRST Forums
• Email Blasts
• Facebook
• FRC Blog
• Twitter

Email/phone Team Support
Regional Director

• Regional Director
• Senior Mentor
• VISTA Volunteer

Chief Delphi Team Forums

• Chief Delphi
• Team Forums
• Questions
• Discussions
• Inter-team socializing

Competition Staff

• Competition Staff
• Robot/Field problems
• Robot Inspection
• Match play
• Presentations to judges

Local Teams

• Local Teams
• Meetings
• Cross-Mentoring
• Workshops
• Mentor teams

Team Members

• Team Members
• Meetings
• Email, social media
• Flyers, letters, posters, website, etc.

School Administration

• School
• Administration
• Paperwork
• Meetings

Sponsors

• Sponsors
• Demos, visits, thank yous,
• Invitation to competition

Official FIRST sources
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Official FRC Sources

• FIRST HQ Manchester, NH
• Online Registration
• TIMS - https//my.usfirst.org/frc/tims (Team
  Information Management System) - online Late
  August to early May
• Register and maintain team information., e.g.,
  contacts, positions, mentor/student member
  roster, event registration/payment, KOP issues,
  Game QA 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 - https//my.usfirst.org/stims (Student
  Team Information Management System) - Individual
  students register
• VIMS - https//my.usfirst.org/FIRSTPortal/Login/VI
  MS_Login.aspx (Volunteer Information Management
  System) for Event volunteers
• Social Media
• Frequent information about the current season
  comes to us through a number of outlets.
• FRC Blog - http//frcdirector.blogspot.com/
• FIRST Forum (game QA too) - http//forums.usfirst
  .org/
• Team email Blasts - http//www.usfirst.org/robotic
  sprograms/frc/emailblastarchive.aspx
• FRC on Facebook - http//www.facebook.com/pages/Bi
  ll-Miller-FRC-Team/141762562509155
• FRC Twitter - http//twitter.com/FRCTeams
• FIRST WorldTube - http//www.youtube.com/user/FIRS
  TWorldTube
• Email/phone/mail Team Support -
  frcteams_at_usfirst.org/[phone]/FIRST, 200
  Bedford St., Manchester, NH 03101
• Issues with online systems, Kit-Of-Parts, finance
  payments, non-game questions, etc.
• Regional Director Local Area
• locate yours http//www.usfirst.org/regionalconta
  ct.aspx

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Other Communications

• Chief Delphi Team Forums technical,
  organization, fundraising, game, competition
• http//www.chiefdelphi.com
• 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
• email
• Website