CHAIRMAN’S AWARD

October 30, 2010

Rohisha AdkeTeam 1540

AGENDA

Introductions

What is the Chairman’s Award?

How Teams Qualify

Components of the Application

Sample Judging Questions

Questions?

OVERVIEW

“FIRST’s most prestigious award, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST. The award helps keep

the central focus of the FIRST Robotics Competition on the goal of

inspiring greater levels of respect and honor for science and technology.”

- FIRST

THE AWARD REWARDS A TEAM THAT…

Is a role model for other teams Has a strong year-round and multi-year

program Impacts its community Spreads its enthusiasm for FIRST in

innovative ways Has a strong partnership

Students/corporate sponsor/engineers School/university sponsor/engineers Students/adults Community/team

POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES

On Your Team Organize your team to maximize learning Student leadership Year-round program Alumni

FIRST Community Organize events (informational, scrimmages) Mentor other teams FLL Kick-offs

POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES CONT’D.

School Community Add robotics to curriculum Demos/build awareness

General Public Use your robotics knowledge to help an

organization Demos Community service Fundraisers Sponsor relations Media Local, state, national, and international presence

GENERAL INFORMATION Regional Chairman’s Award

Can apply at one regional Qualify for Championships In the running for Championship’s Chairman’s Award

National Chairman’s Award Trip to White House? Trip to Dean Kamen’s House? Traveling Clock Trophy FIRST Hall of Fame Allaire Medal (Nominated Jr. or Sr., scholarship and medallion) Hall of Fame members (teams that have already won the

Chairman’s Award) cannot compete for the Regional Chairman’s Award for five years

ROOKIE AND NASA GRANT TEAMS

Rookie teams Cannot compete for Chairman’s Award, but are

encouraged to create a Chairman’s Award submission and print it so judges can evaluate it for the Rookie All-Star Award

NASA Grant Teams Must provide a copy of Chairman’s Award

submission as part of the grant

ENGINEERING INSPIRATION AWARD

“ Celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school and community.”

Unlike the Chairman’s award, all teams attending a regional competition are

considered.

COMPONENTS OF THE APPLICATION

Essay

Executive Summary

Presentation

Video

Judging at the Competition

ESSAY

SUBMISSION

10,000 Characters ~ 4 pages Submit online (with Woodie Flower’s award

and Executive Summary) Submit at one regional Usually due about five days before ship May include up to four pictures

AREAS TO ADDRESS How strongly does the submission document the impact FIRST

has on the learning experience of the students, school curriculum, engineers, and/or community during the 2009/2010 team year as well as in prior years?

Has the team explained/demonstrated why/how it should be a role model for other FIRST teams to emulate?

How well has the team communicated its excitement and impact within the entire school, community, and beyond (state/nation) through participation in FIRST during the 2009/2010 team year as well as in prior years?

Has the team documented an innovative way to spread the FIRST message?

How strong of a year-round team partnership effort is reflected during the 2009/2010 team year as well as in prior years? (You can define partnership in many ways, including: the partnership among the team’s students/corporate sponsor/engineers; school/university sponsor/engineers; students/adults; community/team)

As a whole, does the content of the documentation exemplify the true meaning of FIRST?

ESSAY TIPS Clear headings and sections Concise Good flow Relevant facts/numbers Written for information, not English class Focus on the FIRST experience and its impact Address questions judges want to know Define your mission Explain how you accomplish your mission Explain your work from this year, and the last two Write early, then revise Have non-involved adults read it and tell you the

main points they got

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

REQUIRED INFOEach 500 characters (including spaces)

Briefly describe the impact of the FIRST program on team participants with special emphasis on the 2009/2010 year and the preceding two years

Examples of role model characteristics for other teams to emulate

Describe the impact of the FIRST program on your team and community with special emphasis on the 2009/2010 year and the preceding two years

Team’s innovative methods to spread the FIRST message

Describe the strength of your partnership with special emphasis on the 2009/2010 year and the preceding two years

Team’s communication methods and results Other matters of interest to the FIRST judges, if any

PRESENTATION

REQUIREMENTS

10 minutes5 minute presentation5 minutes of questions from judges

3 judges 3 representatives from your team Any presentation style Team must provide special equipment

PRESENTATION TIPS

Practice! Make sure you can say everything in 5

minutes Be memorable, but communicate your main

points Incorporate other points when answering

questions Ideas?

ROVING JUDGES AT THE COMPETITION

TIPS

Have documentation to show judges when they come

Make sure you have knowledgeable team members in the pit to talk to them

Develop a list of main points to cover; work these into the questions

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

What was the hardest part of robotics this year?

What was a challenge your team faced? How did you solve it?

How does your team raise money? How do you keep in touch with your alumni? How has robotics impacted you? Why should you get the Chairman’s award? How is your team run? What will you do differently next year? What does gracious professionalism mean to

you?

VIDEO

REQUIREMENTS

1-3 minutes long Clean audio No copyright restrictions May consist of:

Video tape footage Voice over/music over pictures Animated presentation PowerPoint converted to movie file format

Required for judging When two or three teams have been chosen,

video is used Shown when recipient is announced

MORE INFORMATION

Award guidelines, video tips: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/content.aspx?id=440

Sample (1540) video: http://team1540.org/ Feel free to email me with questions

QUESTIONS?