FIRST® FAIRBOTICS San Diego County Fair FIRST OFFSEASON Competition’s June 12-14, 2024, at THE SOUND (See attached).

We are excited to work once again with the San Diego County Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds after a successful offseason competition expo last year. The fair will offer FRC, FTC and FLL OFFSEASON Competitions, June 12-14 at the San Diego County Fair in the Sound.  This year instead of a demonstration or Expo, we will run an offseason competition. We will have three FIRST offseason competitions, with a modified FIRST ROBOTICS Competition (FRC) with official FIRST field, FIRST TECH Challenge (FTC), and FIRST Lego League (FLL) competition (game rules will come soon after registration). I strongly recommend every San Diego and California team to participate in this event.  The more teams we have the more we can show San Diego what we do and the more fun we can have doing it. 

This year, the San Diego County Fair has committed to give FREE parking and entrance tickets into the fair, with the cost of registration. Please do not to forget to include a list of team members with registration to assure you receive tickets for all your team members.  This competition is open to all teams worldwide.
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We are asking all teams to register though these links:
Location: The Sound, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014 (Next to the Del Mar Arena)
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 20th, 2024
FRC “PACIFIC SHOWDOWN” OFF-SEASON Date: June 12-14, 2024 https://bit.ly/SDCF-FRC-2024    
FTC “COASTAL CHALLENGE” OFF-SEASON Date: June 13, 2024 https://bit.ly/SDCF-FTC-2024
FLL “SURFSIDE ENCOUNTER” OFF-SEASON Date: June 13, 2024 https://bit.ly/SDCF-FLL-2024
Mandatory hybrid meeting on June 1st at 9:00 am PST
There is a fee for each event to offset some costs of janitorial and insurance. We really hope that you can attend. Please pass the word along to all of your FRC, FTC and FLL teams that you know and are friends with. 

We know you have had your hearts broken before. “Next year” never seems to come. But this time, WATER GAME IS HAPPENING! It will take place on August 3rd (Saturday) in San Diego, CA. 

Registration is NOW OPEN (Space is Limited, Closes June 17)
Check out the website for all the details: https://ftc19743.wixsite.com/watergame
Or check out the Water Game DISCORD:  https://discord.com/invite/mXGBT29amf

​We have two fields, and are providing food at a cost!
 
Here are some details regarding the scrimmage:
Date: December 9th
Time: 9 AM - 1 PM
Location: Del Norte High School

Cuttlefish by 14496 Roboctopi, our FTC software library is now available. Cuttlefish has a variety of features including all of the basics for using a mecanum chassis (deadwheel odometry, navigation, etc.), a scheduling system (task queue state machine), and an improved device interface which allows devices to be obtained directly by port number and enables automatic use of bulk data. Designed to make both the robot programming process, and the resulting code, simpler, better and faster. Our highly modular architecture can be easily extended and includes thorough documentation and examples to get started quickly.  More information can be found at: https://14496roboctopi.github.io/Cuttlefish/
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Are you competing in FTC and looking to take your skills to the next level? Look no further! Welcome to FTC HUB, the ultimate hub for all your FTC needs.
 
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Visit FTCHUB now: https://bit.ly/ftchub 
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The Naval internship programs, SEAP (high school) and NREIP (college) internship application period has opened for Summer 2023.  The application deadline closes Nov 1, 2022.
 
The Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) places high school students in Department of Navy (DoN) laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for eight weeks during the summer. 
 
SEAP gives academically talented sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in STEM the opportunity to learn about Naval research and technology while receiving first-class mentoring by top scientists and engineers.
 
SEAP is a competitive program with around 300 placements in more than 30 laboratories around the country in which many participants go on to careers within the DoN. Interns are selected based upon academic achievement, personal statements, recommendations, and career and research interests.  The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (right here in San Diego) is a participating lab.

 
Find out more at
 
Naval STEM Interns
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