The document summarizes the key points from a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team's first meeting. It discusses the ground rules for the team, important deadlines like regional competition registration the next day, leadership positions, and an invention challenge assignment. The team will have its first mentor meeting the following Saturday to get guidance on the challenge and materials from various college and industry mentors.

1. FIRST FRC Meeting 9.29.10

2. Congratulations!

3. What is FRC I’ll show you. :P

4. Ground Rules Calendar: mrswan.squarespace.com Email Communications Meetings – be on time Work Load Attendance 2 excused absence today we’re missing Curtis and Ian Follow through

5. Now What? Timeline T-shirt Team Leadership – 4 positions submit card w/ name and 5 (bulleted) reasons due today at end of meeting announce via E-mail tomorrow Team Calendar – set up regular time JPL Invention Challenge Pull in resources

6. About us Registration for our first regional competition tomorrow at 9am registration fee is $6500 Total expenditure will be $12k+ Rookie year – qualify, but may not get NASA grant First year of this team, again.

7. Timeline Check Calendar Tomorrow Regional Sign up JPL Invention Challenge Kickoff – USC, we will be picking up our robot, huge event Build Ship Date 2/22/11 Competition 3/24/11-3/26/11 – Long Beach Arena

8. First Mentor Meeting Tentatively – 10.16.10, Saturday Morning Most of our mentors work or have classes Student Group from Harvey Mudd Dr. Harris from Harvey Mudd Dr. Jawaharlal from Cal Poly Pomona (Lavanya) Jeff Rubenstein and Howard Wan from Raytheon Still looking for more mentors We may have a group activity They will help you w/ the Invention Challenge design and give suggestions

9. JPL Invention Challenge Do I have all the release forms? You actually have to build the device We are entering 2 groups (8 each) Everybody must read the instruction set before the next meeting Each group will focus on their designs and come up w/ 2 main options Discuss the materials list Start detail design w/ blueprint

10. Personality Dedication Perfection Follow Through Results orientated Talk the talk, walk the walk

11. Congrats again! It’s going to be a challenge You will be getting assignments from me or team lead before weekend. If you have questions, please ask. Team lead first, then me.