BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.4.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:FLL-C: East Mesa Qualifier @ ASU Polytechnic Campus X-WR-CALDESC:Arizona FIRST LEGO® League X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:20250620T200000 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:20250620T200000 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:FLL-C: East Mesa Qualifier @ ASU Polytechnic Campus DESCRIPTION:East Mesa Qualifier is at ASU Poly in SE Mesa:  7001 E Wil liams Field Rd\, Mesa\, AZ 85212. (The campus is located just east of P ower on Williams Field Rd).  The Robot games and Pits will be in the Co oley Ballroom.Qualifier Schedule:  Team check-in: 8:30-9:00 am Coaches m eeting:  9:00 am Opening Ceremonies:   9:30 am Practice Rounds start:  9 :40 am Judging:  9:25 am - 12:00 pm Competition Rounds: 10 am - 2:00 pm Lunch: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm Closing Ceremonies: 2:30 pm * * Closing ceremony time is subject to adjustment\, depending on the robot tournament and ju dge deliberations.The Robot Game is free and open to the public\, starti ng at 9:30 AM. The judging portion of the event is closed to the public. Coaches and/or parents should supervise all teams throughout the event. Please encourage your team and families to respect the ASU campus and i ts rules\, as well as the tournament rules.\n\n\n\nLocations:\n\n\n\n\nT eam check-in will be in front of the Cooley Ballroom (Student Union Bui lding) starting at 8:30 am on Saturday.  \n\n\n\nTeam pits will be in the Cooley Ballroom.\n\n\n\nRobot Matches will also be in the Cooley Bal lroom.\n\n\n\nJudging will be across the quad in assigned classrooms.\n\ n\n\nThe easiest parking is probably in Lot 10.\n\n\n\nThere are bathroo ms available in the Student Union.\n\n\n\nWe hope to hold closing ceremo nies at 2:30 pm and be done by 3:30 pm\, but the exact timing depends on the length of the judge deliberations.   \n\n\n\nFamilies and Friends are welcome to attend the tournament!  We suggest letting them know wh en your team's robot rounds are\, as these are the most interesting part s to watch.\n\n\n\nWe will have a livestream of the event for those who cannot attend in person but would like to watch robot rounds/awards cere mony:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBjfIh46Rfc.\n\n\n\n\nCheck-in: \n\n\n\n\nTeams need to turn in a printout from the FIRST system of thei r completed Team Roster\, showing that all members and coaches have comp leted their FIRST waivers.\n\n\n\nOnly 1coach needs to check the team in .  The rest of the team can get set up in their pit.\n\n\n\nVisitors and families do not need to check in.\n\n\n\n\nCompetition: \;\n\n\ n\n\nEach team will have 1 practice round and 3 competition rounds in th e official robot game. Only the highest score in the competition rounds will count towards team rankings.\n\n\n\nEach team will have one 30-minu te judging session during which they will present their project and robo t design.  Teams may not have any help from coaches or adults during th e judging session.\n\n\n\nThe match and judging schedule\, with team-spe cific times\, will be released the day before the tournament.\n\n\n\nDur ing judging\, there is no time to present a core values poster. However\ , your team(s) are welcome to bring one if they choose to.  \n\n\n\nEa ch team will have one table for their home base/pit during the event. \ n\n\n\nThere will be 15 teams competing at this event. \n\n\n\nWe will have 3 practice tables available for teams to share.\n\n\n\n\nAwards:&nb sp\; \;\n\n\n\n\nTo be eligible to win awards/advance to state\, you r whole team needs to participate in all 4 areas of the competition: rob ot game\, robot design\, core values\, and innovation project.\n\n\n\nWi nning an award does not automatically qualify you for the State.\n\n\n\n Advancing teams will be determined by the top overall rankings in all 4 areas combined (robot game and judged categories)\n\n\n\nThe AZ State co mpetition will take place on Saturday\, January 17th\, at ASU West in Gl endale.  4 teams from our competition will qualify for State. \n\n\n\ n\nFood:\n\n\n\n\nTeams will have an hour lunch break around Noon. \n\n \n\nThere are seating areas to eat in the Student Union\, right next doo r to the Cooley Ballroom. \n\n\n\nCampus restaurants will be closed\, b ut there are multiple restaurants within a mile or two of campus.  Powe r Road\, north of campus\, has various options.\n\n\n\nSnacks and drinks will be available for purchase.  Team members may want to bring a few dollars to spend during the day. \n\n\n\nSnacks are allowed in Pits\, but please keep the areas free of trash and clean up your pit before the end of the day.\n\n\n\n\nFLL Challenge teams can range in size from 2 t o 10 members\, all between the ages of 9 and 14.  Teams will need to su bmit a team roster printed out from their dashboard in firstinspires.or g when they check in on Saturday morning.  All team members and coache s need to have their consent forms completed online and marked as comple te on the roster.  Start now to ensure all your members are in the FIRS T system and have their consent forms finalized.  Instructions and trou bleshooting for the youth registration system can be found here: https ://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/youth-registration-system.     URL;VALUE=URI:https://azfll.engineering.asu.edu/events/fll-c-east-mesa-q ualifier-tbd/ UID:urn:uuid:65a49490-6d51-4571-b6ae-1d6f38471381 STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260811T180803Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251220T160000 LOCATION:ASU Polytechnic Campus\n7001 E Williams Field Rd\,\nMesa\, AZ 8 5212 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR