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2024 SEASON KICKOFF
Hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Darrin Communications Center, Room 308 (map)
Saturday, January 6, 2024
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. Kickoff video starts at noon.
Campus Map (Free Parking)
If you can't make it to your local kickoff, watch the broadcast online: FIRST® Kickoff Website
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Prepare for Kickoff
All FRC Participants:
We encourage everyone to download the encrypted game manual before Kickoff. The encrypted manual will be available soon here: https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/frc/competition-manual-qa-system
Team Leaders:
We aren’t collecting team rosters at Kickoff, but please confirm that all your student team members and mentors are registered with FIRST and have consents in place before Kickoff.
Student Team Members:
Make sure you are signed up for your team on the FIRST Dashboard and your parent has given consent for you to participate. Contact your coach if you have questions about this process.
What To Bring To Kickoff:
Bring your laptop or other devices with encrypted game manual already downloaded; FIRST will share the encryption key for the downloaded manual during Kickoff.
We recommend each team bring a dolly or cart with your team number clearly marked to use when picking up your Kit of Parts.
Kickoff Details
- The event will be held in DCC-308, Darrin Communications Center Lecture Hall 308.
- Food can be brought into the facility.
- Parking is free and available in the College Avenue parking garage and the Academy Hall lot. Buses should park at the Academy Hall lot, passengers will walk to DCC from the lot.
- Handicap access for curbside drop off and pick up can be arranged with Paul Schoch.
- One vehicle per team may be brought on campus to pick up the Kit of Parts. Directions will be provided after the broadcast.
- Internet access is very limited in the DCC building. There are a few Ethernet ports that need no login. RPI students and staff can use their RPI ID and password for wireless access. Wireless access will be available for use in reserved meeting rooms after Kickoff.
- Rooms for team meetings or brainstorming will be made available when reserved in advance. Room requests at Kickoff will be accommodated if space is available.
Campus food services are closed.
- No Quick Build this year
- Please contact Paul Schoch to reserve a meeting room.
- More information about Kickoff, check out the FIRST website.