The Big PictureIt Takes A lot of Staff & Volunteers

to Make This Work

FIRST

EVENTS TEAMS SPONSORS

VOLUNTEERS

FIRST

EVENTS TEAMS SPONSORS

VOLUNTEERS

TEAMS • Jr. FLL

• FLL• FTC• FRC

FIRST• Board of Directors

• President• Senior Staff

• Departments, e.g., Finance, Team/Event Support, Engineering

EVENTS •Affiliates

• Regional Directors• Executive Committees• Planning Committees

• Subcontractors• Venues

SPONSORS• Strategic• Suppliers

• Events• Scholarships

•Teams

VOLUNTEERS• Affiliates

• Team• Event• VISTA

FIRST HQFinance Registration

Team Support• KOP Engineering

Regional Director• Senior Mentor• VISTA Volunteer

Local Teams• Adult Leaders• Student Leaders • Shipping• Mentors

Regional Competition Staff

• Event Manager• FTA• Lead Robot Inspector• Head Referee

Off-Season Staff• Event Organizer• Head Referee• Field Staff

Official FIRST sources

School Administration•Board of Education•Superintendent•Principal•Dept Heads•Business Dept•Custodians/SecuritySponsors

• VIPs• Mentors• Parent Employees

Independent Chartered Affiliates

Not common(e.g., SBPLI/LI-FIRST, FiM, Mid-Atlantic)

•Regional Executive Advisory Board•Regional Planning Committee

FIRST OrganizationFIRST Organization

Email/phoneTeam Support

FIRST HQ

Social Media

Chief DelphiTeam Forums

Local Teams

Team Members

Regional Director

FRC Team Communication Channels

Official FIRST sources

Sponsors

SchoolAdministration

Competition Staff

Online Registration

Regional Director•Senior Mentor•VISTA Volunteer

Online Registration•TIMS (for Team Leader & parents)•STIMS (for students)•VIMS (for Event volunteers)

Social Media•FIRSTWorldTube

•FIRST Forums•Email Blasts

•Facebook•FRC Blog

•Twitter

Competition Staff• Robot/Field problems• Robot Inspection• Match play• Presentations to judges

SchoolAdministration• Paperwork• Meetings

Team Members• Meetings

• Email, social media • Flyers, letters, posters, website, etc.Sponsors

• Demos, visits, thank you’s,• Invitation to competition

Local Teams• Meetings• Cross-Mentoring• Workshops• Mentor teams

Chief DelphiTeam Forums• Questions• Discussions• Inter-team socializing FRC Team

FRC Competition Event Who’s Who

FIRST HQ

Event SupportEvent Manager

Field Technical Support

*Regional Director

Other Teams

Field Staff

Robot Inspection

Award Judges

Pit Administration

* Decision Making AuthorityRed=Major Authority

FRC Team

Misc.

• Team Leader• Drive Team

• Pit Crew• Scouters

• Chairman’s Presenters• Pit Judge Reception

• Safety Captain• Spirit

*Regional DirectorRegional Planning Committee

• Volunteer Coordinator• Volunteer RegistrationRobot Inspection

•*Lead Robot Inspector(LRI)• Robot Inspectors

Award Judges• *Judge Advisor• *Chairman’s Award Judges• *Pit Judges

Judges that do not meet w/ teams• Dean’s List Judges• Website Judges• Woodie Flowers Judges• Animation Judges

Field Staff• *FIRST Technical Advisor(FTA)• *Head Referee• FTA Assistant• Control System Advisor• Scorekeeper• Field Supervisor• Lead Queuer/Assts• Field Reset• Game Announcer• Master of Ceremonies

Pit Administration• Supervisor • Team Registration• Pit Announcer• Lost & Found• Participation Pins• Spare Parts• Help Desk• First Aid

Misc.•*Lead Safety Advisor• Shipping• Machine Shop• Crowd Control• Safety Glasses

Other Teams• Alliance Partners• Opposing Alliances• Pit Help• Top-8 Ranked