E. Jackson FTC Qualifier
November 9-10, 2018
E. Jackson Secondary School
1566 N. Sutton Rd., Jackson, MI 49202

Event Contacts:

• Event Coordinator:  Chris Galicki  christopher.galicki@eastjacksonschools.org
• Volunteer Coordinator:  Melissa Waldron melissa.lorencen-waldron@eastjacksonschools.org

Event Fee

Event Fee: $100 per team. Payment is due at event check in

• The event fee is NOT covered by ANY grants.
• Checks should be made payable to “East Jackson Robotics”
• If paying by check please include the team number(s) on the memo line
• We cannot accept payment via credit card, debit card or Pay-Pal

Team List

Schedules

Friday: 
Teams may start checking in at 5:30p.m. on Friday. Teams may check in, go through inspections and practice until 9:00 p.m.

Saturday:

Map and Directions

 East Jackson High School 1566 N.Sutton Rd Jackson,MI

https://www.google.com/maps/place/East+Jackson+High+School/@42.2583619,-84.3430738,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x883d28a68857e6ed:0x447f58f522bcef18!8m2!3d42.2586637!4d-84.3408958

Parking and Load In/Out

All robots and equipment to the pits should enter through the door labeled in the image below.

Venue Rules

Please bring both an extension cord and a power strip with a circuit breaker in it.

SAFETY GLASSES

Safety glass expectations at events:

Instilling a culture of safety is a value that every individual in the FIRST community must embrace as we pursue FIRST’s mission and vision. FIRST in Michigan FTC has adopted safety as a core value of the program.

Per Game Manual 1 > Tournament Rules > T15 - All Team members, coaches, and their guests must wear ANSI Z87.1 certified safety glasses while in the Pit or Competition Area. Prescription glasses with ANSI Z87.1 approved commercial off the shelf side shields are also allowed.

Teams are expected to have and bring their own safety glasses - enough for each of their team members and mentors in attendance at the event. Team members and mentors are expected to wear their safety glasses (over their eyes) at all times while in the pit area and on the competition field.

The safety glass tables found at the entrance to the pit areas at events are for guest and visitor use only. Not for teams.

Teams/team members that don't bring safety glasses to events or don't wear their safety glasses in the prescribed areas at events are indicating that they choose not to be in compliance with our safety core value. In this case, the team/team member needing to borrow safety glasses from the safety glass table will have their team number noted by the safety glass attendant. This information will be shared with the judges panel at the event which could reflect negatively on the team.

Volunteers

• Each team is required to provide one volunteer for the event.
• Volunteers should be high school aged or older
• Volunteers MUST sign up via the FIRST website Dashboard: www.firstinspires.org
• Please email Volunteer Coordinator melissa.lorencen-waldron@eastjacksonschools.org with any questions

Equipment

• Teams are asked to bring an extension cord and power strip for their own use at the pits.
• Please label all equipment with your team number.

Award / Judging Information

• Compass & Promote awards will be awarded at this event
• Each team will have a 15 minute judging session

• Up to 10 minutes of this time may be used for a prepared presentation to the judges
• The remaining time will be for Q&A from the judges
• Judging schedules <host input directions>
• All teams should plan on being ready to go into judging at 8am Saturday morning
• Remember to bring your Engineering Notebooks

Food and Pre-Order Lunches

Concessions : Concessions will be available .  Some of the ala carte lunch items will include pulled pork sandwiches,nachos, pretzels w/cheese,Bosco sticks and walking tacos.

Pre-order lunches: None available at this time.

Special Information (Hotels/Restaurants/etc.)

Hotel Information

Fairfield Inn & Suites Jackson 2395 Shirley Drive, Jackson, MI 49202  517-784-7877        

Holiday Inn Express & Suites JACKSON: 3506 O'Neill Drive Jackson,MI 49202 1-866-765-9565

Holiday Inn Jackson NW  2696 Bob McClain Dr Jackson,MI 49202   517-789-9600

Baymont Inn & Suites: 2035 Bondsteel Dr. Jackson, MI 49202 517-789-6000

Comfort Inn 1645 Commerce Park Dr. Chelsea,MI 48118   734-433-8000

Restaurant Information

Restaurants

Bob Evans

Fast Food

McDonalds

Wendy’s

Taco Bell

KFC

Hardware Stores -

Menards

Lowes & Home Depot (on west side of town)

Ace Hardware (Vandercook Lake)

Grocers -

Meijer

Dollar General

Kroger