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Please note our calendar, below, for events being held in the New England region. FIRST events are open to the public!

Also visit www.robotevents.com for more exciting robot events!

Junior FIRST LEGO^™ League (JFLL)

We are pleased to announce the the JFLL program for 6-9 year olds has been officially sanctioned by FIRST. If you are interested in forming a team this season please contact us. Team registration isnow open.

FIRST LEGO^™ League (FLL)

Registration is now open for the 2007 season of FIRST LEGO^™ League. Click here for more information. As of September 13, 2007 5,757 US and Canadian teams have already registered! Note that registration is expected to fill early this year, so be sure to reserve your spot this fall!

The 2007 FLL game theme is Power Puzzle, "Energy Resources - Meeting the Global Demand." For more information about this year's challenge visit the FLL website: www.firstlegoleague.org.

Plans are in the works for this year's Connecticut Local LEGO^™ League tournaments which will be held in November and December, and the Connecticut State Championships to be held at Central Connecticut State University. For more information contact Patrick Foster at FosterP@mail.ccsu.edu or visit localct-fll.org.

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) (formerly FIRST Vex Challenge)

Registration for the 2007-2008 season of the FIRST Tech Challenge is now open. To learn more about the FTC program contact info@connvex.org. Our official FTC Championship Tournament will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2008. Visit our website for more information.

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)

The FIRST Robotics Competition Regional event will be held March 13-15, 2008 at the Connecticut Convention Center. Contact Michael Sperber at msperber@usfirst.org (visit our website for more information).

Calendar of FIRST Events in New England

October 27, 2007: FIRST demonstration of all programs, Connecticut Science Educators' Conference, New Britain High School, New Britain, CT, contact: Mike Betts
November 3, 2007: FIRST LEGO League Shrewsbury Local event, Shrewsbury, MA
November 10, 2007: FIRST LEGO League tournament, New Hampshire
FIRST LEGO League Leominster Local event, Leominster, MA
Massachusetts Quad Quandary Vex Robotics Qualifier 1 (NOT a FIRST tournament), Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA
November 14, 2007: WPI Savage Soccer Scrimmage (NOT a FIRST tournament), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
November 17, 2007: FIRST LEGO League tournament, New Hampshire
FIRST LEGO League qualifier, location TBD, Connecticut
FIRST LEGO League Bash@theBeach, Old Lyme, CT
FIRST LEGO League Blackstone Valley Tournament, MA
WPI Savage Soccer Tournament for Vex robots (NOT a FIRST tournament), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Massachusetts Quad Quandary Vex Robotics Qualifier 2 (NOT a FIRST tournament), Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA
December 1, 2007: FIRST LEGO League Bridgeport Qualifier, Bridgeport CT
Junior FIRST LEGO League and FIRST LEGO League Ragged Mtn. Invitational, Berlin CT
FIRST LEGO League Vernon Qualifier, Vernon CT
Savage Soccer North Tournament, Pembroke Academy, Pembroke, NH (NOT a FIRST tournament),
December 8, 2007: FIRST LEGO League tournament, New Hampshire
FIRST LEGO League Massachusetts State Tournament, Quincy, MA
December 9, 2007: FIRST LEGO League Connecticut State Tournament, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
December 15, 2007: FIRST LEGO League Massachusetts State Tournament, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Massachusetts Quad Quandary Vex Robotics Championship (NOT a FIRST tournament), Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA
January, 30 2008 7-8pm: DreamFIRST webinar, sponsored by FRC 178, Enforcers. www.dreamfirst.org
February 3, 2008: Junior FIRST LEGO League Exposition, University of Connecticut, Stamford Campus, Stamford, CT
February 16, 2008: FIRST LEGO League demonstration, Suffield High School, Suffield, CT
FIRST Tech Challenge unofficial scrimmage, Suffield High School, Suffield, CT
FIRST Robotics Competition unofficial scrimmage "Suffield Shakedown Scrimmage", Suffield High School, Suffield, CT
February 23, 2008: FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament, Connecticut, contact: Kathie Kentfield, FTC Affiliate Partner
February 28, 2008 - March 1, 2008: FIRST Robotics Competition BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional, Verizon Center, Manchester, NH
March 1, 2008: FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament, Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, contact: Eric Duda, FTC Affiliate Partner.
March 2, 2008: FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament, New England Institute of Technology, Warwick, RI, contact Erin Flynn, FTC Affiliate Partner
March 8, 2008: FIRST LEGO League, Boston PowerPlay, Wentworth Institute, Boston, MA, www.baystatefirst.org/BFLL.html
March 13 - 15, 2008: FIRST Robotics Competition Connecticut Regional, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT
March 27 - 29, 2008: FIRST Robotics Competition Boston Regional, Agganis Arena, Boston University, Boston, MA
April 20, 2008: Family Day, FIRST Robotics Competition team demonstration at the Robotics exhibition, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
April 24-26, 2008: CPTV Science Expo, Expo Center, Hartford, CT
May 9-10, 2008: BattleCry 9, off-season FIRST Robotics Competition event, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. Note date! More info will be posted on their website.
May 20, 2008: FIRST Robotics Night at the Rock Cats baseball game.
June 3-5, 2008: Manufacture Your Future, CBIA Expo, Connecticut Expo Center, robotics demonstration.
June 7, 2008 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Norwalk Public Library family robotics demonstration.
June 14, 2008: Where is Wolcott? FRC Invitational, Wolcott, CT. More info: www.max1071.com.