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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 have the the JFLL program for 6-9 year olds be a part of our FIRST family!

FIRST LEGO^™ League (FLL)

Registration is now closed for the 2008 season of FIRST LEGO^™ League.

The 2008 FLL game theme is Climate Connections. For more information about this year's challenge visit the FLL website: www.firstlegoleague.org.

This year's Connecticut Local LEGO^™ League tournaments will be held in November and December, and the Connecticut State Championships will be held at Central Connecticut State University. For more information contact Matt Starkey at mstarkey@snet.net or visit localct-fll.org.

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

Registration for the 2008-2009 season of the FIRST Tech Challenge is now open. To learn more about the FTC program contact Dave Mellen,Mellen.D@K-O.org. Our official FTC Championship Tournament will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2009.

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)

The FIRST Robotics Competition Regional event will be held March 26-28, 2009 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

November 22, 2008: FIRST LEGO League Enfield Qualifier, Enfield, Connecticut
FIRST LEGO League Bash@theBeach, Old Lyme, CT
FIRST LEGO League Vernon Qualifier, Vernon, CT
December 6, 2008: FIRST LEGO League Bridgeport Qualifier, Bridgeport CT
Junior FIRST LEGO League and FIRST LEGO League Ragged Mtn. Invitational, Berlin CT
December 14, 2008: FIRST LEGO League Connecticut State Tournament, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
January 3, 2009: FIRST Robotics Competition Remote Kickoff event, hosted by FRC Team 176, Windsor Locks High School (open only to teams who have pre-registered to attend this event)
February 8, 2009: Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo, Stamford, CT
February 14, 2009: 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 26, 2009 - February 28, 2009: FIRST Robotics Competition BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional, Verizon Center, Manchester, NH
February 28, 2009: FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament, Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, contact: Eric Duda, FTC Affiliate Partner.
March 5 - 7, 2009: FIRST Robotics Competition Boston Regional, Agganis Arena, Boston University, Boston, MA
March 7, 2009: FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament, Connecticut, contact: Dave Mellen, FTC Affiliate Partner
March 7, 2009: FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament, New England Institute of Technology, Warwick, RI, contact Erin Flynn, FTC Affiliate Partner
March 26 - 28, 2009: FIRST Robotics Competition Connecticut Regional, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT