Grades K-3 (ages 6-9)
Grades 4-8 (ages 9-16) ages 9-14 in the U.S. and Canada
Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
FIRST ® 2011 COMPETITION SCHEDULE Plan to join us—all FIRST ® events are free and open to the public! Date
City
ST/PROV.
VENUE
EVENT NAME
February 12
Daytona Beach
FL
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
FTC Florida State Championship Tournament
February 12
Stockbridge
GA
Community Bible Church
RoBUGs Georgia FTC Qualifying Tournament, sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company
February 12
Moscow
ID
University of Idaho
Idaho FTC Championship Tournament
February 12
Charlottesville
VA
University of Virginia
Virginia FTC Championship Tournament
February 12
Vienna
VA
Colvin Run Elementary School
Colvin Run Elementary School Jr.FLL Showcase
February 12-13
Dayton
OH
Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State University
FLL Ohio State Championship
February 13
Dayton
OH
Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State University
Jr.FLL Dayton Expo at FLL Ohio State Championship
February 19
North Andover
MA
North Andover High School
Merrimack Valley Massachusetts FTC Qualifying Tournament
February 19
Greensboro
NC
North Carolina A&T University
North Carolina FTC Championship Tournament
February 19
Ashland
NE
Strategic Air and Space Museum
Nebraska FLL Championship
February 19
Ashland
NE
Strategic Air and Space Museum
Nebraska Jr.FLL Fair
February 19
Newark
NJ
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Garden State Rumble FTC Championship Tournament
February 19
Cincinnati
OH
iSPACE
Ohio FTC Championship Tournament
February 19
Erie
PA
Behrend College
Pennsylvania FTC Qualifier
February 19
Baxter
TN
Upperman High School
Tennessee FTC Championship Tournament
February 26
Marietta
GA
Southern Polytechnic State University
Georgia FTC Championship Tournament
February 26
Iowa City
IA
University of Iowa, College of Engineering
Iowa FTC Championship Tournament
February 26
Owensboro
KY
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Kentucky FTC Championship Tournament
February 26
Baltimore
MD
UMBC Retriever Activities Center
Jr.FLL Expo at Maryland FLL Championship
February 26
Lee's Summit
MO
Summit Lakes Middle School
FLL Western Missouri/Kansas Regional
February 26
Rolla
MO
Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building Missouri University of S&T
Missouri FTC Championship Tournament
February 26
Arlington
TX
Tarrant County College
Jr.FLL Robotics Expo
February 27
Hillsboro
OR
South Meadows High School
Oregon FTC Championship Tournament
March 3
San Antonio
TX
Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center
Alamo FTC Championship Tournament
March 3-5
Manchester
NH
Verizon Wireless Arena
FRC BAE Systems Granite State Regional
March 3-5
Trenton
NJ
Sun National Bank Arena
FRC New Jersey Regional
March 3-5
Rochester
NY
Gordon Fieldhouse
FRC Finger Lakes Regional
March 3-5
San Antonio
TX
San Antonio Convention Center
FRC Alamo Regional
March 4-5
Flint
MI
Kettering University
Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition
March 4-5
Traverse City
MI
Traverse City Central High School
Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition
Fairbanks
AK
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska FTC Championship Tournament
March 5
Denver
CO
Regis University
Colorado FTC Championship Tournament
March 5
West Hartford
CT
The Kingswood-Oxford School
Connecticut Conquest FTC Championship Tournament
March 5
March 5
Savage
MN
Prior Lake High School
Minnesota Snow Drift FTC Championship Tournament
March 5
Florissant
MO
GALACTIC Center – Hazelwood Central High School Campus
St. Louis Jr.FLL Expo
C o n t i n u ed . . .
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VENUE
EVENT NAME
March 5
City
Weatherly
ST/PROV.
PA
Weatherly Public Schools
Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament
March 5
Orangeburg
SC
South Carolina State University, 1890 Research & Extension Program
South Carolina FTC Championship Tournament
March 5
North Charleston
SC
North Charleston Performing Arts Center
South Carolina FLL Championship Tournament
March 5
Arlington
TX
University of Texas at Arlington, Maverick Activities Center
Southwest FTC Championship Tournament
March 6
Middle Island
NY
Longwood High School
SBPLI Long Island FLL Championship Tournament
March 6
Middle Island
NY
Longwood High School
SBPLI Long Island Jr.FLL Expo
San Diego
CA
San Diego Sports Arena
FRC San Diego Regional
March 10-12 March 10-12
Orlando
FL
University Central Florida Arena
FRC Florida Regional
March 10-12
Worcester
MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
FRC WPI Regional
March 10-12
Duluth
MN
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
FRC Lake Superior Regional
March 10-12
Kansas City
MO
Hale Arena
FRC Greater Kansas City Regional
March 10-12
Pittsburgh
PA
Petersen Event Center
FRC Pittsburgh Regional
March 10-12
Milwaukee
WI
US Cellular Arena
FRC Wisconsin Regional
March 11-12
Waterford
MI
Waterford Mott High School
Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition
March 11-13
New York
NY
Javits Convention Center
FRC New York City Regional
March 12
Palmer
MA
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School
Massachusetts FTC Championship Tournament
March 12
Ladue
MO
Reed Elementary School
St. Louis Jr.FLL Expo
March 12
Antrim
NH
Great Brook School
New Hampshire FTC Championship Tournament Pilot
March 12
Rochester
NY
Rochester Institute of Technology
Brick City Jr.FLL Expo
March 12
New York
NY
Javits Convention Center
New York City FTC Championship Tournament
March 12-13
New York
NY
Javits Convention Center
Jr.FLL Expo at FRC New York City Regional
March 13
New York
NY
Javits Convention Center
New York City FLL Championship Event
March 14-16
Tel Aviv
Israel
Nokia Arena
FRC Israel Regional
March 17-19
Chandler
AZ
Hamilton High School
FRC Arizona Regional
March 17-19
Davis
CA
UC Davis Arc Pavilion
FRC Sacramento Regional
March 17-19
Duluth
GA
Gwinnett Civic Center
FRC Peachtree Regional
March 17-19
W. Lafayette
IN
Purdue University
FRC Boilermaker Regional
March 17-19
Westwego
LA
Alario Center
FRC Bayou Regional
March 17-19
Baltimore
MD
Baltimore Convention Center
FRC Chesapeake Regional
March 17-19
St. Louis
MO
Chaifetz Arena
FRC St. Louis Regional
March 17-19
Oklahoma City
OK
Cox Arena
FRC Oklahoma Regional
March 17-19
Houston
TX
George R. Brown Convention Center
FRC Lone Star Regional
March 17-19
Seattle
WA
Qwest Field Event Center
FRC Seattle Cascade Regional
March 17-19
Seattle
WA
Qwest Field Event Center
FRC Seattle Olympic Regional
Delft
South Holland
De Haagse Hogeschool Delft
FTC Championship Tournament, The Netherlands
March 18 March 18-19
Allendale
MI
Grand Valley State University
West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition
March 18-19
Detroit
MI
Wayne State University
Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition
March 19
Baltimore
MD
Baltimore Convention Center
Jr.FLL Expo at FRC Chesapeake Regional
March 20
Farmingdale
NJ
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, Program Activity Center
New Jersey Jr.FLL Spring Robotics and Engineering Expo
March 24-26
Long Beach
CA
Long Beach Arena
FRC Los Angeles Regional
March 24-26
Washington
DC
Walt. E. Washington Convention Center
FRC Washington DC Regional
March 24-26
Honolulu
HI
Stan Sheriff Center
FRC Hawaii Regional Sponsored by BAE Systems C o n t i n u ed . . .
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City
ST/PROV.
VENUE
EVENT NAME
IL
UIC Pavilion
FRC Midwest Regional
Hempstead
NY
Hofstra University
FRC SBPLI Long Island Regional
Waterloo
ON
University of Waterloo
FRC Waterloo Regional
March 24-26
Portland
OR
Memorial Coliseum
FRC Autodesk Oregon Regional
March 24-26
N. Charleston
SC
North Charleston Coliseum
FRC Palmetto Regional
March 25-26
Ann Arbor
MI
Skyline High School
Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition
March 24-26
Chicago
March 24-26 March 24-26
March 25-26
Niles
MI
Niles High School
Niles FIRST Robotics District Competition
March 26
Albany
NY
University at Albany
Jr.FLL Expo
March 27
Chico
CA
Chico Oaks Adventist School
Northern California ARL Challenge
March 31-April 2
San Jose
CA
San Jose State University
FRC Silicon Valley Regional
March 31-April 2
Hartford
CT
Connecticut Convention Center
Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional
March 31-April 2
Minneapolis
MN
Williams Sports Pavilion, University of MN
FRC Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional
March 31-April 2
Minneapolis
MN
Mariucci Arena, University of MN
FRC Minnesota North Star Regional
March 31-April 2
Las Vegas
NV
Thomas & Mack Arena, UNLV
FRC Las Vegas Regional
March 31-April 2
Mississauga
ON
Hershey Centre
FRC Greater Toronto East Regional
March 31-April 2
Mississauga
ON
Hershey Centre
FRC Greater Toronto West Regional
March 31-April 2 April 1 April 1-2 April 1-2
Knoxville
TN
Knoxville CC/Coliseum
FRC Smoky Mountain Regional
Mississauga
ON
Hershey Centre
Jr.FLL Expo at Greater Toronto FRC Regional
Livonia
MI
Churchill High School
Livonia FIRST Robotics District Competition
Troy
MI
Troy Athens High School
Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition
April 2
Des Plaines
IL
Science and Arts Academy
Jr.FLL Expo
April 2
Huntington
WV
Marshall University Morrow Library
West Virginia Jr.FLL Expo
April 7-9
Denver
CO
Ritchie Center, University of Denver
FRC Colorado Regional
April 7-9
Boston
MA
Agganis Arena, Boston University
FRC Boston Regional
April 7-9
Ypsilanti
MI
Eastern Michigan University
Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition State Championship
April 7-9
Raleigh
NC
Dorton Arena
FRC North Carolina Regional
April 7-9
Cleveland
OH
Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University
FRC Buckeye Regional
April 7-9
Philadelphia
PA
Liacouras Center – Temple
FRC Philadelphia Regional
April 7-9
Dallas
TX
Dallas Convention Center
FRC Dallas Regional Sponsored by JCPenney
April 7-9
Salt Lake City
UT
University of Utah
FRC Utah Regional
April 7-9
Richmond
VA
VCU Siegel Center
FRC Virginia Regional
April 9
Arlington
TX
University of Texas – Arlington
Jr.FLL Robotics Expo
April 16
Lambertville
MI
Monroe Road Elementary
Jr.FLL Showcase Event
St. Louis
MO
Edward Jones Dome
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP (All Programs)
April 27-30
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