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Day One/Friday: Opening Ceremony and Qualification Match Play v.final3 bh

Please note additional script instructions at bottom of document

Actual Ceremony times and length will be based on the number of teams competing, number of speakers, adherence to schedule, etc. Please update for your specific Regional event. Day One/Friday AV show elements REGIONAL SPONSOR ppt/video SAFETY ANIMATION Award 2018 video DEAN, DON, and WOODIE WELCOME 2018 video SCHOLARSHIP 2018 video EVENT OPENER 2018 video National Anthem video(s) FIRST POWER UP Game Animation 2018 video * NOTE: always use uncaptioned versions of videos unless instructed otherwise

Day One/Friday Opening Ceremony and Qual. Match Play

PRE- SHOW

7:30 AM AV Production • Rehearse Natl. Anthems w/performer (if using live performers)

• Test input from Scoring Computer; and run lighting, sound, and projection checks

HOUSE OPENS

8:00 AM AV Production Event Manager

• Play walk-in music

• Playing Field lights should be at 50% or have a Pre-Show look

• Roll REGIONAL SPONSOR PPT per FIRST, RD or Event Mgr.

- Open doors for teams - Judge’s chairs set - Referees check in, with intro (walk across field) rehearsed with Head Ref - Safety Advisors check in, with intro (walk across field) rehearsed with Lead Saf. Adv. - Everyone being introduced (Speakers) accounted for (RD’s please help with this)

8:20 AM FTA, Ev. Mgr. Robots in place on field, teams in driver stations, Judges seated

OPENING CEREMONY

8:29 AM AV Production • Flash lights (ballyhoo) for opening

• Then dim/take out field lights

8:30 AM AV Production Game Announcer

• Roll EVENT OPENER video rt: :55 (plus :30 bumper roll off)

• Restore lights on field

• Use music roll off on video for MC’s entrance under Game Announcer’s VO Start to intro MC at “explosion” into the FIRST Power Up logo in the video (at :53 sec.)

Game Announcer

Ladies & Gentleman, please provide a warm welcome for your Tournament MC XXXXXXX! (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of Emcee)

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8:31 AM Emcee Welcomes audience

Good morning XXXXXXXXX! Welcome to the 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition and this year’s challenge: FIRST Power Up! This year’s game celebrates the early days of videogames as teams compete in the Arcade here on the field and try to Defeat The Boss! We’ve got some great Teams competing here this weekend: many veterans Teams and (if applicable) some rookies- Welcome rookies! We have teams here from: XXXXXXXXXX (announce the states/provinces/countries competing at the event)

But before we get to the match play, let’s hear from the two guys who created the FIRST Robotics Competition: Founder Dean Kamen, and Distinguished Advisor Woodie Flowers, along with FIRST President Don Bossi (Bo- see)

8:34 AM AV Production • Dim/take out field lights

• Roll DEAN, DON, and WOODIE WELCOME video rt: 1:00


8:35 AM Emcee Introduces first Speaker

It’s now my pleasure to introduces our first Speaker: XXXXXXX (Proper title and phonetic pronunciation of presenter)

** If Speaker is representing a Sponsor, use this intro: “This competition is only possible with the support of our local Sponsors. Representing one of the Sponsors, XXXX Corporation, please welcome XXXXXXXXXXXX (Title and name)

1st Speaker AV Production

Walks on to the field -- Brief remarks

• handheld mic

8:38 AM Emcee Introduces Second Guest: I would now like to introduce XXXXXXXXXXX (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of presenter)

2nd Speaker AV Production

Walks onto the Field -- Brief remarks

• handheld mic

8:41 AM Emcee

And now let’s meet the Judges. To introduce this distinguished group of volunteers, please welcome the Judge Advisor XXXXXXXX (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of presenter) (note if any are FIRST Alumni)

Judge Advisor or MC AV Production

Walks onto the Field -- Introduces Judges ** Not all Judge Advisors want to speak, so this may be done by the MC

• handheld mic

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8:46 AM Emcee

Judges, thank you for your time and efforts – you’ve got a difficult task with this great group of teams. There’s another group of people you’ll get to know here on the playing field. Their job is to ensure fair play, to help you play within the rules of the game, and to help all Teams compete like crazy while remembering their gracious professionalism. Their rulings are final and there will be no video reviews. Please welcome your referees, lead by Head Referee XXXXXXXX (name and title/employer – NOTE if a FIRST Alumni) Referees walk across the field waving, and exit field.

8:48 AM Emcee Emcee AV Production Emcee

Along with a fair competition, Safety is a priority at FIRST. We want you to have fun and be safe at the same time. Please welcome our Lead Safety Advisor XXXX (name and title) and the UL Safety Advisors! Safety Advisors walk onto field, wave, and exit field.

And congratulations to Team 2877, The Ligerbots from Newton, Massachusetts for their terrific award winning Safety Animation, let’s check it out.

• Dim/take out field lights

• Roll SAFETY ANIMATION 2018 video rt: 1:02


Speaking of safety, here at the event we’d like to make sure you and your Team have a Safety Plan. Mentors, please communicate to your team where you will meet in the case of an evacuation, and note the nearest exits both in the Pits and the Arena. In the event of an emergency, please listen to the announcements in the field area and the Pits for specific instructions.

8:53 AM Emcee AV Production Emcee

In FIRST, you learn a lot: Engineering and computer skills, business and interpersonal skills, time management and GRIT. Colleges, Universities, and Companies recognize that you gain these skills, and they want YOU! Nearly 200 colleges and universities are making available over 50 MILLION dollars in scholarships specifically to FIRST participants and Alumni as part of the FIRST Scholarship Program; and Companies are also interested in hiring you as Interns. You can find out about these opportunities in the FIRST Internship Portal to help you continue to achieve the mission of FIRST. Let’s hear a little about the FIRST Scholarship program…


• Roll SCHOLARSHIP video rt: :32


You can find information on the FIRST Alumni and Scholarship Programs at the information table located at: _____________________ (location of Alumni/Scholarship Table/Scholarship row)

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8:55 AM Emcee In FIRST, we have one award which recognizes individual students – The Dean’s List Award. Would all of those students who have been nominated by their team as a Dean’s List Award Semi-Finalist please stand and be recognized. We wish you all the best of luck in your interviews today. Thanks for being such terrific leaders.

8:56 AM Emcee Mentors and Coaches are critical to the FIRST experience. We know that many of you are also mentoring teams from other FIRST Programs: FIRST LEGO League Junior, FIRST LEGO League, and the FIRST Tech Challenge. So a big thanks to all the Mentors and Coaches for your dedication and efforts on behalf of all FIRST programs. FIRST will meet you wherever you are: whatever your age or ability, there’s a FIRST Program for you. Go to the FIRST website: FIRSTinspires.org for more information on any of the Programs. If applicable and FLL and/or FTC is displaying:

You can check out the other FIRST Programs on display here this weekend up in the concourse. Alright, it’s almost time to get into the Arcade, but before we set the robots into action, ladies and gentleman please stand for the National Anthem. Note: an example of a multiple nation introduction:

“Ladies and gentleman, please stand for the national anthem of the Country of Brazil, followed by the National Anthems of both the United Kingdom, and the United States.”

Note: host country’s National Anthem should be played last

AV Production • Dim/take out field lights

• Roll appropriate National Anthem videos in proper order


Emcee AV Production Emcee Game Announcer

And now, let’s prepare the Arcade for the competition! Are you ready? Teams please come on out and Power Up your robots!

• Play pump-up music while the teams power up their robots

• After the field is set and on the direction of the FTA, the MC introduces the GA.

• Music stays under all Team Introductions for every match, then continues under all match play

The other voice you’ll be hearing this weekend is our Game Announcer; please welcome XXXXXXXXXX !! Good Morning (city name)!!

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QUALIFICATION MATCH PLAY

9:00 AM Emcee & GA AV Production

MC & GA begin Team intros, starting at the Red Alliance driver station with the team closest to the scoring table, then proceed counterclockwise around the field, ending up at the other end of the scoring table in front of the Blue Alliance driver station.

• IMAG of each Team being introduced

• Music under Team intros

GA GA Note: for the team intros on day one, 2-3 team sponsors will be mentioned in the Team’s first

round only. After the first time a team plays, the GA should not use Sponsors in the Intros. Use team name, or school, or nickname and home town.

Emcee AV Production GA AV Production

Get “Thumbs Up” from FTA and check to see Head Ref is also ready.

Start first and every match with “Drivers behind the line, 3, 2, 1, Power Up!”

• Display Timer/Score bar during entire match as an upper third

• Display camera shots of match on IMAG.

• Take Timer/Score bar upper third down at the end of each match

• Display Match Results on IMAG. Announce the Match Results as it is revealed on the projection screen

• Display Match Preview from scoring computer as Teams set-up on the Field

9:04 AM Emcee After the first match: For those unfamiliar with this year’s game, here’s the FIRST Power Up game animation to help you out.

AV Production • Keep field lights up for this video because Teams/Field Crew will be resetting the playing field.

• Cut the music

• Roll 2018 FIRST POWER UP Game Animation video rt: 2:40 (use uncaptioned version unless instructed otherwise)

• Restore music

• Display Match Preview from scoring computer as Teams set-up on the Field

9:07 AM Emcee & GA AV Production

Introduce Teams in the next match, play match, then announce score.

• Repeat Team Intro/Match Play/Match Results/Match Preview display sequence for each match.

LUNCH BREAK

AV Production

• Dim/take out field lights (use Pre-Show look)


• Play background (less energetic) music at lower/background volume

resume QUALIFICATION MATCH PLAY

Emcee & GA AV Production

Continue Qualification match play sequence.

• Restore music


• Repeat Team Intro/Match Play/Match Results/Match Preview display sequence

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Day One/Friday: Closing & Awards Ceremony Day One/Friday Closing AV show elements REGIONAL SPONSOR ppt/video Award music stingers Award slides (Vol. of Year and WFFA) “INSPIRE the WORLD” walk-out music

**Actual Ceremony start and end time will be based on Match Play, Mentor Parade, etc.

PRE- SHOW 5:20 PM or

immediately following final match

AV Production Event Mgr.

• Award walk-on music stinger cued - All participants accounted for and standing by - Awards staged near field

CLOSING CEREMONY 5:30 PM Emcee

AV Production

Event Mgr.

Welcome to this afternoon’s Closing Ceremony! We did it: we successfully made it through XXX Qualification matches. And we wouldn’t have done it without a terrific Field Crew. So let’s hear it for all the volunteers who helped make today such a success. (lead applause) And thanks to all the Teams for your Gracious Professionalism on and off the playing field. Keep it up! MENTOR RECOGNITION: PLAN A (run Mentor Parade)

Now we’d like to recognize all the Mentors for their dedication to the students and the FIRST programs with the Mentor Parade!

• play parade music

With one year of service! (the group marches around field with # sign)

With two years… - Repeat for groups: 3,4,5-7,8-10,11-13,14+ years

(highlight any 15 year or higher individuals)

Thank you Mentors! We invite you to return to your seats now for the rest of the Ceremony. (then intro 1st Speaker)

- WFFA presenters will be held field-side

MENTOR RECOGNITION: PLAN B Recognize Mentors by asking them to stand up when you announce their years of Volunteering:

And now we’d like to recognize all the Mentors for their dedication to the students and the FIRST programs by inviting them to stand when I call out the number of years they have been Mentoring.

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With one year of service! (the group stands) And now please have a seat so we can recognize those Mentors with two years… “

- Repeat for groups: 3,4,5-7,8-10,11-13,14+ years (highlight any 15 year or

higher individuals) - Congratulate all Mentors and then intro 1st Speaker

MENTOR RECOGNITION: PLAN C

- Move Mentor Recognition to the following day or cancel

5:48PM Emcee

Introduces first guest:

I would now like to introduce our first speaker XXXXXXXXXXXXXX! (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of presenter)

1st Speaker

AV Production


• handheld mic

5:51 PM Emcee Introduces next guest:

I would now like to introduce our second guest, XXXXXXX! (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of presenter)

2nd Speaker

AV Production

Event Mgr.


• handheld mic Prep next group: the local Committee and/or RD lined up to present VOY Award

AWARDS 5:55 PM Emcee

AV Production

And now it’s time to present our first award, the Volunteer of the Year Award. This award is very special because there are so many deserving people eligible for it. The Inspectors, Refs, Judges, the Field and scoring table crew, the Planning Committee, the machine shop folks, Pit Admin, are all Volunteers. And without Volunteer support, FIRST would not exist. Their dedication and commitment are a critical part of the FIRST experience across all FIRST programs. So now it’s time to thank them with a loud round of applause for all their work on your behalf. (lead applause)

To present the Volunteer of the Year Award, please welcome the local Committee Chair (or Regional Director or…) XXXXXXXXXXX

• handheld mic

5:58 PM Award Presenter AV Production

local Committee Chair or Regional Director presents VOY Award

• Display template Award Name slide (Volunteer of the Year Award)

• Display Winner’s slide after the Winner is announced by the presenter

• Play walk-up award stinger after Winner is announced and play music until Winner has processed thru the receiving line.

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6:04 PM Emcee AV Production

And now to present the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award, please welcome XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

• handheld mic

Award Presenter AV Production

WFA or WFFA former recipient presents Woodie Flowers Finalist Award

• Display template Award Name slide (Woodie Flowers Finalist Award)

• Display Winner’s slide after the Winner is announced by the presenter

• Play walk-up award stinger after Winner is announced and play music until Winner has processed thru the receiving line.

6:10 PM Emcee

AV Production

Congratulation to today’s award winners. We will be presenting all of our Team awards tomorrow afternoon. Thanks to all the teams here at the XXX Regional for your hard work and gracious professionalism today. We have another full day tomorrow with Opening Ceremonies at 8:30 AM. A reminder that the Pits will be closing at ___________. It’s time for us to power down. Have a great night and we’ll see you tomorrow.

• Play walk-out music: “Inspire The World”

Please note:

1. Add or delete cells based on plus or minus speakers/items to add or delete.

2. Ensure that all pronunciations of presenters are understood in advance and loaded into script in phonetic

spelling, not actual spelling

3. Do run through of Friday’s opening ceremonies on Thursday after practice matches with Production company

4. Ensure that AV Production company has all videos for all awards ready to go prior to start of ceremonies

5. Constantly communicate with judge adviser to ensure that all awards and scripts are done well in advance of

closing ceremonies each day.

6. Every block that has XXXXXXXX is to be the phonetic name, and title of the speaker

7. Please remove script instructions here and noted in blocks prior to copying and giving to the Emcee to eliminate

confusion

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Day Two/Saturday: Opening Ceremony, Alliance Selection, & Playoffs v.final3 bh

Day Two/Saturday AV show elements: 2018 REGIONAL SPONSOR ppt/video 2018 GAME ANIMATION video EVENT OPENER 2018 video National Anthem video(s) FIRST: What Does It Mean To You video Digital Animation Award 2018 video * NOTE: always use uncaptioned versions of videos unless instructed otherwise FILLER Videos for Playoffs: 2017 FIRST Championship Wrap video Signs- How Do You FIRST? video Team 1405 parody music video Team 5614 parody music video MathDance video

* Actual Ceremony times and length will be based on the number of teams competing

Day Two/Saturday Opening Ceremony and Qual. Match Play PRE- SHOW

7:30 AM AV Production • rehearse Natl. Anthems w/performer (if using live performers)

• Test input from Scoring Computer; and run lighting, sound, and projection checks

HOUSE OPENS

8:00 AM AV Production Event Manager

• Play walk-in music

• Playing Field lights should be at 50% or have a Pre-Show look


- Open doors for teams - Judge’s chairs set - Referees check in, with intro (walk across field) rehearsed with Head Ref - Safety Advisors check in, with intro (walk across field) rehearsed with Lead Saf. Adv. - Everyone being introduced (Speakers) accounted for (RD’s please help with this)

8:20 AM FTA, Ev. Mgr. Robots in place on field, teams in driver stations, Judges seated

OPENING CEREMONY

8:29 AM AV Production • Flash lights (ballyhoo) for opening

• Then dim/take out field lights

8:30 AM AV Production Game Announcer

• Roll EVENT OPENER video rt. :55 (plus :30 bumper roll off)


• Use music roll off on video for MC’s entrance under Game Announcer’s VO Start to intro MC at “explosion” into the FIRST Power Up logo in the video (at :53 sec.)

Game Announcer

Ladies & Gentleman, please provide a warm welcome for your Tournament MC XXXXXXX! (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of Emcee)

8:32 AM Emcee

• Welcomes audience

Good morning (name of city)! Wow, what a great day of Qualification Matches we had yesterday. Teams, thank you all for your Gracious

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AV Production Emcee

Professionalism on and off the field. And thanks for being such great role models with your creativity, excitement, determination and sportsmanship. Keep it up today as the competition intensifies! Regardless of how your team is doing in the rankings, I hope you can see the bigger picture. FIRST isn’t really about the competition. It’s about building the future. What happens during the competition with your robot is just a tiny fraction of what FIRST is all about. It’s about building a community, and building leaders. FIRST is about so much More than Robots, it’s about… well, just watch this…


• Roll FIRST: What Does It Mean To You video rt: 1:34


Be sure to take some time to answer that question for yourself: What does FIRST mean to you? And think about where FIRST has taken you, and where it will lead you in the future. So no matter how today plays out, whether you win or lose, remember to take it in stride as part of a much longer journey you are on to make this world a better place for all of us. And don’t forget to enjoy the ride!

8:36 AM Emcee Introduces first Speaker:

I would now like to introduce XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX! (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of presenter)


Walks on to the field -- brief remarks

• handheld mic

8:39 AM Emcee Introduces Second Guest:

Please also welcome XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ! (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of presenter)


Walks on to the field -- brief remarks

• handheld mic

8:42 AM Emcee Introduce Judges (No individual introductions, introduce as a group)

Please welcome back the Judges. Hopefully you’ve all had the chance to meet and impress them. Good Morning Judges!!

8:42 AM Emcee Please welcome back our hard-working Referees! Refs wave

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8:43 AM Emcee And please show your appreciation for another talented group of volunteers, your robot inspectors, led by Lead Robot Inspector, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

Inspectors wave and walk across the field.

A reminder, that all teams must be re-inspected after their final qualification match to be eligible for the Playoff tournament.

8:44 AM

Emcee

Here’s what the schedule looks like today: this morning we’ll finish up the Qualification matches and then go immediately into the Alliance Selection, where the Top eight teams will each pick two partners. These Eight Alliances will then move on to the Playoffs. After a lunch break we’ll begin the Playoff rounds and end the competition with an Awards Ceremony. It’s going to be an exciting day.

Ladies and gentleman, please stand for the National Anthem of the United States.

* Note: an example of a multiple nation introduction: “Ladies and gentleman, please stand for the national anthem of the Country of Brazil, followed by the National Anthems of both the United Kingdom, and the United States * Note: host country’s National Anthem should be played last

8:46 AM AV Production • Dim/take out field lights

• Roll appropriate National Anthem videos in proper order


8:50 AM Emcee AV Production Emcee Game Announcer

And now, let’s prepare the Arcade for the competition! Teams please come on out and Power Up your robots!

• Play pump-up music while the teams power up their robots

• After the field is set and on the direction of the FTA, the MC introduces the GA.

• Music stays under all Team Introductions for every match, then continues under all match play

Please welcome back our Game Announcer XXXXXXXXXX Good Morning (city name)!!

resume QUALIFICATION MATCH PLAY

Emcee & GA AV Production

Continue Qualification match play sequence used in Day One.

• Repeat Team Intro/Match Play/Match Results/Match Preview display sequence for each match.

after QUALIFICATION MATCH PLAY Emcee

While we gather the Team representatives for the Alliance Selection, let’s check out the Digital Animation Award Winner from Team 1317, Digital Fusion from Westerville, Ohio.

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AV Production


• roll Digital Animation Award 2018 video (rt :30)

• Restore lights

• Use the music/DJ to fill the rest of the time until Alliance Selection begins

ALLIANCE SELECTION 12:00 PM Emcee, GA Run Alliance selection – use Alliance Selection script if needed.

AV Production • Display Alliance Selection Team list from Scoring Computer after all top eight Teams have been introduced. Display Scoring Computer during entire selection process. (No IMAG)

• Handheld mic

12:30 LUNCH BREAK AV Production

• Dim/take out field lights (use Pre-Show look)


• Play background (less energetic) music at lower/background volume

1:25 PM FTA - Playoff Match 1 Teams place robots on field

1:27 PM Emcee Intro 2018 FIRST Power Up Game Animation video (optional: use if audience has noticeably increased, VIPS have assembled, etc.)

AV Production • Roll FIRST Power Up Game Animation video rt: 2:40 (use uncaptioned version unless instructed otherwise)

PLAYOFF TOURNAMENT

1:30 PM AV Production MC & GA AV Production MC

PLAYOFFS: There will be a minimum of 14 matches, and a maximum of 21 matches in a “Best 2 out of 3” elimination tournament.

• Restore music


• Repeat Team Intro/Match Play/Match Results/Match Preview display sequence for each match

Run the FIRST Handshake BEFORE Finals Match 1 as part of the Team Intro Play the FILLER PLAYOFF videos during the team timeouts and field timeouts during the Playoff Tournament. The videos are an additional entertainment element to be used to keep the event energized and interesting, and should be used to fill down time, as needed, in addition to the music. The MC should briefly introduce each video. Playlist:

• During the first time-out: Signs- How Do You FIRST? (rt: 2:06)

• During the second time-out: Team 1405 music parody video (rt 2:44)

• Between the Semis and Finals: MathDance video (rt: 1:30)

• After Finals Match 1: 2017 FIRST Championship Wrap video (rt: 3:53)

• If desired: Team 5614 music parody video (rt 3:27)

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Day Two/Saturday: Closing & Awards Ceremony

Day Two/Saturday Closing AV show elements REGIONAL SPONSOR PPT/Video Award music stingers Award slides “INSPIRE the WORLD” walk-out music Chairman’s Award video (from Event Mgr.)

** Actual Ceremony times and length will be based on the number of teams competing

PRE-SHOW 4:00 PM or

immediately following final match

Event Manager FTA

- All participants accounted for and assembled - Awards staged Field prepped for Awards Ceremony

AV Production


• Play music , keeping the energy up

• Award walk-on music stinger cued

CLOSING CEREMONY 4:15 PM Emcee ▪ Wow, what a great competition! Thanks to all the people behind the

scenes who made the last few days such a success: from the Sponsors to Regional Planning Committee to the field crew and scoring table folks, to the volunteers in the Pits and the Machine Shop. Thank you volunteers! (lead applause)

▪ And Mentors, thank you. We need more of you! FIRST Teams in all programs continue to increase, and we need more dedicated people like you. You are the key to success for so many students. Let’s now have the students carry on the FIRST tradition of standing up to thank their Mentors and Coaches. They generously volunteer their time and efforts because they believe in you. Please stand up and show your appreciation. (lead applause)

▪ And now as the competition winds down, take a minute to reflect on what you’ve accomplished over this season: the Teamwork, developing relationships, learning new skills, preparing for college or the trades, accepting responsibility, having fun and building character.

▪ It’s not easy to do what you just did: design, build and compete with a sophisticated machine in a competitive atmosphere. But no matter how you and your team fared at this event, you’ve come out ahead. Because by participating in FIRST, you’ve invested in your future. And after being here this weekend surrounded by such a supportive community of culture changers, I can say the future just got a whole lot brighter!

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▪ Finally, let’s recognize a group of leaders in the FIRST community, and on your Teams: the high school Seniors. Would all students in their final year of high school please stand up.

(lead applause)

Thanks for all you’ve done for FIRST, and good luck in your future- I know it’s going to be a success.

4:20 PM Emcee Introduces first Speaker:

I would now like to introduce our first guest XXXXXXXX (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of presenter)


Steps on to the field -- Brief remarks

• handheld mic

4:23 PM Emcee Introduces second guest:

Please also welcome XXXXXXXXXXX (proper title and phonetic pronunciation of presenter)


Steps on to the field -- Brief remarks

• handheld mic

4:27 PM Emcee Please welcome onto the field the Judges to help hand out the Awards!

Judges Emcee

Judges line up in appropriate award line format Give instructions on how Teams should access the field to receive awards

AWARDS

4:30 PM Emcee Emcee & GA AV Production

And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for… The Emcee reads the Awards on the field, ending each Award reading with the Team number. The GA reads Team Short Name and hometown, state, and country (if from outside country of the competition) after the Team number.

• Display template Award Name slide

• Display Winner’s slide after the Winner is announced by the MC

• Play walk-up award stinger after Winner is announced by MC and play music until entire team has processed thru the receiving line. (do not wait for GA to read name/hometown) .

• Repeat for each award.

1. Imagery Award

2. Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation

3. Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox

4. Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

5. Rookie Inspiration Award sponsored by National Instruments

6. Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation

7. Gracious Professionalism® Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

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8. Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors

9. Judges Award

10. Safety Award sponsored by UL

11. Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation

12. Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi

13. Highest Rookie Seed Award

14. Finalist

15. Winner

16. Rookie All Star Award

17. Engineering Inspiration Award

18. FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award

19. Chairman’s Award

MC NOTES:

▪ Regional Winner, Rookie All-Star, Engineering Inspiration and Chairman’s Award winners ALL qualify for a Championship.

▪ Announce any Wildcards from the Regional Finalist Alliance who qualified for the Championship using the Wildcard script generated from the scoring system. Announce these after the Chairman’s Award.

5:40 PM Emcee AV Production Emcee

And now let’s check out the Chairman’s Award winning Teams video submission


• roll “Chairman’s Award” video from winning team (get from EVENT Mgr)

• restore lights

Congratulations to our Chairman’s Award winner- great job! Ladies and gentleman this concludes the Awards ceremony and the FIRST Power Up competition here in ___________. Please join me in congratulating all the teams on their performance, and more importantly, for all their efforts towards a successful future! Good luck to all the Teams who are competing again this season, and we hope to see the rest of you back here for another exciting FIRST Robotics Competition next year. Thanks everyone! And good night.

5:45 PM AV Production • Play walk-out music “Inspire The World”

Please note:

8. Add or delete cells based on plus or minus speakers/items to add or delete.

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9. Ensure that all pronunciations of presenters are understood in advance and loaded into script in phonetic

spelling, not actual spelling

10. Do run through of Friday’s opening ceremonies on Thursday after practice matches with Production company

11. Ensure that AV Production company has all videos for all awards ready to go prior to start of ceremonies

12. Constantly communicate with judge adviser to ensure that all awards and scripts are done well in advance of

closing ceremonies each day.

13. Every block that has XXXXXXXX is to be the phonetic name, and title of the speaker

14. Please remove script instructions here and noted in blocks prior to copying and giving to the Emcee to eliminate

confusion

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