Attending The Maryland FIRST LEGO League Tournament on January 30, 2010 at UMBC

SCHEDULE FOR PARENTS AND SPECTATORS

Please note: the following schedule is intended for Parents and Spectators. FLL Teams will be assigned to color groups. If you are rooting for a particular team, please find out what Color Group they get assigned to, and sit in the stands near the pair of Match Tables for that Color Group.

• All day Exhibitor Displays on Indoor Track: FRC and FTC Robot displays, industry displays, and more! The Census Bureau's Road Tour will be open all day. Click here for more info.
   
• 9:30am -11:30am: Junior FIRST LEGO League will exhibit their Projects. See 36 teams of 4-9 year olds demonstrate that, yes, they can do science and technology as well as the next senior engineer.
   
• 10:00am: UMBC Presentation: Learn why UMBC is the school to choose.
   
• Noon: FLL Tournament Opening Ceremony: Join our 64 FLL teams, 38 JrFLL Teams, more than 800 young engineers and thousands of family, friends, and VIPs to kick off the public event. The JrFLL teams will receive their awards as well.
   
• 1:00pm - 4:30pm: Robot Challenge Matches (three rounds per team). This is the primary public event. You'll see the 64 teams competing in four groups of two for the highest robot scores of the day. After three rounds each, we finish with the 8 team single-elimination rounds to get to a robot champion.
   
• 4:30pm – 6pm: Closing ceremony: After a day of technical, teamwork, and research presentations then three grueling hours of table challenges all the teams are recognized for the efforts and key awards are given out.

FOOD

• The Concession Stand in the Retriever Athletic Center will be open beginning in the morning, and will remain open through out the event.
• Visitors can also enjoy food in The Commons (bldg. 13 on campus maps). The Grill, on the mezzanine level, is open late until 10:30 p.m. seven nights a week.
• Many FLL Teams will opt to pre-order food in advance. Check your email for the food order form (will be sent the week of Jan 18).
• FLL Teams and Coaches are permitted to bring their own snacks and drinks.

LOCATION:

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Retriever Athletic Center (bldg. 32 on campus maps)
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250

http://www.umbc.edu/aboutumbc/map.pdf

PARKING:

FREE parking for Parents and Spectators will be available in Lots 8 and 9 on the following Campus Map: http://www.umbc.edu/aboutumbc/campusmap/map07.pdf

Here are more links to UMBC Campus Directions and Maps: http://www.umbc.edu/aboutumbc/campusmap

MORNING SCHEDULE FOR FLL TEAM MEMBERS AND COACHES:

• 7am - 8am: FLL Team Members and Coaches check in between and proceed to their Pit Areas. Note! FLL Pit Areas are Off Limits to the general public. Each Team will be given a small number of ‘Pit Passes’ which will allow them to admit visitors of their choice on a limited basis.
   
• 9am: FLL Robotics Teams will proceed to Judging rooms. Judging takes place in closed rooms, where cameras and recording devices are prohibited. One adult mentor is allowed to observe the Judging from the back of the closed Judging Room.