<span itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InformAction"><span style="display:none" itemprop="about" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Thing/Paragraph"><meta itemprop="description" content="Description updated"/></span><span itemprop="object" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Event"><div style=""><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" border="0" summary="" style="width:100%;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;border:1px Solid #ccc;border-width:1px 2px 2px 1px;background-color:#fff;"><tr><td><meta itemprop="eventStatus" content="http://schema.org/EventRescheduled"/><h4 style="padding:6px 0;margin:0 0 4px 0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:1.4;border:1px Solid #fff;background:#fff;color:#090;font-weight:normal"><strong>This event has been changed.</strong></h4><div style="padding:2px"><span itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization"><meta itemprop="name" content="Google Calendar"/></span><meta itemprop="eventId/googleCalendar" content="hcmupo3ujt2almoqc58r672vpo"/><div style="float:right;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px"> <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=aGNtdXBvM3VqdDJhbG1vcWM1OHI2NzJ2cG8gc3RlbS1hbm5vdW5jZUBsaXN0cy5yYnRjLnRlY2g&tok=NTIjdG1yODdhbzc0N2IwNG0wajhxdnY0dnYya2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbWYyMDMwMTE0ZjQzNzgyYjgzN2NmMjNlYzVlOWMyNTRlNTNmNGZhZmY&ctz=UTC&hl=en&es=0" style="color:#20c;white-space:nowrap" itemprop="url">more details »</a><br></div><h3 style="padding:0 0 6px 0;margin:0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;color:#222"><span itemprop="name">First Tech Challenge Christiansburg Qualifier (Robotics Competition)</span></h3><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" summary="Event details"><tr><td style="padding:0 1em 10px 0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#888;white-space:nowrap;width:90px" valign="top"><div><i style="font-style:normal">When</i></div></td><td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222" valign="top"><div style="text-indent:-1px"><time itemprop="startDate" datetime="20181208T140000Z"></time><time itemprop="endDate" datetime="20181208T233000Z"></time>Sat Dec 8, 2018 2pm – 11:30pm <span style="color:#888">Coordinated Universal Time</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 1em 10px 0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#888;white-space:nowrap;width:90px" valign="top"><div><i style="font-style:normal">Where</i></div></td><td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222" valign="top"><div style="text-indent:-1px"><span itemprop="location" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Place"><span itemprop="name" class="notranslate">Auburn Middle School
4163 Riner Road
Riner, VA 24149</span><span dir="ltr"> (<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Auburn+Middle+School%0D%0A4163+Riner+Road%0D%0ARiner,+VA+24149&hl=en" style="color:#20c;white-space:nowrap" target="_blank" itemprop="map">map</a>)</span></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 1em 10px 0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#888;white-space:nowrap;width:90px" valign="top"><div><i style="font-style:normal">Calendar</i></div></td><td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222" valign="top"><div style="text-indent:-1px">stem-announce@lists.rbtc.tech</div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0 1em 10px 0;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#888;white-space:nowrap;width:90px" valign="top"><div><i style="font-style:normal">Who</i></div></td><td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222" valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="padding-right:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222;width:10px"><div style="text-indent:-1px"><span style="font-family:Courier New,monospace">&#x2022;</span></div></td><td style="padding-right:10px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222"><div style="text-indent:-1px"><div><div style="margin:0 0 0.3em 0"><span itemprop="attendee" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name" class="notranslate">RBTC STEM Event Announcer</span><meta itemprop="email" content="stem-announce@lists.rbtc.tech"/></span></div></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><div style="padding-bottom:15px;font-family:Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#222;white-space:pre-wrap!important;white-space:-moz-pre-wrap!important;white-space:-pre-wrap!important;white-space:-o-pre-wrap!important;white-space:pre;word-wrap:break-word"><strong style="color:#080">Changed: </strong><span>The Tuxedo Pandas Robotics Team, New River Robotics Association and Montgomery County Public Schools hosts the inaugural First Tech Challenge Christiansburg Qualifier and Robotics Competition for grades 6-12 on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Auburn Middle School.<p>Tentative Event Schedule:<br>• 10:30 am: Opening Ceremonies<br>• 10:45 am: Qualification Matches<br>• 12:30-1:00 pm: Lunch Break<br>• 1:00-4:00 pm: Qualification Matches<br>• 4:10 pm: Alliance Selection<br>• 4:30-5:45 pm: Elimination Tournament<br>• 5:45 pm: Closing Ceremonies<p>Watch more than 20 high school and middle school robotics teams from Virginia and Maryland compete to win a place at the FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship sponsored by ECPI University at Atlee High School in Mechanicsville on February 2, 2019.<p>Competitions are fast-paced, fun, full of music and cheering fans. There will be a new competition every five minutes and a DJ providing entertainment throughout the event.<p>With FIRST Tech Challenge, middle and high school student teams design, build, and program 42 pound robots to meet a complex engineering challenge, then compete head-to-head against other teams in a high-tech sporting event. With the guidance of adult coaches and mentors, teams build their robots and develop a playing strategy, which includes forming alliances with other teams. Teams earn awards for robot design, creativity, documentation, community outreach, “gracious professionalism” and competition on the field.<p>This event is free and open to the public.<p>Teams will be available to discuss their projects and demo their robots when they are not competing.<p>Refreshments will be available for purchase. No food or drink allowed in the main competition area.<p>Note: Venue was changed from Christiansburg Middle School.<p>For more information, visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstchesapeake.org%2Fchristianburg-qualifier&sa=D&ust=1543619561991000&usg=AFQjCNEyRWMH5rP8WHLOZZpKLWvw85yGUA" target="_blank">https://www.firstchesapeake.org/christianburg-qualifier</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFIRSTChesapeake%2F&sa=D&ust=1543619561991000&usg=AFQjCNE8l4dGJirU-IdppkoZfbPxMQh7VA" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/FIRSTChesapeake/</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newriverrobotics.org%2Fevents%2Fftc-tournament&sa=D&ust=1543619561992000&usg=AFQjCNFbr6FXaY_CSnTus1ExPSemNNFVqg" target="_blank">https://www.newriverrobotics.org/events/ftc-tournament</a>.<p>Cost: See Description</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></span><meta itemprop="description" content="The Tuxedo Pandas Robotics Team, New River Robotics Association and Montgomery County Public Schools hosts the inaugural First Tech Challenge Christiansburg Qualifier and Robotics Competition for grades 6-12 on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Auburn Middle School.

Tentative Event Schedule:
• 10:30 am: Opening Ceremonies
• 10:45 am: Qualification Matches
• 12:30-1:00 pm: Lunch Break
• 1:00-4:00 pm: Qualification Matches
• 4:10 pm: Alliance Selection
• 4:30-5:45 pm: Elimination Tournament
• 5:45 pm: Closing Ceremonies

Watch more than 20 high school and middle school robotics teams from Virginia and Maryland compete to win a place at the FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship sponsored by ECPI University at Atlee High School in Mechanicsville on February 2, 2019.

Competitions are fast-paced, fun, full of music and cheering fans. There will be a new competition every five minutes and a DJ providing entertainment throughout the event.

With FIRST Tech Challenge, middle and high school student teams design, build, and program 42 pound robots to meet a complex engineering challenge, then compete head-to-head against other teams in a high-tech sporting event. With the guidance of adult coaches and mentors, teams build their robots and develop a playing strategy, which includes forming alliances with other teams. Teams earn awards for robot design, creativity, documentation, community outreach, “gracious professionalism” and competition on the field.

This event is free and open to the public.

Teams will be available to discuss their projects and demo their robots when they are not competing.

Refreshments will be available for purchase. No food or drink allowed in the main competition area.

Note: Venue was changed from Christiansburg Middle School.

For more information, visit: https://www.firstchesapeake.org/christianburg-qualifier or https://www.facebook.com/FIRSTChesapeake/ or https://www.newriverrobotics.org/events/ftc-tournament.

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