<span itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InformAction"><span style="display:none" itemprop="about" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><meta itemprop="description" content="Invitation from swvasteamntdsync@swvastemnextthreedayssync.iam.gserviceaccount.com"/></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/EventScheduled"/><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"><span>First Tech Challenge presents their Christiansburg Qualifier and Robotics Competition 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 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.<p>With FIRST Tech Challenge, middle and high school student teams design, build, and program 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>For more information, visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstchesapeake.org%2Fchristianburg-qualifier&sa=D&ust=1543612361718000&usg=AFQjCNGSubqnXaMxiYXQhOqyJ1RambYprA" 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=1543612361719000&usg=AFQjCNGyRpmz15Z28Dh7-4EhoUUZqbgpzQ" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/FIRSTChesapeake/</a>.<p>Cost: See Description</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></span><meta itemprop="description" content="First Tech Challenge presents their Christiansburg Qualifier and Robotics Competition 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 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.

With FIRST Tech Challenge, middle and high school student teams design, build, and program 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.

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

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