<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="bubuf1bhp4f391e2iv8u9b1ra4"/><div style="float:right;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px"> <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=YnVidWYxYmhwNGYzOTFlMml2OHU5YjFyYTQgc3RlbS1hbm5vdW5jZUBsaXN0cy5yYnRjLnRlY2g&tok=NTIjdG1yODdhbzc0N2IwNG0wajhxdnY0dnYya2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbTI3NmQ0OWZjYWE2YjQ3MGQ0OWVlOTk0ZmZhMTEyOGJlZDZhOTgzOTI&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 Chesapeake District 2019 Southwest Virginia 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="20190331T130000Z"></time><time itemprop="endDate" datetime="20190331T223000Z"></time>Sun Mar 31, 2019 1pm – 10:30pm <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">Blacksburg High School
3401 Bruin Lane
Blacksburg, VA 24060</span><span dir="ltr"> (<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Blacksburg+High+School%0D%0A3401+Bruin+Lane%0D%0ABlacksburg,+VA+24060&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>FIRST Chesapeake District presents the 2019 Southwest Virginia Robotics Competition on Saturday, March 30, 2019 and Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Blacksburg High School.<p>Sunday Schedule:<br>• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Welcome and Information Tables Open<br>• 9:00-9:30 am - Opening Ceremonies<br>• 9:30 am - 12:30 pm - Qualification Matches<br>• 12:30-1:00 pm - Alliance Selections<br>• 1:00-2:00 pm - Lunch<br>• 2:00-5:00 pm - Elimination Tournament<br>• 5:00-6:30 pm - Awards Ceremony<br>• 7:00 pm - Pits Close</p><p>Forty of the best and brightest high school robotics teams from Virginia, DC and Maryland will be competing in this two day event that serves as a qualifier for the FIRST Chesapeake District Championship. Come out and cheer on your favorite team or learn more about bringing FIRST Robotics programs to your community.</p><p>This year’s game is called "Destination: Deep Space", simulates a mission to an alien planet where teams work in alliances and pilot their remote controlled robots to secure hatches and load cargo on space ships.</p><p>To see a video of how the competition works, visit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew6G_og-PI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew6G_og-PI</a>.</p><p>Admission is free and open to the public.</p><p><u></u></p><p>Teams compete for scores that will earn them a place at the FIRST Chesapeake District Championship. Winners from FIRST Chesapeake will compete at the FIRST World Championship in Detroit, Michigan.</p><p>To view Sunday's event listing, visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nextthreedays.com%2FFeaturedEventDetails.cfm%3FE%3D505098&sa=D&ust=1554088632960000&usg=AFQjCNGev2fXXGO2zeR4cqaesJoCCpBwMA" target="_blank">http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=505098</a>.</p><p>For more information, visit: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstchesapeake.org%2Ffirst-programs%2Ffrc%2Ffirst-chesapeake-district-events%2Fsouthwest-va&sa=D&ust=1554088632960000&usg=AFQjCNF_HlT0wVhaBvYIhY6B2Rqg1tzaMw" target="_blank">https://www.firstchesapeake.org/first-programs/frc/first-chesapeake-district-events/southwest-va</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F608011879632316%2F&sa=D&ust=1554088632960000&usg=AFQjCNEzOwIM_ktZ_pYdmvA2aTW6VbSnDQ" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/608011879632316/</a>.</p><p>Cost: See Description</p></span><meta itemprop="description" content="FIRST Chesapeake District presents the 2019 Southwest Virginia Robotics Competition on Saturday, March 30, 2019 and Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Blacksburg High School.

Sunday Schedule:
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Welcome and Information Tables Open
• 9:00-9:30 am - Opening Ceremonies
• 9:30 am - 12:30 pm - Qualification Matches
• 12:30-1:00 pm - Alliance Selections
• 1:00-2:00 pm - Lunch
• 2:00-5:00 pm - Elimination Tournament
• 5:00-6:30 pm - Awards Ceremony
• 7:00 pm - Pits Close

Forty of the best and brightest high school robotics teams from Virginia, DC and Maryland will be competing in this two day event that serves as a qualifier for the FIRST Chesapeake District Championship. Come out and cheer on your favorite team or learn more about bringing FIRST Robotics programs to your community.

This year’s game is called "Destination: Deep Space", simulates a mission to an alien planet where teams work in alliances and pilot their remote controlled robots to secure hatches and load cargo on space ships.

To see a video of how the competition works, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew6G_og-PI.

Admission is free and open to the public.



Teams compete for scores that will earn them a place at the FIRST Chesapeake District Championship. Winners from FIRST Chesapeake will compete at the FIRST World Championship in Detroit, Michigan.

To view Sunday's event listing, visit: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=505098.

For more information, visit: https://www.firstchesapeake.org/first-programs/frc/first-chesapeake-district-events/southwest-va or https://www.facebook.com/events/608011879632316/.

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