<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"/><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>You have been invited to the following event.</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="gokno48taslcbkepdguh9brtmk"/><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 2020 Southwest Virginia Robotics Competition</span></h3><table style="display:inline-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="20200322T130000Z"></time><time itemprop="endDate" datetime="20200322T223000Z"></time>Sun Mar 22, 2020 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://www.google.com/maps/search/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="float:right;font-weight:bold;font-size:13px"> <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=Z29rbm80OHRhc2xjYmtlcGRndWg5YnJ0bWsgc3RlbS1hbm5vdW5jZUBsaXN0cy5yYnRjLnRlY2g&tok=NTIjdG1yODdhbzc0N2IwNG0wajhxdnY0dnYya2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbTUwYWZmY2RlNzBhN2M0YjI4Njc4NzFmMGY1YTljYjRkM2FiODgyNDY&ctz=UTC&hl=en&es=0" style="color:#20c;white-space:nowrap" itemprop="url">more details »</a><br></div><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 Chesapeake District presents the FIRST Robotics Competition on Saturday, March 21, 2020 and Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Blacksburg High School.<p>Tentative Sunday Schedule: <br>• 9:00-9:30 AM: Opening Ceremony<br>• 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Qualification Matches<br>• 12:30-1:00 PM: Alliance Selections<br>• 1:00-2:00 PM: Lunch for Teams and Volunteers<br>• 2:00-5:00 PM: Elimination Tournament<br>• 5:00-6:30 PM: Awards Ceremony</p><p>Forty of the best and brightest high school robotics teams will be competing in this two-day event. Come out and cheer on your favorite team and/or learn more about bringing FIRST Robotics programs to your community.</p><p>FIRST Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sports with the rigors of science. Under strict rules, limited resources, and the guidance of volunteer mentors including engineers, teachers, business professionals, parents, alumni and more, teams of 25+ students build and program robots to perform challenging tasks against a field of competitors. Teams must also raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and perform community outreach. In addition to learning valuable STEM and life skills, participants are eligible to apply for $80 million in college scholarships.</p><p>FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is the the ultimate sport for the mind amoung high-school student participants and call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.”</p><p>Visitors can see how teams used limited time and resources to design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult basketball-sized field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering sport as you can get.</p><p>Admission is free and all are welcome.</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=1575697087649000&usg=AFQjCNGgkyC4wV_c9m4KPgV9_ZkiBRlsgQ" 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.newriverrobotics.org%2Fevents%2Ffrc-tournament&sa=D&ust=1575697087649000&usg=AFQjCNHcC9oJcjBEB2kC9PGpBUmX_0vC-Q" target="_blank">https://www.newriverrobotics.org/events/frc-tournament</a>.</p><p>Cost: See Description</p></span><meta itemprop="description" content="FIRST Chesapeake District presents the FIRST Robotics Competition on Saturday, March 21, 2020 and Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Blacksburg High School.

Tentative Sunday Schedule: 
• 9:00-9:30 AM: Opening Ceremony
• 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Qualification Matches
• 12:30-1:00 PM: Alliance Selections
• 1:00-2:00 PM: Lunch for Teams and Volunteers
• 2:00-5:00 PM: Elimination Tournament
• 5:00-6:30 PM: Awards Ceremony

Forty of the best and brightest high school robotics teams will be competing in this two-day event. Come out and cheer on your favorite team and/or learn more about bringing FIRST Robotics programs to your community.

FIRST Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sports with the rigors of science. Under strict rules, limited resources, and the guidance of volunteer mentors including engineers, teachers, business professionals, parents, alumni and more, teams of 25+ students build and program robots to perform challenging tasks against a field of competitors. Teams must also raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and perform community outreach. In addition to learning valuable STEM and life skills, participants are eligible to apply for $80 million in college scholarships.

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is the the ultimate sport for the mind amoung high-school student participants and call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.”

Visitors can see how teams used limited time and resources to design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult basketball-sized field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering sport as you can get.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

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

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