Is your team nationally registered?

FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournament Registration launches tomorrow, October 5. Only some of you are ready? Is your team among them?

In this update you will find:

1. The Oregon National List
2. The Still Registering List
3. What to do if you are not on one of the lists and think you should be
4. Qualifying Tournament Payment Quirks
5.  The Evergreen Space Museum Qualifying Tournament

1) The Oregon National List
If you plan on registering for a qualifying tournament please make sure your team is on this list! If it isn't you have work to do TONIGHT!

(link to sheet)

2) The Still Registering List
Don't see your name above, but you were good and put your team name on the Region Lock Exemption Form? Might need to make sure. Check this sheet!
(link to sheet)

3) What to do if you are not on one of the lists and think you should be
If you are planning on registering to participate in a Qualifying Tournament this December in Oregon and you do NOT see your team on either list you need to take ALL of the following steps.

1. Login to www.firstinspires.org (the login button is in the upper right-hand corner)
2. Select your Dashboard from the upper right-hand corner if you are not automatically redirected there.
3. Check the status of your team:
1. 2/2 Coaches Youth Protection Policy Completion
2. Balance: $0, Amount Paid: $225
4. If you do not see the above numbers for your coaches, check  Manage Team Contacts/Roster. If one or more LEAD coaches have an orange YPP checkmark, contact that coach, find out what day they submitted the YPP form to Verified Volunteers and complete this form.
5. If both of your LEAD coaches have green checkmarks, go back to the Dashboard, select Pay This Season's Team Registration. Pay the registration. If you need to pay by check, P.O. (really not a good idea at this point) or have already started a payment with one of those systems, you need to complete this form with the date you MAILED the check or P.O. to Manchester NH.
6. If you have done all of the above, but are still not on either sheet AND you did this before 3pm on October 4, 2016 - Check Edit/View Team's Account (right under your team name). Make sure the Region is set to Oregon. 
7. Everything else checks out, but you weren't on the lists? Email Loridee Wetzel.

4) Qualifying Tournament Payment Quirks

The Qualifying Tournament Payment page was showing last year's page for a couple moments yesterday, but has been fixed. We've also had a couple quirks with the credit card system. If you have paid by credit card, but are not emailed a receipt please email Loridee Wetzel.  If you downloaded check or P.O. forms yesterday please make sure they are for the 2016 Season.

5) The Evergreen Space Museum Qualifying Tournament

As returning teams may be aware, the FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Tournaments at the Evergreen Space Museum are IN the museum paid area. The team and up to 3 adult coaches will be given wristbands for the Space Museum Only when they check in at the tournament. Spectators will need to pay the Education Admittance price which last year was $10 per person or $15 for both museums. There will be an update tomorrow confirming these prices as I am checking with the museum to make sure we have the same rate.  Any teams are welcome to travel for their Qualifying Tournament if they would like, but full tournaments will have a preference for local teams.

Lead coach's on the 2 lists above - watch your email for a link to register tomorow, Wednesday, October 5 @5:00pm. The link will not be available prior to that time!

Best Wishes,
Loridee