State Championship - Tertiary Competition Options 2023-2024 Season ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
North Carolina has received 6 invitations to regional and national post season events. Our top 6 ranked teams from the State Championship will have the option at attend one of the events below. Awards ceremonies will be held on each day of competition. However, advancement to World Festival and Region based Invitationals (noted below) will be assessed collectively (all 60 teams ranked), and advancement will be announced during the Award Ceremony.
We encourage all teams to review the list and decide which events your team would be interested in pursuing BEFORE the Award Ceremony on Sunday, January 13, 2024.
Top ranked teams will only have a few days to decide on where they will go. Selections will be made in rank order starting with 1st Place Champion. Deciding which events are right for your team in advance, will help you make a quick decision based on what is left if your team ranks in the top 4. Alternate teams (ranks 7 - 20) will be identified just in case any of our top 6 teams are unable to attend one of the events.
IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES
World Festival: April 17-20, 2024 (Houston, Texas) Number of Invitations: 2 Event Website: https://www.firstchampionship.org/ Registration fees covered by N.C. A&T. Travel fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
Worlds is the pinnacle of the FIRST competitions and the only tertiary event that hosts all programs, with hundreds of teams from around the world including FLL Discover, FLL Explore, FLL Challenge, FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition. This event will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston Texas. There are 110 FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams invited about half from the US and Canada and about half from the rest of the World.
WPI Open Invitational: DATE TBA (Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - Worchester Massachusetts) Number of Invitations: 2 Event Website: COMING SOON Registration fees, travel fees and any additional expenses are the responsibility of the team.
