2016-2017 Season

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The 2016-2017 season game is VELOCITY VORTEX℠ presented by Qualcomm®. See www.firstinspires.org for complete game documentation.

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Pennsylvania Events

The Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge 2016-2017 season events are listed in the table below. Unless identified otherwise, these events are managed by Pennsylvania FIRST Robotics. Events marked Team Powered are hosted and managed by a Pennsylvania FTC team.

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Date	Event Type	Event Name	Venue / Web Confernencing	Location
Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:30 am	Kickoff	Pennsylvania FTC Season Kickoff – Philadelphia	Northeast High School Auditorium	1601 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111
Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:30 am	Kickoff	Pennsylvania FTC Season Kickoff – East	Penn State Great Valley Conference Center Building Auditorium	30 E Swedesford Rd, Malvern, PA 19355
Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:30 am	Kickoff	Pennsylvania FTC Season Kickoff – Central	York Country Day School Ann B. Barshinger Center for the Arts and the Brougher Center for Innovation and Technology Gymnasium	1000 Indian Rock Dam Rd, York, PA 17403
Sat Sep 10, 2016 10:30 am	Kickoff	Pennsylvania FTC Season Kickoff – West	Penn State New Kensington Auditorium	3550 7th Street Rd, New Kensington, PA 15068
Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:00 am	Workshop	Design It! Pittsburgh	Robert Morris University Sewall Center	Sewall Center Dr, Moon Township, PA 15108
Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:45 pm	Team Powered Workshop	Design It! East	Technical College High School - Brandywine Entrance D	443 Boot Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335
Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:00 pm	Virtual Workshop	Coaches Call – Philadelphia	(virtual event complete)
Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:00 pm	Virtual Workshop	Coaches Call – East	(virtual event complete)
Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:00 pm	Virtual Workshop	Coaches Call – Central and West	(virtual event complete)
Sat Oct 1, 2016 10:00 am	Team Powered Workshop	Build It! Pittsburgh	Gateway High School Cafeteria	3000 Gateway Campus Blvd, Monroeville, PA 15146
Sat Oct 1, 2016 12:45 pm	Workshop	Program It! Harrisburg	Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	326 Market St, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Sun Oct 2, 2016 11:45 am	Team Powered Workshop	Build It! East	Technical College High School - Brandywine Entrance D	443 Boot Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335
Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:00 pm	Team Powered Workshop	Program It! East	Technical College High School - Brandywine Entrance D	443 Boot Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335
Sat Oct 15, 2016 10:00 am	Team Powered Workshop	Program It! Pittsburgh	Bible Baptist Church	200 Elicker Rd, Plum, PA 15239
Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:30 am	Workshop	Duel on the Delaware Workshop & Scrimmage	Salem Community College Davidow Hall	460 Hollywood Ave, Carneys Point, NJ 08069
Sat Oct 29, 2016 12:45 pm	Team Powered Workshop	Drive It! East	Technical College High School - Brandywine Entrance D	443 Boot Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335
Sat Oct 29, 2016 12:45 pm	Team Powered Workshop	Drive It! Central	SciTech High School	215 Market St, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Sun Oct 30, 2016 1:00 pm	Workshop	Drive It! Pittsburgh	National Robotics Engineering Center	10 40th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Sat Nov 5, 2016 8:00 am	Scrimmage	Ramp Riot Scrimmage	Wissahickon High School Lower Cafeteria (use Dager Rd entrance)	521 Houston Rd, Ambler, PA 19002
Sat Nov 12, 2016 8:00 am	Scrimmage	Pittsburgh Area Scrimmage	Peters Township Middle School Gymnasium	625 East McMurray Rd, McMurray, PA 15317
Sat Nov 12, 2016 8:00 am	Scrimmage	The Oxford Open	Oxford Area High School Gymnasium	705 Waterway Rd, Oxford, PA 19363
Sat Nov 19, 2016 7:45 am	Qualifying Tournament	Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament	Wissahickon Middle School Gymnasium	500 Houston Rd, Ambler, PA 19002
Sat Nov 19, 2016 12:45 pm	Team Powered Workshop	Philly Chassis Workshop	Central High School Classrooms	1700 West Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Sat Dec 3, 2016 7:45 am	Qualifying Tournament	Pittsburgh Area Qualifying Tournament	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy Gymnasium	107 Thackeray Ave, Pittsburgh,, PA 15260
Sun Dec 4, 2016 12:45 pm	Team Powered Workshop	Philly Particle Workshop	Freire Charter High School	2027 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:45 am	Qualifying Tournament	Hat Tricks Qualifying Tournament	Simmons Elementary School Gymnasium	411 Babylon Rd, Horsham, PA 19044
Sat Dec 10, 2016 12:45 pm	Team Powered Workshop	Philly Beacon Workshop	Freire Charter High School	2027 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Sat Jan 7, 2017 7:45 am	Qualifying Tournament	Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament	Oxford Area High School Gymnasium	705 Waterway Rd, Oxford, PA 19363
Sat Jan 14, 2017 7:45 am	Qualifying Tournament	Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament	Upper St. Clair High School Gymnasium	1825 McLaughlin Run Rd, Upper St. Clair, PA 15241
Sat Jan 14, 2017 8:45 am	Team Powered Scrimmage	Philly Scrimmage	Central High School Gymnasium	1700 West Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:45 am	Qualifying Tournament	South Central Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament	Penn State York Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center	Irving Ave, York, PA 17403
Sat Jan 28, 2017 7:45 am	Qualifying Tournament	Philadelphia Qualifying Tournament	Central High School Gymnasium	1700 West Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:45 am	Qualifying Tournament	Lehigh Valley Qualifying Tournament	Emmaus High School Cafeterias 1 and 2	800 Pine St, Emmaus, PA 18049
Sat Feb 25, 2017 7:30 am	Championship Tournament	Pennsylvania FTC Championship Tournament	Dallastown Area Intermediate School Gymnasium	94 Beck Rd, York, PA 17403

Championships

FTC East Super-Regional Championship

For the 2016-2017 season, Pennsylvania FTC Championship teams advanced to the FTC East Super-Regional Championship. The 2016-2017 FTC East Super-Regional Championship was held on March 17-19, 2017, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

FTC World Championships

FTC East Super-Regional Championship teams advanced to the FTC World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. The 2017 FTC World Championships were held on April 19-22, 2017, in Houston, Texas, and on April 26-29, 2017, in St. Louis, Missouri.