Los Angeles Region FIRST® LEGO® League (LAR FLL)
2012 Events
This list will be updated frequently during the year as new events are announced or updated.
Demonstrations and Expositions
DAY DATE TIME LOCATION EVENT DESCRIPTION TEAMS Monday Feb. 20 7:00-1:30 Raytheon, El Segundo Math Moves U Day, Engineers Week 2412, 5510 Friday Mar. 16 10:00-3:00 Long Beach Arena Los Angeles Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
Other LEGO Robotics Events
DAY DATE TIME LOCATION EVENT DESCRIPTION CONTACT Saturday Mar. _ 9:00-3:00 LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad Spring Showdown Paul Kass Saturday May _ 9:45-12:15 CS Polytecnhic University Pomona STEM Through Guided Discovery
6th Annual Robot Rally Dr. Jawa
6th Annual Robot Rally
Robotics Summer Camps
U.S. list compiled by Dr. Ken Berry for Robot Magazine
Destination Science camps in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
PlanetBravo: Vex Robotics camps in Beverly Hills, El Segundo, Santa Monica, Studio City
Coach and/or Teacher Training Workshops
U.S. and U.K. list compiled by Dr. Ken Berry for Robot Magazine
| DAY | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DESCRIPTION / LINK TO FLYER | CONTACT |
| Saturday | Feb. 25 | 8:30-4:30 | LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad | Robotics Workshop | Lynn Crockett |
| Saturday | June __ | 9:30-3:00 | Camarillo | FLL Introduction for Coaches* | LeRoy Nelson |
| Saturday | July __ | 9:00-2:00 | Girl Scouts, Montrose | FLL Introduction for Coaches* | Tony Ayad** |
| Sunday | July __ | 9:00-2:00 | Girl Scouts, Montrose | FLL Advanced Mindstorms NXT-G Programming for Coaches* | Tony Ayad** |
* Copies of slides presented by LeRoy Nelson and Tony Ayad at Coach Training workshops are on Team Resources.
** Tony Ayad is the coach of the LOL Comets, the LAR FLL Champion's Award Winners in 2009 and 2010.
Challenge Release Workshops
Challenge Release Workshops (CRW) are intended to help new teams get off to a good start for the Challenge. These workshops will cover the game, the project, team organization, core values, and strategies for new teams. A full field setup will be available. Each team will receive a printed color copy of the Challenge documentation. Coaches, mentors, students and parents are welcome to attend.
Note: Coaches of teams that receive Rockwell Collins New FLL Team Grants are required to attend either a coach and/or teacher training workshop or a challenge release workshop.
| DAY | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DESCRIPTION / LINK TO FLYER | CONTACT |
| Friday | Sept. _ | 6:30-8:30 PM | Manhattan Beach | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
| Saturday | Sept. _ | 10:00 AM-Noon | Camarillo | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
| Saturday | Sept. _ | 2:00-4:00 PM or 3:00-5:00 PM | Santa Barbara or Santa Maria | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
| Sunday | Sept. _ | 10:00 AM-Noon | Glendale or Pasadena | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
| Sunday | Sept. _ | 2:00-4:00 PM | Lancaster | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
| Monday | Sept. _ | 10:00 AM-Noon | TBD | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
| Monday | Sept. _ | 3:00-5:00 PM | Manhattan Beach or Century City | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
| Saturday | Sept. 22 | 10:00 AM-Noon | Manhattan Beach or Century City | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
| Saturday | Oct. 6 | 10:00 AM-Noon | TBD | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
| Sunday | Oct. 7 | 2:00-4:00 PM | Manhattan Beach or Century City | CRW | LeRoy Nelson |
Event Types
Community Events other than Practice Tournaments
| DAY | DATES | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DESCRIPTION | CONTACT |
| Saturday | April 30 | 10:00-12:30 | El Camino College, Torrance | El Camino College FLL Tournament | LeRoy Nelson |
| Sunday | Dec. 2 | 8:00-5:00 | LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad | FLL Cup | Lynn Crockett |
| Saturday | Feb. 9, 2013 ? | 9:00-5:00 | LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad | FLL Invitational | Lynn Crockett |
Practice Tournaments
Practice Tournaments are Community Events held in the fall to help teams prepare for Qualifying Tournaments. Practice Tournaments were formerly called Local Tournaments.
Each team is encouraged to attend a Practice Tournament (PT) prior to attending a Qualifying Tournament. A team may attend more than one PT if space is available at each event, i.e., no team that only applied for a single PT is on any of the Wait Lists. Registration for fall PTs will be open October 1-15, 2012.
| DAY | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DESCRIPTION | CONTACT |
| Saturday | Oct. 27 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Saturday | Oct. 27 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Sunday | Oct. 28 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Sunday | Oct. 28 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Saturday | Nov. 3 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Saturday | Nov. 3 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Sunday | Nov. 4 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Sunday | Nov. 4 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Saturday | Dec. 10 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Saturday | Dec. 10 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Sunday | Dec. 11 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
| Sunday | Dec. 11 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | PT | TBD |
More information and events will be added as they become available.
Qualifying Tournaments
Teams may only attend one Los Angeles Region FLL Qualifying Tournament (QT). Teams that attend qualifying events or championship events in other regions are not eligible to attend Los Angeles Region FLL qualifying events. Registration for Qualifying Events will be open October 1-15, 2012. When you register for the California-Los Angeles FLL Qualifying Tournaments, you will be able to specify your first, second and third choice events from the following list.
| DAY | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DESCRIPTION | CONTACT |
| Saturday | Nov. 17 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Saturday | Nov. 17 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Sunday | Nov. 18 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Sunday | Nov. 18 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Saturday | Nov. 24 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Saturday | Nov. 24 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Sunday | Nov. 25 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Sunday | Nov. 25 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Saturday | Dec. 1 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Saturday | Dec. 1 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Sunday | Dec. 2 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
| Sunday | Dec. 2 | 8:00-5:00 | TBD | QT | TBD |
More information will be added as it become available.
Regional Championship Events
By invitation only. Approximately 25% of teams from each Qualifying Event will advance to the Championship Events.
| DAY | DATE | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DESCRIPTION | CONTACT |
| Saturday | Dec. 15 | 8:00-6:00 | Chatsworth | Los Angeles Region FLL Championship Tournament | LeRoy Nelson |
| Sunday | Dec. 16 | 8:00-6:00 | Chatsworth | Los Angeles Region FLL Championship Tournament | LeRoy Nelson |
This event will be confirmed and additional details will be posted in September.
FLL World Festival
By invitation only. Only teams that do well at regional championship events can qualify.
| DAYS | DATES | LOCATION | EVENT DESCRIPTION |
| Wednesday-Saturday | April 25-28, 2012 | Edward Jones Dome, America's Center Convention Complex, St. Louis, Missouri | FLL World Festival |
| Wednesday-Saturday | April 24-27, 2013 | Edward Jones Dome, America's Center Convention Complex, St. Louis, Missouri | FLL World Festival |
Open Championship Tournaments
By invitation only. Only teams that do well at regional championship events can qualify.
| DAYS | DATES | TIME | LOCATION | EVENT DESCRIPTION | CONTACT |
| Friday-Sunday | May 18-20, 2012 | 8:30-4:30 | LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad | FLL North American Open Tournament of Champions | Lynn Crockett |